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Program Key Software for Battery Fuel Gauges

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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
  • Requires EV2300, EV2400 or MKST-3P-ALT-EV2300
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BQ-KEY-PROGRAMMER-SW — Key programmer software for battery fuel (gas) gauges

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Battery fuel gauges
BQ40Z50 — 1-4 series Li-ion battery pack manager | battery fuel (gas) gauge
Hardware development
Evaluation board
BQ40Z50EVM-561 — BQ40Z50 evaluation board 
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BQ-KEY-PROGRAMMER-SW — Key programmer software for battery fuel (gas) gauges

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Version: 1.0.17
Release date: 03 Nov 2023
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Battery fuel gauges
BQ40Z50 — 1-4 series Li-ion battery pack manager | battery fuel (gas) gauge
Hardware development
Evaluation board
BQ40Z50EVM-561 — BQ40Z50 evaluation board 

Release Information

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

Requires EV2300, EV2400 or MKST-3P-ALT-EV2300

What's new

  • Updated support

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Software programming tool

BQ-BMS-PROGRAMMER-SW — Command line programmers for BQ products

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Battery fuel gauges
BQ20Z40 — SBS Compliant Gas Gauge with Impedance Track Technology for use with BQ29330 BQ20Z40-R1 — SBS 1.1 compliant Gas Gauge with Impedance Track™ Technology BQ20Z70-V150 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled with Impedance Track™ technology BQ20Z70-V160 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled with Impedance Track™ technology for use with the bq29330 BQ20Z80 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled with Impedance Track™; technology for use with the bq29312 BQ20Z80-V102 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled w/Impedance Track™ technology BQ20Z80-V110 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled w/Impedance Track™ technology with FW v1.10 BQ20Z80A-V110 — SBS 1.1 compliant gas gauge enabled with Impedance Track™; technology for use with the bq29312A BQ27505-J2 — System-side Impedance Track™; fuel gauge with FW v2.15 BQ27505-J3 — System-side Impedance Track™; fuel gauge with FW v2.20 BQ27505-J4 — System-side Impedance Track™; fuel gauge with FW v2.24 BQ27505-J5 — System-side Impedance Track™; fuel gauge with FW v2.29 BQ27520-G4 — System side Impedance Track™ fuel gauge with integrated LDO. BQ27530-G1 — System-side Impedance-Track fuel (gas) gauge with direct battery connection BQ27531-G1 — Battery management unit Impedance Track™ fuel (gas) gauge for bq2419x charger controller BQ27532-G1 — Battery management unit Impedance Track™ fuel gauge for bq2425x charger BQ27545-G1 — Single cell, pack side, Impedance Track™ fuel gauge BQ27546-G1 — Single cell Impedance Track™ pack side fuel gauge with DSBGA package BQ27741-G1 — Pack-side Impedance Track™(tm) fuel (gas) gauge with integrated protector BQ27742-G1 — Single cell Li-ion battery fuel gauge with integrated protection | battery gas gauge BQ27Z558 — Single-cell Impedance Track™ technology gas gauge with 1.2V IO support BQ27Z561 — Impedance Track™ integrated circuit gas gauge solution for 1-series BQ27Z561-R1 — Impedance Track™ battery gas gauge solution for 1-series cell Li-ion battery packs BQ27Z561-R2 — Impedance track battery gas gauge solution for 1-series cell li-ion battery packs BQ27Z746 — Pack-side, single-cell Impedance Track™ technology fuel gauge with integrated protector BQ28Z610 — Battery fuel gauge with integrated protector for 1-2 series packs BQ28Z610-R1 — Battery fuel gauge with integrated protector for 1-2 series packs BQ28Z620 — Battery fuel gauge with integrated protector for 1-series to 2 series packs with 1.2-V I/O BQ3050 — SBS 1.1-compliant 2-s to 4-s battery gas gauge & protection BQ3055 — 2-series, 3-series, and 4-series Li-ion battery pack manager BQ3060 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge and protector BQ30Z554-R1 — 2 series, 3 series, and 4 series Li-ion battery pack manager BQ34110 — Multi-chemistry high-cell Count battery fuel gauge with integrated rarely discharged module BQ34210-Q1 — Automotive Qualified Single cell system-side CEDV fuel gauge BQ34Z100 — 1-s to 16-s Impedance Track™ fuel gauge | battery gas gauge BQ34Z100-G1 — Multi-chemistry Impedance Track™ standalone fuel gauge | battery gas gauge BQ34Z100-R2 — Multichemistry Impedance Track™ stand-alone fuel gauge BQ34Z110 — Wide range fuel gauge with Impedance Track™; for lead acid batteries | battery gas gauge BQ35100 — Battery fuel gauge for non-rechargeable batteries (lithium primary) and end-of-service monitor BQ4050 — 1-4 series CEDV battery fuel (gas) gauge BQ40Z50 — 1-4 series Li-ion battery pack manager | battery fuel (gas) gauge BQ40Z50-R1 — 1-4 series Li-ion battery pack manager supporting Turbo Mode 1.0 BQ40Z50-R2 — 1-4 series Li-ion battery pack manager supporting Turbo Mode 2.0 BQ78350 — Companion CEDV Fuel Gauge Battery Management Controller for bq76940 Monitor Family BQ78350-R1 — CEDV li-ion gas gauge and battery management controller BQ78350-R1A — CEDV li-ion gas gauge and battery management controller
Hardware development
Evaluation board
ADVANCED-BQMTESTER — Texas Instruments Advanced bqMTester Multi-Station Test and Program Board BQ27510EVM — System-Side Single-Cell Impedance Track™ Technology Evaluation Module  | Battery Fuel Gauge BQ27520EVM — System-Side Impedance Track™ Battery Fuel Gauge Evaluation Module | Gas Gauge BQ27530EVM — BQ27530EVM System-Side Impedance-Track Fuel (Gas) Gauge Direct Battery Connection Evaluation Module BQ27531EVM — Battery Management Unit Impedance Track Fuel (Gas) Gauge Charger Controller Evaluation Module BQ27532EVM-656 — Battery Charging Solution Evaluation Module BQ27542EVM — Li-ion Battery Fuel Gauge Evaluation Module BQ27545EVM — BQ27545EVM Single Cell, Pack Side, Impedance Track Fuel Gauge Evaluation Module BQ27546EVM-702 — bq27546 Gas Gauge with Impedance Track™ Technology BQ27741EVM — BQ27741EVM Pack-Side Impedance Track Fuel (Gas) Gauge Integrated Protector Evaluation Module BQ27742EVM — bq27742-G1 Single Cell Li-ion Battery Fuel (Gas) Gauge Programmable Evaluation Module BQ27750EVM-837 — BQ27750 1-Cell Programmable Battery Manager Evaluation Module BQ27Z558EVM-084 — BQ27Z558 evaluation module for single-cell Impedance Track™ technology gas gauge BQ27Z561EVM-011 — BQ27Z561 1S-cell programmable battery manager Evaluation module BQ27Z746EVM-047 — BQ27Z746 evaluation module Impedance Track™ technology battery gas gauge with protection solution BQ28Z610EVM-532 — BQ28Z610 1-Cell to 2-Cell Programmable Battery Manager Evaluation Module BQ28Z620EVM-071 — BQ28Z620 evaluation module for one- or two-series cell Li-Ion Impedance Track™ battery fuel gauge BQ3050EVM-001 — bq3050EVM SBS 1.1 Compliant Advanced Gas Gauge EVM BQ34110EVM-796 — bq34110 Multi-Chemistry CEDV Battery Gas Gauge for Rarely Discharged Applications Evaluation Module BQ34210IQ1EVM-826 — bq34210-Q1 Evaluation Module for System Side CEDV Fuel Gauge BQ34Z100EVM — Bq34z100EVM 1s to 16s Impedance Track Fuel Gauge Battery Evaluation Module | Gas Gauge Battery BQ35100EVM-795 — bq35100 Lithium Primary Cell Evaluation Module Using End-of-Service Monitor Gas Gauging BQ4050EVM-561 — 1 Series, 2 Series, 3 Series, and 4 Series Li-Ion Battery Pack Manager Evaluation Module BQ40Z50EVM-561 — BQ40Z50 evaluation board  BQ40Z60EVM-578 — 2 Series, 3 Series, and 4 Series Li-Ion Battery Pack Manager Evaluation Module BQ40Z80EVM-020 — BQ40Z80 2s-7s Battery Gauge Evaluation Module BQMTESTER — BQMTESTER Multi Channel Test and Program Board MKST-3P-ALT-EV2300 — MKS Technology alternative for EV2300 communications transceiver
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Products
Battery fuel gauges
BQ20Z40 — SBS Compliant Gas Gauge with Impedance Track Technology for use with BQ29330 BQ20Z40-R1 — SBS 1.1 compliant Gas Gauge with Impedance Track™ Technology BQ20Z70-V150 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled with Impedance Track™ technology BQ20Z70-V160 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled with Impedance Track™ technology for use with the bq29330 BQ20Z80 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled with Impedance Track™; technology for use with the bq29312 BQ20Z80-V102 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled w/Impedance Track™ technology BQ20Z80-V110 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge enabled w/Impedance Track™ technology with FW v1.10 BQ20Z80A-V110 — SBS 1.1 compliant gas gauge enabled with Impedance Track™; technology for use with the bq29312A BQ27505-J2 — System-side Impedance Track™; fuel gauge with FW v2.15 BQ27505-J3 — System-side Impedance Track™; fuel gauge with FW v2.20 BQ27505-J4 — System-side Impedance Track™; fuel gauge with FW v2.24 BQ27505-J5 — System-side Impedance Track™; fuel gauge with FW v2.29 BQ27520-G4 — System side Impedance Track™ fuel gauge with integrated LDO. BQ27530-G1 — System-side Impedance-Track fuel (gas) gauge with direct battery connection BQ27531-G1 — Battery management unit Impedance Track™ fuel (gas) gauge for bq2419x charger controller BQ27532-G1 — Battery management unit Impedance Track™ fuel gauge for bq2425x charger BQ27545-G1 — Single cell, pack side, Impedance Track™ fuel gauge BQ27546-G1 — Single cell Impedance Track™ pack side fuel gauge with DSBGA package BQ27741-G1 — Pack-side Impedance Track™(tm) fuel (gas) gauge with integrated protector BQ27742-G1 — Single cell Li-ion battery fuel gauge with integrated protection | battery gas gauge BQ27Z558 — Single-cell Impedance Track™ technology gas gauge with 1.2V IO support BQ27Z561 — Impedance Track™ integrated circuit gas gauge solution for 1-series BQ27Z561-R1 — Impedance Track™ battery gas gauge solution for 1-series cell Li-ion battery packs BQ27Z561-R2 — Impedance track battery gas gauge solution for 1-series cell li-ion battery packs BQ27Z746 — Pack-side, single-cell Impedance Track™ technology fuel gauge with integrated protector BQ28Z610 — Battery fuel gauge with integrated protector for 1-2 series packs BQ28Z610-R1 — Battery fuel gauge with integrated protector for 1-2 series packs BQ28Z620 — Battery fuel gauge with integrated protector for 1-series to 2 series packs with 1.2-V I/O BQ3050 — SBS 1.1-compliant 2-s to 4-s battery gas gauge & protection BQ3055 — 2-series, 3-series, and 4-series Li-ion battery pack manager BQ3060 — SBS 1.1-compliant gas gauge and protector BQ30Z554-R1 — 2 series, 3 series, and 4 series Li-ion battery pack manager BQ34110 — Multi-chemistry high-cell Count battery fuel gauge with integrated rarely discharged module BQ34210-Q1 — Automotive Qualified Single cell system-side CEDV fuel gauge BQ34Z100 — 1-s to 16-s Impedance Track™ fuel gauge | battery gas gauge BQ34Z100-G1 — Multi-chemistry Impedance Track™ standalone fuel gauge | battery gas gauge BQ34Z100-R2 — Multichemistry Impedance Track™ stand-alone fuel gauge BQ34Z110 — Wide range fuel gauge with Impedance Track™; for lead acid batteries | battery gas gauge BQ35100 — Battery fuel gauge for non-rechargeable batteries (lithium primary) and end-of-service monitor BQ4050 — 1-4 series CEDV battery fuel (gas) gauge BQ40Z50 — 1-4 series Li-ion battery pack manager | battery fuel (gas) gauge BQ40Z50-R1 — 1-4 series Li-ion battery pack manager supporting Turbo Mode 1.0 BQ40Z50-R2 — 1-4 series Li-ion battery pack manager supporting Turbo Mode 2.0 BQ78350 — Companion CEDV Fuel Gauge Battery Management Controller for bq76940 Monitor Family BQ78350-R1 — CEDV li-ion gas gauge and battery management controller BQ78350-R1A — CEDV li-ion gas gauge and battery management controller
Hardware development
Evaluation board
ADVANCED-BQMTESTER — Texas Instruments Advanced bqMTester Multi-Station Test and Program Board BQ27510EVM — System-Side Single-Cell Impedance Track™ Technology Evaluation Module  | Battery Fuel Gauge BQ27520EVM — System-Side Impedance Track™ Battery Fuel Gauge Evaluation Module | Gas Gauge BQ27530EVM — BQ27530EVM System-Side Impedance-Track Fuel (Gas) Gauge Direct Battery Connection Evaluation Module BQ27531EVM — Battery Management Unit Impedance Track Fuel (Gas) Gauge Charger Controller Evaluation Module BQ27532EVM-656 — Battery Charging Solution Evaluation Module BQ27542EVM — Li-ion Battery Fuel Gauge Evaluation Module BQ27545EVM — BQ27545EVM Single Cell, Pack Side, Impedance Track Fuel Gauge Evaluation Module BQ27546EVM-702 — bq27546 Gas Gauge with Impedance Track™ Technology BQ27741EVM — BQ27741EVM Pack-Side Impedance Track Fuel (Gas) Gauge Integrated Protector Evaluation Module BQ27742EVM — bq27742-G1 Single Cell Li-ion Battery Fuel (Gas) Gauge Programmable Evaluation Module BQ27750EVM-837 — BQ27750 1-Cell Programmable Battery Manager Evaluation Module BQ27Z558EVM-084 — BQ27Z558 evaluation module for single-cell Impedance Track™ technology gas gauge BQ27Z561EVM-011 — BQ27Z561 1S-cell programmable battery manager Evaluation module BQ27Z746EVM-047 — BQ27Z746 evaluation module Impedance Track™ technology battery gas gauge with protection solution BQ28Z610EVM-532 — BQ28Z610 1-Cell to 2-Cell Programmable Battery Manager Evaluation Module BQ28Z620EVM-071 — BQ28Z620 evaluation module for one- or two-series cell Li-Ion Impedance Track™ battery fuel gauge BQ3050EVM-001 — bq3050EVM SBS 1.1 Compliant Advanced Gas Gauge EVM BQ34110EVM-796 — bq34110 Multi-Chemistry CEDV Battery Gas Gauge for Rarely Discharged Applications Evaluation Module BQ34210IQ1EVM-826 — bq34210-Q1 Evaluation Module for System Side CEDV Fuel Gauge BQ34Z100EVM — Bq34z100EVM 1s to 16s Impedance Track Fuel Gauge Battery Evaluation Module | Gas Gauge Battery BQ35100EVM-795 — bq35100 Lithium Primary Cell Evaluation Module Using End-of-Service Monitor Gas Gauging BQ4050EVM-561 — 1 Series, 2 Series, 3 Series, and 4 Series Li-Ion Battery Pack Manager Evaluation Module BQ40Z50EVM-561 — BQ40Z50 evaluation board  BQ40Z60EVM-578 — 2 Series, 3 Series, and 4 Series Li-Ion Battery Pack Manager Evaluation Module BQ40Z80EVM-020 — BQ40Z80 2s-7s Battery Gauge Evaluation Module BQMTESTER — BQMTESTER Multi Channel Test and Program Board MKST-3P-ALT-EV2300 — MKS Technology alternative for EV2300 communications transceiver

Documentation

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CommandLineTips.txt

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BQ-BMS-PROGRAMMER-SW_1.0.1_manifest.html

Software Manifest

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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

Supported products & hardware

Battery fuel gauges
BQ27Z561 — Impedance Track™ integrated circuit gas gauge solution for 1-series BQ27Z561-R1 — Impedance Track™ battery gas gauge solution for 1-series cell Li-ion battery packs BQ27Z561-R2 — Impedance track battery gas gauge solution for 1-series cell li-ion battery packs BQ40Z80 — 2-s to 6-s battery pack manager with Impedance Track™ gas gauging

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Software development

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BQKEYPACKAGER — Package Key Software for Battery Fuel Gauges

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