SLUUBY1B December 2020 – April 2022 BQ76942
The BQ76942 device implements a signature check on the instruction ROM for the internal processor at initial power up or upon reset. If this fails, the device can trigger a Permanent Fail (PF) and disable the battery pack. This PF can be enabled by setting the Settings:Permanent Failure:Enabled PF C[IRMF] configuration bit.
The device also implements a signature check at initial power up or after reset on the internal processor data ROM, which holds default values for the device configuration. If this fails, the device can trigger a Permanent Fail (PF) and disable the battery pack. This PF can be enabled by setting the Settings:Permanent Failure:Enabled PF C[DRMF] configuration bit.
The device also implements a signature check at initial power up or after reset on the internal OTP memory, which may contain customer configuration data. If this check fails, the device can trigger a Permanent Fail (PF) and disable the battery pack. This PF can be enabled by setting the Settings:Permanent Failure:Enabled PF C[OTPF] configuration bit.
The BQ76942 device implements a checksum check of the factory trim information within the device after initial power-up and any device reset. If this check fails, the device begins the transition into SHUTDOWN mode.