Does the boiler plate app have this implemented by chance? or does the
shimmer connect software use something besides the boilerplate.

Much Thanks,

Nick

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 1:15 AM, mike healy <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Nick,
>
> The battery monitoring is multiplexed with the two ADC channels exposed on
> the external connector (i.e. ADC0 and ADC7). So you cannot sample the
> battery voltages and these channels at the same time. But you can switch
> between the two of them quickly if required.
>
> See section 2.4.4. of the Shimmer User Manual for further details. See the
> FAQ page to see how to convert the raw ADC value you receive back to
> battery voltage: http://www.shimmer-research.com/links/faqs#S9. Remember
> to double the value due to the halving of the voltage before it is measured
> (as mentioned in the referenced section in the manual).
>
> Mike
>
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Nicholas Hosein <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> I noticed that the shimmer software can access the batter state on the
>> mote. In my experience the battery monitor and data bus share the same bus
>> so battery updates cannot be made while collecting data (I could be wrong
>> about this though). Was there an update to the boiler plate app that allows
>> battery monitoring (by percentage or voltage) in realtime while collecting
>> data?
>>
>> Much Thanks,
>>
>> Nick
>>
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