Datasheet
PORorRECHARGE
Enable 125mA Charge,
Start 0.5stimer
VFB > V
RECH
No
BatteryPresent,
BeginCharge
0.5stimer
expired
Yes
No
Yes
Disable 125mA
Charge
Apply 8mA discharge
current, start 1stimer
VFB < V
LOWV
No
BatteryPresent,
BeginCharge
1stimer
expired
Yes
No
Yes
Disable 8mA
dischargecurrent
Thebatterydetectionroutinerunson
powerup, orifVFBfallsbelowVRECH
duetoremovingabatteryor
dischargingabattery
Battery Absent
bq24610
bq24617
SLUS892B –DECEMBER 2009–REVISED SEPTEMBER 2013
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Battery Detection
For applications with removable battery packs, bq24610/7 provides a battery-absent detection scheme to reliably
detect insertion or removal of battery packs.
Figure 19. Battery Detection Flowchart
Once the device has powered up, an 8-mA discharge current is applied to the SRN terminal. If the battery
voltage falls below the LOWV threshold within 1 second, the discharge source is turned off, and the charger is
turned on at low charge current (125 mA). If the battery voltage rises above the recharge threshold within 500
ms, there is no battery present and the cycle restarts. If either the 500-ms or 1-second timer times out before its
respective threshold is hit, a battery is detected and a charge cycle is initiated.
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