<DocScrutinizer05>
what problems do those guys have? writing all [names] with [ ] around them
<DocScrutinizer05>
this really looks silly and retarded
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<nicksydney>
wpwrak_: was thinking last night while looking at anelok ... what if we add a vibrating motor to indicate low battery...or perhaps a small current LED
<kristianpaul>
blink led, motor good for battery get discharged
<wpwrak_>
no room for a motor :) and there is already a led. could be used for something like this ... but: anything that draws more current to indicate a low battery is likely to make the system fall over even more quickly.
<wpwrak_>
a more power-efficient way would be to indicate "BAT" in the corner of the OLED. that draws less power than turning on the LED.
<kristianpaul>
(oled) oh interesting
<whitequark>
wpwrak_: you can blink the led with very low duty cycle
<whitequark>
turn it on for 200ms once a five second interval
<whitequark>
additionally that draws more attention
<kristianpaul>
and power
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<whitequark>
versus oled? not sure
<wpwrak_>
whitequark: already about 10 ms should create a visible flash. but the peak current will still be much larger than the OLED.
<whitequark>
judging by peak current, we have thermonuclear synthesis
<whitequark>
how much current would "BAT" on OLED draw?
<whitequark>
say... 100 pixels?
<wpwrak_>
something like 2-3 mA, i think. maybe even less.
<kristianpaul>
and when wpwrak_ using fram anelok just will power from air :)
<whitequark>
a rather bright LED draws 10mA
<whitequark>
so... 10mA for 10ms/5s, or 2-3mA continously?
<whitequark>
seems obvious to me
<whitequark>
even if it's 100mA (uber bright!) the flashing technique still wins
<wpwrak_>
on terms of Ah, yes. but the peak will translate to a further drop of battery power, possibly driving the system into reset.