Sunday, 2 June 2013

Can I estimate remaining battery life by measuring its voltage with the same MCU that powers it?

Can I estimate remaining battery life by measuring its voltage with the same MCU that powers it?

I'd like to estimate the remaining battery life of a battery that powers a microcontroller. Could I accomplish this by simply leading the battery into the MCU's built-in ADC?
My idea is that I could plot the voltage over time to figure out how much battery life remains. But would the change in voltage be noticeable? And would it be a problem that the same battery powers the MCU (and ADC)?

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