Side LED blinking amber / red when fully charged, no charge limit set

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Hi all,

I just got my framework and so far, the experience has been great! I recently noticed that when the laptop is being charged and reaches 100% state of charge, the side LED where the charging cable is connected turns white (like you expect), but after a short period with the charger cable still connected the white LED turns to blinking amber / red and stays like that until I unplug.

I have read on the forum that some people experienced this (BIOS 3.07: LED lights when charged to <100% limit) and that it is normal when you set a charge limit in the BIOS, but I personally did not set a charge limit. I just checked the BIOS and mine is still set at 100%.

Does anyone know if this is normal and/or has had similar experiences, even when not setting a charge limit? Thanks in advance!

Software and hardware versions:
Batch 10 DIY edition
Bios 3.07
Linux 22.04 LTS

UPDATE:

Framework replied that this is a known issue and is fixed in the next firmware release: Side LED blinking amber / red when fully charged, no charge limit set - #6 by DHowett

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I’ve noticed the same thing with my DIY Framework Laptop, and I also wonder if it’s normal. I use Windows 11 Pro and a 3rd party charger by SlimQ.

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Hello, this is normal. For my system, when it’s solid white the OS reports “plugged in but not charging”, and blinks orange when the OS reports “fully charged”, so I assume white is “Yeah we’re basically fully charged” but blinking orange is “Actually fully charged, running off of AC power now.” in a no charge limit scenario.

I may be wrong, but it’s normal from what I can tell.

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Can confirm this also happens with my laptop. Presumably it’s a firmware bug or a rounding error, because it blinks orange about 80% of the time when fully charged (despite no charge level restriction) and solid white the other 20%. Not a big deal but do agree that it would be nice for it to stick to one or the other.

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You’ll be happy to know that this has already been fixed in the embedded controller firmware (commit) and it’ll be out with the next firmware update.

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Thanks for the quick replies all! @anon81945988 I am using the included EU framework charger.

@DHowett Great to see that this is already fixed! Do you know if the updates is staged for BIOS release 3.08 or later? Thanks!

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There’s a build of 3.08 floating around that does have this fix. I’m comfortable saying that “it will be available in the next update Framework Computer releases.” :slight_smile: