Page 3
AG assumes no liability for any damages incurred directly or indirectly from any technical or typographical errors or omissions contained herein or for discrepancies between the product and the user's guide. In no event shall congatec AG be liable for any incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, whether based on tort, contract or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this user's guide or any other information contained herein or the use thereof.
AG makes no representation, warranty or guaranty, express or implied regarding the products except its standard form of limited warranty ("Limited Warranty"). congatec AG may in its sole discretion modify its Limited Warranty at any time and from time to time.
Page 6
When the conga-SBM²C is used in conjunction with the SBM²C Smart Battery Management Module starter kit, its use is intended for ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OR EVALUATION PURPOSE ONLY and is not considered by congatec AG to be fit for commercial use. As such, the goods provided in the SBM²C Smart Battery Management...
® Windows ® XP/2000 • Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Embedded • Linux The conga-SBM²C supports the following Operating Systems when using congatec CGOS interface to communicate to the conga-SBM²C. • Microsoft ® Windows ® XP/2000 • Microsoft ® Windows ®...
The following table lists signals which are important when designing a battery powered system that is in compliance with the congatec Battery Management Interface Specification. Signal Description (COM Express™) BATLOW# This signal is used by the battery system to generate interrupts upon special events such as AC power changes, attaching/detaching of batteries, battery low conditions, etc.
(cBC) accesses the individual registers. An entry 'r' or 'r/w' means that the implementation of the particular register is mandatory in order for the congatec battery management solution to function properly. An empty entry means that the particular register is optional and may be implemented by the SBSM for completeness.
Page 22
Reserved 0x30 - 0x3B Firmware Revision 0x3C Unsigned integer, congatec specific word Blink Warn Capacity 0x3D Unsigned integer, congatec specific / see section 6.2.1 word Beep Warn Capacity 0x3E Unsigned integer, congatec specific word Beep On Capacity 0x3F Unsigned integer, congatec specific...
G3 state to minimize power consumption. Therefore, congatec has defined two bits 'S3' and 'S5' in the smart battery register OptionalMfgFunction3. These bits are used to signal the SBSM (Smart Battery System Manager) whether it may additionally switch off the system standby power after the main system power has been switched off.
Industry Specifications The list below provides links to industry specifications that apply to congatec AG modules. Specification Link COM Express™ Specification http://www.picmg.org congatec White Paper 'Embedded Battery Management' http://www.congatec.com/fileadmin/Technology/battery_m anagement/fb_battery_management_-_en.pdf congatec Battery Management Interface Specification http://www.congatec.com/sbm2.html Smart Battery System Specifications http://www.sbs-forum.org/specs/...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the conga-SBM2C and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers