19-4639; Rev 2; 5/09
Stand-Alone Fuel-Gauge IC with
LED Display Drivers
DS278
General Description
Features
The DS2788 measures voltage, temperature, and cur-
rent, and estimates available capacity for rechargeable
lithium-ion (Li+) and Li+ polymer batteries. Cell charac-
teristics and application parameters used in the calcu-
lations are stored in on-chip EEPROM. The available
capacity registers report a conservative estimate of the
amount of charge that can be removed given the cur-
rent temperature, discharge rate, stored charge, and
application parameters. Capacity estimation is reported
in mAh remaining and percentage of full.
♦ Five 30mA Open-Drain Drivers for Driving LED
Fuel-Gauge Display
♦ Debounced Fuel-Gauge Display Enable
♦ Internal Voltage Measurement Gain Register for
Trimming External Voltage-Divider
♦ Pin for Driving FETs to Enable Voltage-Divider
Only During Voltage Measurement, Conserving
Power
LED display drivers and a debounced input make dis-
play of the capacity information easy. The LED pins can
directly sink current, requiring only a resistor for setting
the current in the LED display, thus reducing space and
cost.
♦ Precision Voltage, Temperature, and Current
Measurement System
♦ Accurate, Temperature-Stable, Internal Time Base
♦ Absolute and Relative Capacity Estimated from
Coulomb Count, Discharge Rate, Temperature,
and Battery Cell Characteristics
Applications
Power Tools
♦ Accurate Warning of Low Battery Conditions
Electric Bicycles
Electric Vehicles
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Digital Cameras
♦ Automatic Backup of Coulomb Count and Age
Estimation to Nonvolatile (NV) EEPROM
♦ Gain and Tempco Calibration Allows the Use of
Low-Cost Sense Resistors
♦ 24-Byte Battery/Application Parameter EEPROM
♦ 16-Byte User EEPROM
Pin Configuration
®
♦ Unique ID and Multidrop 1-Wire Interface
TOP VIEW
♦ 14-Pin TSSOP Package
+
LED2
LED1
1
14 LED3
13 LED4
12 LED5
Ordering Information
2
3
4
5
6
7
DV
V
SS
PART
TEMP RANGE
-25°C to +70°C
-25°C to +70°C
PIN-PACKAGE
14 TSSOP
PIO
11
10
9
DD
DS2788E+
DS2788
DS2788E+T&R
14 TSSOP
OVD
V
IN
+Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
T&R = Tape and reel.
V
SNS
SS
DQ
8
VMA
TSSOP
Typical Operating Circuit appears at end of data sheet.
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