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-rw-r--r--ports/esp32/boards/UM_FEATHERS3/modules/feathers3.py9
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/ports/esp32/boards/UM_FEATHERS3/modules/feathers3.py b/ports/esp32/boards/UM_FEATHERS3/modules/feathers3.py
index b6f486f3d8..57b15f9c01 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/boards/UM_FEATHERS3/modules/feathers3.py
+++ b/ports/esp32/boards/UM_FEATHERS3/modules/feathers3.py
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ def get_battery_voltage():
This is an approximation only, but useful to detect if the charge state of the battery is getting low.
"""
adc = ADC(Pin(VBAT_SENSE)) # Assign the ADC pin to read
- adc.atten(ADC.ATTN_2_5DB) # Needs 2.5DB attenuation for max voltage of 1.116V w/batt of 4.2V
- measuredvbat = adc.read()
- measuredvbat /= 3657 # Divide by 3657 as we are using 2.5dB attenuation, which is max input of 1.25V = 4095 counts
- measuredvbat *= 4.2 # Multiply by 4.2V, our max charge voltage for a 1S LiPo
+ # Max voltage on ADC input will be 4.2V divided by R2 (442K) & R5 (160K), 4.2 / (160+442) * 160 = 1.1163V
+ adc.atten(ADC.ATTN_2_5DB) # Needs 2.5DB attenuation to read a max voltage of 1.1163V
+ # Use read_uv() to get ADC reading as this will use the on-chip calibration data
+ measuredvbat = adc.read_uv() / 1000000 # Read micovolts and convert to volts
+ measuredvbat *= 3.7624 # Multiply by ratio of battery voltage to ADC pin voltage: 4.2/1.1163
return round(measuredvbat, 2)