1A Multicell Battery Gas Gauge with Temperature, Voltage and Current Measurement

The LTC2943-1 measures battery charge state, battery voltage, battery current and its own temperature in portable product applications. The wide input voltage range allows use with multicell batteries up to 20V. A precision coulomb counter integrates current through a sense resistor between the battery’s positive terminal and the load or charger. Voltage, current and temperature are measured with an internal 14-bit No Latency ΔΣ™ ADC. The measurements are stored in internal registers accessible via the onboard I2C/SMBus Interface.

The LTC2943-1 features programmable high and low thresholds for all four measured quantities. If a programmed threshold is exceeded, the device communicates an alert using either the SMBus alert protocol or by setting a flag in the internal status register.

Applications

* Power Tools

* Portable Medical Equipment

* Video Cameras

* Measures Accumulated Battery Charge and Discharge* 3.6V to 20V Operating Range for Multiple Cells* Integrated 50mΩ High Side Sense Resistor* ±1A Current Sense Range* 14-Bit ADC Measures Voltage, Current and Temperature* 1% Voltage, Current and Charge Accuracy* High Side Sense* General Purpose Measurements for Any Battery Chemistry and Capacity* I2C/SMBus Interface* Configurable Alert Output/Charge Complete Input* Quiescent Current Less Than 120μA* Small 8-Lead 3mm × 3mm DFN Package