MAX17841B Automotive SPI Communication Interface Evaluation Kit Box

The MAX17841B ASCI combines an SPI port with a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) specially designed to interface with battery management devices. The UART can be configured to automatically perform Manchester encoding/decoding, message framing, parity, wake-up, and keep-alive signaling as required for battery management UART protocol. The UART has programmable baud rates of 0.5Mbps, 1Mbps, or 2Mbps and supports either single-ended or differential signaling. For host efficiency, the UART contains a 28-byte transmit buffer and a 62-byte receive buffer with host-configurable interrupt events.

• Supports Battery Management UART Protocol
• SPI Interface Up to 4MHz
• UART Baud Rate Programmable Up to 2Mbps
• 3.3V or 5V Operation
• Ultra-Low Quiescent Current
• Transmit and Receive Buffers with Programmable Interrupts Allow for Queuing of UART Messages
• Manchester Encoder and Decoder Reduces Host Controller Burden
• Operating Temperature Range from -40°C to +105°C (AEC-Q100 Type 2)
• Supports ASIL Requirements