Current Limit 5 Click is a compact add-on board representing a current-limiting solution. This board features the MIC2099, a current-limit power distribution switch from Microchip Technology. This Click board™ represents a programmable current limit solution with various protection features and fault indication, which operates from a 2.5V to 5.5V input voltage range. Also, the current limit is adjustable from 100mA up to 1.05A programmed through the MCP4561 digital potentiometer. This Click board™ is suitable for applications in portable equipment and condition monitoring or power supplies, protecting them in short circuits or other overload conditions.
- Author : Stefan Filipovic
- Date : Jan 2022.
- Type : I2C type
We provide a library for the Current Limit 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 Current Limit 5 Click driver.
currentlimit5_cfg_setup
Config Object Initialization function.
void currentlimit5_cfg_setup ( currentlimit5_cfg_t *cfg );
currentlimit5_init
Initialization function.
err_t currentlimit5_init ( currentlimit5_t *ctx, currentlimit5_cfg_t *cfg );
currentlimit5_set_ilimit
This function sets the current limit value by configuring the onboard digital potentiometer.
err_t currentlimit5_set_ilimit ( currentlimit5_t *ctx, currentlimit5_ilimit_t ilimit );
currentlimit5_get_fault_pin
This function returns the fault pin logic state.
uint8_t currentlimit5_get_fault_pin ( currentlimit5_t *ctx );
currentlimit5_enable_limit
This function enables the current limiting switch.
void currentlimit5_enable_limit ( currentlimit5_t *ctx );
This example demonstrates the use of Current Limit 5 Click board by limiting the current to a certain value and displaying an appropriate message when the current reaches the limit.
The demo application is composed of two sections :
Initializes the driver and performs the Click default configuration which sets the current limit to 200mA.
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
currentlimit5_cfg_t currentlimit5_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.
currentlimit5_cfg_setup( ¤tlimit5_cfg );
CURRENTLIMIT5_MAP_MIKROBUS( currentlimit5_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == currentlimit5_init( ¤tlimit5, ¤tlimit5_cfg ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
if ( CURRENTLIMIT5_ERROR == currentlimit5_default_cfg ( ¤tlimit5 ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Default configuration." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
Displays the fault indicator state on the USB UART.
void application_task ( void )
{
static uint8_t currentlimit_ind = 2;
if ( currentlimit5_get_fault_pin ( ¤tlimit5 ) )
{
if ( currentlimit_ind != 0 )
{
log_printf ( &logger, " The switch is in normal operation \r\n\n" );
currentlimit_ind = 0;
}
}
else
{
if ( currentlimit_ind != 1 )
{
log_printf ( &logger, " The switch is in the current limiting or thermal shutdown operation \r\n\n" );
currentlimit_ind = 1;
}
}
}
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.CurrentLimit5
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.