Texas Instruments bq2050H Data Sheet
Summary
The bq2050H is a low-cost power gauge IC essential for accurate monitoring and management of Lithium-Ion battery packs. It provides critical data, including available capacity, temperature sensing, and protection status, via a high-speed HDQ bus interface. This manual details how the integrated chip can be easily incorporated into external microcontroller systems to ensure reliable performance, offering comprehensive solutions for engineers designing specialized battery management applications.
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bq2050H
Low-Cost Lithium Ion Power Gauge™ IC
ments are used to graphically indi-
Features General Description
cate available capacity. The Accurate measurement of avail- The bq2050H Lithium Ion Power bq2050H also supports simple able capacity in Lithium Ion bat- Gauge™ IC is intended for battery- single-line bidirectional serial link teries pack or in-system installation to to an external processor (common maintain an accurate record of ground). The 5kb HDQ bus interface
Provides a low-cost battery man-
available battery capacity. The IC reduces communications overhead
agement solution for pack
monitors voltage drop across in the external microcontroller.
integration
sense resistor connected in series
Internal registers include available
Complete circuit can fit in as between the negative battery termi-
capacity, temperature, scaled avail-
little as square inch of PCB nal and ground to determine
able energy, battery ID, battery
charge and discharge activity of
Low operating current (120µA status, and Li-Ion charge FET
the battery. Compensations for bat-
typical) status. The external processor may
tery temperature, self discharge,
also overwrite some of the bq2050H
Less than 100n A of data and rate of discharge are applied to
power gauge data registers.
retention current the charge counter to provide avail-
able capacity information across
The bq2050H can operate from the
High-speed (5kb) single-wire
wide range of operating conditions.
batteries in the pack. The REF out-
communication interface (HDQ
Battery capacity is automatically re-
put and an external transistor allow
bus) for critical battery
calibrated, or “learned,” in the
simple, inexpensive voltage regu-
parameters
course of discharge cycle from full
lator to supply power to the circuit
Monitors and controls charge FET to empty.
from the cells.
in Li-Ion pack protection circuit
Nominal available capacity may be Direct drive of remaining capacity directly indicated using five- LEDs segment LED display. These seg-
Measurements automatically compensated for rate and temperature
16-pin narrow SOIC
Pin Connections Pin Names
LCOM LED common output VSS System ground
SEG1/PROG1 LED segment 1/ SR Sense resistor input program input
LCOM VCC
DISP Display control input
SEG1/PROG1 REF SEG2/PROG2 LED segment 2/
program input SB Battery sense input
SEG2/PROG2 PSTAT
SEG3/PROG3 HDQ SEG3/PROG3 LED segment 3/ RBI Register backup input
program input
SEG4/PROG4 RBI
HDQ Serial communications
SEG5/PROG5 SB SEG4/PROG4 LED segment 4/ input/output
program input
CFC DISP
PSTAT Protector status input
VSS SR SEG5/PROG5 LED segment 5/
program input REF Voltage reference output
16-Pin Narrow SOIC
PN2050H1.eps CFC Charge FET control VCC Supply voltage
output
SLUS150–MAY 1999 D
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Manual Details
| Brand | Texas Instruments |
|---|---|
| Pages | 25 |
| File Size | 209.81 KB |
| Published | June 20, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the bq2050H measure available battery capacity?
It monitors voltage drop across a sense resistor and uses internal registers to accurately calculate available energy, compensation for rate, and temperature.
What backup mechanism is available if the main battery voltage drops below 3V?
The RBI (Register backup input) pin provides an alternative potential to save bq2050H registers during low voltage periods.
Which communication interface does this IC utilize for data transfer?
It uses a high-speed (5kb) single-wire bidirectional serial link called the HDQ bus interface connecting to an external processor.
What is required to activate the LED display segments?
The DISP pin requires a low signal, and LCOM must be enabled, allowing current sourcing for the LEDs through a high-impedance resistor network.