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Hello there,
We are designing an IR transmitter for a customer and plan to use the bq24195L as the BMS for the system. The controller will have a single 3.7V LiPo battery and be charged through USB. The current load will not be large for the controller, but we want to have a reliable design in case we increase load in the future. Would you kindly review the schematic and provide any input? We do have several questions in particular:
- USB input: we are populating a USB connector that will be the primary power source during charging. Does the USB interface on the bq24195L chipset allow for direct programming and monitoring during debugging or would that only happen through I2C from the host IC? We will be using an RP2040 for the host, can we simply connect the BQ data lines to that bus for triggering? What is the most reliable approach here?
- PMID: We are not certain if using boost would be useful in the product. Is this used during times of peak current? Or it for achieving voltages larger than 5V?
- For our own understanding can you confirm that the following is true? The battery will be connected to the BQ and the BQ will provide power to the rest of the board (through SYS pins), arbitrating when to use the battery and when to provide power from the USB port. Is that correct?
Thank you so much for your counsel and consideration,
Peter