[FAQ] BQSTUDIO: What is the TI BMS Flashstream file format?

The TI BMS Flashstream file format contains instructions for operations required to update a device’s flash memory. These instructions include communication protocol, specific operation type and communication data.

The communication protocol may be implied by the device which was used to create the Flashstream file. Each line of the file represents one command and potentially XX bytes of data. No line will contain more than 96 data bytes.

The primary types of Flashstream files are

I2C / HDQ Flashstream files – What do the lines in a bq.fs / df.fs file mean for my I2C device or HDQ device?

SMBus Flashstream files – What do the lines in a bq.fs file mean for my SMBus device?

Click on the links above for details of each flashstream file type

Related information: Gauge Communication App note: https://www.ti.com/lit/SLUA801