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Jim
battery power
Apr 11th, 2010, 3:10am  
Hi.

Can processing (probably through java) be made aware of system status variables such as remaining battery power, or if the host machine (a laptop in my case) is running on AC power? Other things like motherboard temperature would also be useful.  Does anyone know if this is possible and have any examples of its usage?

thanks
Jim
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PhiLho 
Re: battery power
Reply #1 - Apr 11th, 2010, 3:42am  
There are low level, often system or even computer (driver) dependent functions. Java (thus Processing) is aiming to be system agnostic.
While it offers some access to low level functions, I am not sure if those you ask are available.
You should search a library doing that. If it exists, it probably relies on a C layer bound with JNI or JNA, to allow access to system drivers.
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