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Re: Read Battery Charger status from a device.
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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur View Post
If the charger is on, and charging the battery, you will get the voltage of the charger.

If it's an intelligent charger, then it will depend on the 'state' of the charger.
Oh, I forgot about that. Maybe you could send an output from the tablet through the microprocessor to a switch to turn off the power to the charger for a second every minute or so and take readings then?

Obviously full disclaimer: I have never done this before.
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