SLAA476B February   2011  – July 2019 BQ2040 , BQ2040 , BQ2060A , BQ2060A , BQ2063 , BQ2063 , BQ2083-V1P3 , BQ2083-V1P3 , BQ2084-V143 , BQ2084-V143 , BQ2084-V150 , BQ2084-V150 , BQ2085-V1P3 , BQ2085-V1P3 , BQ20Z40-R1 , BQ20Z40-R1 , BQ20Z70-V160 , BQ20Z70-V160 , BQ20Z80A-V110 , BQ20Z80A-V110 , BQ28400 , BQ28400 , BQ78PL114 , BQ78PL114 , BQ78PL116 , BQ78PL116 , LM5145 , LM5145 , MSP430F5500 , MSP430F5500 , MSP430F5501 , MSP430F5501 , MSP430F5502 , MSP430F5502 , MSP430F5503 , MSP430F5503 , MSP430F5504 , MSP430F5504 , MSP430F5505 , MSP430F5505 , MSP430F5506 , MSP430F5506 , MSP430F5507 , MSP430F5507 , MSP430F5508 , MSP430F5508 , MSP430F5509 , MSP430F5509 , MSP430F5510 , MSP430F5510 , TPS40057 , TPS40057 , TPS40170 , TPS40170

 

  1.   Wide-Vin Battery Charger Using SMBus Communication Interface Between MSP430™ MCUs and bq Fuel Gauges
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1  Introduction
    3. 2  Hardware
      1. 2.1 Overall System Description
      2. 2.2 MSP430F5510 Daughterboard Subsystem
        1. 2.2.1 Subsystem Description
        2. 2.2.2 MSP430F5510 Port Pins Functionality Description
      3. 2.3 Power Stage Board Subsystem
        1. 2.3.1 Subsystem Description
        2. 2.3.2 Input Protection Features
        3. 2.3.3 Constant-Voltage and Constant-Current Feedback
    4. 3  Software
      1. 3.1 SMBus Protocol Description
      2. 3.2 Software File Structure
      3. 3.3 API Calls Description
        1. 3.3.1  UCS_Init ( )
        2. 3.3.2  Timer_Init ( )
        3. 3.3.3  PWM_Init ( )
        4. 3.3.4  ADC_Init ( )
        5. 3.3.5  Fan_Init ( )
        6. 3.3.6  LED_Init ( )
        7. 3.3.7  SMBus_Initialize ( )
        8. 3.3.8  LED_Control ( )
        9. 3.3.9  Fan_Control ( )
        10. 3.3.10 VI_ADC_Read ( )
        11. 3.3.11 SMBus_Select ( )
        12. 3.3.12 Calibrate_Battery ( )
        13. 3.3.13 Delay_Timer ( )
        14. 3.3.14 PWM_Control ( )
        15. 3.3.15 Smbus_Access ( )
        16. 3.3.16 Smbus_Access_PEC ( )
        17. 3.3.17 crc8MakeBitwise ( )
      4. 3.4 Sample Application Description
    5. 4  SBS Supported Commands Using SMBus Protocol
    6. 5  Detailed Sample Application Flow Chart
    7. 6  Battery Status Register Description
      1. 6.1 BatteryStatus (0x16)
    8. 7  MSP430F5510 Daughterboard Schematics
    9. 8  Setting Up the MSP430F5510 Daughterboard Hardware
      1. 8.1 JTAG FET Debugger Interface (Power Up, Program and Debug Options)
      2. 8.2 eZ430 Emulator Interface (Power Up, Program and Debug Options)
      3. 8.3 Power Stage Board (Power Up Option Only)
    10. 9  Battery Calibration Circuit Setup
    11. 10 Battery Voltage and PWM Conversions
    12. 11 Battery Current and PWM Conversions
    13. 12 Power Stage Board Schematics (Generation 1: 40-V Input)
    14. 13 Bode Plot Measurement for Feedback Loop Stability Analysis
    15. 14 Power Stage Board Schematics (Generation 2: 60-V Input)
    16. 15 Setting Up the Power Stage Board Hardware
    17. 16 References
  2.   Revision History

10 Battery Voltage and PWM Conversions

Table 3 represents the mapping between the MSP430F5510 PWM duty cycle and the voltage output from the DC/DC converter. The PWM frequency is 20 kHz and modifying the PWM duty cycle for the voltage input changes the voltage output of the DC/DC converter. Pulling the PWM signals LOW causes the DC/DC converter to switch off and stop delivering power to the battery.

Table 3. Battery Voltage and PWM Conversions

Duty Cycle
(%)		 PWM Average Voltage
(V)		 Average Output Voltage
(V)
0 0 0
10.78 0.335 5.5
24.71 0.791 12.6
32.94 1.054 16.8
68.6 2.196 35 (maximum allowed with TPS40054 Power Stage Board)
100.0 3.200 51 (maximum allowed with TPS40170 Power Stage Board)

Sample Calculation Example:

  • Desired charger output voltage (Vout) = 16.8 V
  • Duty cycle (based on 51 V maximum output voltage) = 16.8 V/51 V = 0.3294 (32.94%)
  • Desired average voltage of PWM = Duty cycle × 3.2 V = 1.054 V, where 3.2 V is the MSP430F5510 supply range (and also the conversion range for the ADC10)