Getting Started with the BATT-7318EMU Emulation Board
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May 27, 2026Supports
18-Cell Battery Pack Emulator Board for BMA7318 Battery Cell Controller
Contents of this document
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Out of the Box
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Get Hardware
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Purchase your 18-Cell Battery Pack Emulator Board for BMA7318 Battery Cell Controller
1. Out of the Box
NXP products are designed to offer longer battery life, a smaller form factor, reduced component counts, lower cost and improved performance in powering state-of-the-art systems.
1.1 Kit Contents and Packing List
The BATT-7318EMU kit contents include:
- 1 x BATT-7318EMU board
- 1 x USB-Type C cable
- 3 x 40-pin cable
- 1 x 4-pin cable
2. Get Hardware
2.1 Board Features
The BATT-7318EMU comes equipped with the following features:
- 18 slider potentiometers to adjust the cell voltage between 1.2 V and 4.2 V
- Maximum balance current capability per battery cell: 300 mA
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Slider potentiometers:
- One to adjust the negative temperature coefficient (NTC) voltage from 1.2 V to 4.2 V to simulate temperature
- One to adjust the shunt voltage from -75 mV to +75 mV
- One to adjust the shunt voltage from -300 mV to +300 mV
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BMA7318 EVB connectors:
- Three 40-pin connectors for battery cell and NTC temperature
- One 4-pin connector for current measurement
2.2 Board Description
The BATT-7318EMU board can emulate a multicells battery pack, multicell temperatures and cell discharge or charge current. The emulation board can be easily hooked to the evaluation boards of the BMA7318 18-cell battery cell controller (BCC) through:
- EVBMA7318-SPI: distributed board with single MBMA7318FAIAE that supports serial peripheral interface (SPI) communication
- EVBMA7318-TPL: distributed board with single MBMA7318TAIAE that supports transport protocol link (TPL) communication
