Supports I2C (IIC), SMBUS, and HDQ communication. Includes power, communication, and USB data indicator lights. Key benefits Flexible multiprotocol support: Use I2C, SMBUS, or HDQ to communicate with BQ series battery metering chips, enabling broad compatibility across devices. Clear status at a glance: Power, communication, and USB data lights provide quick diagnostics during setup and debugging. Enhanced safety with static protection: Upgraded with static electricity protections to reduce risk when handling sensitive battery hardware. Peroutput protection in upgraded version: Adds static protections for each output to improve safety and reliability in development work. Read and write access for BQ chips: Capable of reading and writing BQ series battery metering chips, and reading or modifying parameters for various battery types. What it is and how it helps A debugging and development tool for BQ series battery metering chips that enables direct access to battery parameters and configurations. Helps technicians, engineers, and hobbyists read, modify, and validate battery data on the fly. Keeps important data secure and devicesafe through added static protections and peroutput safeguards. Compatibility and scope Compatible with BQ series battery metering chips. Suitable for reading and modifying parameters on laptop batteries, aircraft toy batteries, and other development applications requiring BQ chip interfacing. What you can do with it Read BQ series metering data to verify charge, discharge, and health information. Write or modify parameters on BQ chips to tune battery behavior and performance. Use in development projects to prototype battery management features and validate chip interactions. Use scenarios Laptop battery development and testing: Read and adjust metering parameters to calibrate capacity reporting, voltage thresholds, and safety limits during design or work. Aircraft toy and remotecontrol battery development: Access and modify battery metering settings to optimize performance, protection features, and charge/discharge behavior for small battery packs. Electronics lab and education: Learn BQ chip interfacing through handson reading and writing of metering data, supporting coursework, prototyping, and experimentation with battery management concepts.