SLUSBS8B December 2013 – November 2019 BQ40Z50
PRODUCTION DATA.
The BQ40Z50 is a gas gauge with primary protection support, and that can be used with a 1-series to 4-series Li-Ion/Li Polymer battery pack. To implement and design a comprehensive set of parameters for a specific battery pack, users need the Battery Management Studio (bqSTUDIO) graphical user-interface tool installed on a PC during development. The firmware installed on the bqSTUDIO tool has default values for this product, which are summarized in the BQ40Z50 Technical Reference Manual (SLUUA43). Using the bqSTUDIO tool, these default values can be changed to cater to specific application requirements during development once the system parameters, such as fault trigger thresholds for protection, enable/disable of certain features for operation, configuration of cells, chemistry that best matches the cell used, and more are known. This data is referred to as the "golden image."