SLAAEA1 March 2023 MSPM0L1105 , MSPM0L1106 , MSPM0L1303 , MSPM0L1304 , MSPM0L1305 , MSPM0L1306 , MSPM0L1343 , MSPM0L1344 , MSPM0L1345 , MSPM0L1346
After the advent of true wireless stereo (TWS), it is becoming more and more popular in the personal electronics market. Excluding the traditional wired audio transmission technology, TWS using Bluetooth technology to achieve wireless transmission, greatly improving the user experience. In addition to being easy to wear, a smart phone can provide rich functions such as audio control, volume adjustment, and noise reduction.
As #FIG_PVC_SX5_HWB shows, the TWS consists of a storage box and two earbuds. The box is used to store and charge the earbuds and control the status of TWS. The earbuds are mainly in charge of communication with the user to achieve information interaction.
The ear buds consist of a charger, gauge, Bluetooth SOC, and sensors. These components play the role of charging and monitoring the battery, interaction, and signal detection. The TWS box is the reserve energy of the earbuds and manages the power system of the TWS when the earbuds are stored in the box.
TI's scalable MSPM0 MCU portfolio features an Arm® Cortex®-M0+ core. The low-cost family with a maximum CPU speed of 32 MHz with 32-bit structure improves the processing ability of the MCU. The wide operation voltage from 1.62 V to 3.6 V allows use in low-voltage and low-power applications. 5-V tolerant I/O pins are needed for high voltage detection. For a long battery life, the MSPM0 has several low-power modes to save battery energy in TWS application. The standby mode consumes less than 1 µA. The smallest package of the 16-pin MCU is a 3-mm × 3-mm QFN with 4KB to 64KB flash memory with a pin-to-pin replacement option. A 12-bit fast SAR ADC with up to 4-Msps sample rate is integrated. 14-bit resolution is supported with oversampling technology for high precision in a gauge algorithm. Diverse peripheral communication interface like UART, I2C, and SPI are available.
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In the TWS application, the box needs to control the charging cycle and report the battery information to the customer using an LED to indicate the status of box and earbuds. Like the block diagram in #FIG_HN4_JX5_HWB, in this application, MSPM0 uses I2C for battery charging control. For power monitoring, internal 12- or 14-bit ADC can implement this function by measuring the voltage of the battery and calculating the SOC (status of charge) of the battery. General-purpose I/O is used for interrupt detection from micro-switches and hall sensors, controlling power sequencing, and LEDs. When the box is idle, MSPM0 could control all the peripherals in a sleep mode and itself be in a low-power mode to decrease the total power consumption to save battery life.
Key feature requirements for MCU in this application:
Implement functions on MSPM0 TWS application:
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