From 47db59640b274616c5d6b225c032579912ab6ab0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: snedmore <densmorert@appstate.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:10:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] updates

---
 .gitignore   | 1 +
 demo.py      | 7 ++++---
 inachip.py   | 4 +++-
 powermon.py  | 3 ++-
 powertest.py | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .gitignore
 mode change 100644 => 100755 demo.py
 mode change 100644 => 100755 powertest.py

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c18dd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/demo.py b/demo.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 535027f..bb80c44
--- a/demo.py
+++ b/demo.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ sensors = [
 ]
 
 solarmon = pm.PowerMon(sensors)
-powerData = None
+powerData = []
 
 while True:
-    data = solarmon.getData()
+    powerData = solarmon.getData()
+    print("\033c", end="")
     print("Raspberry Pi Power Consumption:")
     print(f"Vbus:\t\t{powerData[0].voltage} V")
     print(f"Current:\t{powerData[0].current} A")
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ while True:
     print(f"Vbus:\t\t{powerData[1].voltage} V")
     print(f"Current:\t{powerData[1].current} A")
     print(f"Power:\t\t{powerData[1].power} W")
-    sleep(1)
\ No newline at end of file
+    sleep(1)
diff --git a/inachip.py b/inachip.py
index d8a37ff..ba46501 100644
--- a/inachip.py
+++ b/inachip.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class INA226:
         self.data.voltage = float(self.__readRegWord(VOLTAGE_REG_ADDR)) * VOLTAGE_LSB
         self.data.power = float(self.__readRegWord(POWER_REG_ADDR)) * CURRENT_LSB * 25.0
         self.data.current = float(self.__readRegWord(CURRENT_REG_ADDR)) * CURRENT_LSB
+        if (self.data.current > 20.96):
+            self.data.current = 0.0
         return self.data
 
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+        
diff --git a/powermon.py b/powermon.py
index 1bcacec..4c052cf 100644
--- a/powermon.py
+++ b/powermon.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ class PowerMon:
                     ina = INA226(self.bus, sensors[i][0], sensors[i][1])
                 self.chipObjs.append(ina)
         except Exception as e:
-            raise Exception("Initiating sensors failed: " + e)
+            e.add_note("Initiating sensors failed")
+            raise
 
     def getData(self) -> list[PowerData]:
         results = []
diff --git a/powertest.py b/powertest.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 44c6da6..ba7ba22
--- a/powertest.py
+++ b/powertest.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ with SMBus(1) as bus:
         print(f"Current:\t{powerData.current} A")
         print(f"Power:\t\t{powerData.power} W")
         #print(f"PowerC:\t\t{powerData.powerCorrected} W")
-        #print(bus.read_word_data(ADDRESS, 0x00))
+        #print(hex(readReg(bus, 0x05)))
         print()
         sleep(1)