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SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX (Windows CE 5.0)

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This structure contains information about the power status of the system.

typedef struct _SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX {BYTE ACLineStatus;BYTE BatteryFlag;BYTE BatteryLifePercent;BYTE Reserved1;DWORD BatteryLifeTime;DWORD BatteryFullLifeTime;BYTE Reserved2;BYTE BackupBatteryFlag;BYTE BackupBatteryLifePercent;BYTE Reserved3;DWORD BackupBatteryLifeTime;DWORD BackupBatteryFullLifeTime;} SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX, *PSYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX,*LPSYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX;

Members

  • ACLineStatus
    AC power status. It is one of the following values.

    Value Description
    AC_LINE_OFFLINE Offline
    AC_LINE_ONLINE Online
    AC_LINE_BACKUP_POWER Backup Power
    AC_LINE_UNKNOWN Unknown status

    All other values are reserved.

  • BatteryFlag
    Battery charge status. It can be a combination of the following values:

    Value Description
    BATTERY_FLAG_HIGH High
    BATTERY_FLAG_LOW Low
    BATTERY_FLAG_CRITICAL Critical
    BATTERY_FLAG_CHARGING Charging
    BATTERY_FLAG_NO_BATTERY No system battery
    BATTERY_FLAG_UNKNOWN Unknown status

  • BatteryLifePercent
    Percentage of full battery charge remaining. This member can be a value in the range 0 to 100, or BATTERY_FLAG_UNKNOWN if status is unknown. All other values are reserved.

  • Reserved1
    Reserved; set to zero.

  • BatteryLifeTime
    Number of seconds of battery life remaining, or BATTERY_FLAG_UNKNOWN if remaining seconds are unknown.

  • BatteryFullLifeTime
    Number of seconds of battery life when at full charge, or BATTERY_FLAG_UNKNOWN if full lifetime is unknown.

  • Reserved2
    Reserved; set to zero.

  • BackupBatteryFlag
    Backup battery charge status. It can be a combination of the following values:

    • BATTERY_FLAG_HIGH
    • BATTERY_FLAG_CRITICAL
    • BATTERY_FLAG_CHARGING
    • BATTERY_FLAG_NO_BATTERY
    • BATTERY_FLAG_UNKNOWN
    • BATTERY_FLAG_LOW

  • BackupBatteryLifePercent
    Percentage of full backup battery charge remaining. Must be in the range 0 to 100, or BATTERY_PERCENTAGE_UNKNOWN.

  • Reserved3
    Reserved; set to zero

  • BackupBatteryLifeTime
    Number of seconds of backup battery life remaining, or BATTERY_LIFE_UNKNOWN if remaining seconds are unknown.

  • BackupBatteryFullLifeTime
    Number of seconds of backup battery life when at full charge, or BATTERY_LIFE_UNKNOWN if full lifetime is unknown.

Remarks

Returning BATTERY_FLAG_NO_BATTERY can cause a low power battery alert to appear. If no backup battery is present, the low power alert can be avoided by returning BATTERY_FLAG_UNKNOWN.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Winbase.h.

See Also

IOCTL_BATTERY_GETSYSTEMPOWERSTATUSEX | CeGetSystemPowerStatusEx (RAPI) | GetSystemPowerStatusEx | System Information Structures

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