Battery gas gauge reset mechanism
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1. An electronic circuit for monitoring a battery, comprising:
- a gas gauge circuit having a power supply pin, a power return pin, power-on-reset capability, and a battery parameter output communications signal pin; and
a reset control circuit coupled between (a) the power supply pin or the power return pin and (b) the communications signal pin, to remove power to the gas gauge circuit in accordance with a control signal asserted on the communications pin, wherein the communications signal pin is an output to send battery monitoring data to a separate host controller;
wherein the control signal is received on the signal pin in a reverse direction; and
wherein in response to receiving the control signal on the communications pin, the reset control circuit is to cut off current to the power supply pin from a battery supply line, or cut off current from the power return pin to a battery return line.
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Abstract
A gas gauge circuit has a power supply pin, a power return pin, power-on reset capability, and a communications signal pin. A reset control circuit is coupled between the power supply pin and the communications signal pin, or between the power return pin and the communications signal pin. The reset control circuit removes power to the gas gauge circuit in accordance with a control signal asserted on the communications signal pin. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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1. An electronic circuit for monitoring a battery, comprising:
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a gas gauge circuit having a power supply pin, a power return pin, power-on-reset capability, and a battery parameter output communications signal pin; and a reset control circuit coupled between (a) the power supply pin or the power return pin and (b) the communications signal pin, to remove power to the gas gauge circuit in accordance with a control signal asserted on the communications pin, wherein the communications signal pin is an output to send battery monitoring data to a separate host controller;
wherein the control signal is received on the signal pin in a reverse direction; and
wherein in response to receiving the control signal on the communications pin, the reset control circuit is to cut off current to the power supply pin from a battery supply line, or cut off current from the power return pin to a battery return line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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