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  • Profiling Discharge of LiPo Batteries

    Overview

    The Nordic nPM Fuel Gauge Board is a programmable constant current sink device that can be used to characterize power sources.  It is specifically intended to be used with an nPM1300 PMIC Evaluation Kit to develop battery profiles that are used...

  • ADAS and Vehicle Monitoring System – Object Recognition, Neural Network Training, DPU

    The core of the ADAS system will be an Object Recognition model, detecting traffic signs, lights, and speed limits. The two main features the blogs will be focusing on are traffic light change notifications and speeding warnings. The Dataset For…

  • Nordic nPM1300 EK Power Management IC - RoadTest Review

    Unboxing

    I received a courier on January 17, 2024. I'm quite excited to open the box for my first road test review. Packaging is normal, with a large hardcover box inside a Nordic standard box. The packaged nPM 1300 EK board was kept inside an anti-static...

  • nPM1300 PMIC EK Road Test

    Unboxing

    Unboxing the nPM1300 EK was a simple affair, and as far as I'm concerned that's a good thing. The small cardboard box in the "usual" Nordic style contained nothing more than the Evaluation Kit board in an anti-static bag. There was no USB cable...

  • Enroll to Review the Nordic nPM1300 Power Management IC Eval Kit

    Description

    The nPM1300 Evaluation Kit allows for simple evaluation and code-free configuration of the nPM1300 Power Management IC (PMIC). By connecting to the nPM PowerUP app found in nRF Connect for Desktop, all settings of the nPM1300 can easily be...

  • Seeking Feedback on Roadtesting a Power Management IC with 5 other functions and code free configuration app

    We were talking to a sponsor about roadtesting its Power Management IC eval board. While we have other roadtested other PMICs, this one has some unique features I think are worth looking into. I listened to a webinar on the product and it includes a lot…

  • Ultra96 V2 Restart on Running AI/ML Application

    Dear All Upon Running the Machine Learning object Detect application, the the Ultra96 abruptly restarted. After browsing through the internet, observed that " PMIC Firmware requires an update" posted on 2021 Since its 2023 now, Does this Problem…

  • Updating PMIC on UltraZed EV through the 2020.1 BSP!

    We have now released the 2020.1 BSP for both Ultra96-V2 and UltraZed EV with the PMIC programming utility built in! For the purposes of this blog, I am going to provide instruction on how to simply download the 2020.1 BSP as an SDcard image. You will…

  • The Benefits of a Compact Power Management IC and Power Loss Protection

    Related Blogs: Power Management Essentials | Tech Spotlight | Blogs | Polls | Power Management | Qorvo | << Previous | Next >> A power management integrated circuit (PMIC) manages power on an electronic device or in modules on devices with a wide…

  • Evaluation Kit for MAX77734

    Evaluation Kit for MAX77734 Manufactured By: Maxim Integrated Part Number: MAX77734EVKIT# Buy Now The MAX77734 evaluation kit (EV kit) is a fully assembled and tested printed circuit board…

  • Modification of the PMIC command resolution -- Ultra96V2

    Hello, I work on the Avnet96_V2 which manages the distribution of the power supply with the PMIC IRPS 5401 of Infineon (Datasheet in attachment). I communicate (read/write) with the PMIC registers in IIC protocol (list of registers : see datasheet in…

  • Programming the DA9062 PMIC

    Hello there, The MiniZed board uses the DA9062 PMIC for its power management. My question is about how to configure it. Since it uses I²C, I imagined one could first of all boot the PS (since PS and PL supplies are independent), program the PMIC via the…

  • BeagleBone Black spurious shutdown

    Hi all, We have an issue with the BeagleBone Black making spurious shutdown i rare cases. We have 200+ BBB running in the field and monitors the uptime. This spurious shutdown happens on 20% of the BBB's and in average only every 200 hours. However some…

  • MAX31343SHLD RoadTest | Review of MAX32625 MCU and MAX32625PICO board

    I welcome you to my review of MAX31343 Shield. My review is split to multiple chapters linked in following table of contents. Main page of review (marked with yellow star) contains summary, final score, and description of all chapters. Most important…

  • How to Integrate Multiple PMICs for Complex SoCs

    Related Blogs: Power Management Essentials | Tech Spotlight | Blogs | Polls | Power Management | NXP | << Previous | Next >> What are the Challenges of Providing Power Supplies to complex SoCs? Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs…

  • Updating PMIC on Ultra96-V2 through the 2020.1 BSP!

    We have now released the 2020.1 BSP for both Ultra96-V2 and UltraZed EV with the PMIC programming utility built in! For the purposes of this blog, I am going to provide instruction on how to simply download the 2020.1 BSP as an SDcard image. You will…

  • Power Essentials for Makers

    Power is a requirement for every piece of equipment or product developed, whether it's from a large original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a maker building his next home automation project. If you are a maker or a DIY hobbyist, you may have asked yourself…

  • Infineon PMIC updates to Avnet products

    Over the past several months, we've seen situations arise on two of our platforms that ended up highlighting how nice it is to have some ability to "tweak" your on board power system. I've written two blogs in the past both referencing the programmable…

  • IoT Digital Power Management and Power Integrity

    An Internet of Things (IoT) device derives its power either from a 12-V DC supply or from a battery. In either case, power is fed to one or more power rails that operate at different voltages. These rails power the CPU and other functional blocks on the…

  • PMIC’s – Not just dedicated companion devices

    The term PMIC (Power Management IC) gets thrown around a lot when discussing power. In my experience it could mean anything from a dual output power regulator, to a full featured device with a dozen outputs, reset controllers, GPIO and more. So how do…

  • Getting to know the Cypress Solar Powered IoT Device Kit

    Before I complete my Roadtest review I thought it worth blogging about my early experiences getting started with this IoT device kit which Cypress refer to as S6SAE101A00SA1002 S6SAE101A00SA1002 Background Image Source: http://www.lifeofpix.com/ First…