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Summary of Contents for bq76PL536 EVM

Page 1: ...talled prior to installing the TI supplied bq76PL536 Evaluation software From the CD ROM run the file Tools Aardvark Drivers TotalPhaseUSB v2 xx exe to install the drivers If prompted to do so plug in the Aardvark to an available USB port using the supplied cable The port must be a powered port typically directly from a PC Use of a USB non powered hub may not provide sufficient operating current f...

Page 2: ...ge black connector on the left edge of the board The most negative cell connects to the most bottom of the black connector P1 The bottom most pin of the battery connector is the most negative connection to the board from the battery stack This is the negative end of cell 1 The next pin up the connector is the positive end of cell 1 and the negative end of cell 2 The connections proceed in this fas...

Page 3: ...circuits A separate supply is required for each IC each cell connection plug The supply negative connection is made to pin 1 of the mating connector the pin that will connect to the bottom most pin of the mating connector The positive connection is made to pin 7 the top most on the connector It is not necessary to connect to the intermediate pins due to the resistive divider on the EVM which was e...

Page 4: ...pers Installed 10Ω 2W 18V 220µF 63V 10Ω 2W 18V 220µF 63V 10Ω 2W 18V 220µF 63V 54V EVM Assembly and Configuration www ti com Figure 1 Correct Connection of Three 20V Power Supplies to EVM Figure 2 Alternate Connection for Single 54V Supply 4 bq76PL536 EVM Quick Start Guide SLUU437B October 2010 Revised May 2011 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2010 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated ...

Page 5: ...Power Supply Bq76pl536 EVM 3 Jumpers Installed Resistor divider 18K does not supply sufficient current to IC s www ti com EVM Assembly and Configuration Figure 3 Incorrect Connections Base IC Not Powered Figure 4 Incorrect Connections Insufficient VBAT Per IC Figure 5 Incorrect Connections Top IC Not Powered IC1 2 Insufficient VBAT 5 SLUU437B October 2010 Revised May 2011 bq76PL536 EVM Quick Start...

Page 6: ...ould be connected last during power up and disconnected first when powering down If not using the wall adapter to supply power it must be after starting the Windows application to avoid a turn on issue with the Aardvark adapter Many laptop computers power off their USB ports when they go into sleep standby or hibernate modes If the device the Aardvark is connected to remains powered when this happ...

Page 7: ...ces After addressing is complete you should see the number of devices found and the total combined voltage of all cells being monitoring displayed in the STACK HEIGHT and V STACK windows 5 Evaluation Software Details 5 1 Main Screen The main screen is divided into 4 major areas plus the menu and status bars The software is referred to as the Windows Graphical User Interface or abbreviated to WinGU...

Page 8: ...valuation software starts this can be defeated by setting the TOOLS OPTIONS defaults The last settings are also automatically saved by the GUI and restored on next use These features are provided for ease of use and are implemented solely in the GUI Users are responsible for programming OTP bits in parts correctly during manufacturing for correct operation in circuit Some Group 3 registers are sho...

Page 9: ...E The Address of the device currently being communicated with Change to access different devices in the stack BROADCAST mode also available to send a single command to all devices in the stack In BROADCAST mode no data is shown the interface can only display data from one device at a time STACK HT The number of devices found during the last AUTO ADDRESS or REBUILD ADDRESS cycle POLL Check or un ch...

Page 10: ...ing are displayed in the STACK HEIGHT and V STACK windows In this example 2 bq76PL536 devices are connected together monitoring 12 cells of about 3 3V each The screen automatically refreshes each time something changes Addressing the device will cause all displayed values and registers to update The user hould see all cell voltages displayed along with registers showing FAULT and ALERT status DEVI...

Page 11: ...ful to verify programming Because the part is shipped unprogrammed the result of reloading the shadow registers is to transfer all zeros to the shadow cells and will usually result in many ALERTS and FAULTS being triggered which are normally hidden by the GUI per the OPTION menu settings see below REFRESH updates the screen contents and is equivalent to the large REFRESH button in the Volatile reg...

Page 12: ...fault value is 1 no filtering but it can be set from 1 no filtering to 20 heavy filtering COMMUNICATIONS MONITOR opens the SPI spy text box All SPI traffic to and from the 536 are copied into this box in an easy to read hex format shown below When first opened a warning message is displayed telling the user that the monitor should only be used for short periods to avoid consuming too much PC memor...

Page 13: ...FIG_COV DISABLE bit disabling COV FAULTs DISABLE CUV sets the CONFIG_CUV DISABLE bit disabling CUV ALERTs CLEAR LATCHED BITS clears all FAULT and ALERT bits latched in the FAULT and ALERT registers which may have otherwise normally been set by startup conditions i e Power On Reset ENABLE VBRICK sets the ADC_CONTROL GPAI and FUNC_CONFIG GPAI_SRC bits This causes the VBRICK value BAT VSS to be measu...

Page 14: ... simple data captures The data captured to the plot is not automatically captured in a log file It is available for use or saving in a variety of formats while the program is running The plotted data is lost if the program is exited without saving Logged data is preserved in a file VIEW PLOT replaces the registers display with the plotter view It is identical to checking the View Plot checkbox in ...

Page 15: ...r left right time scale EXPAND X Y This control allows zooming in or out on the displayed scale Choose this button then click and hold the left mouse button to operate Each data set VCn voltages VBRICK temperature time scale can be individually zoomed by clicking and holding the left mouse button on the units field and scrolling up down or left right time scale ZOOM OUT click on a scale then click...

Page 16: ...e explore ideas and help solve problems with fellow engineers 9 Packing List Line Quantity Each Description 1 1 ea Bq76pl536Evm 3 RevX EVM PCB assembly x rev level 2 1 ea Aardvark adapter USB SPI FW Rev 3 41 or later required 3 1 ea USB cable 1m 4 3 ea Mating battery connector 7 pos receptacle 7 20 ea 2 pin jumpers 025 post 0 10 cntr 8 1 ea CD ROM containing software and documentation 16 bq76PL536...

Page 17: ... product This notice contains important safety information about temperatures and voltages For additional information on TI s environmental and or safety programs please contact the TI application engineer or visit www ti com esh No license is granted under any patent right or other intellectual property right of TI covering or relating to any machine process or combination in which such TI produc...

Page 18: ...horized for use in safety critical applications such as life support where a failure of the TI product would reasonably be expected to cause severe personal injury or death unless officers of the parties have executed an agreement specifically governing such use Buyers represent that they have all necessary expertise in the safety and regulatory ramifications of their applications and acknowledge ...

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