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Q.1
Have you ever heard of a Smart Battery before? *

"Smart Battery System (SBS) is a specification for determining accurate battery capacity readings. It allows operating systems to perform power management operations based on remaining estimated run times. Through this communication, the system also controls the amount the battery is charged. Communication is carried over an SMBus two-wire communication bus. The specification originated with the Duracell and Intel companies in 1994, but was later adapted by several battery and semiconductor makers."
From Wikipedia, 4/9/2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Battery

Q.2
How would you rank the features below (Top being the most valuable and bottom the least) *
  • Charge batteries without removing them
  • Automatic, seamless switch-over between external power and battery power
  • Limit the current to the battery while charging
  • Programmaticly get the battery temperature
  • Programmaticly get the battery voltage
  • Programmaticly get the battery charge time remaining
  • Programmaticly get the battery percent charge remaining
  • Programmaticly get the current draw from the battery
  • Charge and operate the Arduino at the same time

Q.3
Consider a Smart Power Shield kit that includes the Shield Board, a 21Wh Smart Battery, AC Adapter, Battery Cable,Battery Connector Board, and Software Library. How much would this kit be worth to you with all the features above?

Q.4
What types of Arduino do you use often *

Q.5
What is you age group?

Q.6
What do you think? Is there anything missing or something it could do without? How would you improve this product to meet your needs?

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