Scalable PMIC's GUI User’s Guide

This document covers the usage and capabilities of the Scalable PMIC's graphical user interface (GUI) tool from Texas Instruments. This GUI is intended to be used with the analog EVM Control (AEVM) to evaluate and configure the TPS6594-Q1, TPS6593-Q1, LP8764-Q1, LP8762-Q1, and LP876242-Q1 family of devices.

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1 Introduction

This tool is based upon GUI Composer and requires the MSP432E401Y SimpleLink™ Ethernet Microcontroller as the analog EVM controller (AEVM), which is integrated in the PMIC EVM and also available with the Launchpad™, see 1 in the Section 11. The AEVM provides a USB interface to the host personal computer (PC) for receiving commands and then communicates with the PMIC using either an I²C or SPI protocol.

The GUI supports multiple devices with a single executable (and single AEVM), which eliminates the need to install multiple GUIs when working with more than one device. Multiple devices are configured in a primary/secondary configuration and the AEVM communicates to each device over the selected shared medium: I²C or SPI.

2 Supported Features

The GUI supports the following features:

Interface Multiple PMIC devices with a single GUI
Quick-start and Register views to read and write to PMIC registers after power up
Status Indicators for Interrupts and GPIO states
Programming and Validation of non-volatile memory (NVM)
Watchdog configuration and evaluation
Multiple platforms ⁽¹⁾: Microsoft Windows,®Linux® 32 and 64-bit, and Mac OSX
Web based and standalone versions available
Links to additional collateral, support forums, and FAQ

1. Please refer to dev.ti.com for version compatibility with GUI Composer.

3 Revisions

This section details the features added with each release of the Scalable PMIC's GUI. Section 14 also lists known issues for each version.

Release 1.0.0 is the initial pre-production release and named the Programmable Processor PMIC's GUI. This version of the tool allows for evaluation and programming but does not provide a mechanism to create NVM configurations.

Release 2.0.0 built upon the features of release 1.0.0, specifically adding the NVM Configuration, NVM Validation, and WatchDog evaluation pages.

Release 3.0.0 is the latest release and named the Scalable PMIC's GUI. This document reflects this latest version.

Table 3-1 GUI Revisions

Revision	Release Date	Devices Supported	Feature Updates and Additions
1.0.0	December 2019	TPS6594-Q1 Revision 1.0 Silicon	Initial Pre-Production Release Quick-start Page Register Map Page NVM Programming
2.0.0	November 2020	TPS6594-Q1 LP8764-Q1 Revision 1.0 Silicon TPS6593-Q1 TPS6594-Q1 Revision 1.0 Silicon	NVM Creation and validation NVM Templates Scripting LP8764-Q1 Device Support Improved programming speed Watchdog Evaluation Page SPI and CRC enabled serial communication Automated Timing adjustements to meet desired delay times.
3.0.0	June 2022	TPS6594-Q1 LP8764-Q1 Revision 2.0 Silicon TPS6593-Q1 LP8762-Q1 LP876242-Q1	NVM Creation updated to allow for more flexibility in NVM design. More feedback mechanisms to identify potential NVM issues. Multi-SPI Communication controls Chip Select for all PMICs on the SPI bus. Improved transitions between pages. Removed automated timing adjustments to meet desired delay times. Added Validation errors and instructions to manually control delay timing.