The nPM1300 Evaluation Kit (EK) is a hardware platform used to evaluate the nPM1300 Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC).
To profile batteries and generate a battery model used for accurate fuel gauging, use the nPM1300 EK with the nPM Fuel Gauge Board. For more information, see nPM Fuel Gauge Board Hardware.
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Key features
- Dedicated Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C connection to power the nPM1300 PMIC
- Battery connectors that support Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) thermistor connection for battery temperature monitoring
- Easy access to PMIC voltage outputs through male pin headers and probe loops
- No hardware changes needed for measuring key parameters
- Exposed jumper pins to:
- Select VSET configuration (resistor, external, or off)
- Connect to General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)s
- Configure load switches or Low-Dropout Regulator (LDO)s
- Connect LEDs
- Onboard nPM Controller circuit for PMIC configuration when connected to a computer
- Plug-and-play connection to nPM PowerUP, which is a computer app that enables quick evaluation and implementation of Nordic PMICs
- Evaluate without writing code or performing any device programming when used with nPM PowerUP
- Use with a Nordic Development Kit (DK) or develop your own nPM1300 application
- Use with your own custom hardware or develop your own nPM1300 application
nPM1300 PMIC
- 800 mA battery charger
- Two 200 mA buck regulators
- Two 100 mA load switches / 50 mA LDOs
- Two-button hard reset
- Fuel gauge
- System-level watchdog and failed-boot recovery
- Intelligent power-loss warning
- Five GPIOs
- Three LED drivers
- Controlled using Inter-integrated Circuit (I2C) compatible TWI
- USB-C compatible
nPM PowerUP
- Computer application to simplify evaluation and implementation of Nordic PMIC applications
- Ability to configure, evaluate, and export all nPM1300 features
- Intuitive user experience for a seamless hardware-firmware-software solution
- Battery profiling to generate a battery model for fuel gauging using the plug-and-play nPM Fuel Gauge Board
- Available for download from nRF Connect for Desktop