updates

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__/

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")

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
 
         

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 = []

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)