ZHCSL07C September 2019 – August 2021 TPS8802
PRODUCTION DATA
The battery test load is used to check the integrity of the battery connected to the TPS8802 device. When enabled, a load is connected to VBST. The load is programmable from 10 mA to 20 mA with the I_BATTEST register bits. This load emulates the horn driver current draw during an alarm condition. The boost input voltage, output voltage, and efficiency affect the current drawn from the battery because the battery test load is connected to VBST. Therefore, the battery current is programmable with the VBST register as well. Ensure VBST is greater than 4.5 V when enabling the battery test load. The load is enabled with the BATTEST_EN register bit or with the GPIO register bit and pin.