PS4160

DS40235B-page 8

 2003 Microchip Technology Inc.

4.0

DEVELOPMENT TOOL

SUMMARY

Microchip provides all the necessary hardware and

software to enable easy tailoring of battery control

algorithm 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 PS4160. 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 PS4160

Battery Manager Module. For further information on the

PS401 and development tool operations, please refer

to the documents listed in Table 4-2 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 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

DS40238A

PS401 Single Chip Battery Manager Data Sheet (IC Products)

DS40234A

PS041 PowerInfo Configuration Interface Product Brief

DS40237A

PS042 PowerCal Calibration Platform Data Sheet