General Description
The MAX8731A evaluation kit (EV kit) is an efficient, multi- chemistry battery charger. It uses the Intel system management bus (SMBus™) to control the battery-regulation voltage, charger current output, and input current-limit set point.
The MAX8731A EV kit can charge one, two, three, or four series Li+ cells with a current up to 8A. The MAX8731A evaluation system (EV system) consists of a MAX8731A EV kit and the Maxim SMBUSMON2 board. The MAX8731A EV kit includes Windows® 95/98/2000/XP-compatible software to provide a user friendly interface.

FEATUREs
♦ 0.5% Battery Voltage Accuracy
♦ 3% Input Current-Limit Accuracy
♦ 3% Battery Charge-Current Accuracy
♦ Up to 8A Battery Charge Current
♦ +8V to +25V Input Voltage Range
♦ Charges Li+, NiCd, NiMH Battery Chemistries
♦ Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limiting
♦ SMBus-Compatible 2-Wire Serial Interface
♦ Includes Windows 95/98/2000/XP-Compatible Software and Demo PCB
♦ Fully Assembled and Tested