BQ78350-R1: BAT input range

I understand BAT must be below 1.0V...that's why I said "I note the datasheet lists Abs. Max on BAT of 1.0V"

My questions again are, 

1. Since the 78350 uses BAT for its gauging algorithm, I assume BAT should not be below some minimum value to achieve accuracy. What does TI recommend  this minimum voltage should be? Example: Vin(min) = 7V Vin(max) = 16V  So the divider must be at least 1/16...So at Vin = 7V, BAT = ~4.8V.  But what if I set the divider to 1/32?  THat would set BAT at 0.5max and ~0.22V....would 0.22Vmin cause any problems with the gauging accuracy?

2. What is the 78350's ADC resolution that measures BAT? 

Thanks Matt;  

  A pox upon me for misunderstanding this stuff, it's just that I'm probably misinterpreting the TRM and usage guide.

I assumed the opposite after reading the following in SLUA924–November 2018 Using the bq78350-R1 page 10:

"The voltage used for CEDV is a single-cell based reference, which can either use the CellVoltage1()…CellVoltage15() data or the ExtAveCellVoltage() data. To provide the best accuracy across a wide operating temperature range, use the default ExtAveCellVoltage(). Take care to reduce the errors in this external circuit by using low tolerance and low-temperature drift components. The key components in this circuit Q8, R47, and R48 are shown in Figure 7".

So, I should disregard this statement as incorrect.(?) If so,I can safely delete this external scaling circuit, and only use the cellx values?

Also, I don't see a Table 7 in either the TRM or Datasheet???(and I'm wearing my reading glasses ;-D)

Hmm... I didn't know the history of that comment in the app note, so I asked around. It appears to be coming from the fact that the BQ769x0 ADC accuracy decreases over a very wide temperature range (+/-10mV accuracy at room temp vs. +/-40mV over -40C to 85C). Over a wide temperature range, it may be that the BQ78350-R1 ADC on the BAT pin is more reliable for gauging. Thanks for pointing this out.

The ADC spec for the BQ78350-R1 is on Page 5-6 of the datasheet (Section 7.7 Electrical Characteristics: ADC). The ADC spec for the BQ769x0 is on page 13 of the BQ769x0 datasheet. 

Matt