Maxim Alternatives for the TEXAS INSTRUMENTS bq26231
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS bq26231
Benefits of the DS2761 over the bq26231:
DS2761 has an integrated single cell Li-Ion Protector, bq26231 does not.
DS2761 has optional integrated 25mΩ sense resistor, bq26231 does not.
DS2761 is available in flip chip package, smallest package for bq26231 is 8-pin TSSOP.
DS2761 has lower max current measurement offset of +15.625uV vs. bq26231 max current measurment offset of +500uV.
DS2761 has true NV memory vs. battery-backed RAM in bq26231.
DS2761 temperature measurement resolution is 0.125°C vs. 10°C for the bq26231.
DS2761 has lower sleep current of 2uA (max) vs 10uA (max) in the bq26231.
DS2761 can measure voltage, bq26231 does not.
Several DS2761s can reside on same Dallas 1-Wire interface bus for multi-pack applications. Only one bq26231 may reside on its single wire interface bus.
Benefits of the bq26231 over the DS2761:
bq26231 has lower active supply current of 80uA (max) vs 90uA (max) for the DS2761.
bq26231 has an internal self discharge estimation calculation, the DS2761 does not.
bq26231 has more total memory of 128 bytes battery-backed RAM vs. 32 bytes EEPROM and 16 bytes of RAM for the DS2761.
