TIDUEB2A July   2022  – July 2022

 

  1.   Description
  2.   Resources
  3.   Features
  4.   Applications
  5.   5
  6. 1System Description
  7. 2System Overview
    1. 2.1 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations
      1. 2.2.1  Power Multiplexing Circuit Design Parameters
      2. 2.2.2  Input Connections and Filter
      3. 2.2.3  Reverse Polarity Protection
      4. 2.2.4  Battery Charger Input
      5. 2.2.5  Battery Ideal Diode-OR
      6. 2.2.6  Input and Battery Switchover Mechanics
      7. 2.2.7  LM74800 (U1) HGATE
      8. 2.2.8  Battery LM74800 HGATE
      9. 2.2.9  BQ25731 Design Considerations
      10. 2.2.10 BQ25731 Component Selection
      11. 2.2.11 ILIM Circuit
      12. 2.2.12 MCU and I2C Bus Design Considerations
      13. 2.2.13 MSP430FR2475
      14. 2.2.14 I2C Bus Overview
      15. 2.2.15 MSP430 Connectors
      16. 2.2.16 MSP430 Power Supply
      17. 2.2.17 Sensing Circuits
      18. 2.2.18 Current Sensing
      19. 2.2.19 Voltage Sensing
      20. 2.2.20 Input Comparators
      21. 2.2.21 Software Flow Chart
    3. 2.3 Highlighted Products
      1. 2.3.1 BQ25731
      2. 2.3.2 LM7480-Q1
      3. 2.3.3 LM74700-Q1
      4. 2.3.4 MSP430FR2475
      5. 2.3.5 PCA9546A
  8. 3Hardware, Testing Requirements, and Test Results
    1. 3.1 Hardware Requirements
    2. 3.2 Test Setup
    3. 3.3 Test Results
      1. 3.3.1 Adaptive Charge Current Limiting
      2. 3.3.2 Battery ORing System
      3. 3.3.3 Circuit Switchover From Adapter to Battery
  9. 4Design and Documentation Support
    1. 4.1 Design Files
      1. 4.1.1 Schematics
      2. 4.1.2 BOM
    2. 4.2 Documentation Support
    3. 4.3 Support Resources
    4. 4.4 Trademarks
  10. 5Revision History

2.2.14 I2C Bus Overview

The I2C bus for this design was broken into two separate communication channels. One of these channels uses the UCB0 peripheral to communicate with an upstream host. This allows for data and control registers to be maintained in the MSP430 that can be read from or written to by the system host. This peripheral also allows for a hardware I2C address to be assigned in the firmware, providing a system that can be configured to communicate directly with a host that is using existing hardware and firmware.

The other I2C channel using UCB1 acts as a downstream facing port to control the charging system for this design. The PCA9546A I2C MUX is used to interface directly with multiple downstream devices using the same address. This uses all four channels of the PCA9546A to communicate with two BQ25731 devices at address 0x6B, and two gauges at address 0x16, as is outlined by the Smart Battery Data Specification 1.1.