We know that it's tough to talk to the fuel gauge chip on the Fuel Tank BoosterPack. Its I2C interface is sensitive to right timings. The Dangerous Prototypes Bus Pirate is famous for its sturdy communication prototyping capabilities. Before I test the Fuel Gauge IC in my own design, I want to test out the communication, and capture some question-reply sequences with a logic analyzer. |
In this first post I tried out the I2C communication with a Bus Pirate.
This time I will capture some communications and store them for later use. I'm abusing the blog for my own documentation purposes 
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Capture Time
Capture 1: Simple Query with Constant Reply
First I'm going to capture a conversation that's predictable and repeatable.
Design Capacity is a value that's always returning the same reply. That's an ideal candidate to capture for later comparisons.
I2C>[0xaa 0x2e [0xab rr ] I2C START BIT WRITE: 0xAA ACK WRITE: 0x2E ACK I2C START BIT WRITE: 0xAB ACK READ: 0xB0 READ: ACK 0x04 NACK I2C STOP BIT I2C>
Capture 2: More Complex Control Query
Number two is a conversation that requires a second start. We're firing a control question.
That's a two-step communication. First put the bq27510 in control state, then restart the communication with a control query.
We're asking the firmware version. That's again an example that's easy to verify later when we're replacing the Bus Pirate with a microcontroller.
I2C>[0xaa 0x00 0x02 0x00] [ 0xaa 0x00 [0xab rr ] I2C START BIT WRITE: 0xAA ACK WRITE: 0x00 ACK WRITE: 0x02 ACK WRITE: 0x00 ACK I2C STOP BIT I2C START BIT WRITE: 0xAA ACK WRITE: 0x00 ACK I2C START BIT WRITE: 0xAB ACK READ: 0x00 READ: ACK 0x04 NACK I2C STOP BIT I2C>
Capture 3: Query with a Variable Reply
The last communication is one where the reply is dependent on the condition of the battery.
We ask the state of charge. We'll get the charge level back as a %.
I2C>[0xaa 0x20 [0xab rr ] I2C START BIT WRITE: 0xAA ACK WRITE: 0x20 ACK I2C START BIT WRITE: 0xAB ACK READ: 0x63 READ: ACK 0x00 NACK I2C STOP BIT I2C>
The 3 OpenLogic projects and exports of the captured data are attached to this blog.
| Related Posts |
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| part 1: Communication Test with a Bus Pirate |
| part 2: Capture Test Communication with a Papilio |
| part 3: First Attempt with Hercules LaunchPad |
