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__NOTOC__ [[Category:Battery & Power]] {{olpcboxtop|toptext=[[{{PAGENAME}}|Power]]}} {{ OBX activity | [[Image:Light_bulb_icon3.svg|40px]]|extra}} {{ OBX team | [[User:Mchua|Mchua]]}} {{olpcboxbottom}} = Power activity = == Introduction == Make an [[Activity]] for laptop charging, geared towards people who are using/developing off-grid power sources (especially human-powered ones). The screen should display the voltage, amperage, wattage that the charger is currently supplying to the laptop (with the option of several units - instead of "watts," show pictures of how many lightbulbs you'd light with the same wattage, etc.) as well as a best guess as to what percentage of the battery is charged. When the battery is fully charged, a 15-minute "keep charging!" timer should start so that the user will be encouraged to keep going to recondition the battery (and extend its life). == Status == (in response to [[User:Wade|Wade]]) No code in git yet (started working on this yesterday and spent most of yesterday learning GTK), but I'm hoping to have an interface Activity stub in a repo today or tomorrow, and then start plugging the back end into the various battery charge indicators. It's not going to require any specialized hardware - the code is going to display the values we're already getting for battery info somewhere (basically making that info transparent) - so you could theoretically plug your XO into the wall outlet, though having some form of variable charge input (adjustable power supply, hand crank...) will make it more exciting. [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] 09:50, 6 May 2008 (EDT) == How to help == This project is a collaboratively organized undertaking, so the best way to get started is to just dive in and introduce yourself. [[User:Mchua|Mel]] is working on a first prototype that should be done by Wednesday, May 7 - in the meantime, design/interface suggestions are super-welcome (list below, or draw images of mockups and attach them). ==Visual element options== [[Image:Light_bulb_icon3.svg]] [[Image:Activity-xoget.png]] [[Image:Lightning_Bolt_on_Red_Circle.svg]] [[Image:Lightning_Bolt_on_Open_Circle.svg]] [[Category:Open projects]]

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