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[SOLVED] CSO / SAIO - Charging - how do you know when it's full?
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:57 am
by c_hri_s
Hi,
When the battery is fully charged should the charging light go off, or am I expected to manually disconnect it when I feel it's full?
Thanks
Re: Charging - how do you know when it's full?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:02 am
by c_hri_s
To answer my own question, I left it for ages and eventually the charging LED turned off.
I assume the board senses the battery is full and stops charging.
Re: Charging - how do you know when it's full?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:12 am
by kite
Correct, the LED is labelled as "CHARGING" so it will be ON when it is charging, and OFF when charged. If the CS is turned on, the battery icon changes from a lightning bolt (charging) to a plug (charged)
Re: Charging - how do you know when it's full?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:31 pm
by moosepr
You can check the voltage of the battery, if the voltage reads 4.2v then your battery is full.
Li-po charging is actually quite interesting. You basically pipe in a constant current, and monitor the voltage. Once is where you want it, you pipe in a constant voltage and monitor the current draw. Once the current draw goes to zero, the battery is full

Re: [SOLVED] CSO / SAIO - Charging - how do you know when it's full?
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:35 am
by reipet
I will jump in quickly on this topic.
Does this Lightning Bolt and Plug also appear in the SAIO board?
Mine does not show anything.
Another question, is it possible to show a message an initiate Auto Shutdown when the battery level is very low?
I remember there was a topic some time ago but i cant find it anymore.
THX!
Re: [SOLVED] CSO / SAIO - Charging - how do you know when it's full?
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:09 am
by kite
reipet wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:35 am
I will jump in quickly on this topic.
Does this Lightning Bolt and Plug also appear in the SAIO board?
Mine does not show anything.
Another question, is it possible to show a message an initiate Auto Shutdown when the battery level is very low?
I remember there was a topic some time ago but i cant find it anymore.
THX!
SAIO does not have the hardware to show it, and i still haven't implemented that yet

Re: [SOLVED] CSO / SAIO - Charging - how do you know when it's full?
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:40 pm
by reipet
OK, THX.
Any option for the Auto Shutdown available?