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tjohn327 / raspberry_pi_ups

An uninterruptible power supply for Raspberry Pi that can provide more than an hour of backup power and can shutdown the Pi safely.
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Not charging #4

Closed heronlen closed 4 years ago

heronlen commented 4 years ago

Hi I received the PowerPi, all configured, as per instructions and it runs the Pi when the power is disconnected, however it isn't charging the battery.

Running nc -lvu 40001

Listening on [0.0.0.0] (family 2, port 40001) Connection from localhost 46547 received! { "BatteryPercentage": 30, "BatteryVoltage": 3.504, "ChargeCurrent": 0, "ChargeStatus": "Not Charging", "InputVoltage": 2.6, "PowerInputStatus": "Not Connected", "TimeRemaining": 26 }

Thanks in advance.

kiddigital commented 4 years ago

@heronlen , it also says that the PowerInputStatus is 'Not Connected'. So there is no power to charge from :)

Check the powersupply to the PowerPI to make sure the PowerPI gets power at all.

heronlen commented 4 years ago

Yes, saw that but how would I resolve a no power connected to the PowerPi when it is seated correctly and working the other way round?

tjohn327 commented 4 years ago

@heronlen Power Pi is designed to be powered from the micro usb input port of Power Pi not from the usb input of the Raspberry Pi. Have you connected a power supply to the micro usb input of the Power Pi? What is the rating of the power supply?

heronlen commented 4 years ago

@tjohn327 How stupid do I feel?! Sorry about that. I missed it in your instructions! Thanks, all great now.

tjohn327 commented 4 years ago

@heronlen no worries :) Hope you enjoy Power Pi