Other Parts Discussed in Thread: BQ25730, BQ40Z50-R2, BQ40Z50
Referring to BQ25720: Recommended Selection of Charging ICs, the recommendation was a follows:
Good choice! BQ25720 or BQ25730 for fast charging ICs, and BQ40Z50-R2 for the fuel gauge. This is what typical smart battery system uses. You also need a MSP430 MCU as the embedded controller, who communicates with the charger and the gauge.
Can a system using BQ25720 and BQ40Z50-R2 operate autonomously/in standalone during normal operation, i.e. without a host MCU?
I can see a host controller/PC would be required to set parameters etc on the ICs i.e. programming, but is it required after that?
