geeekpi / upsplus

UPS Plus is a new generation of UPS power management module. It is an improved version of the original UPS prototype. It has been fixed the bug that UPS could not charge and automatically power off during work time. It can not only perform good battery power management, but also provide stable voltage output and RTC functions. At the same time,it support for FCP, AFC, SFCP fast charge protocol, support BC1.2 charging protocol, support battery terminal current/voltage monitoring and support two-way monitoring of charge and discharge. It can provide programmable PVD function. Power Voltage Detector (PVD) can be used to detect if batteries voltage is below or above configured voltage. Once this function has been enabled, it will monitoring your batteries voltage, and you can control whether or not shut down Raspberry Pi via simple bash script or python script. This function will protect your batteries from damage caused by excessive discharge. It can provide Adjustable data sampling Rate. This function allows you to adjust the data sampling rate so that you can get more detailed battery information and also it will consume some power. The data sampling information can communicate with the upper computer device through the I2C protocol. UPS Plus supports the OTA firmware upgrade function. Once there is a new firmware update, it is very convenient for you to upgrade firmware for UPS Plus. The firmware upgrade can be completed only by connecting to the Internet,and execute a python script. Support battery temperature monitoring and power-down memory function. UPS Plus can be set to automatically start the Raspberry Pi after the external power comes on. The programmable shutdown and forced restart function will provide you with a remote power-off restart management method. That means you don’t need to go Unplug the power cable or press the power button to cut off the power again. You can set the program to disconnect the power supply after a few seconds after the Raspberry Pi is shut down properly. And you can also reconnect the power supply after a forced power failure to achieve a remote power-off and restart operation. Once it was setting up, you don't need to press power button to boot up your device which is very suitable for smart home application scenarios.
https://wiki.52pi.com/index.php?title=UPS_Plus_SKU:_EP-0136
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Can UPS Plus EP-0136 use "Protected" 18650 Batteries? #113

Closed pombears closed 4 months ago

pombears commented 2 years ago

This is not an issue, but a general question on the UPS Plus EP-0136. Can the device use "protected" 18650 batteries? They tend to be slightly larger than the standard ones: 70mm length (instead of 65mm for standard) and 18.9mm diameter (instead of 18mm).

ArjenR49 commented 2 years ago

I don't think so.

There are other UPS's on the market which stipulate you should use protected batteries, but the battery holder won't allow for the extra length. I even doubt battery holders exist that could hold a protected cell, but prove me wrong ...

Op 12-11-2022 om 20:45 schreef pombears:

This is not an issue, but a general question on the UPS Plus EP-0136. Can the device use "protected" 18650 batteries? They tend to be slightly larger than the standard ones: 70mm length (instead of 65mm for standard) and 18.9mm diameter (instead of 18mm).

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pombears commented 2 years ago

Thank you ArjenR49.