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SLUUBQ2C – July 2017 – Revised April 2019
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Getting Started with the BQ79606A-Q1 GUI
Figure 2. FTDI Cable
To ensure stack devices are connected correctly, there are a few points of interest:
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SW1 must be set to “Stack”
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The bq79606EVM should be connected to a minimum of 3 cells, with all unused VC connections
shorted to the highest cell.
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Connect COMMH header J6 of the base device to COMML header J5 of the next highest stack device.
Repeat for all stacked devices.
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Opening the GUI
After installing follow these next steps to open the GUI.
1. Launch bqStudio and select "Monitor" as seen in
a. If a "Monitor" option is not available, check bqStudio version. It should be 1.3.70 or higher.