SLUSAD3C June   2011  – October 2016

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Timing Characteristics - AC SPI Data Interface
    7. 6.7 Vertical Communications Bus
    8. 6.8 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Analog-to-Digital Conversion (ADC)
        1. 7.3.1.1  General Features
        2. 7.3.1.2  3-to-6 Series Cell Configuration
        3. 7.3.1.3  Cell Voltage Measurements
        4. 7.3.1.4  GPAI or VBAT Measurements
          1. 7.3.1.4.1 Converting GPAI Result to Voltage
          2. 7.3.1.4.2 Converting VBAT Result to Voltage
        5. 7.3.1.5  Temperature Measurement
          1. 7.3.1.5.1 External Temperature Sensor Support (TS1+, TS1-, TS2+, and TS2-)
          2. 7.3.1.5.2 Converting TSn Result to Voltage (Ratio)
        6. 7.3.1.6  ADC Band-Gap Voltage Reference
        7. 7.3.1.7  Conversion Control
          1. 7.3.1.7.1 Convert Start
            1. 7.3.1.7.1.1 Hardware Start
            2. 7.3.1.7.1.2 Firmware Start
          2. 7.3.1.7.2 Data Ready
          3. 7.3.1.7.3 ADC Channel Selection
          4. 7.3.1.7.4 Conversion Time Control
          5. 7.3.1.7.5 Automatic Versus Manual Control
        8. 7.3.1.8  Secondary Protection
          1. 7.3.1.8.1 Protector Functionality
            1. 7.3.1.8.1.1 Using the Protector Functions With 3-5 Cells
        9. 7.3.1.9  Cell Overvoltage Fault Detection (COV)
        10. 7.3.1.10 Cell Undervoltage Fault Detection (CUV)
        11. 7.3.1.11 Overtemperature Detection
          1. 7.3.1.11.1 Ratiometric Sensing
          2. 7.3.1.11.2 Thermistor Power
          3. 7.3.1.11.3 Thermistor Input Conditioning
        12. 7.3.1.12 Fault and Alert Behavior
          1. 7.3.1.12.1 Fault Recovery Procedure
        13. 7.3.1.13 Secondary Protector Built-In Self-Test Features
      2. 7.3.2 Cell Balancing
        1. 7.3.2.1 Cell Balance Control Safety Timer
      3. 7.3.3 Other Features and Functions
        1. 7.3.3.1 Internal Voltage Regulators
          1. 7.3.3.1.1 Internal 5-V Analog Supply
          2. 7.3.3.1.2 Internal 5-V Digital Supply
          3. 7.3.3.1.3 Low-Dropout Regulator (REG50)
          4. 7.3.3.1.4 Auxiliary Power Output (AUX)
        2. 7.3.3.2 Undervoltage Lockout and Power-On Reset
          1. 7.3.3.2.1 UVLO
          2. 7.3.3.2.2 Power-On Reset (POR)
          3. 7.3.3.2.3 Reset Command
        3. 7.3.3.3 Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
        4. 7.3.3.4 GPIO
      4. 7.3.4 Communications
        1. 7.3.4.1 SPI Communications - Device to Host
      5. 7.3.5 Device-to-Device Vertical Bus (VBUS) Interface
      6. 7.3.6 Packet Formats
        1. 7.3.6.1 Data Read Packet
        2. 7.3.6.2 Data Write Packet
        3. 7.3.6.3 Broadcast Writes
        4. 7.3.6.4 Communications Packet Structure
        5. 7.3.6.5 CRC Algorithm
        6. 7.3.6.6 Data Packet Usage Examples
      7. 7.3.7 Device Addressing
      8. 7.3.8 Changes and Enhancements for bq76PL536A
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 SLEEP Functionality
        1. 7.4.1.1 SLEEP State Entry (Bit Set)
        2. 7.4.1.2 Sleep State Exit (Bit Reset)
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 Programming the EPROM Configuration Registers
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
      1. 7.6.1  I/O Register Details
      2. 7.6.2  Register Types
        1. 7.6.2.1 Read-Only (Group 1)
        2. 7.6.2.2 Read / Write (Group 2)
        3. 7.6.2.3 Read / Write, Initialized From EPROM (Group3)
        4. 7.6.2.4 Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) EPROM
      3. 7.6.3  Register Details
        1. 7.6.3.1 DEVICE_STATUS Register (0x00)
      4. 7.6.4  GPAI (0x01, 0x02) Register
      5. 7.6.5  VCELLn Register (0x03…0x0e)
      6. 7.6.6  TEMPERATURE1 Register (0x0f, 0x10)
      7. 7.6.7  TEMPERATURE2 Register (0x11, 0x12)
      8. 7.6.8  ALERT_STATUS Register (0x20)
      9. 7.6.9  FAULT_STATUS Register (0x21)
      10. 7.6.10 COV_FAULT Register (0x22)
      11. 7.6.11 CUV_FAULT Register (0x23)
      12. 7.6.12 PARITY_H Register (0x24) (PRESULT_A (R/O))
      13. 7.6.13 PARITY_H Register (0x25) (PRESULT_B (R/O))
      14. 7.6.14 ADC_CONTROL Register (0x30)
      15. 7.6.15 IO_CONTROL Register (0x31)
      16. 7.6.16 CB_CTRL Register (0x32)
      17. 7.6.17 CB_TIME Register (0x33)
      18. 7.6.18 ADC_CONVERT Register (0x34)
      19. 7.6.19 SHDW_CTRL Register (0x3a)
      20. 7.6.20 ADDRESS_CONTROL Register (0x3b)
      21. 7.6.21 RESET Register (0x3c)
      22. 7.6.22 TEST_SELECT Register (0x3d)
      23. 7.6.23 E_EN Register (0x3f)
      24. 7.6.24 FUNCTION_CONFIG Register (0x40)
      25. 7.6.25 IO_CONFIG Register (0x41)
      26. 7.6.26 CONFIG_COV Register (0x42)
      27. 7.6.27 CONFIG_COVT Register (0x43)
      28. 7.6.28 CONFIG_UV Register (0x44)
      29. 7.6.29 CONFIG_CUVT Register (0x45)
      30. 7.6.30 CONFIG_OT Register (0x46)
      31. 7.6.31 CONFIG_OTT Register (0x47)
      32. 7.6.32 USERx Register (0x48-0x4b) (USER1-4)
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
      1. 8.1.1 Anti-Aliasing Filter
      2. 8.1.2 Host SPI Interface Pin States
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Other Schematics
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Power Supply Decoupling
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 11.2 Community Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

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

1 Features

  • 3-to-6 Series Cell Support, All Chemistries
  • Hot-Pluggable
  • High-Speed Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) for Data Communications
  • Stackable Vertical Interface
  • Isolation Components not Required Between Devices
  • Industrial Temperature Range –40°C to 85°C
  • High-Accuracy Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC):
    • ±1 mV Typical Accuracy
    • 14-Bit Resolution, 6-µs Conversion Time
    • Nine ADC Inputs: 6 Cell Voltages, 1 Six-Cell Brick Voltage, 2 Temperatures, 1 General-Purpose Input
    • Dedicated Pins for Synchronizing Measurements
  • Configuration Data Stored in Error Check/Correct (ECC)-One-Time-Programmable (OTP) Registers
  • Built-In Comparators (Secondary Protector) for:
    • Overvoltage and Undervoltage Protection
    • Overtemperature Protection
    • Programmable Thresholds and Delay Times
    • Dedicated Fault Output Signals
  • Cell Balancing Control Outputs With Safety Timeout
    • Balance Current Set by External Components
  • Supply Voltage Range from 6 V to 30 V Continuous and 36-V Peak
  • Low Power:
    • Typical 12-µA Sleep, 45-µA Idle
  • Integrated Precision 5-V, 3-mA LDO

2 Applications

  • Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS)
  • E-Bike and E-Scooter
  • Large-Format Battery Systems

3 Description

The bq76PL536A device is a stackable battery monitor and protector for three-to-six lithium-ion cells in series. The bq76PL536A integrates an analog front end (AFE) along with a precision analog-to-digital converter (ADC), used to precisely measure battery cell voltages. A separate ADC is used to measure temperature.

In addition to temperature measurement, overvoltage and undervoltage are monitored per channel for protection. Non-volatile memory stores the user-programmable protection thresholds and delay times. A FAULT output signals whenever one of these thresholds is exceeded.

Cell stacks of 192 cells can be supported by stacked bq76PL536A devices. A high-speed SPI interface connects all devices.

Device Information(1)

PART NUMBER PACKAGE BODY SIZE (NOM)
bq76PL536A HTQFP (64) 10.00 mm × 10.00 mm
  1. For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at the end of the datasheet.

Simplified Schematic

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