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What is SmartUPS 

SmartUPS is Uninterruptible Power Supply & Portable Power for 
Raspberry Pi. SmartUPS runs on 3 AA NiMH rechargeable batteries.

Connections

1) Power connection (micro-USB):

For input power connect a MicroUSB cable from mains power to 
connector 1 in picture above.

2) USB host connection:

Connect a MicroUSB cable from your Pi to USB host connector on 
SmartUPS. (at connector labeled 2 in picture above).

3) Data connection:

Connect I2C Access Point Board on GPIO pins of 
your Pi, (as shown in adjacent picture) and 
connect the 4-pin colored wire from the i2c 
connector of that board to i2c connector of 
SmartUPS (at connector labeled 3 in picture 
above).

Button and LED Indicator

4) Press Button:

This button can be used to power SmartUPS on and off. The button 
clicks can also be read by your Pi over the I2C interface.

5) LED indicator

LED will blink to show status of the SmartUPS. See LED indications 
below.

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User Guide

Summary of Contents for SmartUPS

Page 1: ...labeled 2 in picture above 3 Data connection Connect I2C Access Point Board on GPIO pins of your Pi as shown in adjacent picture and connect the 4 pin colored wire from the i2c connector of that boar...

Page 2: ...indications Flashing Meaning Red Green and Blue SmartUPS is starting up and button must be pressed once to initialize I2C communication and send output power White occasional blink Normal operation b...

Page 3: ...m upspanel Hold for about 2 seconds LED starts blinking fast Green indicating shutdown approaching in 50 seconds at this point SmartUPS issues a shutdown command to Pi Hold longer about 6 seconds LED...

Page 4: ...e Raspberry Pi until the battery status reaches Critical Verbose The SmartUPS will display a message through command prompt every minute of the shutdown process Quiet The SmartUPS will not display mes...

Page 5: ...I2C Pin Layout The pins on the boards are as follows Pin with white square paint mark I2CAPB Ground 5V SCL SDA SmartU PS Ground SCL SDA I2C Bus address Factory Default Address 0x24 Changing the I2C B...

Page 6: ...Battery current 0x4A Battery voltage 0x4C Battery capacity 0x4E Estimated battery time 0x50 Battery temperature 0x51 Battery health 0x52 Output voltage 0x54 Output current 0x56 Battery maximum capaci...

Page 7: ...See Battery States section below for more information Battery Temperature Battery temperature in celcius Battery States Idle SmartUPS is figuring out the battery status Precharg SmartUPS is condition...

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