Step Down 5 Click is a compact add-on board that converts a higher voltage into a lower voltage level. This board features the TPS628510, a high-efficiency, easy-to-use, synchronous step-down DC/DC converter from Texas Instruments.
- Author : Stefan Ilic
- Date : Feb 2023.
- Type : I2C type
We provide a library for the Step Down 5 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
This library contains API for Step Down 5 Click driver.
stepdown5_cfg_setup
Config Object Initialization function.
void stepdown5_cfg_setup ( stepdown5_cfg_t *cfg );
stepdown5_init
Initialization function.
err_t stepdown5_init ( stepdown5_t *ctx, stepdown5_cfg_t *cfg );
stepdown5_default_cfg
Click Default Configuration function.
err_t stepdown5_default_cfg ( stepdown5_t *ctx );
stepdown5_set_wiper_0_pos
Step Down 5 set wiper 0 position.
err_t stepdown5_set_wiper_0_pos ( stepdown5_t *ctx, uint16_t wiper_0_pos );
stepdown5_set_r1_resistance
Step Down 5 set potentiometer 0 resistance.
err_t stepdown5_set_r1_resistance ( stepdown5_t *ctx, uint32_t resistance );
stepdown5_set_output
Step Down 5 set output voltage.
err_t stepdown5_set_output ( stepdown5_t *ctx, uint8_t voltage );
This library contains API for the Step Down 5 Click driver. This driver provides the functions to set the output voltage treshold.
The demo application is composed of two sections :
Initialization of I2C module and log UART. After driver initialization, default settings sets output voltage to 0.6 V.
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
stepdown5_cfg_t stepdown5_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
stepdown5_cfg_setup( &stepdown5_cfg );
STEPDOWN5_MAP_MIKROBUS( stepdown5_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == stepdown5_init( &stepdown5, &stepdown5_cfg ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
if ( STEPDOWN5_ERROR == stepdown5_default_cfg ( &stepdown5 ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Default configuration." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
This example demonstrates the use of the Step Down 5 Click board™ by changing output voltage every 5 seconds starting from 0.6 V up to 3.3 V.
void application_task ( void )
{
for ( uint8_t n_cnt = STEPDOWN5_OUTPUT_0V6; n_cnt <= STEPDOWN5_OUTPUT_3V3; n_cnt++ )
{
stepdown5_set_output( &stepdown5, n_cnt );
log_printf( &logger, " Selected output is:" );
print_selected_output_level ( n_cnt );
Delay_ms( 5000 );
}
}
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:
- MikroSDK.Board
- MikroSDK.Log
- Click.StepDown5
Additional notes and informations
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.