SLUS987C January 2011 – December 2019 BQ33100
PRODUCTION DATA.
After a full reset the BQ33100 and the AFE offset and gain values are read twice and compared. The AFE Init Limit sets the maximum difference in A/D counts of two successful readings of offset and gain, which the device still considers as the same value. If the gain and offset values are still not considered the same after AFE Init Retry Limit comparison retries, the device reports a permanent failure error by setting SafetyStatus() [AFE_C].
Additionally, the BQ33100 periodically validates its read and write communications with the integrated AFE. If either a read or write verify fails, an internal AFE_Fail_Counter is incremented. If the AFE_Fail_Counter reaches AFE Fail Limit, the BQ33100 sets the [AFE_C] flag in SafetyStatus. An AFE communication fault condition can also be declared if, after a full reset, the initial gain and offset values read from the AFE cannot be verified. These values are A to D readings of the integrated AFE VCx signal. The integrated AFE offset values are verified by reading the values twice and confirming that the readings are within acceptable limits. The maximum number of read retries, if offset and gain value verification fails and [AFE_C] fault is declared, is set in AFE Fail Limit If the AFE Fail Limit is set to 0, this feature is disabled.