SLUSCS3K October 2017 – July 2024 BQ2980 , BQ2982
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Normally, CTR is not designed as a purely on/off control of the FET drivers, because there is a timing constriction on the pin. The following is a list of workarounds to implement the CTR as an on/off switch to the FET drivers.
If the application only requires turning off the FET drivers in < 3.6 s, then the CTR pin can simply be viewed as an on/off switch of the FET drivers. That means, after the CTR pin is pulled high, the application will pull the CTR pin back low in < 3.6 s.
When the CTR pin is be pulled high for > 3.6 s, there is a chance the device may go into SHUTDOWN mode. If the CTR pin is high for > 5.4 s, the device will be in SHUTDOWN mode. For applications that may use the CTR to keep the FET drivers off for > 3.6 s, the workaround is to keep VPACK within the VDD recommended operating range while the CTR is pulled high to prevent the device from entering SHUTDOWN mode. The device is forced to stay in NORMAL mode with this method.
Because the PACK pin is also connected to the PACK terminal, the system designer should have a blocking diode to protect the GPIO (that controls the CTR pin) from high voltage.