Application software & framework
BQKEYPACKAGER
Package Key Software for Battery Fuel Gauges
BQKEYPACKAGER
Overview
Several TI Fuel Gauge products support authentication for anti-counterfeit protection of battery packs. The selection of the battery authentication scheme between SHA and ECC is left to the user to decide. bqKeyPackager is provided to package the key, and bqKeyProgrammer is provided to program the key onto the selected gauge. The purpose of these two standalone tools is to allow an OEM to encrypt authentication keys in a file and send to a packmaker. The packmaker can then use this file as the data source for bqKeyProgrammer to program the key(s) into a gauge. The key will not be visible to the packmaker.
Features
- Supports multiple TI gauge devices that support authentication
- Supports SHA1, SHA256, and ECC key packaging depending on the device
- Keeps key hidden from packmaker for additional security in the manufacturing process
Downloads
Additional resources you might need
Software programming tool
BQ-BMS-PROGRAMMER-SW — Command line programmers for BQ products
Supported products & hardware
Products
Battery fuel gauges
Hardware development
Evaluation board
BQ-BMS-PROGRAMMER-SW — Command line programmers for BQ products
SDK, API, and Programmer installer
Products
Battery fuel gauges
Hardware development
Evaluation board
Documentation
Quick Tips text document for Command line programmers
Software Manifest
Release Information
Description:
BQ-BATTERY-PROGRAMMER-SW software development kit (SDK) is a collection of robust software command line tools that assist with the process of programming, testing, or assembling packs that use TI Battery management products. The executables in this software work with the MKST-3P-ALT-EV2300 MKS Technology alternative for EV2300 communications transceiver. The executables work with a single station but can be extended to multiple stations by using additional software and GUI from MKS Technology Inc. . Support for multiple stations is not included in this software.
There are multiple executables in the download, usually one per family of products. Older products such as BQ20xxx and BQ30xxx are also supported. Examples using the C++ programming language API and Python® programming language are provided for custom development.
Requirements:
- Hardware: MKST-3P-ALT-EV2300
- Supported operating systems: Windows (32 and 64 bits)
- Software: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 C++ Runtime redistributable
Features:
- Collection of command line executables for Windows
- Small executable size with few dependencies
- Fast programming
- Supports BQFS/DFFS and SREC file formats
- Provides C API for custom code development
- Callable from other programs for automation
- Portable design simplifies deployment
- Separately downloadable support software to enable legacy software like BQEVSW and ADVANCED-BQMTESTER to work with MKST-3P-ALT-EV2300
Getting started:
1. Download the software
2. Run the installer
3. The executables, C API and Python API files can be found in the install location
4. Run the command line executable without arguments to get usage help. Refer to Readme.txt in the install folder for more information and how to get help using the command line.
What's new
- Added support for BQ78350 and BQ34Z100
Related design resources
Software development
SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING TOOL
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