How do I access battery status commands?

[shawleigh17]

Hi, I am using an Intermec handheld, and have already downloaded all of the appropriate SDK's for this. I am trying to check the battery status using a Smart Device debug application in visual studio 2008. I need to access the battery commands, but I am unsure of how to do so. Has anyone done this before?

 

[picoflop]

Download details: .NET Compact Framework Sample: Power Status

Might help

 

[shawleigh17]

I am running a Windows CE 5.0 device. That is not an option for this sample. Am I missing something?

 

[picoflop]

Probably

Open form1.vb and there's the source code you can try in your own app ...

 

[shawleigh17]

Okay, I got that stuff running correctly. It doesn't seem to return the correct values for battery time, and returns zero for temperature and current, but I don't really need those. One question I have, though, is how do i use outside commands? I have a battery charger that has host-to-battery commands that are available, but I have no idea how to access them. So of these include:

ManufacturerAccess() w/ command code 0X00
AtRate() 0X04
AtRateTimeToFull() 0X05
Temperature() 0x08
etc....

Do you know how to do that?