From 30303f8afb157a9a3cc1742df5a49888fcee5ca5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dominic Reich <dominic@noreply.oe7drt.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 09:31:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] create new draft post (UPS Raspberry pi)

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+title = 'UPS Plus on the Raspberry Pi 3'
+summary = '''I recently bought a UPS head for my Raspberry Pi 3 that
+makes use of my akkus of the type 18650.'''
+date = '2023-11-25T06:46:12+01:00'
+#lastmod = ''
+categories = [ 'amateur-radio' ]
+tags = []
+
+# showBreadcrumbs = true
+# showDate = false
+# showReadingTime = false
+# showWordCount = false
+# showPagination = false
+
+# feed_exclude = true
+# site_exclude = true
+
+draft = true
+
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+
+in home dir
+
+```console
+$ python3 -m venv .
+$ curl -LsO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/geeekpi/upsplus/main/install.sh
+$ bash install.sh
+```
+
+if errors occur, install by hand
+
+edit crontab to use the python version in your bin folder
+
+```crontab
+* * * * * /home/dr/bin/python3 /home/dr/bin/upsPlus.py > /tmp/upsPlus.log
+* * * * * /home/dr/bin/python3 /home/dr/bin/upsPlus_iot.py > /tmp/upsPlus_iot.log
+```
+
+get information
+
+```console
+$ python3 bin/upsPlus.py
+------------------------------------------------------------
+------Current information of the detected Raspberry Pi------
+------------------------------------------------------------
+Raspberry Pi Supply Voltage: 5.028 V
+Raspberry Pi Current Current Consumption: 571.068 mA
+Raspberry Pi Current Power Consumption: 2570.227 mW
+------------------------------------------------------------
+-------------------Batteries information-------------------
+------------------------------------------------------------
+Voltage of Batteries: 4.208 V
+Battery Current (Charging) Rate: 30.000 mA
+Current Battery Power Supplement: 263.415 mW
+Successfully set the protection voltage to: 3700 mV
+------------------------------------------------------------
+Currently charging via Type C Port.
+```
+
+The raspi works when power cable get pulled out.
+