Core Ink: recognize if USB or battery powered
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Hello,
I bought the Core Ink for quick prototyping. I am very satisfied with the quality and the possibilities. What I'm missing: How can I tell if the device is USB or battery powered?
My firmware should provide an access point with a web interface, but only if the device is not running on battery power.Current idea: I could use the battery voltage trend to determine whether the battery is charging or discharging. For this I have to check how accurate the internal measurement is. In any case, this implementation would be very cumbersome.
Maybe there are simpler options?
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Please search the forum as this has been discussed and possible solutions created by users.
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@ajb2k3
Thanks for the hint. Found a 3 years old thread. It is not possible to detect if it is powered from USB or battery... -
I checked again electronic circuit:
It is possible to take some measurements on HAT interface's pin "5VIN". Measured voltages:If powered by USB:
~4.7VPowered by battery and switched off:
~0.7VPowered by battery and switched on:
~2.4VUsing voltage divider with two same resistors, we get usable logic values for HIGH and LOW ( ~2.3V and ~1.2V). The measured values are not inside garanteed logic range but as a workaround: it works well.
Maybe it helps someone else...
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@davincino Thanks for posting your findings.
