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The following sections first provide an overview of the external parts required to configure the device, then three reference circuit designs are introduced: 700-mA/70-mA Variable Charge Li-Ion Fast Charge, 200-mA NiMH Time Charge, and 45-mA LiFePO4 Fast Charge. These designed can be implemented as is or modified to meet your design specifications. Note this is a simple explanation of the device and descriptions are brief. For a full explanation of the device and its features refer to the BQ25171-Q1 data sheet.
The device requires a minimum number of external parts to implement a charging solution. The standard solution only requires the selection of three external resistors to configure the device to given charge specifications.
Figure 3-1 provides a solution that will charge a Li-Ion battery at 700 mA or 70 mA with charge current selection controlled by a GPIO pin on a host device and termination at 10% of the selected charge current.
This application supports enhanced charge current flexibility.