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Script to parse the output of the 'vcgencmd get_throttled' command on a Raspberry Pi
#!/bin/bash
# https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2295/runcommand-warning-if-voltage-temperature-throttling
#Flag Bits
UNDERVOLTED=0x1
CAPPED=0x2
THROTTLED=0x4
HAS_UNDERVOLTED=0x10000
HAS_CAPPED=0x20000
HAS_THROTTLED=0x40000
#Text Colors
GREEN=`tput setaf 2`
RED=`tput setaf 1`
NC=`tput sgr0`
#Output Strings
GOOD="${GREEN}NO${NC}"
BAD="${RED}YES${NC}"
#Get Status, extract hex
STATUS=$(vcgencmd get_throttled)
STATUS=${STATUS#*=}
echo -n "Status: "
(($STATUS!=0)) && echo "${RED}${STATUS}${NC}" || echo "${GREEN}${STATUS}${NC}"
echo "Undervolted:"
echo -n " Now: "
((($STATUS&UNDERVOLTED)!=0)) && echo "${BAD}" || echo "${GOOD}"
echo -n " Run: "
((($STATUS&HAS_UNDERVOLTED)!=0)) && echo "${BAD}" || echo "${GOOD}"
echo "Throttled:"
echo -n " Now: "
((($STATUS&THROTTLED)!=0)) && echo "${BAD}" || echo "${GOOD}"
echo -n " Run: "
((($STATUS&HAS_THROTTLED)!=0)) && echo "${BAD}" || echo "${GOOD}"
echo "Frequency Capped:"
echo -n " Now: "
((($STATUS&CAPPED)!=0)) && echo "${BAD}" || echo "${GOOD}"
echo -n " Run: "
((($STATUS&HAS_CAPPED)!=0)) && echo "${BAD}" || echo "${GOOD}"
@JsBergbau
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You have to run bash status.sh

@mcmellow
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mcmellow commented Nov 9, 2020

Thanks very much for this script.

@rauhmaru
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Awesome! Thanks!

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