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Check if PC is on Battery Power with GetSystemPowerStatus in Kernel32.DLL

by: Active Participant
‎09-16-2016 09:53 AM
Last Edited by: Active Participant pulidotech ‎01-30-2017 10:56 AM

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Overview

This example demonstrates how to programmatically check if your PC is on AC or battery power by calling the GetSystemPowerStatus function from the Windows' kernel32.dll.

Description

Calls GetSystemPowerStatus and gets the ACLineStatus output.  If this value is 1, the AC Power? indicator is true; otherwise it is false.


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Steps to Implement or Execute Code

  1. Run VI

Requirements

Software

LabVIEW 2012 or later

Hardware

PC

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