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PS4160EV

3.0

DEVELOPMENT TOOL

SUMMARY

Microchip provides all the necessary hardware and

software to enable easy tailoring of battery control algo-

rithm parameters and cell performance models, to meet

specific application requirements and attain the highest

accuracy available anywhere. Table 3-1 summarizes the

development tool offering from Microchip to support the

PS4160. Please refer to the Microchip web site for order-

ing information and design documentation (including

schematics) at www.microchip.com.

3.1

Reference Documents

This data sheet provides an overview of the PS4160

Battery Manager Module. For further information on the

PS401 and development tool operations, please refer

to the following documents available for download at

www.microchip.com.

TABLE 3-2:

MICROCHIP REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

TABLE 3-1:

MICROCHIP DEVELOPMENT TOOL SUMMARY

Development Tool

Use

PowerInfo™ hardware with PowerTool™

software (PS041)

Read and write Smart Battery data values, EEPROM programming,

OTP EPROM programming

PowerCal™ hardware with PowerTool

software (PS042)

Read and write Smart Battery data values, EEPROM programming,

OTP EPROM programming, pack calibration, pack test

Document Number

Documents Available

DS40238

PS401 Single Chip Battery Manager - Lithium Chemistries Data Sheet (IC Products)

DS40234

PS041 PowerInfo Configuration Interface Product Brief

DS40237

PS042 PowerCal Calibration Platform Data Sheet