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Has anyone ever tried having a small offline battery that can be kicked in via sofware? When the main power source is nearly exhausted it can be put online and you know approximately how long that emergency supply will last. Mike (...) at (...) (I (...) (27 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) battery (...) drop. (...) Umm, yes. But only if the battery is 5volts. Presumably, the voltage regulator on the HB is being supplied with well over ~6.5 volts (usually a 9.6v battery). Thus the output of your divider could be read via an (...) (27 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) However, I'd be concerned about this method in the long run. I'm thinking that the discharge rates of some batteries change over time (talking rechargables here), and that may screw you eventually. Of course, I haven't the faintest idea for a (...) (27 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Eric, You shouldn't need to use the 0d block for normal programs. In fact, 0c is what you are supposed to use. The only time when you need to use the 0d value is when you are burning the board with the "config0c.s19"(I believe that is the file (...) (27 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Eric, You shouldn't need to use the 0d block for normal programs. In fact, 0c is what you are supposed to use. The only time when you need to use the 0d value is when you are burning the board with the "config0c.s19"(I believe that is the file (...) (27 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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