Battery
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The Generic Battery service provides information on the state of the battery and notifications when the battery level falls below a critical level.
The Generic Battery service supports the following operations:
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| BatteryUpdate | Sets the state of the battery or indicates a change in the battery's state. |
| CriticalLevelUpdate | Sets the critical level of the battery or indicates when the battery's power level has dropped below the critical level. |
| Get | Returns the current state of the battery service. |
The state of a generic battery has the following properties.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MaxBatteryPower | double | The maximum value when the battery is fully charged (default value is 1). |
| PercentBatteryPower | double | Percentage of battery power remaining. |
| PercentCriticalBattery | double | Percentage of battery power at which operation may be impaired. |
Updated information might be available online in the MSDN Library page:
Battery
| See Also |
Robotics Common: Robotics Common Overview
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