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Evaluation board for L9679E airbag and battery cut-off IC Introduction The L9679E-EVB evaluation board allows the user to evaluate the L9679E device. The board provides the main input and output capabilities needed to properly drive the IC. UM3145 - Rev 1 - March 2023 www.st.com...
UM3145 Hardware description Hardware description The L9679E-EVB evaluation board has been developed to allow to the user total access to the pins to simplify the probing of each signal. Its main features are: • L9679E placed into a socket allowing an easy change of the samples.
UM3145 Board schematics Board schematics Figure 3. Board schematic - #1 CON12 CVDD 100nF/16V near t o pi n 37 FEN1 J_FEN1 FEN2 J_FEN2 FENL J_FENL SG45 SG67 SG45 SG67 SG45 SG67 SG45 SG67 Place t o t h e 4 cor ners of t h e boar d SS45 SS67 SS45...
UM3145 Board layout Board layout Figure 5. Assembly Top Eventual different C_ER connections C_ER Supply C_ER discharge connections connections connections SQUIB SQUIB SQUIB SQUIB connections configuration configuration connections In the Figure 5 are identified the following connectors: • Terminal connectors for power supplies (J31) •...
UM3145 Jumpers and connectors description Jumpers and connectors description Table 1, the name of each jumper on the board is listed while their default setting (closed or open) is reported in green; the name of the connectors and test points present on the board is also remarked. Table 1.
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UM3145 Jumpers and connectors description Jumper open/ J = Jumper Jumper closed/signal Name Function signal NOT Test point connection C = Connector connected SF1 and SR1 NOT SF1 and SR1 The same of SF1 Connection of Squib1 connected to squib and SR1 pins connected to squib 1 SF2 and SR2 NOT...
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UM3145 Jumpers and connectors description Jumper open/ J = Jumper Jumper closed/signal Name Function signal NOT Test point connection C = Connector connected Each terminal Each terminal J33_1:J33_12 J33_1:J33_12 J33 CON12 corresponds to the corresponds to the device pins from 1 to device pins from 1 to Each terminal Each terminal...
UM3145 Supply connections Supply connections Power supply connection is reported in Figure VSAT, that is the main power supply, can be connected to SATBUCK of L9779 or L9680 device; VSYNC can be connected to SYNCBOOST of L9779 or L9680 device; VCC can be connected to VCCBUCK of L9779 or L9680 device.
UM3145 Supply connections Figure 8. Squib power supply connections S_ER 330/2W 100/2W 100nF/35V J_C_ER CON2 4700uF/35V SS01 SS23 J_SS01 J_SS23 10nF/35V 10nF/35V near t o pi n 10 near t o pi n 27 near t h e devi ce or s ocket near t h e devi ce or s ocket SS45 SS67...
UM3145 Squib connections Squib connections Referring to Figure 9, external squibs have to be connected through J12 (squib0) and the other squib connector available on the board; J69 has to be left open (the same for the correspondent jumpers of the others channels). In order to test the deployment having the high side shorted to GND, J6 (squib0) or the correspondent for the others squibs has to be closed.
UM3145 RSUx connections RSUx connections Referring to Figure 10, RSUx can be connected through J5 where only RSU1 is shown: Figure 10. RSUx connection RSU1 22nF/35V near t h e devi ce CON5 2.2nF/35V 2.2nF/35V 2.2nF/35V UM3145 - Rev 1 page 13/23...
UM3145 Signals exchanged with microcontroller Signals exchanged with microcontroller L9679E board is supposed to work with SPC56P-Discovery board shown in Figure 11, available at st website. Figure 11. SPC56-Discovery board Signals exchanged with microcontroller are available on J4 (see Figure 12).
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UM3145 List of tables List of tables Table 1. Jumpers and connectors description ............7 Table 2.
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L9679E-EVB evaluation board with soldered sample ........
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