User's Guide
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AN-1341 LP3947 Evaluation Board
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LP3947 Overview
The LP3947 is a complete charge management system that safely charges and maintains a one cell Li-Ion
battery. The LP3947 offers the flexibility of programming charge current, battery regulation voltage and
End Of Charge (EOC) termination selection through the use of I2C interface, or the part operates on
default values. The LP3947 supports charging from USB port. For more information on these products,
please refer to the data sheet.
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Evaluation Kit Overview
LP3947 evaluation kit supports complete functional evaluation of the power management IC. All user
accessible functions of the circuit can be controlled and some parameters can be programmed via the use
of the I2C interface port. The PC software provided emulates the I2C bus communication protocol. Hand
shaking logic to interface to PC’s parallel port and all necessary level shifting is provided.
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Getting Started
The following instructions show how to use the LP3947 evaluation kit in default conditions. The battery
charger on LP3947 operates in default mode independent of an external controller. Please use the
ESD protection (ground cable) to prevent any unwanted damaging ESD events.
1. Connect a power supply (4.5V to 6.0V) to “Adaptor” and “GND” pins located at the upper section of the
PCB. Power supply’s negative terminal should be connected to “GND” and positive to “Adaptor”.
2. Connect a Li-Ion battery pack to “BATT” and “GND” pin located at the lower section of the PCB. The
battery pack’s negative terminal should be connected to “GND” and positive to “BATT.”
3. The evaluation board is now ready for operation. Turning ON the power supply will start the charge
cycle if battery is not fully charged.
4. Install the evaluation software on a PC by following the instruction on the “Evaluation Board Software
Installation” section.
5. To control and program other functions and parameters available on LP3947, connect the LPT cable to
the evaluation board and the LPT port of your PC.
6. Start the software by double-clicking on its icon.
7. The evaluation kit is now ready to use and the LP3947 can be programmed and controlled through the
PC software.
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Evaluation Board Software Installation
Install the evaluation software on a PC by copying the “LP3947cp.exe” from the CD to the LP3947 folder
in your computer. Double click on the software icon to start the software.
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The Control Panel
The LP3947’s parameters can be controlled from this control panel. The software permits the flexibility of
programming in hex codes as well as the convenience of a menu driven operation.
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Selecting Between AC Adaptor and USB Power Port
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When the LP3947 is powered up initially, it operates on default values as shown.
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Selecting Between AC Adaptor and USB Power Port
The LP3947 is designed to accept charging from either AC adaptor or USB port. A simple external circuit
is used to allow simultaneous connection from the two sources, with AC adaptor taking priority over USB
power port.
When charging from an AC adaptor, the “MODE” pin should be set high. In AC adaptor mode, the LP3947
can charge using default values of 500 mA charge current, 4.2V termination voltage and 0.1C EOC, or it
can be programmed via I2C to change these parameters. For more detail, please refer to the LP3947
datasheet.
When charging from a USB power source, the “MODE” pin should be set low. In USB mode, only 100 mA
and 500 mA charge current is allowed. In USB mode, charge always starts with 100 mA (the “ISEL” pin is
pulled high). To change charge current to 500 mA, set the “ISEL” pin to low. Once “ISEL” pin is set to low,
it is possible to program charge current to other values using I2C.
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Using Thermistor Interface
The LP3947 continuously monitors the battery temperature by measuring the voltage between the Ts pin
and ground. Thermistor pin from the battery pack is connected to the Ts pin. An external resistor, Rs, is
connected to VT pin. These two resistors create a voltage divider that feeds into two comparators inside
the LP3947. Depending on the battery temperature, the voltage divider creates a voltage that may be
inside or outside the comparators’ window (2.427V to 1.390V). If the voltage is inside the comparators’
window, battery temperature is within the temperature range that allows charging. If it is outside, charging
suspends and both LEDs turn on.
In the case where there is no battery, Ts pin is floating. This forces the LP3947 into LDO mode. In the
LDO mode, BATT pin acts like a battery providing 4.2V (or 4.1V) and up to 1.2 AMP of current.
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LP3947 Evaluation Board Schematic
The evaluation board with I2C interface has circuit inside the dashed box assembled. The evaluation board
without I2C interface does not have circuit inside the dashed box assembled and resistors RSCL and
RSDA are connected to ground.
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Vbatt
Vchgin
LP3947 Evaluation Board Schematic
Q1
MOSFET P
D5
D6
D7
S6
S7
S5
S4
U3
C1
1
2
SCL
3
Data
VDD
C2
0.1 PF
3
5
7
9
11
14
1
13
Ain
Bin
Cin
Din
Ein
Fin
VCC
Mode
Aout
Bout
Cout
Dout
Eout
Fout
VDD
GND
13
C3
0.1 PF
U1
1
Vbatt
A4
2
11
A2
Y2
A3
GND
Y3
MM74HC125 BUFFERS
10
RSDA
2.2k
3
9
SDA
4
Vbatt
8
5
BATT
C4
10 PF
6
7
LP3947
EN
CHG-IN
SCL
ISEL
SDA
CHG
BATT
GND
Vt
EOC
VBsense
MODE
MC14504 Modes:
Mode 1 (VCC) TTL > CMOS
MC14504B
CMOS > TTL
AC
Mode 0 (VSS) CMOS > CMOS
2
4
C5
1 PF
14 VDD
12
Y4
C3
6
SDA
7
2
4
6
10
12
15
16
8
VCC
A1
5
U4
R3
10k
RSCL
2.2k
C4
Y1
C2
4
R7
OPEN
AC Adaptor
2
Clock
MC14504B
TTL > CMOS
D2
AC
SCL
Vbatt
2
4
Vchgin
D1
VDD
2
4
6
10
12
15
16
8
Ts
Diff Amp
14
13
ISEL_H/ISEL_LOW
D4
1
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
20
8
21
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
Aout
Bout
Cout
Dout
Eout
Fout
VDD
GND
Ain
Bin
Cin
Din
Ein
Fin
VCC
Mode
1
C0
C1
D0
S3
D1
C2
D2
C3
D3
3
5
7
9
11
14
1
13
2
4
1
3
0.1 PF
K1
JP2
D3
SCHOTTKY
DIODE
USB Port
JP1
Vbatt
1
3
VDD
EN
C1
1
3
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R5
1k
R6
1k
CHG
EOC
12
11
10
Ts
9
8
Diff Amp
R4
3.1k
R9
9.2k
R8
10k
DB25T
Table 1. Bill of Material for LP3947
Designator
Description
Footprint
Comment
C1, C2, C3
0.1 µF, Ceramic
0805
TDK C2012X7R1H104K
C4
10 µF, Ceramic
0805
TDK C2012X5R0J106M
C5
1 µF, Ceramic
0805
TDK C2012X5R0J105M
RSCL, RSDA
2.2k
0805
R4
3.1k
0805
R3, R8
10k
0805
R7
open
R5, R6
1k
R9 (between Ts and ground pins)
9.2K
D1, D2, D3
SCHOTTKY Rectifier
0805 2x
On Semi MBRM120
CHG
Red LED
0805 2x
Vishay TLMT3100
EOC
Green LED
0805 2x
Vishay TLMC3100
EN, ISEL_L
HEADER 2X1
JP1, JP2
Jumper from pin 1 to 2
Q1
MOSFET Switch
K1
DB25T
U1
Battery Charger
NHE0014A
TI LP3947
U2
Level Shifter
0.15″ SOIC16
On Semi MC14504B
U3
3 State Quad Buffers
0.15″ SOIC14
Fairchild MM74HC125M
U4
Level Shifter
0.15″ SOIC16
On Semi MC14504B
0805
Through Hole
SPC Tech
SOT23–5
Temic Si3441DV
SPC Tech
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