
Battery Management Studio Software
•
Power the EVM
•
Boot the EVM
•
Select the
Read Device
button
•
Read and change registers as desired
If the interface board is connected to a system already in operation, and the software has not been exited:
•
Select the
Read Device
button
•
Read and change registers as desired
4.4.8
Operation with Other Interfaces or Hosts
The bq76940/bq76930/bq76920 software does not support other interface boards or adapters other than
the EV2300 and EV2400. The software does not operate in a multi-master environment. If operated with
another host on the line, data collisions can occur. Also be aware that the EV2400 has internal pull up
resistors to 3.3 V, connecting to some shared busses could damage devices on that bus if the bus voltage
differs.
5
Battery Management Studio Software
The Battery Management Studio software is used for evaluation of the bq78350 gauge. It is also identified
as bqStudio for a compact name. If an earlier version of the bqStudio software is already installed from
another product evaluation, it should still be installed again to load the configuration files and tools specific
to the current version of the bq78350.
5.1
System Requirements
The bqStudio software requires a Windows 7, or later, operating system. Additional items are required and
are described in the installation windows. The examples in this document are from Windows 7.
5.2
Installing bqStudio
Find the latest software version in the software section of the product folder
http://www.ti.com/product/bq78350
or search from
. Check periodically for software updates.
Use the following steps to install the bqStudio software:
1. Copy the archive file to a directory of your choice, extract all files and run the
Battery Management
Studio-xxxxxx-Setup.exe
application.
2. Follow the instructions and make selections as required on the setup windows selecting
Next
, as
required. TI recommends installing the software in the default location.
3. On the last window, select
Finish
to complete the bqStudio software installation.
5.3
Interface Adapter SMB
The interface adapter SMB connector must be connected to the SMB connector of the EVM for use with
the bqStudio software. Pull-ups for the SMBus are provided inside the adapter. The interface adapter
should not be connected to the I2C connector of the EVM.
5.4
bqStudio Operation
bqStudio is used to communicate to the bq78350 gauge for evaluation. It includes a number of tools to aid
in configuration of the bq78350 for evaluation. bqStudio will not communicate with the AFE and the I2C
connector of the EVM should not be connected while using bqStudio.
Although the software runs without connection to an interface board or powered device, it is
recommended to have both connected and the device on when starting the software. Follow the directions
in the
section.
shows connections for operation with the bqStudio software.
Start the software from the desktop shortcut
Battery Management Studio
or the menu
Start
→
All
Programs
→
Texas Instruments
→
Battery Management Studio
.
18
bq76930 and bq76940 Evaluation Module User's Guide
SLVU925B – April 2014 – Revised July 2014
Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated