User’s Guide
BQ79616-Q1 and BQ75614-Q1 GUI User's Guide
Taylor Vogt
ABSTRACT
This document provides a guide to install, set up, and use the BQ79616-Q1 graphical user interface (GUI). In
this document, the basic functionalities of the GUI are documented with the intent of reducing the time needed to
become familiar with the GUI.
Table of Contents
1 Getting Started........................................................................................................................................................................3
2 GUI Home Page.....................................................................................................................................................................12
3 Cell Monitor........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4 Cell Balancing....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
5 Protector................................................................................................................................................................................20
6 Communication Control.......................................................................................................................................................21
7 Diagnostics............................................................................................................................................................................22
8 Command Sequence............................................................................................................................................................ 23
9 Faults..................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
10 Register Map....................................................................................................................................................................... 25
11 Debug...................................................................................................................................................................................27
12 Current Sensing..................................................................................................................................................................28
13 Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................................................28
List of Figures
Figure 1-1. Paste .txt Firmware File into the Firmware Folder.....................................................................................................4
Figure 1-2. Successful Hardware Connection Message..............................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3. BQ79616 EVM Connections..................................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 1-4. BQ79600 GUI Communication Control Page............................................................................................................6
Figure 1-5. Bridge Control Tab.....................................................................................................................................................8
Figure 1-6. Bridge Control Debug Tab......................................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 1-7. J10 USB2ANY Connection........................................................................................................................................9
Figure 1-8. Example Configuration............................................................................................................................................ 10
Figure 1-9. 5V Connection......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 2-1. GUI Home Page...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 3-1. BQ79616 GUI Cell Monitor Page............................................................................................................................ 13
Figure 3-2. Opening Communication Between the EVM and the GUI.......................................................................................13
Figure 3-3. Device Fault Display in Cell Monitoring Page......................................................................................................... 14
Figure 3-4. GPIO/Temperature Tab........................................................................................................................................... 15
Figure 3-5. GPIO Config Pop Up Window................................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 3-6. BQ79616 GUI Detailed Device View.......................................................................................................................17
Figure 4-1. BQ79616 GUI Cell Balancing Page........................................................................................................................ 18
Figure 5-1. BQ79616 GUI Protector Page.................................................................................................................................20
Figure 6-1. BQ79616 GUI Communication Control Page..........................................................................................................21
Figure 7-1. Diagnostics Tab....................................................................................................................................................... 22
Figure 8-1. Command Sequence Tab........................................................................................................................................23
Figure 9-1. Faults Tab................................................................................................................................................................24
Figure 10-1. BQ79616 GUI Register Map Page........................................................................................................................ 25
Figure 10-2. BQ79616 GUI Register Map Field View................................................................................................................26
Figure 11-1. BQ79616 GUI Debug Page................................................................................................................................... 27
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