General Desc ription
The MAX1660 digitally controlled fuel-gauge interface
executes two essential functions for rechargeable bat-
tery-pack management: fuel gauging and pack overcur-
rent protection. It accurately monitors a battery pack’s
charge and discharge current flow, and records each
using two independent, on-board Coulomb counters.
Each counter’s contents are externally accessible via a
System Management Bus (SMBus)-compatible 2-wire
serial interface. An optional third wire interrupts the
microcontroller (μC) when the charge or discharge
counters reach a preset value, or when an overcurrent
condition (charge or discharge) occurs. In the event of
an overcurrent or short-circuit condition, the MAX1660
disconnects the load and alerts its host. The MAX1660’s
flexibility allows accurate fuel gauging for any battery
chemistry, using any desired control algorithm.
The MAX1660 operates with battery voltages from +4V
to +28V and provides two micropower shutdown
modes, increasing battery lifetime. To minimize total
parts count, the device integrates a precision 2.00V
system-reference output, a 3.3V linear-regulator output
that can supply up to 5mA to power external circuitry,
and a power-on reset output for the system μC. The
MAX1660 is available in a 16-pin QSOP package.
________________________Applic ations
Smart-Battery Packs
Battery-Pack Overcurrent
Protection
Industrial-Control System
Interfaces
___________________________________________________Typic al Operating Circ uit
Battery-Pack Fuel Gauging
Digital Current-Sense
Instrumentation
Analog-to-Digital
Conversion
____________________________Features
o
1% Accuracy over a 600μA to 4A Current Range
(R
SENSE
= 30m
)
o
5μV Input Offset Voltage (28μV max)
o
SMBus 2-Wire (plus optional interrupt)
Serial Interface
o
2.00V Precision System Reference Output
o
3.3V Linear-Regulator Output Powers External
Circuitry
o
Two Micropower Shutdown Modes
o
Independent 32-Bit Charge and Discharge
Coulomb Counters
o
Battery-Overcharge/Overdischarge Protection
o
Battery Short-Circuit/Overcurrent Protection
o
On-Board Power MOSFET Drivers
o
80μA Quiescent Current
o
<1μA Shutdown Current
o
Small 16-Pin QSOP Package
(same board area as 8-pin SO)
M
*
Digitally Controlled
Fuel-Gauge Interfac e
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EVALUATION KIT MANUAL
FOLLOWS DATA SHEET
SMBus is a trademark of Intel Corp.
*Patent pending
MAX1660
BATT
CS
AGND
REF
OCI
ODI
GND
SCL
SDA
INT
SHDN
OCO
VL
V
CC
GND
PACK-
PACK+
μ
C
RST
ODO
R
CS
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PART
MAX1660EEE
-40°C to +85°C
TEMP. RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
16 QSOP
Ordering Information
Pin Configuration appears at end of data sheet.