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TS-BAT3
Intelligent Battery Back-Up

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$119

Guarantees controlled SBC shutdown
NiMh rechargeable batteries
1000 mA-hour of 5V power
Sleep mode w/ programmable wake-up
Powers SBCs for days in low-duty cycle
ADC monitors charge/discharge rates
5 VDC or unregulated 8-28 VDC power
Works with any PC/104 SBC
Provides up to 1200 mA of 5V power
Linux drivers and utilities available

The TS-BAT3 board is a PC104 daughter card (standard format) which provides 5V of regulated DC voltage to the PC104 bus, acting as a back-up power supply. Although designed to operate with the TS-7XXX series of products, it should work with any PC104 main board, provided that the appropriate software is installed. It is powered by three NiMH cells with a rated capacity of 2000mAh.

Hardware Description

The TS-BAT3 acts as an embedded UPS (uninterruptible power supply). In the event of an external power interruption, the TS-BAT3 will allow for an elegant software shutdown, seamlessly switching to battery power with no interruptions in 5V power, preventing the filesystem corruption often resulting from unexpected power loss. A flash sector that loses power in the middle of a write op is lost forever. The TS-BAT3 keeps flash chips from developing bad blocks by providing back up power so that flash write operations always have time to complete.

The BAT3 is also ideally suited for applications far from an external power source. The BAT3 using sleep modes combined with the TS-7260 can run an embedded systems for days in the field. This combination is excellent for solar-powered solutions. The TS-BAT3 includes a virtual battery fuel gauge (accessible via software, no physical indicator) which allows application software to make intelligent decisions based on remaining power.