Renesas DA9213 User manual

User Manual
DA9213, DA9214, and DA9215
Performance Boards
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Abstract
This document is a user guide for DA9213, DA9214, and DA9215 Performance Boards. It provides
the basic information on how to configure the PCB, how to install and use the Power Commander
(GUI) software.

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Contents
Abstract................................................................................................................................................ 1
Contents............................................................................................................................................... 2
Figures.................................................................................................................................................. 2
Tables ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1Terms and Definitions................................................................................................................... 4
2References..................................................................................................................................... 4
3Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 5
4Software Installation ..................................................................................................................... 5
5Hardware........................................................................................................................................ 9
6Configuration Tab ....................................................................................................................... 12
6.1 Interface Indicators.............................................................................................................. 13
6.2 File Load/Save .................................................................................................................... 14
6.3 Register Access .................................................................................................................. 14
6.4 Control Tabs........................................................................................................................ 15
7Quick Start Tutorial Guide.......................................................................................................... 17
8Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 26
8.1 Software Issues................................................................................................................... 26
8.2 Hardware Issues................................................................................................................. 26
Appendix A - Links Description....................................................................................................... 27
Appendix B - Performance Board Features.................................................................................... 30
B.1 USB-I2C Bridge ................................................................................................................... 30
B.2 I/O and Supply Regulators.................................................................................................. 30
B.3 Control and I/O Signals....................................................................................................... 31
Appendix C - Scripting...................................................................................................................... 33
C.1 Text File Format.................................................................................................................. 33
C.2 Examples ............................................................................................................................ 34
Revision History ................................................................................................................................ 36
Figures
Figure 1: Successful Installation Procedure.......................................................................................... 8
Figure 2: DA9213 Performance Board (227-02-A)................................................................................ 9
Figure 3: DA9214 Performance Board (227-04-D) ............................................................................. 10
Figure 4: DA9215 Performance Board (227-07-B).............................................................................. 11
Figure 5: Initial Interface...................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 6: DUT Selection...................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 7: Measurement Set-Up........................................................................................................... 17
Figure 8: Top Right Interface Indicator................................................................................................ 18
Figure 9: Bottom Right Interface Indicator........................................................................................... 18
Figure 10: Enabling BUCKA................................................................................................................ 19
Figure 11: Middle Right Interface Indicator ......................................................................................... 19
Figure 12: Monitoring the Inductor Current of BUCKA........................................................................ 20
Figure 13: Inductor Current of Phase-1, Phase-Shedding Enabled.................................................... 21
Figure 14: Inductor Current of Phase-1 and Phase-2, Phase-Shedding Disabled ............................. 22
Figure 15: Output Voltage Control....................................................................................................... 23

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Figure 16: DVC Transition................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 17: Buck Tab CONTROL_A Register Field.............................................................................. 24
Figure 18: GPIO Port Voltage Control................................................................................................. 25
Figure 19: Port Control of the Buck Output Voltage............................................................................ 25
Figure 20: ATSAM3U µ-Controller for USB-I2C bridge ....................................................................... 30
Figure 21: Mini USB Input and Internal Rails Generation ................................................................... 31
Figure 22: Control and I/O Signals Headers ....................................................................................... 31
Figure 23: GPIOs Control Jumpers..................................................................................................... 32
Figure 24: GPIOs Control Schematic.................................................................................................. 32
Figure 25: History Log......................................................................................................................... 35
Tables
Table 1: DA9213 Performance Board (227-02-A) Links Description .................................................. 27
Table 2: DA9214 Performance Board (227-04-D) Links Description.................................................. 28
Table 3: DA9215 Performance Board (227-07-B) Links Description .................................................. 29

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1 Terms and Definitions
BGA Ball Grid Array
CPU Central Processing Unit
DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory)
DUT Device Under Test
GPU Graphic Processing Unit
GUI Graphical User Interface
PCB Printed Circuit Board
POL Point Of Load
PSU Power Supply Unit
USB Universal Serial Bus
2 References
[1] DA9213, DA9214, and DA9215, Datasheet, Dialog Semiconductor.

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3 Introduction
DA9213, DA9214, and DA9215 are multi-phase buck converters optimized for the supply of CPUs,
GPUs, and DDR memory rails in smartphones, tablets, and other handheld applications.
DA9213 is configured as a single channel 4-phase buck converter capable of delivering up to 20 A
output current. DA9214 is configured as 2-channel, 2-phase buck converter capable of delivering up
to 10 A output current per channel. DA9215 is configured as 2-channel PMIC with a 3-phase buck
converter capable of delivering up to 15 A output current and a single-phase buck converter capable
of delivering up to 5 A output current.
The output voltage is configurable in the range 0.3 to 1.57 V. The input voltage range of 2.8 to 5.5 V
makes it suited for a wide variety of low voltage systems, including all Li-Ion battery supplied
applications.
DA9213, DA9214, and DA9215 Performance Boards have been designed to allow measurement,
evaluation, and programming of the device.
The Power Commander software DA9215_1v5 can be used for DA9213, DA9214, and/or DA9215
Performance Boards. It uses a simple graphical interface, allowing the device to be controlled via the
USB port of a PC. The mini USB connection is visible on the board and as long as the cable is
connected to the USB port of the PC the green LED D3 is on.
The software allows the configuration of the device by write and read operations to all control
registers, and provides monitoring of device status. The software uses operating system Windows
2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 with a USB1.1 or USB2.0 interface.
4 Software Installation
Plug the USB stick into a spare port on your computer and run the program setup.exe to start the
automated script. This file can be found in the Software directory.
By default, the directory C:\Dialog Semiconductor\Power Management\DA9215_1v5 is used.
1. Click Next to accept the default software installation location.

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2. Click the radio button to accept the software license agreements twice.
3. Click Next to begin the software installation.
4. When the installer indicates it has finished updating, click Finish to complete the process.

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NOTE
After the installation has been completed you need to restart your computer.
5. Plug in the USB cable so that Windows detects the USB device. A prompt for the drivers, which
should be automatically located in the Driver_PID-1011 directory of the media, appears. If this
does not happen automatically, open the Device Manager:
6. Double-click on the unknown Dialog device, and update the driver as shown:
7. Browse to the Driver_PID-1011 directory of the media. When installed correctly, Dialog USB
Driver is listed on the Device Manager.

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Figure 1: Successful Installation Procedure
To uninstall the software please use the Windows Add/Remove Programs function, which is in the
Start, Settings, Control Panel menu.

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5 Hardware
Each device has its dedicated evaluation PCB. DA9213 Performance Board is based on PCB
numbered 227-02-A, DA9214 Performance Board is based on PCB numbered 227-04-D, and
DA9215 Performance Board is based on PCB numbered 227-07-B.
The Performance Board includes an USB-I2C bridge for communication with the device and a few
external active components to reduce the requirement for external equipment. It also has some
jumper links to provide access to different configurations and measurement test points (see Appendix
A). Altering the jumper positions should only be done with a complete understanding of the links
description and a supplemental configuration of some registers may be required.
Figure 2: DA9213 Performance Board (227-02-A)

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Figure 3: DA9214 Performance Board (227-04-D)

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Figure 4: DA9215 Performance Board (227-07-B)

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6 Configuration Tab
The software is launched by clicking the shortcut in the Start menu.
The optimum setting for the PC display size is 1024x768 pixels or above. The font size on the PC
display should be normal (95dpi). It is important to note that a display size other than the
recommended setting may affect the way in which the tabs appear.
A pop-up for selecting a configuration file appears on start-up. If you do not have any to load, click
Cancel.
Figure 5 appears, with the USB OK? LED lit if the USB cable is correctly connected and the USB
interface is functioning.
Figure 5: Initial Interface
Three tabs are available across the top:
1. Control, for the main settings of I/Os, the interface and the status/event registers.
2. Configuration, for advanced DA9213, DA9214, or DA9215 configuration.
3. Buck, which includes all the buck settings (output voltages, operating modes)
As the software has been developed to evaluate DA921X and DA9063 (main PMIC) separately or
together on the same PCB, the specific DUT can be configured in the drop-down menu at the bottom
left of the screen. By default this is DA921X only as showwn in Figure 6.

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Figure 6: DUT Selection
6.1 Interface Indicators
Start Device
When pressed it automatically configures the register R327 CONFIG_E for standalone operation.
Polling Enabled
If disabled, the main read-backs from the device are suppressed. This is used to force the
communication over the bus to be silent.
If this is set to automatic, the program only polls the device while the application is the topmost
window. If obscured by another program or window, polling is disabled.
LED
If device is active this is green, otherwise it is red.
Interface
Select between USB I2C control, offline mode, and SPI. Switching to offline, then back to USB re-
initialises the USB interface.
USB OK?
The light indicates that the USB is fine and communicating.
Read Chip ID
These fields indicate the device version and trim status when the device is active. When inactive, the
version and trim status are not correct.

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Stop Program
This terminates the program but leaves it inactive on the screen.
6.2 File Load/Save
Load
Load previously saved text files.
Save
Save current panel state to a text file. Selecting the Register Dump option saves the current register
values to the text file, see Appendix A.
Note 1 There is a difference between Save and Register Dump. Save dumps the contents of all panel
controls to the file (a save state operation), while Register Dump reads the device contents (including
status registers) into the file.
6.3 Register Access
This is probably the most important section of the Configuration Panel.
CoPMIC slave
Set the slave address of the device. This affects all I2C communications. See also the register
INTERFACE in the DA9213/4/5 Datasheet [1].
Find
Finds a control matching a full or partial register name, a control bit name, a register number (for
example, R208 or D0h). Pressing Find repetitively steps through all matching items.
Send
Sends single byte data to I2C device using Slave Address, Register Address, and Data to Send.
Read
Reads single byte data from I2C device using Slave Address and Register Address.

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a) Synchronize Panel from Device
Reads all the register contents of the device and updates the panel to match.
b) Synchronize Device from Panel
Writes all the device registers to match the panel (refresh operation).
c) Reset Configuration
Resets the registers to values specified in configuration file.
d) Clear all read-back indication
Sets all read-back indicators to 0.
e) Read all read-back
Reads all registers, comparing with the panel controls.
6.4 Control Tabs
The tabs DA921X Control, DA921X Configuration, and DA921X Buck all have the same format.
Each register cluster comprises a control with a mixture of:
1. Boolean toggle buttons.
2. Multi-value ring controls or slide controls.
3. A hex indicator showing the total equivalent value.
4. A read-back indicator showing the current contents of the register. The read-back indicator is
labeled with the register number in both decimal and hex.
Read-back indicators can be switched individually by clicking on the xto decimal, octal, hex, or
binary, or they may all be changed at once between hex and binary by using the Settings, Binary
Indicators menu item.

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Changing a register control immediately sends the value to the selected register, and reads the value
back again, comparing the result with the hex indicator. Note that all bits of the registers are sent at
once. Therefore, this does not allow changing multiple bits simultaneously.
If the read-back indicator is red, it indicates that the current value does not match the panel.

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7 Quick Start Tutorial Guide
This section provides instructions for starting up the evaluation board and the software to get the
device up and running. It also tackles the first steps of making modifications on the device.
DA9214 Performance Board (227-04-D) is used for this example; however, the same method applies
for both DA9213 and DA9215 Performance Boards.
Figure 7: Measurement Set-Up
Supply DA9214 from the VSYS and GND connectors as shown in Figure 7. A voltage of 3.7 V
(typical Li-Ion battery voltage) is applied and the input current is measured via a multi-meter. The
output voltage can be directly measured via a second multi-meter.
Start the GUI software installed on your computer. The USB OK? LED on the right-hand side of the
screen should be off if the USB cable is not plugged. Once the USB cable is connected the LED
displays a steady green. The Interface selector should show SAM3U I2C. If not, change it to off and
then to SAM3U I2C.

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At the top right of the configuration tab the interface indicator should display the same details as
shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8: Top Right Interface Indicator
Select the Start Device button to configure the software for standalone operation correctly. This
enables control of the DA9214 in standalone mode. In this mode, DA9214 acknowledges all I2C
commands, which does not always happen if it is in companion mode.
For details please refer to the STAND_ALONE bit in the Datasheet [1].
Synchronize the panel from the device, by pressing the icon (indicated by the red arrow in Figure 9),
the target voltages and all DA9214 parameters are updated to the content of the IC registers.
Figure 9: Bottom Right Interface Indicator
Enable the BUCKA converter by pressing on the BUCK_EN button in BUCKA Control, which is
equivalent to writing 0x01 into the related bit, see Figure 10. An increase in the current drawn from
the external supply will occur.
NOTE
The quiescent current shown on the multi-meter may still be higher than expected. This is due to the missing
configuration and connection of floating I/O ports and will be reduced as soon as they are correctly set.

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Figure 10: Enabling BUCKA
The same operation can also be done via the I2C interface panel by selecting the register address,
the data to send and pressing the Send button. A read-back can be performed by clicking the Read
button, see Figure 11.
Figure 11: Middle Right Interface Indicator
After enabling the BUCKA converter it is possible to monitor the output voltage on the PCB via an
external multi-meter connected to the VOUT_A pin, as shown in Figure 7. The read-back should
provide a value close to 1.0 V. If the part is not trimmed the value can slightly differ from the target.
It is also possible to directly monitor some relevant signals on the PCB, for example, the inductor
current of each phase.

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Figure 12: Monitoring the Inductor Current of BUCKA
When BUCKA is enabled, only phase-1 (LX_A1) is switching, whilst phase-2 (LX_A2) does not. This
is happens when PH_SH_EN1 is asserted. Since no load is applied to the output of the buck
converter, DA9214 automatically optimizes the number of active phases and turns off phase-2 to
save power.