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Chemistry-Independent Battery Chargers
_______________General Description
The MAX1647/MAX1648 provide the power control necessary to charge batteries of any chemistry.
In the MAX1647, all charging functions are controlled via the Intel System Management Bus (SMBus™) interface.
The SMBus 2-wire serial interface sets the charge
voltage and current, and provides thermal status information.
The MAX1647 functions as a level 2 charger, compliant with the Duracell/Intel Smart Battery Charger Specification.
The MAX1648 omits the SMBus serial interface, and instead sets the charge
voltage and current proportional to the
voltage applied to external control pins.
In addition to t...