ACT8946AQJ203-T
Rev 1.0, 08-Jul-16
temperature is inside of the valid range, a value of 0
indicates the battery is outside of the valid range.
END-OF-CHARGE (EOC) State
In the END-OF-CHARGE (EOC) state, the charger
presents high-impedance to the battery,
minimizing battery current drain and allowing the
cell to “relax”. The charger continues to monitor the
cell voltage, and re-initiates a charging sequence if
the cell voltage drops to 205mV (typ) below the
charge termination voltage.
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When an interrupt is generated by the battery
temperature event, reading the TEMPSTAT[ ]
returns a value of 1. TEMPSTAT[ ] is automatically
cleared to 0 upon reading. When no interrupt is
generated by the battery temperature event,
reading the TEMPSTAT[ ] returns a value of 0.
SUSPEND State
Charge-Control State Machine
The state-machine jumps to the SUSPEND state
any time the battery is removed, and any time the
input voltage either falls below the CHGIN UVLO
threshold or exceeds the OVP threshold. Once
none of these conditions are present, a new charge
cycle initiates.
PRECONDITION State
A
new charging cycle begins with the
PRECONDITION state, and operation continues in
this state until VBAT exceeds the Precondition
Threshold
Voltage.
When
operating
in
PRECONDITION state, the cell is charged at 10%
of the programmed maximum fast-charge constant
A charging cycle may also be suspended manually
by setting the SUSPEND[ ] bit. In this case, initiate
a new charging sequence by clearing SUSPEND[ ]
to 0.
current, ICHG
.
Once VBAT reaches the Precondition Threshold
Voltage, the state machine jumps to the FAST-
CHARGE state. If VBAT does not reach the
Precondition Threshold Voltage before the
Precondition Time-out period expires, then the state
machine jumps to the TIME-OUT-FAULT state in
order to prevent charging a damaged cell. See the
Charge Safety Timers section for more information.
State Machine Interrupts
The charger features the ability to generate
interrupts when the charger state machine
transitions, based upon the status of the CHG_ bits.
Set CHGEOCIN[ ] bit to 1 and CHGSTAT[ ] bit to 1
to generate an interrupt when the charger state
machine goes into the END-OF-CHARGE (EOC)
state. Set CHGEOCOUT[ ] bit to 1 and CHGSTAT[ ]
bit to 1 to generate an interrupt when the charger
state machine exits the EOC state.
FAST-CHARGE State
In the FAST-CHARGE state, the charger operates
in constant-current (CC) mode and regulates the
charge current to the current set by RISET . Charging
continues in CC mode until VBAT reaches the charge
termination voltage (VTERM), at which point the state-
machine jumps to the TOP-OFF state. If VBAT does
not reach VTERM before the total time out period
expires then the state-machine will jump to the
“EOC” state and will re-initiate a new charge cycle
after 32ms “relax”. See the Current Limits and
Charge Current Programming sections for more
information about setting the maximum charge
current.
CHGDAT[ ] indicates the status of the charger state
machine. A value of 1 indicates that the charger
state machine is in END-OF-CHARGE state, a
value of 0 indicates the charger state machine is in
other states.
When an interrupt is generated by the charger state
machine, reading the CHGSTAT[ ] returns a value
of 1. CHGSTAT[ ] is automatically cleared to 0 upon
reading. When no interrupt is generated by the
charger state machine, reading the CHGSTAT[ ]
returns a value of 0.
TOP-OFF State
For additional information about the charge cycle,
CSTATE[1:0] may be read at any time via I2C to
determine the current charging state.
In the TOP-OFF state, the cell charges in constant-
voltage (CV) mode. In CV mode operation, the
charger regulates its output voltage to the 4.20V
charge termination voltage, and the charge current
is naturally reduced as the cell approaches full
charge. Charging continues until the charge current
drops to END-OF-CHARGE current threshold, at
which point the state machine jumps to the END-
OF-CHARGE (EOC) state.
Table 11: Charging Status Indication
CSTATE[1] CSTATE[0] STATE MACHINE STATUS
1
1
1
0
PRECONDITION State
FAST-CHARGE/
TOP-OFF State
If the state-machine does not jump out of the TOP-
OFF state before the Total-Charge Time-out period
expires, then the state machine jumps to the EOC
state and will re-initiate a new charge cycle if VBAT
falls below termination voltage 205mV (typ). For
more information about the charge safety timers,
see the Charging Safety Times section.
0
0
1
0
END-OF-CHARGE State
SUSPEND/DISABLED/
FAULT State
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