
AN11524
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Application note
Rev. 1 — 17 February 2015
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NXP Semiconductors
AN11524
NXQ1TXA6 Evaluation Board
5.5 Current measurement
The current flowing into the power stage is determined by measuring the voltage across a
22 m
current sense resistor. The current measurement is needed for Foreign Object
Detection (FOD). If FOD is not required, it can be disabled by configuring the resistor
networks (refer to NXQ1TXA6 data sheet). The current measurement circuits can be
removed. Connect the unused ISNS pin to ground, i.e. not left open. Note that FOD is
required to pass Qi certification.
5.6 Bandgap reference voltage
NXQ1TXA6 wireless charging controller needs a band gap reference voltage (
0.5 %
tolerance) for critical processing. The TL431 shunt regulator is used in the NXQ1TXA6
Evaluation Board to provide this reference voltage.
5.7 DC-to-DC converter
A DC-to-DC buck converter steps the +12 V input down to +3.3 V, to supply the
NXQ1TXA6 charging controller and other +3.3 V circuits.
A Richtek RT8295A DC-to-DC converter is used in the NXQ1TXA6 evaluation board. An
option for a linear regulator TDA3663 is available on board. Take note however, that at
operating currents of the NXQ1TXA6 evaluation board, the efficiency of the applied
DC-to-DC converter is better than a linear regulator.
5.8 Near Field Communication (NFC) zero power in Standby mode
When using the optional feature "NFC tap to power on", the base station is designed for
zero power consumption in standby mode. It uses an NT3H1201 NTAG-I2C NFC forum
passive tag.
When this feature is enabled, there is no pinging to detect the presence of a mobile device
on the charger pad. Instead, an NFC enabled mobile device, for example a phone, wakes
up the base station via the NT3H1201. Power transfer takes place with a certified Qi
mobile device.
To enable more functions such as Bluetooth pairing, smart advertisements, and
connection handovers, the passive tag can be programmed with the NXP TagWriter
application (see