ZHCSJD3B July 2018 – February 2019 BQ25150
PRODUCTION DATA.
The I2C interface allows the user to easily implement the JEITA standard for systems where the battery pack thermistor is monitored by the host. Additionally, the device provides a flexible voltage based TS input for monitoring the battery pack NTC thermistor. The voltage at TS is monitored to determine that the battery is at a safe temperature during charging.
The part can be configured to meet JEITA requirements or a simpler HOT/COLD function only. Additionally, the TS charger control function can be disabled. To satisfy the JEITA requirements, four temperature thresholds are monitored: the cold battery threshold, the cool battery threshold, the warm battery threshold, and the hot battery threshold. These temperatures correspond to the VCOLD, VCOOL, VWARM, and VHOT thresholds in the Electrical Characteristics table. Charging and safety timers are suspended when VTS < VHOT or VTS > VCOLD. When VCOOL < VTS < VCOLD, the charging current is reduced to the value programmed in the TS_FASTCHGCTRL register. Note that the current steps for fast charge in the COOL region, just as those in normal fast charge, are multiples of the fast charge LSB value (1.25mA by default). So in the case where the calculated scaled down current for the COOL region falls in between charge current steps, the device will round down the charge current to the nearest step. For example, if the fast charge current is set for 15mA (ICHG = 1100) and TS_FASTCHARGE =111 (0.125*ICHG), the charge current in the COOL region will be 1.25mA instead of the calculated 1.85mA.
When VHOT < VTS < VWARM, the battery regulation voltage is reduced to the value programmed in the TS_FASTCHGCTRL register.
Regardless of whether the part is configured for JEITA, HOT/COLD, or disabled, when a TS fault occurs, a 128us pulse is sent on the INT output, and the FAULT bits of the register are updated over I2C. The FAULT bits are not cleared until they are read over I2C. This allows the host processor to take action if a different behavior than the pre-set function is needed. Alternately, the TS pin voltage can be read by the host if VIN is present or when BAT is present, so the appropriate action can be taken by the host.