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Is the power source exposed to the OS? - seal - 07-19-2019
Meaning is there a way for the operating system to know if the device is being powered by dc input or lipo input?
RE: Is the power source exposed to the OS? - stuartiannaylor - 07-20-2019
(07-19-2019, 05:43 PM)seal Wrote: Meaning is there a way for the operating system to know if the device is being powered by dc input or lipo input?
Its not USB-C PD just
Quote:Power input, positive tip; 12V/3A (minimum) recommended
Needs prob more than just a little Pi Lipo and this is slight overkill but capable for extended run times.
https://www.simplypowersupply.com/pdf/psc-60.pdf
But if you search around there are lithium ones
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32827494097.html
But its quite good being 12v 3amp as there are a lot of 'Alarm panels' that if you do some sourcing will have an discharge alarm.
Lead acid though.
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/ups-charger-power-12v-3a-SMPS_60536062686.html
There are some quite cheap boards for the budding electronic genius out there where a current & voltage sense circuit could be added with a modicum of knowledge and have quite a kickass 12v UPS
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32953515494.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32828796768.htm
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32469098903.html
Prob needs a decent big capacitor on output though
RE: Is the power source exposed to the OS? - seal - 07-20-2019
But is there a way for the operating system to know what the current power source is? For the purpose of a script that would notify if DC power is lost and the system is now running on battery? Alternatively can the operating system know what the battery level is?
RE: Is the power source exposed to the OS? - stuartiannaylor - 07-20-2019
(07-20-2019, 06:02 AM)seal Wrote: But is there a way for the operating system to know what the current power source is? For the purpose of a script that would notify if DC power is lost and the system is now running on battery? Alternatively can the operating system know what the battery level is?
The last 2 where i2c volt/current sensors so they can measure an input so long as inline.
The system itself if the UPS is any good will not be able to tell the difference between 12v non bat vs 12v bat.
But if you put a cheap i2c sensor on your battery output then job done.
Example software is via Sparkfun https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15176
https://www.rototron.info/raspberry-pi-ina219-tutorial/
https://pypi.org/project/pi-ina219/
dunno what happened to the aliexpress links?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302997431044
Can not really tell you more as not done any gpio work on that platform
To your original answer prob yes as has a port thought I was in the rockpro64 section hence 3a and all the rest doh!
RE: Is the power source exposed to the OS? - pkfpeters - 07-20-2019
Hi Seal,
Yes there is a very easy way. Just create a small script and use the following (sysfs) items:
Current battery power level in percentage 0-100% full
/sys/class/power_supply/battery/capacity
Indicating if we are operation on battery or power supply (Kernel AC power looks a bit strange, but it does mean the DC input)
0 = Battery, 1 = DC input (main power)
/sys/class/power_supply/ac/present
Use `shutdown 0` in your script to shutdown.
With the information above you should be able to create a small bash script checking the battery level in
order to do a safety fast shutdown. Or use a countdown (for example. 120 seconds) and wait for power
to come back so bufferring small power outages. Dont forget to put the jumper on battery and if your script
works well you should be able to handle power restores (during shutdown delay , complete shutdowns
and auto boot up when power restores.
And if you want a lot more information just take a look at the sysfs items in:
/sys/class/axppower/
You can get all sorts of information, like battery temperature, charge current, etc.