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We are evaluating a battery pack from a vendor that uses the BQ40Z50.
The existing configuration puts the pack in sleep mode if it is left idle for a time (a few days).
The pack exits sleep mode if a voltage is applied to +/- pins of the pack as verified by an external lab power supply.
But the concerning scenario is when the pack is charged, left long enough to enter sleep mode and then carried on an airliner and the customer/airport authorities want to check SOC.
The user would likely press the charge status indication with the pushbutton connected to the BQ40Z50 DISP pin, expecting the LEDs to indicate charge status.
But this doesn't indicate charge status as no LEDs light, making the pack appear discharged.
Putting the pack on a smart charger or applying an external voltage to +/- exits sleep and the charge status LEDs work again, but these methods might be unavailable to an airline passenger.
If pulling !DISP low would always exit sleep mode, it would give the advantages of sleep mode while providing a local wakeup.
I do not see a way for this to be configured in the BQ40Z50.
An added advantage would be a customer who had a sleeping pack they wanted to use with a portable device that is solely powered by the pack, could wake up the pack and then plug it in.
Thanks,
John Wright