Battery charger using NXP’s LPC845 through SMBus communication. Link here (PDF) Batteries are used everywhere, such as smart phones, notebook computers, wearable devices, handheld electronic products, smart small appliances, etc. Users always want to know the battery temperature, voltage, current, capacity, how long it can be fully charged, and how long the battery will be […]
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App note: SMBus communication for small form factor device families
SMBus specifications and example implementation on Silabs’ C8051F3xx and C8051F41x. App note here(PDF) This application note describes the SMBus specification, how to configure and use the on-chip SMBus interface, and SMBus debugging techniques. Code examples written in C provide the general framework for most SM Bus Master and Slave implementations. An example that interfaces to […]
App note: SMBus-programmable battery chargers
rsdio writes: SMBus is similar to I2C, and should therefore be easily connected to most PIC or AVR projects. Highly integrated, 850kHz/500kHz SMBus-programmable battery chargers: MAX17435/MAX17535, highly integrated SMBus™ battery chargers capable of operating at 850kHz and 500kHz, respectively. Unlike competitive solutions, MAX17435/MAX17436 allow the charge setting to be programmed via the SMBus interface, eliminating […]
Notes on the SMBus
The System Management Bus (SMBus) was defined by Intel® Corporation in 1995. It was originally used in personal computers and servers for low-speed system management communications. It is more or less a derivative of the I2C bus. The current SMBus specification document is Version 2. Today the SMBus is being used in a small but […]