BQSTUDIO: Monitor: Field Blank - Is It Possible To Monitor SMBUS?

John Westmoreland43

Guru 13875 points

Part Number: BQSTUDIO
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: BQ2060, BQEVSW, EV2400

Hello All,

On the Monitor selection using the bqStudio tool - nothing shows up - is there a .bqz file for that?

Is is possible to just set up bqSudio as an SMBus monitor?

Thanks,
John W.

over 4 years ago

0 Onyx Ahiakwo over 4 years ago

TI__Guru* 76230 points

hi John

No it is not possible to set it up as an smbus monitor. What device are you trying to use the tool with?

thanks

Onyx

0 John Westmoreland43 over 4 years ago in reply to Onyx Ahiakwo

Guru 13875 points

Hello Onyx,

I have a large installed based of battery packs that have bq2060's installed - I need to be able to look at their EEPROM settings, etc.

Thanks,
John W.

0 Onyx Ahiakwo over 4 years ago in reply to John Westmoreland43

TI__Guru* 76230 points

Hi John

You can't use the bq2060 with bqstudio because it is an older device. You will need the bqEVSW provided for the device.

thanks

Onyx

0 John Westmoreland43 over 4 years ago in reply to Onyx Ahiakwo

Guru 13875 points

Hello Onyx,

Can I get the version of bqEVSW that's on this page:

https://www.ti.com/tool/BQ20Z60-R1_BQEVSW-SW?keyMatch=BQEVSW&tisearch=Search-EN-everything&usecase=part-number

Also - on the EV2400 page - it claims:

Complete interface between the USB and SMBus, I2C (8/16) interfaces using a simple API

This implies there's an API for which to interface to the EV2400 - can you point me to that please? I haven't found any API docs for the EV2400.

Thanks,
John

0 Bryan Kahler over 4 years ago in reply to John Westmoreland43

TI__Mastermind 25955 points

Hi John,

I've reached out to Digital Marketing to fix the broken link. It should be resolved soon. If you don't see the link fixed in the next 5 days, please reach out again.

For the API, please refer to this thread: https://e2e.ti.com/support/power-management/f/196/t/773880?tisearch=e2e-sitesearch&keymatch=ev2400

Sincerely,

Bryan Kahler

0 Bryan Kahler over 4 years ago in reply to Bryan Kahler

TI__Mastermind 25955 points

Hi John,

The link is now working: http://www.ti.com/tool/BQ20Z60-R1_BQEVSW-SW

Please let me know if there are any other issues with the download.

Sincerely,

Bryan Kahler

0 John Westmoreland43 over 4 years ago in reply to Bryan Kahler

Guru 13875 points

Hello Bryan,

OK - thanks for getting back to me on this.

Best Regards,
John W.

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BQSTUDIO: Monitor: Field Blank - Is It Possible To Monitor SMBUS?