BQ40Z60: bq40z60 AFEC flag set

Part Number:BQ40Z60

Hi All,

I'm using a bq40z60 in my battery pack. I've had a failure where the unit stops charging and discharging and the AFEC permanent fail flag is set high. I understand that AFEC is an AFE communications failure between the analogue front end and the MCU. How can I identify what is triggering this and what is the best way to prevent it? Are there ways to mitigate these issues? Is it better to just turn this failure mode off altogether if there is nothing I can do to prevent it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!