Datasheet

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Features
Conservative and repeatable
measurement of available charge
in rechargeable batteries
Charge control output operates an
external charge controller such as
the bq2004 Fast Charge IC
Designed for battery pack inte
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gration
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120µA typical standby current
Display capacity via single-wire
serial communication port or di
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rect drive of LEDs
Measurements compensated for
current and temperature
Self-discharge compensation using
internal temperature sensor
User-selectable end-of-discharge
threshold
Battery voltage, nominal avail-
able charge, temperature, etc.
available over serial port
16-pin narrow SOIC
General Description
The bq2014 Gas Gauge IC is in
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tended for battery-pack or in-system
installation to maintain an accurate
record of available battery charge.
The IC monitors the voltage drop
across a sense resistor connected in
series between the negative battery
terminal and ground to determine
charge and discharge activity of the
battery.
Self-discharge of NiMH and NiCd
batteries is estimated based on an
internal timer and temperature sen
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sor. Compensations for battery tem
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perature and rate of charge or dis
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charge are applied to the charge, dis
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charge, and self-discharge calcula-
tions to provide available charge in-
formation across a wide range of op-
erating conditions. Battery capacity
is automatically recalibrated, or
“learned, in the course of a dis-
charge cycle from full to empty.
The bq2014 includes a charge con-
trol output that controls an external
Fast Charge IC such as the bq2004.
Nominal Available Charge (NAC)
may be directly indicated using a
five-segment LED display.
The bq2014 supports a simple single-
line bidirectional serial link to an ex
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ternal processor (with a common
ground). The bq2014 outputs battery
information in response to external
commands over the serial link.
Internal registers include available
charge, temperature, capacity, bat
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tery voltage, battery ID, battery
status, and programming pin set
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tings. To support subassembly test
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ing, the outputs may also be con
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trolled. The external processor may
also overwrite some of the bq2014
gas gauge data registers.
The bq2014 may operate directly
from three or four cells. With the
REF output and an external transis-
tor, a simple, inexpensive regulator
can be built to provide V
CC
across a
greater number of cells.
LCOM LED common output
SEG
1
/PROG
1
LED segment 1/
program 1 input
SEG
2
/PROG
2
LED segment 2/
program 2 input
SEG
3
/PROG
3
LED segment 3/
program 3 input
SEG
4
/PROG
4
LED segment 4/
program 4 input
SEG
5
/PROG
5
LED segment 5/
program 5 input
DONE Fast charge complete
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PN201401.eps
16-Pin Narrow SOIC
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
LCOM
SEG
1
/PROG
1
SEG
2
/PROG
2
SEG
3
/PROG
3
SEG
4
/PROG
4
SEG
5
/PROG
5
DONE
V
SS
V
CC
REF
CHG
DQ
EMPTY
SB
DISP
SR
REF Voltage reference output
CHG Charge control output
DQ Serial communications
input/output
EMPTY Empty battery indicator
output
SB Battery sense input
DISP
Display control input
SR Sense resistor input
V
CC
3.0–6.5V
V
SS
System ground
12/95 C
Pin Connections Pin Names
bq2014
Gas Gauge IC with External Charge Control

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