Hi everyone,
I am issuing some problems in developing a board with the IC reported, expecially in the evaluation of the on/off charge status.
I will try to explain the flow-chart in detail, and please, let me understand if I do something wrong.
When I first start my battery powered device, everything is ok but the content of Reg5.CE_STATUS. Also when the wall adapter is disconnected, the I2C register reports a CE low status.
In sequence, during the startup of my device I do these steps:
- reset all the registers writing 1 to MSB in REG2.
- Disable the charge, by writing 1 to bit /CE in REG2.
- Set HI-Z Mode, disabling the charger by writing 1 on bit HZ_MODE in REG2.
After that, I see by reading again the registers their change following my expectations, but /CE_STATUS bit is again set to LOW.
Now, when I attach the power plug, there is a change in the REG1, REG5, etc, but the /CE_STATUS bit in REG5 reports again LOW.
Sometimes happens that this bit is set HIGH when detaching the power plug, but only in certain and rare conditions which I cannot reproduce.
In addiction, I wrote an if statement that: when REG1.STAT = NORMAL && REG2.CE == DISABLED && REG5_CE_status == LOW, i turn on the device by removing it from the high impedance mode and setting che enabled charge in REG2.
I am not able to revert the IC status in the initial condition, when attaching the battery for the first time.
I am attaching a short part of the schematic we have developed and the status of the registers before and after the wall-plug link.
Thank you in advice for your help.
Cheers.
Andrea
