SLVSBJ2C February   2013  – July 2016 TPS2546

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Electrical Characteristics: High-Bandwidth Switch
    7. 6.7 Electrical Characteristics: Charging Controller
    8. 6.8 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1  Standard Downstream Port (SDP) USB 2.0/USB 3.0
      2. 8.3.2  Charging Downstream Port (CDP)
      3. 8.3.3  Dedicated Charging Port (DCP)
        1. 8.3.3.1 DCP BC1.2 and YD/T 1591-2009
        2. 8.3.3.2 DCP Divider Charging Scheme
        3. 8.3.3.3 DCP 1.2-V Charging Scheme
      4. 8.3.4  Wake on USB Feature (Mouse/Keyboard Wake Feature)
        1. 8.3.4.1 USB 2.0 Background Information
        2. 8.3.4.2 Wake On USB
        3. 8.3.4.3 USB Slow-Speed and Full-Speed Device Recognition
          1. 8.3.4.3.1 No CTL Pin Timing Requirement After Wake Event and Transition from S3 to S0
      5. 8.3.5  Load Detect
      6. 8.3.6  Power Wake
        1. 8.3.6.1 Implementing Power Wake in Notebook System
      7. 8.3.7  Port Power Management (PPM)
        1. 8.3.7.1 Benefits of PPM
        2. 8.3.7.2 PPM Details
        3. 8.3.7.3 Implementing PPM in a System with Two Charging Ports
      8. 8.3.8  Overcurrent Protection
      9. 8.3.9  FAULT Response
      10. 8.3.10 Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
      11. 8.3.11 Thermal Sense
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 DCP Auto Mode
      2. 8.4.2 DCP Forced Shorted / DCP Forced Divider1
      3. 8.4.3 High-Bandwidth Data Line Switch
      4. 8.4.4 Device Truth Table (TT)
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
      1. 9.1.1 Output Discharge
      2. 9.1.2 CDP/SDP Auto Switch
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.2.1 Current-Limit Settings
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Documentation Support
      1. 12.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 12.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 12.3 Community Resources
    4. 12.4 Trademarks
    5. 12.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 12.6 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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9 Application and Implementation

NOTE

Information in the following applications sections is not part of the TI component specification, and TI does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. TI’s customers are responsible for determining suitability of components for their purposes. Customers must validate and test their design implementation to confirm system functionality.

9.1 Application Information

Power-on-reset (POR) holds device in initial state while output is held in discharge mode. Any POR event returns the device to initial state. After POR clears, device goes to the next state depending on the CTL lines as shown in Figure 38.

TPS2546 Fig33_Charging_States_SLVSBJ2.gif Figure 38. TPS2546 Charging States

9.1.1 Output Discharge

To allow a charging port to renegotiate current with a portable device, the TPS2546 device uses the OUT discharge function. The device proceeds by turning off the power switch while discharging OUT. The device then turns on the power switch again to reassert the OUT voltage. This discharge function is automatically applied, as shown in Figure 26. There are two discharge times, tDCHG_L and tDCHG_S. tDCHG_L is from SDP1/SDP2/CDP to DCP_Auto, and tDCHG_S is from DCP_Auto to SDP1/SDP2/CDP.

9.1.2 CDP/SDP Auto Switch

TPS2546 is equipped with a CDP/SDP auto-switch feature to support some popular phones in the market that are not compliant to the BC1.2 specification, as they fail to establish data connection in CDP mode. These phones use primary detection (used to distinguish between an SDP and different types of Charging Ports) to only identify ports as SDP (data / no charge) or DCP (no data / charge). They do not recognize CDP (data /charge) ports. When connected to a CDP port, these phones classify the port as a DCP and only charges. Since charging ports are configured as CDP when the computer is in S0, users do not get the expected data connection.

TPS2546 Fig40_CDP_SDP_Auto_SLVSBJ2.gif Figure 39. CDP/SDP Auto

To fix this problem, TPS2546 employs a CDP/SDP Auto Switch scheme to ensure these BC1.2 non-compliant phones establishes data connection by following below steps:

  • The TPS2546 determines when a non-compliant phone has wrongly classified a CDP port as a DCP port and has not made a data connection
  • The TPS2546 then automatically does a OUT (VBUS) discharge and reconfigure the port as an SDP
  • This allows the phone to discover it is now connected to an SDP and establish a data connection
  • The TPS2546 then switches automatically back to CDP without doing an OUT (VBUS) discharge
  • The phone continues to operate like it is connected to a SDP because OUT (VBUS) was not interrupted
  • The port is now ready in CDP if a new device is attached

9.2 Typical Application

TPS2546 typ_app_FP_SLVSBJ2.gif Figure 40. Typical Application Schematic USB Port Charging

9.2.1 Design Requirements

For this design example, use the parameters listed in Table 4.

Table 4. Design Parameters

DESIGN PARAMETER EXAMPLE VALUE
Input voltage, V(IN) 5 V
Output voltage, V(DC) 5 V
Maximum continuous output current, I(OUT) 2.5 A
Current limit, I(LIM_LO) at RILIM_LO = 80.6 kΩ 0.625 A
Current Limit, I(LIM_HI) at RILIM_HI = 16.9 kΩ 2.97 A

9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure

9.2.2.1 Current-Limit Settings

The TPS2546 has two independent current limit settings that are each programmed externally with a resistor. The ILIM_HI setting is programmed with RILIM_HI connected between ILIM_HI and GND. The ILIM_LO setting is programmed with RILIM_LO connected between ILIM_LO and GND. Consult the Device Truth Table (Table 3) to see when each current limit is used. Both settings have the same relation between the current limit and the programming resistor.

RILIM_LO is optional and the ILIM_LO pin may be left unconnected if the following conditions are met:

  1. ILIM_SEL is always set high
  2. Load Detection - Port Power Management is not used

Equation 1 programs the typical current limit:

Equation 1. TPS2546 EQ1_lvsba6.gif

RILIM_XX corresponds to either RILIM_HI or RILIM_LO as appropriate.

TPS2546 G018_SLVSBA6.png Figure 41. Typical Current Limit Setting vs Programming Resistor

Many applications require that the current limit meet specific tolerance limits. When designing to these tolerance limits, both the tolerance of the TPS2546 current limit and the tolerance of the external programming resistor must be taken into account. The following equations approximate the TPS2546 minimum and maximum current limits to within a few mA, and are appropriate for design purposes. The equations do not constitute part of Texas Instrument's published device specifications for purposes of Texas Instrument's product warranty. These equations assume an ideal - no variation - external programming resistor. To take resistor tolerance into account, first determine the minimum and maximum resistor values based on its tolerance specifications, and use these values in the equations. Because of the inverse relation between the current limit and the programming resistor, use the maximum resistor value in the Equation 2 and the minimum resistor value in the Equation 3.

Equation 2. TPS2546 EQ2_lvsba6.gif
Equation 3. TPS2546 EQ3_lvsba6.gif
TPS2546 G019_SLVSBA6.png Figure 42. Current Limit Setting vs Programming Resistor
TPS2546 G020_SLVSBA6.png Figure 43. Current Limit Setting vs Programming Resistor

The traces routing the RILIM_XX resistors must be a sufficiently low resistance as to not affect the current-limit accuracy. The ground connection for the RILIM_XX resistors is also very important. The resistors need to reference back to the TPS2546 GND pin. Follow normal board layout practices to ensure that current flow from other parts of the board does not impact the ground potential between the resistors and the TPS2546 GND pin.

9.2.3 Application Curves

TPS2546 ilim_hi_waveform.gif Figure 44. High-Current Limit
TPS2546 iPhone5s_with_TPS2456_label.gif
Figure 46. Charging iPhone 5s With TPS2546
CDP (CTL1 = CTL2 = CTL3 = ILIM_SEL = 1)
TPS2546 ilim_lo_waveform.gif Figure 45. Low-Current Limit