State of Charge Values

I believe the Device Vitals assume that the default Li-Po termination voltage of 4.112 V is used.
The Fuel Gauge reports the actual SOC depending on the voltage when sampled.

Here’s an example for a Boron being recharged by a small Solar Panel this morning.
The Boron’s PMIC setting setChargeVoltage(4208) is used, instead of the 4.112 V (default).
Note: be sure to monitor the enclosure temperature when charging to 4.208 V.

Fuel Gauge reports 92% SOC @ 4.14V. This is the actual condition, regardless of the charge termination voltage.
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Device Vitals reports 100% SOC (since it’s higher than 4.112V default), but it also shows as “Charging” since that’s indeed what’s happening to reach the 4.208 charge Voltage.
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The Fuel Gauge will give you the best answer. It’s the percentage remaining of the Li-Po’s actual capacity.
That’s why Fuel Gauge reports ~85’ish % when “fully” charged to the 4.112 V (default), because the Li-Po isn’t actually “full”…for safety reasons.

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