One more thing, the power down sequence uses the RTC framework (described 
earlier in this thread), so it will be possible to set a timer for the shutdown 
and the wait for the power to return event to cancel the timer. If the power on 
event does not occur, the shutdown will occur.

Regards,
John




> On Apr 17, 2016, at 7:18 PM, evilwulfie <evilwul...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Interesting.  Too bad if you want the battery to act as a UPS it cant some 
> how notify the kernel that AC has been removed
> and have a routine to just chill a while to see if power comes back.
> 
> Be nice to have a variable that is user settable for the time between loss of 
> AC and shutdown.
> 
> As it is now it sees the AC removed, shuts down and no easy way to restart on 
> power restored. Requiring some other IC to monitor power 
> and then press the pwr_but to restart the processor.
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/17/2016 7:10 PM, John Syne wrote:
>> Yep, it is in the BB kernel:
>> 
>> https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel/blob/am33x-v4.1/patches/beaglebone/dts/0006-tps65217-Enable-KEY_POWER-press-on-AC-loss-PWR_BUT.patch
>>  
>> <https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel/blob/am33x-v4.1/patches/beaglebone/dts/0006-tps65217-Enable-KEY_POWER-press-on-AC-loss-PWR_BUT.patch>
>> 
>> So again, on line 164 is the Interrupt routing. It is this line:
>> 
>> +            input_report_key(tps->pwr_but, KEY_POWER,
>> 
>> +                            ~status_reg & TPS65217_STATUS_ACPWR);
>> that send a power button pressed as an input key when the AC 5V power is 
>> removed. 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 17, 2016, at 4:52 PM, William Hermans <yyrk...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:yyrk...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The real reason why our source trees do not match up. My source tree is 
>>> based on 4.1.x, and yours seems to be 3.8.x. The patch you showed above 
>>> would probably botch up my source tree . . .
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 4:33 PM, William Hermans <yyrk...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:yyrk...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Yeah I recognize that code from source code not written by TI employees. 
>>> The file is called tps65217_charger.c, and is written by an employee of 
>>> another company.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, I think we're going to blow this off. The idea was to wait around 
>>> without power for 5 minutes, to see if power comes back up. Before issuing 
>>> a shutdown. Then, on the power up end, using a simple R/C circuit to ramp 
>>> up voltage to 5v over a specific time period.
>>> 
>>> 
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