SLUSE96 November 2023 BQ76907
PRODUCTION DATA
If the BQ76907 device is used in a system with fewer than 7-series cells, specific cells must be used for connection to real cells, as shown in Table 7-1. The unused cell inputs should be shorted out on the circuit board. The device only measures and reports data for those cells designated as real cells.
Number of Cell Used | Cell Connections | Shorted Connections |
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7 | VC7‒VC6, VC6‒VC5, VC5‒VC4, VC4‒VC3, VC3‒VC2, VC2‒VC1, VC1‒VC0 | ‒ |
6 | VC7‒VC6, VC6‒VC5, VC5‒VC4, VC3‒VC2, VC2‒VC1, VC1‒VC0 | VC4‒VC3 |
5 | VC7‒VC6, VC5‒VC4, VC3‒VC2, VC2‒VC1, VC1‒VC0 | VC6‒VC5, VC4‒VC3 |
4 | VC7‒VC6, VC5‒VC4, VC3‒VC2, VC1‒VC0 | VC6‒VC5, VC4‒VC3, VC2‒VC1 |
3 | VC7‒VC6, VC5‒VC4, VC1‒VC0 | VC6‒VC5, VC4‒VC3, VC3‒VC2, VC2‒VC1 |
2 | VC7‒VC6, VC1‒VC0 | VC6‒VC5, VC5‒VC4,VC4‒VC3, VC3‒VC2, VC2‒VC1 |
The unused cell input pins should be shorted to adjacent cell input pins, as shown in Figure 8-11 for a 6-series system.
It is also important to note that the range of voltages supported by the different VC pins differs depending on the pin. For example, pins VC5, VC6, and VC7 can only support measurements if their pin voltage is greater than or equal to 2 V. Thus if implementing a 2-series system using the top and bottom cell input pins, the upper cell voltage may not be measured correctly if the lower cell voltage drops below 2 V, since then VC6 would be below 2 V.
The device data memory must be configured to specify which cell inputs are used for actual cells. The device uses this information to disable cell voltage protections associated with inputs which are not used. Voltage measurements for inputs used for real cells are reported in 16-bit format (in units of mV). See the BQ76907 Technical Reference Manual for further details.