I have a miniature datalogger running which is powered by either a small
non-rechargable Lithium battery (CR2013) or a set of 3x 1.2V Alkaline
AAA cells. A bi-color LED is made to blink green when it is in operation
and healthy.
I just need that LED to glow red (& possibly a piezo buzzer start
buzzing) when the CR2013 battery is nearing exhaustion and needs to be
changed. Can someone help me figure out the circuit that can monitor the
health of non-rechargable batteries -- note 2 different chemistries
(but in 2 different type of circuits). This monitoring needs to happen
in parallel, i.e. while the the battery is powering the data-logger
circuit as well.
Is there something within the BQ series (or another series) from TI, which can help me with this ? I am looking at all possible solutions. My application is not mission-critical, but hopefully in 95% cases, this mechanism can detect a battery nearing end-of-charge, and I need this in the most economical fashion, as this is a cost-sensitive application.