JAJSP77A November 2019 – August 2020 BQ79600-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
Because data communication is not available in SLEEP mode, the device provides following options to transmitting fault information:
These tones are transmitted in the same direction as a communication command frame, which is based on the CONTROL1[DIR_SEL] setting. For the tone signal to return back to BQ79600-Q1 (so NFAULT can be triggered if needed), a Ring architecture must be used to support transmitting fault status in SLEEP mode.
Both the Heartbeat and Fault Tone are a type of tone similar to the communication. One main difference is a communication tone only transmits with a single burst of couplets, while Heartbeat and Fault Tones are sent with a burst of couplets periodically. See Figure 7-21 for details.