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#include "battery.h"
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#include "analog.h"
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//Constants for Battery
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//Constants determined experimentally 2/9/2007 - James Kong
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//See Battery8_data.xls for experiment data
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#define BATTERY_NEXT_READ_PRESCALAR 5
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#define MAX_LOW_COUNT 5
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//global variables
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int battery_low_count;
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/**
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 * @defgroup battery Battery
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 * @brief Functions for reading battery voltage.
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 *
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 * Contains functions for checking the current
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 * voltage of the battery. Include battery.h to
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 * access these functions.
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 *
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 * @{
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 **/
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/**
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 * Returns the voltage of the battery as an analog8
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 * reading. 128 is approximately 5 volts. analog_init
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 * must be called before using this function.
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 *
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 * @return the voltage of the battery as an analog8
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 * reading
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 *
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 * @see analog_init, battery, analog8
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 **/
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int battery8(void)
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{
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  return analog8(BATT_PORT);
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}
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/**
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 * Returns the voltage of the battery in deciVolts.
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 * analog_init must be called before using this function.
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 *
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 * @return the voltage of the battery in deciVolts.
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 *
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 * @see analog_init, battery8
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 **/
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int battery(void)
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{
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  /* 5 volts is the max, 255 is the max 8bit number , *2 for the divider */
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        return analog8(BATT_PORT) * 500 >>7;
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}
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/**
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 * Checks if the battery is low. analog_init must be called before
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 * this function can be used. This function waits for several low
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 * battery readings in a row to avoid false positives.
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 *
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 * @return 1 if the battery is low, 0 otherwise
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 *
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 * @see analog_init
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 **/
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char battery_low(void)
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{
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  static char next_read = 0;
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  static char ret = 0;
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  int batt_reading = battery8();
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  if(next_read == 0) {
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    if(batt_reading > BATTERY_LOWV)
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    {
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        ret = 0;
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        battery_low_count = 0;
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    }
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    else
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    {
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        battery_low_count++;
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        if( battery_low_count >= MAX_LOW_COUNT )
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        {
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            ret = 1;
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            battery_low_count = 0;
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        }
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    }
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    next_read = BATTERY_NEXT_READ_PRESCALAR;
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  }
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  else next_read--;
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  return ret;
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}
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/**
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 * Averages n_samples battery8 readings. This function may
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 * take a while to complete, and is only made available
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 * for convenience. analog_init must be called before this
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 * function may be used.
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 *
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 * @param n_samples The number of times to sample the battery voltage
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 *
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 * @return the average reading for the battery voltage, where 128
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 * is approximately 5 Volts.
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 *
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 * @see analog_init, battery
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 **/
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int battery8_avg(int n_samples)
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{
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  int i;
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  long int sum = 0;
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  for(i = 0; i < n_samples; i++) {
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    sum += battery8();
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  }
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  return (int)(sum / n_samples);
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}
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/** @} **/ //end defgroup