SLUUBY1B December   2020  – April 2022 BQ76942

 

  1.   Read This First
    1.     About This Manual
    2.     Battery Notational Conventions
    3.     Trademarks
    4.     Glossary
  2. Introduction
  3. Device Description
    1. 2.1 Overview
    2. 2.2 Functional Block Diagram
  4. Device Configuration
    1. 3.1 Direct Commands and Subcommands
    2. 3.2 Configuration Using OTP or Registers
    3. 3.3 Device Version Differences
    4. 3.4 Data Formats
      1. 3.4.1 Unsigned Integer
      2. 3.4.2 Integer
      3. 3.4.3 Floating Point
      4. 3.4.4 Hex
  5. Measurement Subsystem
    1. 4.1  Voltage Measurement
      1. 4.1.1 Voltage Measurement Schedule
      2. 4.1.2 Usage of VC Pins for Cells Versus Interconnect
      3. 4.1.3 Cell Interconnect Resistance
    2. 4.2  General Purpose ADCIN Functionality
    3. 4.3  Coulomb Counter and Digital Filters
    4. 4.4  Synchronized Voltage and Current Measurement
    5. 4.5  Subcommands 0x0071–0x0073 DASTATUS1-3() , Cell Voltage and Synchronized Current Counts
    6. 4.6  Subcommands 0x0075–0x0077 DASTATUS5-7(), Additional Measurements
    7. 4.7  Internal Temperature Measurement
    8. 4.8  Thermistor Temperature Measurement
    9. 4.9  Factory Trim of Voltage ADC
    10. 4.10 Voltage Calibration (ADC Measurements)
    11. 4.11 Voltage Calibration (COV and CUV Protections)
    12. 4.12 Current Calibration
    13. 4.13 Temperature Calibration
  6. Primary and Secondary Protection Subsystems
    1. 5.1 Protections Overview
    2. 5.2 Primary Protections
      1. 5.2.1  Primary Protections Overview
      2. 5.2.2  High-Side NFET Drivers
      3. 5.2.3  Protection FETs Configuration and Control
        1. 5.2.3.1 FET Configuration
        2. 5.2.3.2 FET Control
          1. 5.2.3.2.1 Precharge Mode
          2. 5.2.3.2.2 Predischarge Mode
      4. 5.2.4  Cell Overvoltage Protection
      5. 5.2.5  Cell Undervoltage Protection
      6. 5.2.6  Short Circuit in Discharge Protection
      7. 5.2.7  Overcurrent in Charge Protection
      8. 5.2.8  Overcurrent in Discharge 1, 2, and 3 Protections
      9. 5.2.9  Overtemperature in Charge Protection
      10. 5.2.10 Overtemperature in Discharge Protection
      11. 5.2.11 Overtemperature FET Protection
      12. 5.2.12 Internal Overtemperature Protection
      13. 5.2.13 Undertemperature in Charge Protection
      14. 5.2.14 Undertemperature in Discharge Protection
      15. 5.2.15 Internal Undertemperature Protection
      16. 5.2.16 Host Watchdog Protection
      17. 5.2.17 Precharge Timeout Protection
      18. 5.2.18 Load Detect Functionality
    3. 5.3 Secondary Protections
      1. 5.3.1  Secondary Protections Overview
      2. 5.3.2  Copper Deposition (CUDEP) Permanent Fail
      3. 5.3.3  Safety Undervoltage (SUV) Permanent Fail
      4. 5.3.4  Safety Overvoltage (SOV) Permanent Fail
      5. 5.3.5  Safety Overcurrent in Charge (SOCC) Permanent Fail
      6. 5.3.6  Safety Overcurrent in Discharge (SOCD) Permanent Fail
      7. 5.3.7  Safety Cell Overtemperature (SOT) Permanent Fail
      8. 5.3.8  Safety FET Overtemperature (SOTF) Permanent Fail
      9. 5.3.9  Charge FET (CFETF) Permanent Fail
      10. 5.3.10 Discharge FET (DFETF) Permanent Fail
      11. 5.3.11 Secondary Protector (2LVL) Permanent Fail
      12. 5.3.12 Voltage Imbalance in Relax (VIMR) Permanent Fail
      13. 5.3.13 Voltage Imbalance in Active (VIMA) Permanent Fail
      14. 5.3.14 Short Circuit in Discharge Latched Permanent Fail
      15. 5.3.15 OTP Memory Signature Permanent Fail
      16. 5.3.16 Data ROM Memory Signature Permanent Fail
      17. 5.3.17 Instruction ROM Memory Signature Permanent Fail
      18. 5.3.18 LFO Oscillator Permanent Fail
      19. 5.3.19 Voltage Reference Permanent Fail
      20. 5.3.20 VSS Permanent Fail
      21. 5.3.21 Protection Comparator MUX Permanent Fail
      22. 5.3.22 Commanded Permanent Fail
      23. 5.3.23 Top of Stack Measurement Check
      24. 5.3.24 Cell Open Wire
  7. Device Status and Controls
    1. 6.1 0x00 Control Status() and 0x12 Battery Status() Commands
    2. 6.2 0x0070 MANU_DATA() Subcommand
    3. 6.3 LDOs
      1. 6.3.1 Preregulator Control
      2. 6.3.2 REG1 and REG2 LDO Controls
    4. 6.4 Multifunction Pin Controls
    5. 6.5 CFETOFF, DFETOFF, and BOTHOFF Pin Functionality
    6. 6.6 ALERT Pin Operation
    7. 6.7 DDSG and DCHG Pin Operation
    8. 6.8 Fuse Drive
    9. 6.9 Device Event Timing
  8. Operational Modes
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 NORMAL Mode
    3. 7.3 SLEEP Mode
    4. 7.4 DEEPSLEEP Mode
    5. 7.5 SHUTDOWN Mode
    6. 7.6 CONFIG_UPDATE Mode
  9. Device Security
    1. 8.1 Overview
  10. Serial Communications Interfaces
    1. 9.1 Serial Communications Overview
    2. 9.2 I2C Communications Subsystem
    3. 9.3 SPI Communications Interface
      1. 9.3.1 SPI Protocol
    4. 9.4 HDQ Communications Interface
  11. 10Cell Balancing
    1. 10.1 Cell Balancing Operation
    2. 10.2 Cell Balancing Timing
  12. 11Diagnostics
    1. 11.1 Diagnostics Overview
    2. 11.2 VREF2 Versus VREF1 Check
    3. 11.3 VSS Measurement
    4. 11.4 Top of Stack Measurement Check
    5. 11.5 LFO Oscillator Monitor
    6. 11.6 Protection Comparator Mux Check
    7. 11.7 Internal Watchdog Reset
    8. 11.8 Internal Memory Checks
  13. 12Commands and Subcommands
    1. 12.1 Direct Commands
    2. 12.2 Bitfield Definitions for Direct Commands
      1. 12.2.1  Control Status Register
      2. 12.2.2  Safety Alert A Register
      3. 12.2.3  Safety Status A Register
      4. 12.2.4  Safety Alert B Register
      5. 12.2.5  Safety Status B Register
      6. 12.2.6  Safety Alert C Register
      7. 12.2.7  Safety Status C Register
      8. 12.2.8  PF Alert A Register
      9. 12.2.9  PF Status A Register
      10. 12.2.10 PF Alert B Register
      11. 12.2.11 PF Status B Register
      12. 12.2.12 PF Alert C Register
      13. 12.2.13 PF Status C Register
      14. 12.2.14 PF Alert D Register
      15. 12.2.15 PF Status D Register
      16. 12.2.16 Battery Status Register
      17. 12.2.17 Alarm Status Register
      18. 12.2.18 Alarm Raw Status Register
      19. 12.2.19 Alarm Enable Register
      20. 12.2.20 FET Status Register
    3. 12.3 Command-Only Subcommands
    4. 12.4 Subcommands with Data
    5. 12.5 Bitfield Definitions for Subcommands
      1. 12.5.1 PF Status A Register
      2. 12.5.2 PF Status B Register
      3. 12.5.3 PF Status C Register
      4. 12.5.4 PF Status D Register
      5. 12.5.5 Manufacturing Status Register
      6. 12.5.6 FET Control Register
      7. 12.5.7 REG12 Control Register
      8. 12.5.8 OTP Write Check Result Register
      9. 12.5.9 OTP Write Result Register
  14. 13Data Memory Settings
    1. 13.1 Data Memory Access
    2. 13.2 Calibration
      1. 13.2.1  Calibration:Voltage
        1. 13.2.1.1  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 1 Gain
        2. 13.2.1.2  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 2 Gain
        3. 13.2.1.3  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 3 Gain
        4. 13.2.1.4  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 4 Gain
        5. 13.2.1.5  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 5 Gain
        6. 13.2.1.6  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 6 Gain
        7. 13.2.1.7  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 7 Gain
        8. 13.2.1.8  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 8 Gain
        9. 13.2.1.9  Calibration:Voltage:Cell 9 Gain
        10. 13.2.1.10 Calibration:Voltage:Cell 10 Gain
        11. 13.2.1.11 Calibration:Voltage:Pack Gain
        12. 13.2.1.12 Calibration:Voltage:TOS Gain
        13. 13.2.1.13 Calibration:Voltage:LD Gain
        14. 13.2.1.14 Calibration:Voltage:ADC Gain
      2. 13.2.2  Calibration:Current
        1. 13.2.2.1 Calibration:Current:CC Gain
        2. 13.2.2.2 Calibration:Current:Capacity Gain
      3. 13.2.3  Calibration:Vcell Offset
        1. 13.2.3.1 Calibration:Vcell Offset:Vcell Offset
      4. 13.2.4  Calibration:V Divider Offset
        1. 13.2.4.1 Calibration:V Divider Offset:Vdiv Offset
      5. 13.2.5  Calibration:Current Offset
        1. 13.2.5.1 Calibration:Current Offset:Coulomb Counter Offset Samples
        2. 13.2.5.2 Calibration:Current Offset:Board Offset
      6. 13.2.6  Calibration:Temperature
        1. 13.2.6.1  Calibration:Temperature:Internal Temp Offset
        2. 13.2.6.2  Calibration:Temperature:CFETOFF Temp Offset
        3. 13.2.6.3  Calibration:Temperature:DFETOFF Temp Offset
        4. 13.2.6.4  Calibration:Temperature:ALERT Temp Offset
        5. 13.2.6.5  Calibration:Temperature:TS1 Temp Offset
        6. 13.2.6.6  Calibration:Temperature:TS2 Temp Offset
        7. 13.2.6.7  Calibration:Temperature:TS3 Temp Offset
        8. 13.2.6.8  Calibration:Temperature:HDQ Temp Offset
        9. 13.2.6.9  Calibration:Temperature:DCHG Temp Offset
        10. 13.2.6.10 Calibration:Temperature:DDSG Temp Offset
      7. 13.2.7  Calibration:Internal Temp Model
        1. 13.2.7.1 Calibration:Internal Temp Model:Int Gain
        2. 13.2.7.2 Calibration:Internal Temp Model:Int base offset
        3. 13.2.7.3 Calibration:Internal Temp Model:Int Maximum AD
        4. 13.2.7.4 Calibration:Internal Temp Model:Int Maximum Temp
      8. 13.2.8  Calibration:18K Temperature Model
        1. 13.2.8.1  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff a1
        2. 13.2.8.2  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff a2
        3. 13.2.8.3  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff a3
        4. 13.2.8.4  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff a4
        5. 13.2.8.5  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff a5
        6. 13.2.8.6  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff b1
        7. 13.2.8.7  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff b2
        8. 13.2.8.8  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff b3
        9. 13.2.8.9  Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Coeff b4
        10. 13.2.8.10 Calibration:18K Temperature Model:Adc0
      9. 13.2.9  Calibration:180K Temperature Model
        1. 13.2.9.1  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff a1
        2. 13.2.9.2  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff a2
        3. 13.2.9.3  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff a3
        4. 13.2.9.4  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff a4
        5. 13.2.9.5  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff a5
        6. 13.2.9.6  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff b1
        7. 13.2.9.7  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff b2
        8. 13.2.9.8  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff b3
        9. 13.2.9.9  Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Coeff b4
        10. 13.2.9.10 Calibration:180K Temperature Model:Adc0
      10. 13.2.10 Calibration:Custom Temperature Model
        1. 13.2.10.1  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff a1
        2. 13.2.10.2  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff a2
        3. 13.2.10.3  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff a3
        4. 13.2.10.4  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff a4
        5. 13.2.10.5  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff a5
        6. 13.2.10.6  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff b1
        7. 13.2.10.7  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff b2
        8. 13.2.10.8  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff b3
        9. 13.2.10.9  Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Coeff b4
        10. 13.2.10.10 Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Rc0
        11. 13.2.10.11 Calibration:Custom Temperature Model:Adc0
      11. 13.2.11 Calibration:Current Deadband
        1. 13.2.11.1 Calibration:Current Deadband:Coulomb Counter Deadband
      12. 13.2.12 Calibration:CUV
        1. 13.2.12.1 Calibration:CUV:CUV Threshold Override
      13. 13.2.13 Calibration:COV
        1. 13.2.13.1 Calibration:COV:COV Threshold Override
    3. 13.3 Settings
      1. 13.3.1  Settings:Fuse
        1. 13.3.1.1 Settings:Fuse:Min Blow Fuse Voltage
        2. 13.3.1.2 Settings:Fuse:Fuse Blow Timeout
      2. 13.3.2  Settings:Configuration
        1. 13.3.2.1  Settings:Configuration:Power Config
        2. 13.3.2.2  Settings:Configuration:REG12 Config
        3. 13.3.2.3  Settings:Configuration:REG0 Config
        4. 13.3.2.4  Settings:Configuration:HWD Regulator Options
        5. 13.3.2.5  Settings:Configuration:Comm Type
        6. 13.3.2.6  Settings:Configuration:I2C Address
        7. 13.3.2.7  Settings:Configuration:SPI Configuration
        8. 13.3.2.8  Settings:Configuration:Comm Idle Time
        9. 13.3.2.9  Settings:Configuration:CFETOFF Pin Config
        10. 13.3.2.10 Settings:Configuration:DFETOFF Pin Config
        11. 13.3.2.11 Settings:Configuration:ALERT Pin Config
        12. 13.3.2.12 Settings:Configuration:TS1 Config
        13. 13.3.2.13 Settings:Configuration:TS2 Config
        14. 13.3.2.14 Settings:Configuration:TS3 Config
        15. 13.3.2.15 Settings:Configuration:HDQ Pin Config
        16. 13.3.2.16 Settings:Configuration:DCHG Pin Config
        17. 13.3.2.17 Settings:Configuration:DDSG Pin Config
        18. 13.3.2.18 Settings:Configuration:DA Configuration
        19. 13.3.2.19 Settings:Configuration:Vcell Mode
        20. 13.3.2.20 Settings:Configuration:CC3 Samples
      3. 13.3.3  Settings:Protection
        1. 13.3.3.1  Settings:Protection:Protection Configuration
        2. 13.3.3.2  Settings:Protection:Enabled Protections A
        3. 13.3.3.3  Settings:Protection:Enabled Protections B
        4. 13.3.3.4  Settings:Protection:Enabled Protections C
        5. 13.3.3.5  Settings:Protection:CHG FET Protections A
        6. 13.3.3.6  Settings:Protection:CHG FET Protections B
        7. 13.3.3.7  Settings:Protection:CHG FET Protections C
        8. 13.3.3.8  Settings:Protection:DSG FET Protections A
        9. 13.3.3.9  Settings:Protection:DSG FET Protections B
        10. 13.3.3.10 Settings:Protection:DSG FET Protections C
        11. 13.3.3.11 Settings:Protection:Body Diode Threshold
      4. 13.3.4  Settings:Alarm
        1. 13.3.4.1 Settings:Alarm:Default Alarm Mask
        2. 13.3.4.2 Settings:Alarm:SF Alert Mask A
        3. 13.3.4.3 Settings:Alarm:SF Alert Mask B
        4. 13.3.4.4 Settings:Alarm:SF Alert Mask C
        5. 13.3.4.5 Settings:Alarm:PF Alert Mask A
        6. 13.3.4.6 Settings:Alarm:PF Alert Mask B
        7. 13.3.4.7 Settings:Alarm:PF Alert Mask C
        8. 13.3.4.8 Settings:Alarm:PF Alert Mask D
      5. 13.3.5  Settings:Permanent Failure
        1. 13.3.5.1 Settings:Permanent Failure:Enabled PF A
        2. 13.3.5.2 Settings:Permanent Failure:Enabled PF B
        3. 13.3.5.3 Settings:Permanent Failure:Enabled PF C
        4. 13.3.5.4 Settings:Permanent Failure:Enabled PF D
      6. 13.3.6  Settings:FET
        1. 13.3.6.1 Settings:FET:FET Options
        2. 13.3.6.2 Settings:FET:Chg Pump Control
        3. 13.3.6.3 Settings:FET:Precharge Start Voltage
        4. 13.3.6.4 Settings:FET:Precharge Stop Voltage
        5. 13.3.6.5 Settings:FET:Predischarge Timeout
        6. 13.3.6.6 Settings:FET:Predischarge Stop Delta
      7. 13.3.7  Settings:Current Thresholds
        1. 13.3.7.1 Settings:Current Thresholds:Dsg Current Threshold
        2. 13.3.7.2 Settings:Current Thresholds:Chg Current Threshold
      8. 13.3.8  Settings:Cell Open-Wire
        1. 13.3.8.1 Settings:Cell Open-Wire:Check Time
      9. 13.3.9  Settings:Interconnect Resistances
        1. 13.3.9.1  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 1 Interconnect
        2. 13.3.9.2  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 2 Interconnect
        3. 13.3.9.3  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 3 Interconnect
        4. 13.3.9.4  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 4 Interconnect
        5. 13.3.9.5  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 5 Interconnect
        6. 13.3.9.6  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 6 Interconnect
        7. 13.3.9.7  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 7 Interconnect
        8. 13.3.9.8  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 8 Interconnect
        9. 13.3.9.9  Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 9 Interconnect
        10. 13.3.9.10 Settings:Interconnect Resistances:Cell 10 Interconnect
      10. 13.3.10 Settings:Manufacturing
        1. 13.3.10.1 Settings:Manufacturing:Mfg Status Init
      11. 13.3.11 Settings:Cell Balancing Config
        1. 13.3.11.1  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration
        2. 13.3.11.2  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Min Cell Temp
        3. 13.3.11.3  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Max Cell Temp
        4. 13.3.11.4  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Max Internal Temp
        5. 13.3.11.5  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Interval
        6. 13.3.11.6  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Max Cells
        7. 13.3.11.7  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Min Cell V (Charge)
        8. 13.3.11.8  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Min Delta (Charge)
        9. 13.3.11.9  Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Stop Delta (Charge)
        10. 13.3.11.10 Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Min Cell V (Relax)
        11. 13.3.11.11 Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Min Delta (Relax)
        12. 13.3.11.12 Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Stop Delta (Relax)
    4. 13.4 Power
      1. 13.4.1 Power:Shutdown
        1. 13.4.1.1 Power:Shutdown:Shutdown Cell Voltage
        2. 13.4.1.2 Power:Shutdown:Shutdown Stack Voltage
        3. 13.4.1.3 Power:Shutdown:Low V Shutdown Delay
        4. 13.4.1.4 Power:Shutdown:Shutdown Temperature
        5. 13.4.1.5 Power:Shutdown:Shutdown Temperature Delay
        6. 13.4.1.6 Power:Shutdown:FET Off Delay
        7. 13.4.1.7 Power:Shutdown:Shutdown Command Delay
        8. 13.4.1.8 Power:Shutdown:Auto Shutdown Time
        9. 13.4.1.9 Power:Shutdown:RAM Fail Shutdown Time
      2. 13.4.2 Power:Sleep
        1. 13.4.2.1 Power:Sleep:Sleep Current
        2. 13.4.2.2 Power:Sleep:Voltage Time
        3. 13.4.2.3 Power:Sleep:Wake Comparator Current
        4. 13.4.2.4 Power:Sleep:Sleep Hysteresis Time
        5. 13.4.2.5 Power:Sleep:Sleep Charger Voltage Threshold
        6. 13.4.2.6 Power:Sleep:Sleep Charger PACK-TOS Delta
    5. 13.5 System Data
      1. 13.5.1 System Data:Integrity
        1. 13.5.1.1 System Data:Integrity:Config RAM Signature
    6. 13.6 Protections
      1. 13.6.1  Protections:CUV
        1. 13.6.1.1 Protections:CUV:Threshold
        2. 13.6.1.2 Protections:CUV:Delay
        3. 13.6.1.3 Protections:CUV:Recovery Hysteresis
      2. 13.6.2  Protections:COV
        1. 13.6.2.1 Protections:COV:Threshold
        2. 13.6.2.2 Protections:COV:Delay
        3. 13.6.2.3 Protections:COV:Recovery Hysteresis
      3. 13.6.3  Protections:COVL
        1. 13.6.3.1 Protections:COVL:Latch Limit
        2. 13.6.3.2 Protections:COVL:Counter Dec Delay
        3. 13.6.3.3 Protections:COVL:Recovery Time
      4. 13.6.4  Protections:OCC
        1. 13.6.4.1 Protections:OCC:Threshold
        2. 13.6.4.2 Protections:OCC:Delay
        3. 13.6.4.3 Protections:OCC:Recovery Threshold
        4. 13.6.4.4 Protections:OCC:PACK-TOS Delta
      5. 13.6.5  Protections:OCD1
        1. 13.6.5.1 Protections:OCD1:Threshold
        2. 13.6.5.2 Protections:OCD1:Delay
      6. 13.6.6  Protections:OCD2
        1. 13.6.6.1 Protections:OCD2:Threshold
        2. 13.6.6.2 Protections:OCD2:Delay
      7. 13.6.7  Protections:SCD
        1. 13.6.7.1 Protections:SCD:Threshold
        2. 13.6.7.2 Protections:SCD:Delay
        3. 13.6.7.3 Protections:SCD:Recovery Time
      8. 13.6.8  Protections:OCD3
        1. 13.6.8.1 Protections:OCD3:Threshold
        2. 13.6.8.2 Protections:OCD3:Delay
      9. 13.6.9  Protections:OCD
        1. 13.6.9.1 Protections:OCD:Recovery Threshold
      10. 13.6.10 Protections:OCDL
        1. 13.6.10.1 Protections:OCDL:Latch Limit
        2. 13.6.10.2 Protections:OCDL:Counter Dec Delay
        3. 13.6.10.3 Protections:OCDL:Recovery Time
        4. 13.6.10.4 Protections:OCDL:Recovery Threshold
      11. 13.6.11 Protections:SCDL
        1. 13.6.11.1 Protections:SCDL:Latch Limit
        2. 13.6.11.2 Protections:SCDL:Counter Dec Delay
        3. 13.6.11.3 Protections:SCDL:Recovery Time
        4. 13.6.11.4 Protections:SCDL:Recovery Threshold
      12. 13.6.12 Protections:OTC
        1. 13.6.12.1 Protections:OTC:Threshold
        2. 13.6.12.2 Protections:OTC:Delay
        3. 13.6.12.3 Protections:OTC:Recovery
      13. 13.6.13 Protections:OTD
        1. 13.6.13.1 Protections:OTD:Threshold
        2. 13.6.13.2 Protections:OTD:Delay
        3. 13.6.13.3 Protections:OTD:Recovery
      14. 13.6.14 Protections:OTF
        1. 13.6.14.1 Protections:OTF:Threshold
        2. 13.6.14.2 Protections:OTF:Delay
        3. 13.6.14.3 Protections:OTF:Recovery
      15. 13.6.15 Protections:OTINT
        1. 13.6.15.1 Protections:OTINT:Threshold
        2. 13.6.15.2 Protections:OTINT:Delay
        3. 13.6.15.3 Protections:OTINT:Recovery
      16. 13.6.16 Protections:UTC
        1. 13.6.16.1 Protections:UTC:Threshold
        2. 13.6.16.2 Protections:UTC:Delay
        3. 13.6.16.3 Protections:UTC:Recovery
      17. 13.6.17 Protections:UTD
        1. 13.6.17.1 Protections:UTD:Threshold
        2. 13.6.17.2 Protections:UTD:Delay
        3. 13.6.17.3 Protections:UTD:Recovery
      18. 13.6.18 Protections:UTINT
        1. 13.6.18.1 Protections:UTINT:Threshold
        2. 13.6.18.2 Protections:UTINT:Delay
        3. 13.6.18.3 Protections:UTINT:Recovery
      19. 13.6.19 Protections:Recovery
        1. 13.6.19.1 Protections:Recovery:Time
      20. 13.6.20 Protections:HWD
        1. 13.6.20.1 Protections:HWD:Delay
      21. 13.6.21 Protections:Load Detect
        1. 13.6.21.1 Protections:Load Detect:Active Time
        2. 13.6.21.2 Protections:Load Detect:Retry Delay
        3. 13.6.21.3 Protections:Load Detect:Timeout
      22. 13.6.22 Protections:PTO
        1. 13.6.22.1 Protections:PTO:Charge Threshold
        2. 13.6.22.2 Protections:PTO:Delay
        3. 13.6.22.3 Protections:PTO:Reset
    7. 13.7 Permanent Fail
      1. 13.7.1  Permanent Fail:CUDEP
        1. 13.7.1.1 Permanent Fail:CUDEP:Threshold
        2. 13.7.1.2 Permanent Fail:CUDEP:Delay
      2. 13.7.2  Permanent Fail:SUV
        1. 13.7.2.1 Permanent Fail:SUV:Threshold
        2. 13.7.2.2 Permanent Fail:SUV:Delay
      3. 13.7.3  Permanent Fail:SOV
        1. 13.7.3.1 Permanent Fail:SOV:Threshold
        2. 13.7.3.2 Permanent Fail:SOV:Delay
      4. 13.7.4  Permanent Fail:TOS
        1. 13.7.4.1 Permanent Fail:TOS:Threshold
        2. 13.7.4.2 Permanent Fail:TOS:Delay
      5. 13.7.5  Permanent Fail:SOCC
        1. 13.7.5.1 Permanent Fail:SOCC:Threshold
        2. 13.7.5.2 Permanent Fail:SOCC:Delay
      6. 13.7.6  Permanent Fail:SOCD
        1. 13.7.6.1 Permanent Fail:SOCD:Threshold
        2. 13.7.6.2 Permanent Fail:SOCD:Delay
      7. 13.7.7  Permanent Fail:SOT
        1. 13.7.7.1 Permanent Fail:SOT:Threshold
        2. 13.7.7.2 Permanent Fail:SOT:Delay
      8. 13.7.8  Permanent Fail:SOTF
        1. 13.7.8.1 Permanent Fail:SOTF:Threshold
        2. 13.7.8.2 Permanent Fail:SOTF:Delay
      9. 13.7.9  Permanent Fail:VIMR
        1. 13.7.9.1 Permanent Fail:VIMR:Check Voltage
        2. 13.7.9.2 Permanent Fail:VIMR:Max Relax Current
        3. 13.7.9.3 Permanent Fail:VIMR:Threshold
        4. 13.7.9.4 Permanent Fail:VIMR:Delay
        5. 13.7.9.5 Permanent Fail:VIMR:Relax Min Duration
      10. 13.7.10 Permanent Fail:VIMA
        1. 13.7.10.1 Permanent Fail:VIMA:Check Voltage
        2. 13.7.10.2 Permanent Fail:VIMA:Min Active Current
        3. 13.7.10.3 Permanent Fail:VIMA:Threshold
        4. 13.7.10.4 Permanent Fail:VIMA:Delay
      11. 13.7.11 Permanent Fail:CFETF
        1. 13.7.11.1 Permanent Fail:CFETF:OFF Threshold
        2. 13.7.11.2 Permanent Fail:CFETF:OFF Delay
      12. 13.7.12 Permanent Fail:DFETF
        1. 13.7.12.1 Permanent Fail:DFETF:OFF Threshold
        2. 13.7.12.2 Permanent Fail:DFETF:OFF Delay
      13. 13.7.13 Permanent Fail:VSSF
        1. 13.7.13.1 Permanent Fail:VSSF:Fail Threshold
        2. 13.7.13.2 Permanent Fail:VSSF:Delay
      14. 13.7.14 Permanent Fail:2LVL
        1. 13.7.14.1 Permanent Fail:2LVL:Delay
      15. 13.7.15 Permanent Fail:LFOF
        1. 13.7.15.1 Permanent Fail:LFOF:Delay
      16. 13.7.16 Permanent Fail:HWMX
        1. 13.7.16.1 Permanent Fail:HWMX:Delay
    8. 13.8 Security
      1. 13.8.1 Security:Settings
        1. 13.8.1.1 Security:Settings:Security Settings
      2. 13.8.2 Security:Keys
        1. 13.8.2.1 Security:Keys:Unseal Key Step 1
        2. 13.8.2.2 Security:Keys:Unseal Key Step 2
        3. 13.8.2.3 Security:Keys:Full Access Key Step 1
        4. 13.8.2.4 Security:Keys:Full Access Key Step 2
    9. 13.9 Data Memory Summary
  15. 15Revision History

Cell Balancing Operation

The BQ76942 device supports passive cell balancing by bypassing the current of selected cells during charging or at rest, using either integrated bypass switches between cells, or external bypass FET switches. The device incorporates a voltage-based balancing algorithm which can optionally balance cells autonomously without requiring any interaction with a host processor. Or if preferred, balancing can be entirely controlled manually from a host processor. For autonomous balancing, the device will only balance non-adjacent cells in use (it does not consider inputs used to measure interconnect as cells in use). In order to avoid excessive power dissipation within the BQ76942 device, the maximum number of cells allowed to balance simultaneously can be limited by setting Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Max Cells. For host-controlled balancing, adjacent as well as non-adjacent cells can be balanced.

Host-controlled balancing can be controlled using specific subcommands (described below) sent by the host. These subcommands are also accessible in SEALED mode, to avoid the need for the pack to be unsealed in operation in order to initiate balancing. If host-controlled balancing will not be used, access to these subcommands can be disabled by setting the Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_NO_CMD] configuration bit.

Table 10-1 shows the subcommands the host uses to control cell balancing.

Table 10-1 Host-Controlled Cell Balancing Subcommands
Subcommand Description
0x0083 CB_ACTIVE_CELLS() When read, this reports a bit mask of which cells are being actively balanced. When written, it starts balancing on the specified cells. Write 0x0000 to turn balancing off. This command may take up to approximately 1 second to take effect.
0x0084 CB_SET_LVL() When written with a 16-bit cell voltage threshold in mV, the device begins balancing one or more of the highest voltage cells if above the written threshold. When read, it returns the threshold.

The device also returns status information regarding how long cells have been balanced through the subcommands described below.

Table 10-2 Cell Balancing Status Subcommands
Subcommand Description
0x0085 CBSTATUS1() When read, this returns the 16-bit time in seconds that balancing has been active.
0x0086 CBSTATUS2() When read, this returns a block containing the 32-bit cumulative balancing times in seconds for each of cells 1–8. These values reset if a device reset occurs, or the device enters CONFIG_UPDATE mode.
0x0087 CBSTATUS3() When read, this returns a block containing the 32-bit cumulative balancing times in seconds for each of cells 9–10. These values reset if a device reset occurs, or the device enters CONFIG_UPDATE mode.

When host-controlled balancing is initiated using the subcommands above, the device starts a timer and will continue balancing until the timer reaches a value of Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Interval, or a new balancing subcommand is issued (which resets the timer). This is included as a precaution, in case the host processor initiated balancing but then stopped communication with the BQ76942 device, so that balancing would not continue indefinitely.

The BQ76942 device can automatically balance cells using a voltage-based algorithm based on environmental and system conditions. Several settings are provided to control when balancing is allowed, as described below.

Temperature—The device disables balancing (both autonomous and host-controlled) if the cell temperature is below Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Min Cell Temp or above Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Max Cell Temp, or the internal die temperature of the device is above Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Max Internal Temp.

Charge versus Relax—Autonomous balancing can be allowed during charging by setting Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_CHG], in a relaxed condition by setting Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_RLX], or both. If Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_CHG] is set, autonomous balancing is allowed while the CC1 Current is above Settings:Current Thresholds:Chg Current Threshold. If Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_RLX] is set, autonomous balancing is allowed while the current is below Settings:Current Thresholds:Chg Current Threshold and above the negative of Settings:Current Thresholds:Dsg Current Threshold. The device evaluates the conditions for continuing balancing every Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Interval. For example, if the device is configured to avoid balancing during charge, and while balancing the pack begins charging, balancing will continue until the interval timer expires before it is disabled.

Cell Voltage—If autonomous balancing during charge is enabled, the device allows balancing if the minimum cell voltage is above Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Min Cell V (Charge) and the difference between the maximum and minimum cell voltages is greater than Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Min Delta (Charge). Similarly, if autonomous balancing during relax is enabled, the device allows balancing if the minimum cell voltage is above Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Min Cell V (Relax) and the difference between the maximum and minimum cell voltages is greater than Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Min Delta (Relax).

While balancing during relax, when the device reevaluates the cell status at the end of each timer interval, it ceases balancing if all cell voltages are within Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Stop Delta (Relax) of the minimum cell voltage. This Cell Balance Stop Delta reduces the risk of over-balancing a higher voltage cell to slightly below the minimum voltage cell, and thereby slowly draining the pack. Operation while balancing during charge is similar, instead using the Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Cell Balance Stop Delta (Charge) configuration value. The Cell Balance Stop Delta parameters should be set to a lower level than the Cell Balance Min Delta parameters, then the device will have a hysteresis that delays restarting balancing until the level of imbalance again exceeds the higher Cell Balance Min Delta level. Note that when balancing is enabled because at least one cell voltage exceeds Cell Balance Min Delta, the device continues to attempt to balance all cells that are above the Cell Balance Stop Delta.

NORMAL versus SLEEP Mode—The BQ76942 device can also be configured to avoid autonomous balancing while in SLEEP mode by clearing the Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_SLEEP] configuration bit. The device can also be prevented from entering SLEEP mode while balancing if the Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_NOSLEEP] bit is set. Table 10-3 shows the functionality based on these bits.

Table 10-3 Cell Balancing CB_SLEEP and CB_NOSLEEP Configuration Settings
CB_SLEEP CB_NOSLEEP Description
0 0 Cell balancing is not allowed to occur while in SLEEP mode. If balancing were active when the device entered SLEEP mode, balancing would stop at the end of the present Cell Balance Interval and could not restart until the device returned to NORMAL mode.
0 1 This setting is not allowed. When CB_NOSLEEP is set, CB_SLEEP should also be set.
1 0 Cell balancing is allowed to begin and continue while the device is in SLEEP mode.
1 1 If the device is in SLEEP mode and cell balancing is deemed necessary, the device exits SLEEP mode to begin balancing. The device is prevented from reentering SLEEP mode while balancing is active.

Note: balancing is disabled immediately (without waiting for the interval timer to expire) if any of the following events occur:

  • The device enters CONFIG_UPDATE mode.
  • An enabled protection alert from Settings:Protections:Enabled Protections A occurs.
  • An enabled protection fault from Settings:Protections:Enabled Protections A occurs except for a COV fault.
  • An enabled Permanent Fail fault occurs.
  • The device enters DEEPSLEEP mode.
  • The device enters SHUTDOWN mode.

To disable autonomous cell balancing, the Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_CHG] and Settings:Cell Balancing Config:Balancing Configuration[CB_RLX] configuration bits should be cleared.

Cell voltage measurements cannot be performed while balancing is underway due to the IR drop across the external cell input resistors significantly reducing the voltage at the device VC pins. Therefore, the device autonomously interrupts balancing briefly to allow cell voltage measurements to occur. During a measurement scan, the device disables balancing on any cell being measured, as well as any cell adjacent to that cell. Balancing is also disabled on the top cell while the top-of-stack voltage is being measured.

The COV and CUV protection checks for each cell normally operate every 3.3 ms when balancing is not enabled. To avoid balancing causing a protection alert or fault, the device disables the typical COV and CUV protection schedule while balancing is active. Every 1 second while balancing is active, the device briefly stops balancing of all cells, allows all COV and CUV protection checks to occur, then restarts balancing.

The device draws current through the VC10 pin to enable the balancing switches when balancing is active, resulting in approximately 35 μA flowing into the VC10 pin times the number of cells being balanced. To avoid this current affecting the cell 10-voltage measurements while balancing is active, minimize the cell 10-input resistor to reduce the IR drop across this resistor.