SLUUCF2C January 2021 – May 2022 BQ769142
The BQ769142 device includes precharge functionality, which can be used to reduce the charging current for an undervoltage battery by charging using a high-side PCHG PFET (driven from the PCHG pin) with series resistor until the battery reaches a programmable voltage level. When the minimum cell voltage is less than Settings:FET:Precharge Start Voltage, the PCHG FET will be used for charging. Setting this threshold to 0 disables PRECHARGE mode. PRECHARGE mode is deactivated when the minimum cell voltage reaches or exceeds a level given by Settings:FET:Precharge Stop Voltage. The status of the PCHG FET is provided in the 0x7F FET Status()[PCHG_FET] register bit.