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Bq34Z100 changing SOC values

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: BQ34Z100, BQ34Z100-G1

Hello,

I'm using the BQ34Z100 with a 4S1P Battery Pack (2,6Ah / 8-13,2V / 1-30A).

There were no problems with the calibration cycle and the golden image file.
But afterwards at the tests I noticed some strange behavior.

Often the state-of-charge changed its value over night from circa 15% to circa 7% (and backwards) without any load.
Also the state-of-charge wasn’t stable. So it varied highly in the range between 5% and 25%.
Is this a normal behavior of this sensor? Maybe the flash settings are not correct. (see attached config file)

Thanks for help.

[Header]
bq EVSW Version = 0.9.90	
DeviceName = bq34z100R1 v0.07
Time = 18.12.2015 12:21:44	


[Safety(Configuration)]
OT Chg = 55.0
OT Chg Time = 0
OT Chg Recovery = 50.0
OT Dsg = 60.0
OT Dsg Time = 0
OT Dsg Recovery = 55.0
[Charge Inhibit Cfg(Configuration)]
Chg Inhibit Temp Low = 0.0
Chg Inhibit Temp High = 45.0
Temp Hys = 5.0
[Charge(Configuration)]
Suspend Low Temp = -5.0
Suspend High Temp = 55.0
[Charge Termination(Configuration)]
Taper Current = 100
Min Taper Capacity = 25
Cell Taper Voltage = 100
Current Taper Window = 40
TCA Set % = -1
TCA Clear % = 95
FC Set % = 100
FC Clear % = 98
DODatEOC Delta T = 10.0
[Data(Configuration)]
Rem Cap Alarm = 100
Initial Standby = -2
Initial MaxLoad = -500
Manuf Date = 18-Dez-2015
Ser. Num. = 0007
Cycle Count = 0
CC Threshold = 1750
Design Capacity = 2600
Design Energy = 32000
SOH Load I = -400
TDD SOH Percent = 90
Cell Charge Voltage T1-T2 = 3575
Cell Charge Voltage T2-T3 = 3575
Cell Charge Voltage T3-T4 = 3575
Charge Current T1-T2 = 100
Charge Current T2-T3 = 100
Charge Current T3-T4 = 100
JEITA T1 = -40
JEITA T2 = 0
JEITA T3 = 60
JEITA T4 = 90
ISD Current = 10
ISD I Filter = 127
Min ISD Time = 7
Design Energy Scale = 1
Device Name = bq34z100
Manufacturer Name = Texas Inst.
Device Chemistry = LION
[Discharge(Configuration)]
SOC1 Set Threshold = 150
SOC1 Clear Threshold = 175
SOCF Set Threshold = 75
SOCF Clear Threshold = 100
Cell BL Set Volt Threshold = 2000
Cell BL Set Volt Time = 2
Cell BL Clear Volt Threshold = 2250
Cell BH Set Volt Threshold = 3750
Cell BH Volt Time = 2
Cell BH Clear Volt Threshold = 3575
[Manufacturer Data(Configuration)]
Pack Lot Code = 0000
PCB Lot Code = 0000
Firmware Version = 0000
Hardware Revision = 0000
Cell Revision = 0000
DF Config Version = 0000
[Integrity Data(Configuration)]
Static Chem DF Checksum = 6ED3
[Lifetime Data(Configuration)]
Lifetime Max Temp = 30.0
Lifetime Min Temp = 20.0
Lifetime Max Chg Current = 0
Lifetime Max Dsg Current = 0
Lifetime Max Pack Voltage = 0
Lifetime Min Pack Voltage = 14000
[Lifetime Temp Samples(Configuration)]
LT Flash Cnt = 0
[Registers(Configuration)]
Pack Configuration = 0970
Pack Configuration B = FF
Pack Configuration C = 30
LED_Comm Configuration = 00
Alert Configuration = 0000
Number of series cell = 4
[Lifetime Resolution(Configuration)]
LT Temp Res = 1.0
LT Cur Res = 100
LT V Res = 25
LT Update Time = 60
[LED Display(Configuration)]
LED Hold Time = 4
[Power(Configuration)]
Flash Update OK Cell Volt = 2800
Sleep Current = 10
FS Wait = 0

[Manufacturer Info(System Data)]
Block A 0 = 00
Block A 1 = 00
Block A 2 = 00
Block A 3 = 00
Block A 4 = 00
Block A 5 = 00
Block A 6 = 00
Block A 7 = 00
Block A 8 = 00
Block A 9 = 00
Block A 10 = 00
Block A 11 = 00
Block A 12 = 00
Block A 13 = 00
Block A 14 = 00
Block A 15 = 00
Block A 16 = 00
Block A 17 = 00
Block A 18 = 00
Block A 19 = 00
Block A 20 = 00
Block A 21 = 00
Block A 22 = 00
Block A 23 = 00
Block A 24 = 00
Block A 25 = 00
Block A 26 = 00
Block A 27 = 00
Block A 28 = 00
Block A 29 = 00
Block A 30 = 00
Block A 31 = 00

[IT Cfg(Gas Gauging)]
Load Select = 1
Load Mode = 0
Max Res Factor = 30
Min Res Factor = 3
Ra Filter = 800
Fast Qmax Start DOD % = 92
Fast Qmax End DOD % = 96
Fast Qmax Start Volt Delta = 200
Cell Terminate Voltage = 2000
Cell Term V Delta = 50
ResRelax Time = 200
User Rate-mA = 0
User Rate-Pwr = 0
Reserve Cap-mAh = 0
Reserve Energy = 0
Max Scale Back Grid = 4
Cell Max DeltaV = 1500
Cell Min DeltaV = 0
Max Sim Rate = 2
Min Sim Rate = 20
Ra Max Delta = 4
Qmax Max Delta % = 5
Cell DeltaV Max Delta = 10
Fast Scale Start SOC = 10
Charge Hys V Shift = 40
[Current Thresholds(Gas Gauging)]
Dsg Current Threshold = 50
Chg Current Threshold = 50
Quit Current = 30
Dsg Relax Time = 1
Chg Relax Time = 1
Quit Relax Time = 0
Cell Max IR Correct = 400
[State(Gas Gauging)]
Qmax Cell 0 = 2614
Cycle Count = 0
Update Status = 02
Cell V at Chg Term = 3575
Avg I Last Run = 0
Avg P Last Run = 0
Cell Delta Voltage = 2
T Rise = 0
T Time Constant = 32767

[OCVa Table(OCV Table)]
Chem ID = 0423

[R_a0(Ra Table)]
Cell0 R_a flag = 0055
Cell0 R_a 0 = 98
Cell0 R_a 1 = 102
Cell0 R_a 2 = 55
Cell0 R_a 3 = 41
Cell0 R_a 4 = 17
Cell0 R_a 5 = 23
Cell0 R_a 6 = 35
Cell0 R_a 7 = 41
Cell0 R_a 8 = 52
Cell0 R_a 9 = 50
Cell0 R_a 10 = 37
Cell0 R_a 11 = 46
Cell0 R_a 12 = 112
Cell0 R_a 13 = 218
Cell0 R_a 14 = 910
[R_a0x(Ra Table)]
xCell0 R_a flag = 0000
xCell0 R_a 0 = 98
xCell0 R_a 1 = 102
xCell0 R_a 2 = 55
xCell0 R_a 3 = 41
xCell0 R_a 4 = 17
xCell0 R_a 5 = 23
xCell0 R_a 6 = 35
xCell0 R_a 7 = 41
xCell0 R_a 8 = 52
xCell0 R_a 9 = 50
xCell0 R_a 10 = 37
xCell0 R_a 11 = 46
xCell0 R_a 12 = 112
xCell0 R_a 13 = 203
xCell0 R_a 14 = 847

[Data(Calibration)]
CC Gain = 1,001
CC Delta = 1,000
CC Offset = -0,70
Board Offset = -0,26
Int Temp Offset = -0.5
Ext Temp Offset = 0.0
Voltage Divider = 15647
[Current(Calibration)]
Deadband = 1

[Codes(Security)]
Sealed to Unsealed = 36720414
Unsealed to Full = FFFFFFFF
Authen Key3 = 01234567
Authen Key2 = 89ABCDEF
Authen Key1 = FEDCBA98
Authen Key0 = 76543210


  • The gauge will run an FCC simulation every 5 hours and update the capacities as the voltage changes. Changes can be more drastic with LiFePO4 cells, because the very flat OCV curve. One thing that I noticed is that you are using an experimental version of the bq34z100-G1 firmware. You need to upgrade to the released version and the firmware can be downloaded from the bq34z100-G1 website.