JAJSJW8D september 2013 – april 2023 BQ24296 , BQ24297
PRODUCTION DATA
The device has safety timer to prevent extended charging cycle due to abnormal battery conditions. The safety timer is 4 hours when the battery is below batlowv threshold. The user can program fast charge safety timer (default 12 hours) through I2C (REG05[2:1]). When safety timer expires, the fault register REG09[5:4] goes 11 and an INT is asserted to the host. The safety timer feature can be disabled via I2C (REG05[3]).
The following actions restart the safety timer after safety timer expires:
During input voltage/current regulation, thermal regulation, or FORCE_20PCT bit (REG02[0]) is set , the safety timer counting at half clock rate since the actual charge current is likely to be below the register setting. For example, if the charger is in input current regulation (IINDPM) throughout the whole charging cycle, and the safety time is set to 5 hours, the safety timer will expire in 10 hours. This feature can be disabled by writing 0 to REG07[6].