Structures

This page describes the structs defined by the library.

SysInfo

Contains the charger's system settings.

struct SysInfo {
  unsigned int cycleTime, timeLimit, capLimit, lowDCLimit, tempLimit, voltage, cells[8];
  bool timeLimitOn, capLimitOn, keyBuzzer, systemBuzzer;
};

field	type	SI unit	description
cycleTime	unsigned int	minutes	time between cycles (used for cycling Ni-* batteries)
timeLimit	unsigned int	minutes	safety time limit, if the charging takes longer it stops
capLimit	unsigned int	mAh	safety capacity limit, if the battery takes more charging stops
lowDCLimit	unsigned int	mV	safety for when using battery power (in mV), turns the charger off if the DC source voltage falls below this value
tempLimit	unsigned int	°C	safety temperature limit, if the internal or external temperature exceeds this value charging stops
voltage	unsigned int	mV	current voltage on the main battery connector
cells[8]	unsigned int	mV	voltage on each of the batteries connected to the balancing socket
timeLimitOn	bool		whether the safety time limit is enabled
capLimitOn	bool		whether the safety capacity limit is enabled
keyBuzzer	bool		whether the key buzzer in the charger is enabled
systemBuzzer	bool		whether the system buzzer in the charger is enabled

ChargeInfo

Contains the current charging information.

struct ChargeInfo {
  unsigned int state, tempExt, tempInt, capacity, time, voltage, current, impendance, cells[8];
};

field	type	SI unit	description
state	unsigned int		state the charger is in (TODO: b6::STATE)
tempExt	unsigned int	°C	temperature of the external probe
tempInt	unsigned int	°C	temperature of the charger's internal probe
capacity	unsigned int	mAh	capacity computed during this charging process
time	unsigned int	seconds	duration of the charging process
voltage	unsigned int	mV	voltage on the main battery connector (basically battery/charging voltage)
current	unsigned int	mA	charging current
impendance	unsigned int	mΩ	charger internal impedance
cells[8]	unsigned int	mV	voltage on each of the batteries connected to the balancing socket

ChargeProfile

Used to set the charging parameters.

struct ChargeProfile {
  BATTERY_TYPE batteryType;
  uint8_t cellCount, rPeakCount, cycleType, cycleCount;
  union {
    CHARGING_MODE_LI li;
    CHARGING_MODE_NI ni;
    CHARGING_MODE_PB pb;
  } mode;
  uint16_t chargeCurrent, dischargeCurrent, cellDischargeVoltage, endVoltage, trickleCurrent;
};

field	type	SI unit	description
batteryType	b6::BATTERY_TYPE		the type of the battery that is going to be charged
cellCount	uint8_t		number of cells in the battery
rPeakCount	uint8_t		number of re-pek cycles (Ni-* batteries, re-peak mode only)
cycleType	uint8_t		type of the cycles (Ni-* batteries, cycle mode only)
cycleCount	uint8_t		number of charge←→discharge cycles (Ni-* batteries, cycle mode only)
mode.li	b6::CHARGING_MODE_LI		charging mode for the Li-* batteries
mode.ni	b6::CHARGING_MODE_NI		charging mode for the Ni-* batteries
mode.pb	b6::CHARGING_MODE_PB		charging mode for the lead-acid batteries
chargeCurrent	uint16_t	mA	charging current
dischargeCurrent	uint16_t	mA	discharging current
cellDischargeVoltage	uint16_t	mV	voltage at which discharging stops (per cell)
endVoltage	uint16_t	mV	voltage at which charging stops (per cell)
trickleCurrent	uint16_t	mA	trickle charging current (last phase of lead-acid charging)