[A86] Re: Low Batteries


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[A86] Re: Low Batteries




the routine at $5398 displays the message (actually, the routine that jps
to)
in rom ver 1.2, the actual check code is at $0cd0

It works by setting up a mask to check the keypad, then waiting for it to
reset.

-josh

On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:54:41 EST Notbynow@aol.com writes:
> 
>        I would like to know how the calculator knows when its 
> batteries are 
> low.  I have not yet found any routine in the ROM that deals with 
> this, and 
> I'm not aware of a special interrupt or port that deals with the 
> voltage 
> level.  This leads me to beleive that the "your batteries are low, 
> recommend 
> change of batteries" thing is built into the hardware of the calc.  
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