Use the following steps for communications
verification:
- In the TI Charger GUI, select the
device to be evaluated, once directed, the software will be directed to
Home page. The connection status should display as Connected.
Note:
If the device is not communicating and does not
connect, verify that Section 2.2 and
Section 2.4.1 steps have been followed. Verify the voltage across TP41 (PULLUP) and
TP49 (AGND) is approximately 3.3 V.
- Select Menu in the top left of the screen. Note the
names of the pages and the associated icons.
- Prepare the charge mode charger
register settings in the following way if not already set there by default:
- On the Quick Start
page below the Quick Start section
- Set Watchdog Timer to "Disabled"
- Set Charge
Current to "0.500 A"
- Set Charge
Voltage to "8.400 V"
- On the Charger
Configuration page below the Charging Configuration
section
- Set Precharge
current to "0.240 A"
- Set VSYSMIN to
"7.000 V"
- On the Charger
Configuration page below the Input Configuration section
- Set IINDPM to
"3.000 A"
- Set ABS VINDPM to
"6.000 V"
- On the Chip
Configuration page below the Chip Configuration
section
- Check the ShipFET
Present? box