Voltage

Get voltage status

sudo /opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd get_throttled

The bits on the returned number mean

Bit Hex
Value
Meaning

0

1

Under-voltage detected

1

2

Arm frequency capped

2

4

Currently throttled

3

8

Soft temperature limit active

16

10000

Under-voltage has occurred

17

20000

Arm frequency capping has occurred

18

40000

Throttling has occurred

19

80000

Soft temperature limit has occurred

A value of 0x50000 means 16 & 18 -- from the boot moment up to now Under-Voltage has ocurred at some point as well as Throrrling has occured.

Source: https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/master/raspbian/applications/vcgencmd.md

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