SLUSBV4B June   2018  – September 2020 BQ40Z80

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Description (continued)
  6. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  7. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 7.6 Typical Characteristics
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1  Primary (1st Level) Safety Features
      2. 8.3.2  Secondary (2nd Level) Safety Features
      3. 8.3.3  Charge Control Features
      4. 8.3.4  Gas Gauging
      5. 8.3.5  Multifunction Pins
      6. 8.3.6  Configuration
        1. 8.3.6.1 Oscillator Function
        2. 8.3.6.2 System Present Operation
        3. 8.3.6.3 Emergency Shutdown
        4. 8.3.6.4 2-Series, 3-Series, 4-Series, 5-Series, or 6-Series Cell Configuration
        5. 8.3.6.5 Cell Balancing
      7. 8.3.7  Battery Parameter Measurements
        1. 8.3.7.1 Charge and Discharge Counting
      8. 8.3.8  Lifetime Data Logging Features
      9. 8.3.9  Authentication
      10. 8.3.10 LED Display
      11. 8.3.11 IATA Support
      12. 8.3.12 Voltage
      13. 8.3.13 Current
      14. 8.3.14 Temperature
      15. 8.3.15 Communications
        1. 8.3.15.1 SMBus On and Off State
        2. 8.3.15.2 SBS Commands
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
  9. 9 Applications and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Applications
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.2.1 Using the BQ40Z80EVM with BQSTUDIO
        2. 9.2.2.2 High-Current Path
          1. 9.2.2.2.1 Protection FETs
          2. 9.2.2.2.2 Chemical Fuse
          3. 9.2.2.2.3 Lithium-Ion Cell Connections
          4. 9.2.2.2.4 Sense Resistor
          5. 9.2.2.2.5 ESD Mitigation
        3. 9.2.2.3 Gas Gauge Circuit
          1. 9.2.2.3.1 Coulomb-Counting Interface
          2. 9.2.2.3.2 Power Supply Decoupling and PBI
          3. 9.2.2.3.3 System Present
          4. 9.2.2.3.4 SMBus Communication
          5. 9.2.2.3.5 FUSE Circuitry
        4. 9.2.2.4 Secondary-Current Protection
          1. 9.2.2.4.1 Cell and Battery Inputs
          2. 9.2.2.4.2 External Cell Balancing
          3. 9.2.2.4.3 PACK and FET Control
          4. 9.2.2.4.4 Pre-Discharge Control
          5. 9.2.2.4.5 Temperature Output
          6. 9.2.2.4.6 LEDs
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curve
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 11.1.1 Protector FET Bypass and Pack Terminal Bypass Capacitors
      2. 11.1.2 ESD Spark Gap
    2. 11.2 Layout Examples
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Documentation Support
      1. 12.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 12.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 12.3 Support Resources
    4. 12.4 Trademarks
    5. 12.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 12.6 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

11.1 Layout Guidelines

A battery fuel gauge circuit board is a challenging environment due to the fundamental incompatibility of high-current traces and ultra-low current semiconductor devices. The best way to protect against unwanted trace-to-trace coupling is with a component placement, such as that shown in Figure 11-1, where the high-current section is on the opposite side of the board from the electronic devices. This may not possible in many situations due to mechanical constraints. Still, every attempt should be made to route high-current traces away from signal traces, which enter the BQ40Z80 directly. IC references and registers can be disturbed and in rare cases damaged due to magnetic and capacitive coupling from the high-current path.

Note:

During surge current and ESD events, the high-current traces appear inductive and can couple unwanted noise into sensitive nodes of the gas gauge electronics, as illustrated in Figure 11-2.

GUID-CCCC6A16-5F7C-4E45-8ADE-582E4605646C-low.gifFigure 11-1 Separating High- and Low-Current Sections Provides an Advantage in Noise Immunity
GUID-67B207A3-FD92-4597-B8D5-33CBE849B9E9-low.gifFigure 11-2 Avoid Close Spacing Between High-Current and Low-Level Signal Lines

Kelvin voltage sensing is extremely important in order to accurately measure current and top and bottom cell voltages. Place all filter components as close as possible to the device. Route the traces from the sense resistor in parallel to the filter circuit. Adding a ground plane around the filter network can add additional noise immunity. Figure 11-3 and Figure 11-4 demonstrate correct kelvin current sensing.

GUID-06167C08-1C1F-4657-9198-1AC7B0050EB8-low.gifFigure 11-3 Sensing Resistor PCB Layout
GUID-871A3D2F-E081-48AC-B986-DF399D31DB48-low.gifFigure 11-4 Sense Resistor, Ground Shield, and Filter Circuit Layout