Overview
Features and Benefits
- Indicates Accumulated Battery Charge and Discharge
- High Accuracy Analog Integration
- ADC Measures Battery Voltage and Temperature
- Integrated Temperature Sensor
- High Side Sense
- 1% Voltage and Charge Accuracy
- ±50mV Sense Voltage Range
- SMBus/I2C Interface
- Configurable Alert Output/Charge Complete Input
- 2.7V to 5.5V Operating Range
- Quiescent Current Less than 100μA
- Small 6-Pin 2mm × 3mm DFN package
Product Details
The LTC2942 measures battery charge state, battery voltage and chip temperature in handheld PC and portable product applications. Its operating range is perfectly suited for single-cell Li-Ion batteries. A precision coulomb counter integrates current through a sense resistor between the battery’s positive terminal and the load or charger. Battery voltage and on-chip temperature are measured with an internal 14-bit No Latency ΔΣ™ ADC. The three measured quantities (charge, voltage and temperature) are stored in internal registers accessible via the on-board SMBus/I2C interface.
The LTC2942 features programmable high and low thresholds for all three measured quantities. If a programmed threshold is exceeded, the device communicates an alert using either the SMBus alert protocol or by setting a flag in the internal status register.
The LTC2942 requires only a single low value sense resistor to set the measured current range.
Integrated Sense Resistor | |
LTC2942 | No |
LTC2942-1 | Yes |
Applications
- Low Power Handheld Products
- Cellular Phones
- MP3 Players
- Cameras
- GPS
Product Categories
Product Lifecycle
Not Recommended for New Designs
This designates products ADI does not recommend broadly for new designs.
Evaluation Kits (1)
Documentation & Resources
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R544 Reliability Data3/26/2018
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DC1496C - Demo Manual8/26/2015
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Power and Thermal Monitoring1/9/2017
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20V Battery Gas Gauge10/22/2013
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I2C Battery Gas Gauges11/17/2011
Tools & Simulations
LTspice
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Linduino
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Linduino code repository on GitHub and instructions on how to use the code.

Design Tools
Product Recommendations
LTC2942 Companion Parts
Design Resources
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Part Number | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | Pin/Package Drawing | CAD Symbols, Footprints & 3D Models |
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LTC2942CDCB#TRMPBF | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 6-Lead DFN (2mm x 3mm w/ EP) | |
LTC2942CDCB#TRPBF | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 6-Lead DFN (2mm x 3mm w/ EP) | |
LTC2942IDCB#TRMPBF | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 6-Lead DFN (2mm x 3mm w/ EP) | |
LTC2942IDCB#TRPBF | Material Declaration | Reliability Data | 6-Lead DFN (2mm x 3mm w/ EP) | |
Wafer Fabrication Data | R544 Reliability Data |
Sample & Buy
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