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In applications where the internal voltage
regulator is not used, connect
VREG_EN
and
VREG_IN
to ground.
VREG_OUT
shall
be left open. Note that the battery monitor
will not work when the voltage regulator is
not used.
VREG_IN
Internal
bandgap
voltage
reference
1.25 V
VREG_OUT
VREG_EN
Regulator
Enable / disable
Figure 28. Voltage regulator, simplified schematic
30 Battery Monitor
The on-chip battery monitor enables
monitoring the unregulated voltage on the
VREG_IN
pin. It gives status information
on the voltage being above or below a
programmable threshold. A simplified
schematic of the battery monitor is shown
in Figure 29.
VREG_IN
Internal
bandgap
voltage
reference
1.25 V
BATTMON.BATTMON_VOLTAGE[4:0]
BATTMON.BATTMON_OK
BATTMON.BATTMON_EN
Figure 29. Battery monitor, simplified schematic