Seeed Studio XIAO 7.5" ePaper Panel - Battery Status?

Hi there,

Yes , So it’s the penny wise and pound foolish with this , a swing and a miss IMO. You see from the schematic :face_with_open_eyes_and_hand_over_mouth: :fist_right: they left us hanging :grin:

the Charge chip ETA9740E8A is also having a 4 LED FUEL Gauge it a LIPO 3A Switching Charger, 2.4A Boost and Fuel Gauge in One ESOP8 with Single Inductor

See , Seeed can always do better :grin: :+1:
From the Data sheet HERE
and the Included reference design 2 resistors and 4 LED’s is what’s missing IMO for the absolute Minimum for a display product like this.
Oh’ and 4 tiny holes… :pinched_fingers:

Curious to get one and crack it open See if just adding a jumper or three :sweat_smile: from the pins on the ESOP8 package to the Xiao socket pins for D6, D7 & D9 “available” …
WoW, someone missed the boat? :canoe:

If they were not , they are NOW!

In Rev 2… I would also try a nrf52840 Sense, Low Sleep power, Let the IMU get in on the action, Wake from sleep & gesture controls… NO BUTTONS :+1:
Use a Plus variety and Enable an ADD-ON Grove EXTernal Sensor capability , We can do Way better…Add an Interrupt pin for the PMIC
maybe as well.

HTH
GL :slight_smile: PJ :v:

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