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BQ78350-R1A: using GPIO's as interrupt signals

Part Number: BQ78350-R1A
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TPL5110

This application requires an interrupt signal coming from the battery pack to wakeup the main micro when the remaining capacity drops below a determined level. My idea is to use one of the GPIO's in LED mode, program the percentage of state-of-charge for that particular LED, and connect it to the interrupt pin of the micro. My problem is that the LED is only active after a falling transition on the nDISP pin. I could place a timer such as the TPL5110 to periodically generate transitions on nDISP so the LED pin is always active. Do you think that is a plausible solution? Do you have any other ideas on how to generate an interrupt based on state-of-charge?

Thanks!

  • Hey Lenio,

    I believe this is a good solution. It would be best to test out this theory as I don't believe anyone on this team is familiar with this solution. The "LED Hold Time parameter" would have to be configured correctly so that the solution does not consume too much power.

    Regards,

    Nick Richards