SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX2 (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

This structure contains information about the power status of the system.

Syntax

typedef struct _SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX2 {
  BYTE ACLineStatus;
  BYTE BatteryFlag;
  BYTE BatteryLifePercent;
  BYTE Reserved1;
  DWORD BatteryLifeTime;
  DWORD BatteryFullLifeTime;
  BYTE Reserved2;
  BYTE BackupBatteryFlag;
  BYTE BackupBatteryLifePercent;
  BYTE Reserved3;
  DWORD BackupBatteryLifeTime;
  DWORD BackupBatteryFullLifeTime;
  DWORD BatteryVoltage;
  DWORD BatteryCurrent;
  DWORD BatteryAverageCurrent;
  DWORD BatteryAverageInterval;
  DWORD BatterymAHourConsumed;
  DWORD BatteryTemperature;
  DWORD BackupBatteryVoltage;
  BYTE BatteryChemistry;
  //  Add any extra information after the BatteryChemistry member.
} SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX2, *PSYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX2, *LPSYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX2;

Members

• ACLineStatus
  AC power status. This member can be one of the values in the following table.

  Value	Description
  AC_LINE_OFFLINE	Offline
  AC_LINE_ONLINE	Online
  AC_LINE_BACKUP_POWER	Backup Power
  AC_LINE_UNKNOWN	Unknown status

  All other values are reserved.

• BatteryFlag
  Battery charge status. This member can be a combination of the values in the following table. All other values are reserved.

  Value	Description
  BATTERY_FLAG_HIGH	High
  BATTERY_FLAG_LOW	Low
  BATTERY_FLAG_CRITICAL	Critical
  BATTERY_FLAG_CHARGING	Charging
  BATTERY_FLAG_NO_BATTERY	No system battery
  BATTERY_FLAG_UNKNOWN	Unknown status

• BatteryLifePercent
  Percentage of full battery charge remaining. This member can be a value in the range 0 to 100, or BATTERY_PERCENTAGE_UNKNOWN if the status is unknown. All other values are reserved.

• Reserved1
  Reserved; set to zero.

• BatteryLifeTime
  Number of seconds of battery life remaining, or BATTERY_LIFE_UNKNOWN if remaining seconds are unknown.

• BatteryFullLifeTime
  Number of seconds of battery life when at full charge, or BATTERY_LIFE_UNKNOWN if full battery lifetime is unknown.

• Reserved2
  Reserved; set to zero.

• BackupBatteryFlag
  Backup battery charge status. This member can be a combination of the following values:

  • BATTERY_FLAG_HIGH
  • BATTERY_FLAG_CRITICAL
  • BATTERY_FLAG_CHARGING
  • BATTERY_FLAG_NO_BATTERY
  • BATTERY_FLAG_UNKNOWN
  • BATTERY_FLAG_LOW

• BackupBatteryLifePercent
  Percentage of full backup battery charge remaining. This value must be in the range 0 to 100, or BATTERY_PERCENTAGE_UNKNOWN.

• Reserved3
  Reserved; set to zero.

• BackupBatteryLifeTime
  Number of seconds of backup battery life remaining, or BATTERY_LIFE_UNKNOWN if remaining seconds are unknown.

• BackupBatteryFullLifeTime
  Number of seconds of backup battery life when at full charge, or BATTERY_LIFE_UNKNOWN if full battery lifetime is unknown.

• BatteryVoltage
  Amount of battery voltage in millivolts (mV). This member can have a value in the range of 0 to 65,535.

• BatteryCurrent
  Amount of instantaneous current drain in milliamperes (mA). This member can have a value in the range of 0 to 32,767 for charge, or 0 to –32,768 for discharge.

• BatteryAverageCurrent
  Short-term average of device current drain (mA). This member can have a value in the range of 0 to 32,767 for charge, or 0 to –32,768 for discharge.

• BatteryAverageInterval
  Time constant in milliseconds (ms) of integration used in reporting BatteryAverageCurrent.

• BatterymAHourConsumed
  Long-term cumulative average discharge in milliamperes per hour (mAH). This member can have a value in the range of 0 to –32,768. This value can be reset by charging or changing the batteries.

• BatteryTemperature
  Battery temperature in degrees Celsius. This member can have a value in the range of –3,276.8 to 3,276.7; the increments are 0.1 degrees Celsius.

• BackupBatteryVoltage
  Backup battery voltage in mV.

• BatteryChemistry
  This can be one of the values in the following table.

  Value	Description
  BATTERY_CHEMISTRY_ALKALINE	Alkaline battery.
  BATTERY_CHEMISTRY_NICD	Nickel Cadmium battery.
  BATTERY_CHEMISTRY_NIMH	Nickel Metal Hydride battery.
  BATTERY_CHEMISTRY_LION	Lithium Ion battery.
  BATTERY_CHEMISTRY_LIPOLY	Lithium Polymer battery.
  BATTERY_CHEMISTRY_ZINCAIR	Zinc Air battery.
  BATTERY_CHEMISTRY_UNKNOWN	Battery chemistry is unknown.

Remarks

To return additional battery information, such as information about an extra battery, provide a data buffer larger than SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX2 in the GetSystemPowerStatusEx2 function. Any extra information must be added after the BatteryChemistry member of the SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX2 structure. There must be support for this implemented in the battery driver, and the implementation of this support varies depending on the hardware platform.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

System Information Structures
GetSystemPowerStatusEx2