LTC2942-1 - 1A Battery Gas Gauge with Internal Sense Resistor and Temperature/Voltage Measurement

The LTC2942-1 measures battery charge state, battery voltage and chip temperature in handheld PC and portable product applications. Its operating range is perfectly suited for single cell Li-Ion batteries. A precision coulomb counter integrates current through an internal sense resistor between the battery’s positive terminal and the load or charger. Battery voltage and on-chip temperature are measured with an internal 14-bit No Latency ΔΣ ADC. The three measured quantities (charge, voltage and temperature) are stored in internal registers accessible via the onboard SMBus/I2C interface.

The LTC2942-1 features programmable high and low thresholds for all three measured quantities. If a programmed threshold is exceeded, the device communicates an alert using either the SMBus alert protocol or by setting a flag in the internal status register.

Features
  • Indicates Accumulated Battery Charge and Discharge
  • SMBus/I2C Interface
  • Integrated 50mΩ High Side Sense Resistor
  • ±1A Sense Current Range
  • High Accuracy Analog Integration
  • ADC Measures Battery Voltage and Temperature
  • Integrated Temperature Sensor
  • 1% Voltage and Charge Accuracy
  • Configurable Alert Output/Charge Complete Input
  • 2.7V to 5.5V Operating Range
  • Quiescent Current Less than 100μA
  • Small 6-Pin 2mm × 3mm DFN package
Typical Application
LTC2942-1 Typical Application
LTC2942-1 Typical Application
Applications
  • Low Power Handheld Products
  • Cellular Phones
  • MP3 Players
  • Cameras
  • GPS
Packaging
LTC2942-1 Package Drawing
Order Information
Part NumberPackageTempPrice(1-99)Price (1k)*
LTC2942CDCB-1#PBF2x3 DFN-6C$2.69
LTC2942CDCB-1#TRMPBF2x3 DFN-6C$2.69$1.90
LTC2942CDCB-1#TRPBF2x3 DFN-6C$1.85
LTC2942IDCB-1#PBF2x3 DFN-6I$3.22
LTC2942IDCB-1#TRMPBF2x3 DFN-6I$3.22$2.27
LTC2942IDCB-1#TRPBF2x3 DFN-6I$2.22
Demo Boards
Part NumberDescriptionPrice
DC1496B-DLTC2942-1 Demo Board | 2.7V to 5.5V Battery Gas Gauge Plus Voltage/Temp Measurements w/ I2C (requires DC590B)$50.00
Companion Boards
Part NumberDescriptionPrice
DC590BIsolated USB Serial Controller for Linear Technology QuikEval-Compatible Demo Boards$50.00
Datasheet
Reliability Data
Product Selector Card
LT Journal
Software and Simulation
CAD Symbol
Linduino
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