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GaugeStudio Software Missing Plugins

Scott Strachan
Prodigy 70 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: BQ27501, EV2400, BQSTUDIO, BQ27510, BQ27510-G3

Hello,

I'm trying to create a golden .dfi file for a bq27501. I have had simply too much trouble using the bqEasy tool and think it's time to move on to something that seems a little more promising. The GaugeStudio tool seemed like something that could help simplify this process, but unfortunately, it seems to missing some very crucial plugins to actually help me out. 
From the quickstart guide I can see that the Calibration screen is exactly what I want to use to develop the .dfi file and that part in itself seems doable. My issue is that I can't even find that screen or any mention of having to add extra plugins to GaugeStudio anywhere.

I can reach the "programming" page and the "commands" page just fine and can read and write values from the gauge, so I don't think it's a connectivity issue.

Do I have the wrong version of GaugeStudio?
Did I install it incorrectly somehow?
Are there extra plugins to install that I somehow missed?
Would using something like bqConfig be a better idea at this point?

Like I said, I'm only after a way to get the .dfi file. The rest of the process to flash it to the gauge for production purposes is already taken care of. We are using the bq27501 in conjunction with an EV2400.

Any sort of guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Scott

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    Genius 3970 points

    Unfortunately your only solution is to use bqEASY and/or FlashStream to work with your bq27501. It's one of TI's 'older' chips and hasn't seen support from GaugeStudio or any of TI's newer gas gauge software like bqSTUDIO or bqCONFIG, and I doubt they'll be adding support to it any time soon.

    TI's document SLUA638 outlines their more current line of gas gauges (minus a few newer chips) that GaugeStudio does have support for. The bq27510-G3 is the most current version of their 12SON-packaged system-side gas gauge, but has a slightly different pinout than the bq27501; the bq27510 doesn't need an external LDO but also lacks the ID resistor feature that the bq27501 has.