TIDUFE6A September   2025  – December 2025

 

  1.   1
  2.   Description
  3.   Resources
  4.   Features
  5.   Applications
  6.   6
  7. 1System Description
    1. 1.1 Key System Specifications
  8. 2System Overview
    1. 2.1 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations
      1. 2.2.1 Control Pilot
        1. 2.2.1.1 Signals
        2. 2.2.1.2 Duty Cycle
        3. 2.2.1.3 Signal State
        4. 2.2.1.4 Control Pilot Signal Circuit
        5. 2.2.1.5 EV Simulation Circuit
      2. 2.2.2 HomePlug Green PHY - Powerline Communication
        1. 2.2.2.1 HomePlug Green PHY Circuit
      3. 2.2.3 Proximity Pilot
        1. 2.2.3.1 Type 1 and NACS
        2. 2.2.3.2 Type 2
        3. 2.2.3.3 Proximity Detection Circuit
      4. 2.2.4 GB/T – ChaoJi
        1. 2.2.4.1 Signals
        2. 2.2.4.2 GB/T
        3. 2.2.4.3 ChaoJi
        4. 2.2.4.4 Schematics
        5. 2.2.4.5 EV Simulation
      5. 2.2.5 CHAdeMO
        1. 2.2.5.1 Signals
        2. 2.2.5.2 Standard
        3. 2.2.5.3 Schematics
          1. 2.2.5.3.1 High-Side Switch (CS1)
          2. 2.2.5.3.2 Low-Side Switch (CS2)
          3. 2.2.5.3.3 Proximity Detection
          4. 2.2.5.3.4 Vehicle Charge Permission
        4. 2.2.5.4 EV Simulation
      6. 2.2.6 Pluck Lock
        1. 2.2.6.1 Signals
        2. 2.2.6.2 Schematics
        3. 2.2.6.3 Motor Driver
        4. 2.2.6.4 Solenoid Driver
      7. 2.2.7 Temperature Sensing
        1. 2.2.7.1 Signals
        2. 2.2.7.2 Schematics
        3. 2.2.7.3 Calculation
      8. 2.2.8 Connectivity
        1. 2.2.8.1 RS-485
        2. 2.2.8.2 RS-232
        3. 2.2.8.3 CAN
      9. 2.2.9 General Purpose Input/Output
        1. 2.2.9.1 Digital Input
        2. 2.2.9.2 Analog Input
        3. 2.2.9.3 Digital Output
    3. 2.3 Highlighted Products
      1. 2.3.1 MSPM0G3507
      2. 2.3.2 AM62L
  9. 3Hardware, Software, Testing Requirements, and Test Results
    1. 3.1 Required Hardware and Software
    2. 3.2 Test Setup
      1. 3.2.1 Power Supply Options
      2. 3.2.2 XDS110 Debug Probe
        1. 3.2.2.1 Application (or Back Channel) UART
        2. 3.2.2.2 Using an External Debug Probe Instead of the Onboard XDS110
      3. 3.2.3 Connecting to the AM62L-EVM
      4. 3.2.4 Connector, Pin Header, and Jumper Settings
    3. 3.3 Test Results
      1. 3.3.1 Control Pilot
        1. 3.3.1.1 TLV1805 Output Rise and Fall Time
        2. 3.3.1.2 Control Pilot Signal Voltage Accuracy in Different States
      2. 3.3.2 GB/T ChaoJi
        1. 3.3.2.1 GB/T Signal Voltage Accuracy
        2. 3.3.2.2 ChaoJi Signal Voltage Accuracy in Different States
      3. 3.3.3 Digital and Analog Input
        1. 3.3.3.1 Digital In
        2. 3.3.3.2 Analog In
  10. 4Design and Documentation Support
    1. 4.1 Design Files
      1. 4.1.1 Schematics
      2. 4.1.2 BOM
    2. 4.2 Tools and Software
    3. 4.3 Documentation Support
    4. 4.4 Support Resources
    5. 4.5 Trademarks
  11. 5About the Author
  12. 6Revision History

2.2.6.4 Solenoid Driver

Solenoids are non-latching, if there is no current driving the solenoid the solenoid returns to the default – open – state. Therefore, the solenoid does not require a direction control like the lock mechanism based on a motor.

For this purpose, the DRV8220 can be configured in half-bridge mode by disconnecting jumper J12. The DRV8220 requires no extra external diodes for the use with solenoids, as the other FETs and body diodes in the half-bridge recirculate freewheeling current during the off-time of the PWM duty cycle. The solenoid should be connected to the connector positive terminal J13 pin 1 (LO+) and negative terminal J13 pin 3 (LO – CDM).

TIDA-010939 CHAdeMO Pluck Lock Feedback CircuitFigure 2-20 CHAdeMO Pluck Lock Feedback Circuit

The CHAdeMO charging plug is equipped with an internal switch, that connects the solenoid to the power supply only if the plug is completely mated with the inlet. This prevents the activation of the solenoid in any other state than mated with the inlet of the EV.

To proof if the plug is locked into the inlet, the current consumption of the solenoid can be monitored. Therefore, a shunt resistor is added to between GND and the LO - CDM connector. As soon as the solenoid is active, current flows through the shunt resistor resulting in a voltage drop above it. The voltage drop enables the output of the comparator U18, setting MSP_GPIO_PL_CdM_FB to logic high and enabling LED D28.

The threshold for the comparator is generated by a precision programmable reference TL431AQ. In this configuration R113 limits the cathode current to 5.5mA. The output of the TL431AQ device is 2495mV, which is further reduced to 14.6mV through a voltage divider formed by R114 and R115.

The shunt resistor has a resistance of 0.5Ω. This leads to a voltage drop equal to the reference voltage at 30mA, which is less than the typical current consumption of a solenoid.