SNVU751 October 2020 LP875761-Q1
The Main tab (see for example Figure 3-9) has the elemental controls for the EVM and provides a view to the chip status. Starting from top, the main controls are:
The recommended start-up sequence for LP875761Q1 is to first assert NRST, then write all needed configuration bits by using the GUI, and then enable one or more of th buck regulators by ENx pin or EN_BUCKx bit.
The Bucks section provides status information
and enable controls for all the 4 buck cores. On the left of the section are the
check-boxes for the buck enable bits. The Mode field provides information on
each of the buck core and can have any of the values given in Table 4-1:
BUCK MODE | |
Disabled | Buck state machine in 'disable' |
Enabled | Buck state machine in 'enable' |
The Multiphase status info field tells whether a buck core is configured as a master or a slave. The "Current" field gives the result of the buck converter load current measurement operation. Output currents of each buck core and total output current of one or more of the masters are shown on the fields.
The System Flags / Interrupts section as well as the Interrupt bits and the Status bits sections give data on system faults and warnings. If the interrupt is set for any reason the Interrupt active field shall show ‘1’ on red background. The flag causing the interrupt will also be set on the Main tab. Interrupts on LP875761-Q1 can only be cleared by writing '1’ to associated registers. Any individual flag can be cleared by clicking the Clear button next to each flag field. Some of the flags also have a mask bits. If Mask check-box of certain flag is checked, the interrupt is not generated. The Status bits will show the current status of the faults.
The Power Good section is for Power Good pin control and indication. It includes the latched values of buck Power Good Faults. These can be cleared with the Clear -button.
At the bottom of the GUI window is the Auto Write checkbox. If Auto Write is checked (default) any checking, un-checking or pulldown menu selections will immediately launch I2C writes to the chip register(s). If not checked, the user can update the chip registers to correspond the configuration selected on the GUI by clicking Write Registers.
If Poll Status is selected the software sends a query to the LP875761-Q1 at a fixed interval in order to detect the status of the chip, including operation mode, multi-phase status, and output current. If also the Poll Only Pins is selected the software is monitoring only the state of Interrupt and Powergood pins. If Poll Status is not selected or if Poll Only Pins is selected, user can read the registers by applying Read Registers. Bus Speed pulldown menu selections are given in Table 4-2 below and is instantly applied for System I2C.
BUS SPEED SELECTION | EXPLANATION |
Fast (400 kHz) | Fast I2C-compliant operation at 400 kHz |
High-Speed (3.4 MHz) | HS I2C-compliant data transfer with master codes. |