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Hardware Reference Manual for i.MX53 Quick Start
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5.2.2.
Li ‐ ION Battery Charging
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The ? Dialog ? PMIC ? contains ? a ? fully ? autonomous ? Li ‐ ION ? battery ? charger. ? When ? wall ? power ? is ? first ? applied ? to ?
the ? Quick ? Start ? board, ? the ? PMIC ? will ? begin ? to ? apply ? a ? pre ‐ charge ? to ? the ? positive ? battery ? terminal. ? If ? the ?
PMIC ? senses ? a ? fully ? discharged ? battery ? or ? a ? fault ? condition ? (eg, ? no ? battery), ? the ? PMIC ? will ? disconnect ?
VDDOUT ? from ? the ? battery ? and ? allow ? the ? regulators ? to ? receive ? power ? independent ? what ? is ? attached ? to ?
VBAT. ? The ? footprints ? for ? testing ? with ? a ? battery ? were ? included ? for ? skilled ? developers ? looking ? to ?
experiment. ? As ? manufactured, ? the ? Quick ? Start ? board ? does ? not ? support ? Li_ION ? battery ? operations ?
without ? modifications ? by ? the ? developer. ?
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If ? the ? PMIC ? senses ? the ? battery ? voltage ? above ? the ? BAT_FAULT ? threshold ? for ? 40 ? msec, ? the ? PMIC ? will ? then ?
begin ? a ? fast ? linear ? charge ? of ? the ? Li ‐ ION ? battery ? by ? controlling ? the ? voltage ? on ? VDDOUT. ? If ? the ? PMIC ? is ?
unable ? to ? increase ? VDDOUT ? above ? VBAT ? to ? continue ? charging ? the ? battery, ? the ? PMIC ? has ? an ? alternate ?
current ? charging ? method ? using ? an ? active ? diode. ? Charging ? will ? continue ? until ? the ? battery ? voltage ? reaches ?
the ? programmed ? level. ? The ? Li ‐ ION ? charging ? circuit ? also ? makes ? use ? of ? a ? temperature ? sensor ? (thermistor) ?
attached ? to ? the ? body ? of ? the ? battery. ? If ? the ? resulting ? voltage ? measurement ? at ? TBAT ? falls ? outside ? the ?
threshold ? value ? programmed ? into ? the ? registry ? settings, ? the ? PMIC ? will ? suspend ? the ? charging ? current ? until ?
the ? battery ? temperature ? reduces ? back ? to ? with ? the ? threshold ? values. ? See ? the ? Dialog ? PMIC ? datasheet ? for ? a ?
more ? detailed ? explanation. ?
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The ? PMIC ? is ? initially ? programmed ? with ? default ? settings ? to ? charge ? most ? Li ‐ ION ? batteries. ? These ? settings ?
may ? be ? changed ? by ? software ? and ? the ? software ? documentation ? should ? be ? consulted ? for ? actually ? PMIC ?
registry ? values. ? These ? values ? can ? be ? changed ? in ? software ? as ? the ? developer ? sees ? fit. ? For ? more ? detailed ?
information ? on ? how ? the ? battery ? charging ? function ? works ? and ? how ? to ? change ? default ? charging ?
parameters. ? Since ? the ? 5V ? power ? pin ? of ? the ? USB ? micro ‐ B ? connector ? is ? not ? connected ? to ? the ? PMIC, ? all ?
discussion ? concerning ? battery ? charge ? current ? limits ? due ? to ? exceeding ? the ? USB ? standards ? do ? not ? apply ? to ?
the ? Quick ? Start ? board. ?
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In ? designing ? a ? board ? using ? the ? Dialog ? PMIC, ? it ? is ? important ? to ? include ? a ? capacitor ? of ? 47 ? uF ? or ? greater ?
attached ? to ? the ? VBAT ? pin ? if ? any ? operations ? are ? planned ? without ? a ? Li ‐ ION ? battery. ? If ? during ? the ? initial ? pre ‐
charge ? phase, ? the ? Dialog ? PMIC ? does ? not ? sense ? any ? voltage ? present ? when ? the ? pre ‐ charge ? voltage ? is ?
momentarily ? removed ? and ? VBAT ? voltage ? is ? measured, ? the ? PMIC ? will ? assume ? a ? massive ? board ? failure ? and ?
will ? not ? supply ? any ? voltage ? via ? the ? regulators. ?
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5.2.3.
Backlight LED Driver
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The ? Dialog ? PMIC ? provides ? a ? Boost ? circuit ? which ? controls ? an ? external ? MOSFET ? Q8. ? The ? PMIC ? is ? capable ? of ?
driving ? 3 ? independent ? strings ? of ? up ? to ? 5 ? white ? LEDs ? each ? with ? a ? voltage ? of ? approximately ? 24 ? Volts ? and ? a ?
maximum ? of ? 50 ? mA. ? The ? Quick ? Start ? board ? does ? not ? have ? a ? direct ? connection ? for ? white ? backlight ? LEDs, ?
but ? does ? supply ? one ? connection ? to ? the ? Expansion ? Port ? that ? can ? be ? used ? to ? support ? an ? attached ? LCD ?
Daughter ? Card. ? The ? Expansion ? Port ? uses ? the ? LED1_IN ? port ? of ? the ? PMIC. ?
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Hardware User Guide for i.MX53 Quick Start Board,
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