PS5164

DS21850B-page 8

 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.

4.0

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 4-1 summarizes

the development tool offering from Microchip to support

the PS5164. Please refer to the Microchip web site for

ordering

information

and

design

documentation

(including schematics) at www.microchip.com.

4.1

Reference Documents

This data sheet provides an overview of the PS5164

Battery Manager module. For further information on the

PS501 and development tool operations, please refer

to the following documents available for download at

www.microchip.com.

TABLE 4-1:

MICROCHIP DEVELOPMENT TOOL SUMMARY

TABLE 4-2:

MICROCHIP REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Development Tool

Use

PowerInfo™ hardware with PC software

(PS041)

Read and write Smart Battery data values, memory programming

PowerCal™ hardware with PC software

(PS042)

Read and write Smart Battery data values, memory programming,

pack calibration, pack test

Document Number

Documents Available

DS21818

PS501 Single Chip Field Reprogrammable Battery Manager Data Sheet (IC Products)

DS40234

PS041 PowerInfo™ Configuration Interface Product Brief

DS40237

PS042 PowerCal™ Calibration Platform Data Sheet