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bq25910EVM-854 Evaluation Module
1.3
Recommended Operating Conditions
Table 5. bq25910EVM Recommended Operating Conditions
Symbol
Description
MIN
TYP
MAX
Unit
VBUS
Input voltage from AC adapter
3.9
14
V
IBUS
Input supply current from AC adapter
3.6
A
VBAT
Battery voltage applied at J4
0
4.775
V
IBAT
bq25910 output current
0
6
A
2
Test Setup and Results
2.1
Equipment
In order to evaluate the bq25910EVM, the following are required:
•
Power Supply:
Capable of providing up to 14 V and 3.6 A to be used for VBUS.
•
Battery Emulator:
A 4-quadrant supply capable of constant voltage
≤
4.775 V and constant current
≤
6 A.
•
DC Electronic Load:
Used to emulate system load.
•
Multimeters
: Used for voltage measuring and at least 2 current meters capable of measuring 6 A or
can use the sense resistors on the board.
•
Computer
: A computer with at least one USB port and USB cable.
•
EV2400 USB-based PC Interface Board:
Used to interface with the bq25910EVM via I2C. The
EV2400 is purchased separately and is found
here
.
•
bqStudio
: Software platform used to send commands to the bq25910EVM via I2C using the EV2400.
Download the latest version of bqStudio from
ti.com
. Double click the bqStudio setup installation file
and follow the installation prompts. The software supports Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP and Windows 7
operating systems.
