Rainbow Electronics DS2715 - Manual

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DESCRIPTION
The DS2715 is well suited for cost-sensitive charger
applications where the battery is either internal or in a
unique battery pack. It has been optimized for safe
reliable charging of 1 to10 NiMH cells in series. The
DS2715 has an internal gain block that can be
selected as either a comparator or transconductance
amplifier for charge current regulation. The DS2715 is
configurable as a switched DC charger, a linear
current regulator, or a switchmode current source.
The DS2715 pre-conditions severely depleted cells
are pre-conditioned before entering full charge mode.
The DS2715 terminates full charge using the dT/dt
technique. It requires an external thermistor for dT/dt
detection. Over-temperature, under-temperature, and
over-voltage detection prevents charging under
unsafe environmental conditions. A user selectable
charge timer allows charge rates from 0.15C to 2C.
Fast-charge, top-off and charge done modes are
included for highly reliable, safe charging of NiMH
cells. Discharge mode allows the DS2715 to enter a
low power sleep state while the cell pack is being
discharged.
FEATURES
§
Charges 1 to 10 NiMH Cells
§
Fast Charges up to a 2C Rate
§
Pre-Charge and Top-Off Charge Modes Help Cell
Conditioning
§
Load Detection Allows the DS2715 to Enter Low
Power Sleep Mode (Less than 10µA) while the
Cell Pack is Discharged
§
dT/dt Charge Termination Eliminates Cell Charge
Stress
§
Monitors Voltage, Temperature, and Time for
Safety and Secondary Termination
§
Regulates Current through Either Linear Control
or Switch-Mode Control
§
LED Outputs Display Charge State
§
Small 16-Pin SO Package
APPLICATIONS
Portable DVD Players
Portable Television Sets
Handheld Gaming
Test Equipment
Handheld POS Terminals
PIN CONFIGURATION
VP2 16
VP1 15
CC1 1
CC2 2
LED1 3
VSS 4
LED2 5
CSOUT 6
VN1 7
VN0 8
THM2 14
THM1 13
VDD 12
TMR 11
CTST 10
DMSEL 9
Table 1.
ORDERING INFORMATION
+ Denotes lead-free package.
OPERATIONAL DIAGRAM
Vch
Vbatt
THM
+ -
Vdd
Sense
DS2715
CHARGE
SOURCE/LOAD
GROUND
Divide by n
n Cells
PART MARKING PIN-PACKAGE
DS2715Z+ DS2715+ 16 SO
DS2715Z+T&R DS2715+ 16 SO Tape-and-Reel
DS2715
NiMH Battery Pack Charge Controller
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See Table 1 for Ordering Information.
16 SO
C
BIAS
V
CH
V
SS
LED1
LED2
V
SS
CTG
CTG
V
BATT
THM
R
T
V
DD
SNS-
SNS+
DIV
MODE
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