bq2050
Lithium Ion Power Gauge™ IC
supports a simple single-line bidi-
Features
General Description
rectional serial link to an external
➤ Conservative and repeatable
measurement of available capac-
ity in Lithium Ion rechargeable
batteries
The bq2050 Lithium Ion Power
Gauge™ IC is intended for battery-
pack or in-system installation to
maintain an accurate record of
available battery capacity. The IC
monitors a voltage drop across a
sense resistor connected in series
between the negative battery termi-
nal and ground to determine
charge and discharge activity of
the battery. Compensations for bat-
tery temperature and rate of charge
or discharge are applied to the
charge, discharge, and self-discharge
calculations to provide available ca-
pacity information across a wide
range of operating conditions. Bat-
tery capacity is automatically recali-
brated, or “learned,” in the course of
a discharge cycle from full to empty.
processor (common ground). The
bq2050 outputs battery information
in response to external commands
over the serial link.
➤ Designed for battery pack inte-
The bq2050 may operate directly
from one cell (VBAT > 3V). With the
REF output and an external transis-
tor, a simple, inexpensive regulator
can be built for systems with more
than one series cell.
gration
- 120µA typical operating
current
- Small size enables imple-
Internal registers include available
capacity, temperature, scaled avail-
able energy, battery ID, battery
status, and programming pin set-
tings. To support subassembly test-
ing, the outputs may also be con-
trolled. The external processor may
also overwrite some of the bq2050
power gauge data registers.
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mentations in as little as
2
square inch of PCB
➤ Integrate within a system or as a
stand-alone device
- Display capacity via single-
wire serial communication
port or direct drive of LEDs
Nominal available capacity may be
directly indicated using a five-
segment LED display. These seg-
ments are used to graphically indi-
cate available capacity. The bq2050
➤ Measurements compensated for
current and temperature
➤ Self-discharge compensation us-
ing internal temperature sensor
➤ 16-pin narrow SOIC
Pin Connections
Pin Names
LCOM
LED common output
REF
N/C
DQ
Voltage reference output
No connect
SEG1/PROG1 LED segment 1/
program 1 input
LCOM
1
2
3
4
5
6
16
15
14
13
12
11
V
CC
SEG /PROG
REF
N/C
DQ
RBI
SB
Serial communications
input/output
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1
SEG2/PROG2 LED segment 2/
program 2 input
SEG /PROG
2
2
RBI
SB
Register backup input
Battery sense input
Display control input
Sense resistor input
3.0–6.5V
SEG /PROG
3
3
SEG3/PROG3 LED segment 3/
program 3 input
SEG /PROG
4
4
SEG /PROG
5
5
SEG4/PROG4 LED segment 4/
program 4 input
DISP
SR
PROG
7
8
10
9
DISP
SR
6
V
SS
SEG5/PROG5 LED segment 5/
program 5 input
VCC
VSS
16-Pin Narrow SOIC
PN205001.eps
PROG6
Program 6 input
System ground
9/96 C
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