ZHCSBL6D september 2013 – april 2023 BQ24296 , BQ24297
PRODUCTION DATA
The device is a host controlled device, but it can operate in default mode without host management. In default mode, the device can be used as an autonomous charger with no host or with host in sleep.
When the charger is in default mode, REG09[7] is HIGH. When the charger is in host mode, REG09[7] is LOW. After power-on-reset, the device starts in watchdog timer expiration state, or default mode. All the registers are in the default settings. The device keeps charging the battery by default with 12-hour fast charging safety timer. At the end of the 12 hours, the charging is stopped and the buck converter continues to operate to supply system load.
Any write command to device transitions the device from default mode to host mode. All the device parameters can be programmed by the host. To keep the device in host mode, the host has to reset the watchdog timer by writing 1 to REG01[6] before the watchdog timer expires (REG05[5:4]), or disable watchdog timer by setting REG05[5:4] = 00.
When the host changes watchdog timer configuration (REG05[5:4]), it is recommended to first disable watchdog by writing 00 to REG05[5:4] and then change the watchdog to new timer values. This ensures the watchdog timer is restarted after new value is written.