When battery charging is enabled (EN_CHG bit =1 and CE pin is LOW), the device autonomously completes a charging cycle without host involvement. The device default charging parameters are listed in the table below. The host can always control the charging operation and optimize the charging parameters by writing to the corresponding registers through I²C.

A new charge cycle starts when the following conditions are valid:

• Converter starts up
• Battery charging is enabled by setting register bit EN_CHG = 1 and keeping CE pin LOW
• No thermistor fault on TS pin
• No safety timer fault

The charger automatically terminates the charging cycle when the charging current is below termination threshold, charge voltage is above recharge threshold, and the device is not in DPM mode or thermal regulation. When a fully charged battery voltage is discharged below recharge threshold (threshold selectable via VRECHG[1:0] bits), the device automatically starts a new charging cycle. After the charging terminates, toggling either CE pin or EN_CHG bit initiates a new charging cycle.

The STAT output indicates the charging status of: charging (LOW), charging complete or charging disabled (HIGH) or charging fault (Blinking). The STAT output can be disabled by setting DIS_STAT = 1. In addition, the status register (CHG_STAT) indicates the different charging phases as:

• 000 – Not Charging
• 001 – Trickle Charge (VBAT < V_{BAT_SHORTZ})
• 010 – Pre-charge (V_{BAT_SHORTZ} < VBAT < V_{BAT_LOWV})
• 011 – Fast Charge (CC mode)
• 100 – Taper Charge (CV mode)
• 101 – Reserved
• 110 – Top-off Timer Active Charging
• 111 – Charge Termination Done

When the charger transitions to any of these states, including when the charge cycle completes, an INT is asserted to notify the host.