DEMO MANUAL DC2038A

LTC4162
35V/3.2A Multi-Cell Step-Down Battery Charger
with PowerPath and I2C Telemetry
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 2038A shows the LTC®4162 multi- The DC2038A is populated with one of many different IC
cell step-down battery charger with PowerPath™ and I2C options for the LTC4162, each suited to a specific chem-
telemetry operating with a configurable chemistry and cell istry, battery voltage, and default MPPT enabled state.
count. The LTC4162 supports up to eight cells for Li-Ion, The DC2038A can be easily configured for a specific use
nine cells for LiFePO4, and 6V, 12V, 18V, or 24V lead-acid case by moving jumpers to set the number of cells that
batteries. Programmable and fully autonomous charge will be used in the application. The VIN voltage must then
algorithms can be chosen for each of the chemistries. be appropriate for the cell count and chemistry selected.
Design files for this circuit board are available.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Specifications are at TA = 25°C

SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
VIN DC2038A Input Voltage Range 5 35 V
VBAT DC2038A BAT Voltage Range 2.9 35 V
IBAT DC2038A Charge Current 3.2 A
VOUT System Voltage VIN > VBAT VIN – 0.2V VIN V
IOUT VOUT Load Current IBAT = 0A 3.2 A

TYPICAL APPLICATION
One to Eight Cell, 3.2A Step-Down Switching Battery Charger with PowerPath
Efficiency vs Input Voltage
VIN VOUT
100
5 CELLS 6 CELLS 8 CELLS
VIN INFET CLP CLN VOUT 7 CELLS
4 CELLS
95 3 CELLS
BATFET

I2C 2 CELLS
EFFICIENCY (%)

SW
LTC4162 90
CSP
1 CELL
85
CSN

CELL BATSENS+
80
COUNT NTCBIAS
ICHARGE = 2.5A
NTC
75
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
T INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
DC2038A TA01b
GND

DC2038A TA01a

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Description......................................................................................................................... 1
Performance Summary........................................................................................................... 1
Typical Application ................................................................................................................ 1
Demo Board Variants.............................................................................................................. 3
Quick Start Procedure............................................................................................................. 4
Configuring Cell Count............................................................................................................ 5
Theory of Operation............................................................................................................... 5
GUI Application.................................................................................................................... 7
Parts List...........................................................................................................................10
Schematic Diagram..............................................................................................................12

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DEMO BOARD VARIANTS
The LTC4162 is available in 18 variants which allows for LTC4162 IC of the desired variant into the U1 footprint.
compatibility with different battery chemistries and default If the LTC4162 GUI will be used, reprogram the board
charging characteristics. As a result, the DC2038A assem- through the GUI before attempting to use any other fea-
blies have been broken down by these same variants. tures of the GUI.
The only differences between DC2038A variants are: Table 1 below maps the demo board variants to the IC
variants and gives a brief description of the difference
1. The LTC4162 variant installed
between each IC variant. For more information about each
2. The firmware programmed on the SAM D21 processor LTC4162 variant, consult the relevant data sheet.
Note that not all demo boards are available from Analog DC2038A variants featuring the adjustable versions of
Devices, but any board can by converted into a board of LTC4162 (with MPPT enabled or disabled by default) are
any other variant. To do so, remove the LTC4162 (refer- available from Analog Devices.
ence designator U1) from the demo board and place a new

Table 1. Demo Board Variants

MPPT OFF BY DEFAULT MPPT ON BY DEFAULT
BATTERY VARIANT DEMO BOARD DEMO BOARD
CHEMISTRY DESCRIPTION LTC4162 VARIANT VARIANT LTC4162 VARIANT VARIANT
Li-Ion Adjustable LTC4162-LAD DC2038A-A LTC4162-LADM DC2038A-J
4.0V Fixed LTC4162-L40 DC2038A-B LTC4162-L40M DC2038A-K
4.1V Fixed LTC4162-L41 DC2038A-C LTC4162-L41M DC2038A-L
4.2V Fixed LTC4162-L42 DC2038A-D LTC4162-L42M DC2038A-M
LiFePO4 Adjustable LTC4162-FAD DC2038A-E LTC4162-FADM DC2038A-N
3.6V Fixed LTC4162-FST DC2038A-F LTC4162-FSTM DC2038A-O
3.8V Fixed LTC4162-FFS DC2038A-G LTC4162-FFSM DC2038A-P
Lead-Acid Adjustable LTC4162-SAD DC2038A-H LTC4162-SADM DC2038A-Q
Fixed LTC4162-SST DC2038A-I LTC4162-SSTM DC2038A-R
Gray = Unavailable from Analog Devices

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QUICK START PROCEDURE
Refer to Figure 1 for the proper measurement equipment 5. Enable PS2 and LD2. Within a few seconds, observe
setup and jumper settings. Please follow the procedure on the GUI that the battery is charging at 3.2A. The
below to familiarize yourself with the DC2038A. charger is operating in constant current (CC) mode.
1. Configure the CELLS1 and CELLS0 jumpers based on 6. The default 10mΩ value of RS2 sets the charging cur-
the LTC4162 chemistry as follows: rent to 3.2A. Similarly, the default 10mΩ value of RS1
. sets the input current limit to 3.2A. Enable LD1 and
Li-Ion LiFePO4 LEAD ACID observe a drop in the charge current being delivered
3 Cells 4 Cells 6 Cells to the battery as the input current is limited. Delivering
CELLS1 = INTVCC CELLS1 = VCC2P5 CELLS1 = INTVCC current to the VOUT node is prioritized over charging
CELLS0 = GND CELLS0 = INTVCC CELLS0 = VCC2P5 the battery.
7. Turn PS2 up to 15V to simulate a battery at full charge.
2. Set JP3 = FIXED/EXT and JP4 = FIXED. This places a Observe the IBAT current drop to near zero and the IIN
10kΩ resistor on the NTC pin which simulates an NTC current decrease to only the 2A being provided to the
thermistor at 25°C and allows charging. load. Now, the charger is operating in constant voltage
3. Configure the test equipment as shown in Figure 1. (CV mode).
Leave the power supplies and loads in standby mode. 8. Disable LD2, then disable PS1. By default, the GUI will
Plug the Micro-B connector on DC2038A into a PC. force the LTC4162’s telemetry on in a battery-powered
state, so the data should continue to refresh. Observe
4. On the PC, update to the latest version of QuikEval™.
a negative 2A on the IBAT meter, indicating that the
Output power from PS1, then run QuikEval to launch
emulated battery (PS2) is supplying power to the VOUT
the DC2038A GUI.
load.

Figure 1. Quick Start Setup for the DC2038A Demo Board

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CONFIGURING CELL COUNT
Cell count is configured by moving the JP1 and JP2 Refer to Table 1 to configure CELLS1 and CELLS0 for a
shunts on the DC2038A demo board. The CELLS1 and given cell count.
CELLS0 inputs on the LTC4162 are three-level pins which
can be pulled to INTVCC, VCC2P5, or GND to configure
the cell count.

Figure 2. Cell Count Configuration Jumpers

Table 1. Cell Count Configuration

NUMBER OF CELLS
Li-Ion LiFePO4 LEAD-ACID CELLS1 CELLS0
1 1 3 (6V) INTVCC INTVCC
2 2 6 (12V) INTVCC VCC2P5
3 3 9 (18V) INTVCC GND
4 4 12 (24) VCC2P5 INTVCC
5 5 Disallowed VCC2P5 VCC2P5
6 6 Disallowed VCC2P5 GND
7 7 Disallowed GND INTVCC
8 8 Disallowed GND VCC2P5
Disallowed 9 Disallowed GND GND
Gray = Default Settings

THEORY OF OPERATION
Introduction to the DC2038A rent are configured in hardware, but can also be changed
through I2C commands. JEITA temperature controlled
The DC2038A demonstration circuit features the LTC4162,
a step-down battery charger controller that includes a charging can optionally be enabled to adjust charging
parameters based on configurable temperature regions.
comprehensive telemetry system. In addition to the telem-
etry system, the LTC4162 has two PowerPath FET con- The telemetry system features a 16-bit ADC for monitor-
trollers, and an MPPT function. ing the operating parameters of the charger. The behavior
of the charger is controlled by on-die DACs, with only the
The LTC4162 is a CC/CV charger based on a synchronous
step-down switching regulator. Charge voltage and cur- power MOSFETs and current sense resistors external to
the LTC4162.

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THEORY OF OPERATION
The LTC4162 has two PowerPath FET controllers which a few example programs and comes fully equipped with
drive external power MOSFETs. One FET is between the register names and value formatting. Resources are given
input voltage, VIN, and the system output node, VOUT. The for both C code (with Arduino examples) and Python code.
other FET is between battery stack at BAT, and the system The SDK is so powerful and inclusive that the register list
output node, VOUT. This allows either the input or bat- in the data sheet does not even need to be referenced dur-
tery stack to power the system output, and also protects ing software development. This SDK can be downloaded
against power backfeeding to these sources. from the LTC4162 product webpage.
The dynamic MPPT algorithm ensures that the LTC4162 Onboard Digital Interface
is operating at the maximum power point condition,
even when the MPPT operating point is changing. Thus, The LTC4162 demo board includes an Atmel SMART SAM
if a photovoltaic cell becomes shaded due to clouds, the D21 processor with an Arduino bootloader that makes
LTC4162 will adjust operation to the shaded MPPT. it compatible with the Arduino IDE. This means users
can prototype processor functionality directly in the free
Refer to the LTC4162 data sheet for more detailed descrip- Arduino IDE. If the onboard firmware is changed, it can
tions of these functions. be restored at any time through the GUI (but the GUI
will need to be launched manually as QuikEval will not
NTC Thermistor Measurement recognize the board).
The battery charger can monitor the battery temperature
using a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermis- Debugging Custom Designs
tor. This measurement can be used to suspend charging The DC2038A’s default firmware and engineering GUI
based on the battery’s temperature, or to employ a JEITA tab are designed to give a high speed debugging envi-
temperature qualified charging algorithm. ronment for LTC4162 operation. This functionality can
When the JP3 is set to EMULATE, the NTC connections be easily extended to interface with your own custom
are routed to an onboard electronic potentiometer which LTC4162 circuit design. To use the engineering GUI tab
can be configured by the GUI to emulate the NTC resis- with a custom circuit board, simply leave the LTC4162 on
tor and emulate any temperature range as sensed by the the DC2038A unpowered and connect your own board to
LTC4162. This is configured from the factory to emulate the SMBus interface accessible through header J3. DVCC
room temperature and guarantee charging. can be safely back-driven with up to 5V to change the
logic level.
If JP3 is set to FIXED/EXT, then JP4 can be set to FIXED
to route the NTC pin to an onboard 10kΩ resistor which Optional Demo Circuit Components
emulates room temperature and guarantees charging.
Otherwise, if JP4 is set to EXT, then the NTC pin is routed There are a few components on the demo board which
to the NTC turret for use with a real thermistor. In the may or may not be helpful in a particular application. Be
EXT position, resistor placeholders are given to perform sure to read the notes on the schematic for an explanation
a dilute the thermistor network through hardware as of why any nonstandard circuit components have been
described in the LTC4162 data sheet. added to the demo board in an attempt to encompass all
operating conditions in a single circuit.
LTC4162 Programming SDK
To help with learning and development of LTC4162 appli-
cations, there exists an SDK that makes interfacing with
the LTC4162 as simple as possible. The package includes

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GUI APPLICATION
Introduction to the GUI This manual provides an overview of the DC2038A GUI
The DC2038A GUI provides a graphical interface for some functions. For further GUI help, consult the Help Guide
of the main features of the LTC4162. In addition, it pro- within the GUI (Window → Help Guide).
vides an advanced debugging interface that can be used
GUI Layout
in evaluating operation of the DC2038A as well as a cus-
tomer’s own design. The LTC4162 GUI is divided into tabs. Each tab shows
a graphical representation of a group of associated reg-
To use the DC2038A, the PC must first have the proper isters from the LTC4162 with the exception of the Engi-
software driver and GUI installed. Download the QuikEval
neering tab; this tab can instead show all registers and
software from www.analog.com and install the QuikEval
is intended to be used for lower-level development and
software by running the executable ltcqev.exe. Follow the debugging purposes.
instructions to connect the DC2038A.

Figure 3. The Dashboard Tab

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GUI APPLICATION
Each widget within the tabs of the GUI has a tooltip that is also shown. By default, the GUI reads data from the
will pop up if the mouse hovers over it for a few seconds. LTC4162 every 200ms.
Tooltips contain detailed information about the register(s) This tab also allows users to enable, clear, and set the
associated with the widget such that the user does not limits for limit alerts associated with the system voltages,
need to consult the data sheet to understand a register. currents, and temperatures. The SMBALERT status is also
shown (as detected by the onboard processor) and can
Dashboard Tab
be cleared as well.
The Dashboard tab shows all the instantaneous state
variables needed to monitor a charge cycle. The meters JEITA Tab
monitor all voltages and currents that are readable by the
The JEITA tab displays the JEITA settings including tem-
LTC4162. Charger state and configuration information
perature region thresholds and the voltages and currents

Figure 4. The JEITA Tab

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GUI APPLICATION
for each JEITA region. A plot shows these settings visu- sible. By default, a register entry will flash green when the
ally and also shows the current operating temperature new data is different from the previous data; this can be
as measured by the NTC so that the JEITA-based charge changed in the right-click context menu.
conditions are known. The JEITA tab is not visible for To write a register, right-click on a writable register and
lead-acid variants. select Write… from the context menu. This will bring up
a dialog with a few options for writing values.
Engineering Tab
For detailed information about a register, hovering over it
The Engineering tab is an advanced debugging tool which
for about a second will display the same tooltips as are
allows high speed reading of any register. Register group-
visible in the other tabs of the GUI.
ings can be displayed by activating the checkboxes in the
Categories section. By default, register entries are displayed as formatted
decimal values or Booleans. This can be changed to raw
To read a register, simply double-click the register name or
binary or hexadecimal notation by right-clicking on an
value. To read all shown registers, double-click anywhere
entry and choosing Select Format.
in the empty background space. To continuously read all
shown registers, right-click and select Continuous Read Tabs can be added to the Engineering view by clicking
from the context menu. When continuously reading, the the + button in the top-right corner. This allows the user
GUI will poll all of the displayed registers as fast as pos- to change between viewing different register groupings
at ease.

Figure 5. The Engineering Tab

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PARTS LIST
ITEM QTY REFERENCE PART DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
Required Circuit Components
1 2 C1, C10 CAP, 10µF, X5R, 6.3V, 20%, 0603 MURATA, GRM188R60J106ME47D
2 1 C2 CAP, 1µF, X5R, 16V, 10%, 0402 AVX, 0402YD105KAT2A
3 2 C3, C4 CAP, 0.1µF, X7R, 50V, 10%, 0402 AVX, 04025C104KAT2A
4 2 C5, C7 CAP, 10µF, X5R, 50V, 10%, 1206 TAIYO YUDEN, UMK316BBJ106KL-T
5 1 C6 CAP, 0.022µF, X7R, 16V, 10%, 0402 AVX, 0402YC223KAT2A
6 1 C9 CAP, 150µF, ALUM ELECT, 50V, 20%, 10 x 10.2mm RADIAL, PANASONIC, EEEFK1H151P
FK SERIES, AEC-Q200
7 4 C11, C12, C13, C14 CAP, 0.1µF, X5R, 10V, 20%, 0402 WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 885012105010
8 2 C15, C16 CAP, 22pF, NP0, 50V, 5%, 0402 WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 885012005057
9 2 C17, C18 CAP, 1µF, BJ, 10V, 20%, 0402 TDK, CGB2A1JB1A105M033BC
10 2 C19, C21 CAP, 0.01µF, X7R, 25V,10%, 0402 WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 885012205050
11 1 C20 CAP, 2.2µF, X5R, 10V, 20%, 0402 WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 885012105013
12 1 D1 LED, SUPER YELLOW, MILKY WHITE DIFF, 0603 LUMEX, SML-LX0603SYW-TR
13 1 D3 DIODE, SCHOTTKY, 30V, 200mA, SOT23 DIODES INC, BAT54C-7-F
14 1 D4 LED, BRIGHT GREEN, WATERCLEAR, 0603 WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 150060VS75000
15 3 D5, D6, D7 LED, YELLOW, WATERCLEAR, 0603 WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 150060YS75000
16 2 D8, D9 DIODE, SCHOTTKY, 40V, 500mA, USC (SOD-323) TOSHIBA, CUS05S40, H3F
17 6 E1, E4, E8, E11, E12, TEST POINT, TURRET, 0.094", MTG HOLE MILL-MAX, 2501-2-00-80-00-00-07-0
E15
18 6 E2, E3, E9, E10, E13, CONN, BANANA JACK, FEMALE, THT, NON-INSULATED, SWAGE KEYSTONE, 575-4
E14
19 3 E5, E6, E7 TEST POINT, TURRET, 0.064", MTG HOLE MILL-MAX, 2308-2-00-80-00-00-07-0
20 1 J1 CONN, µUSB 2.0, RCPT, 5 PINS, 1 PORT, REVERSE MOUNT, R/A TE CONNECTIVITY, 1932788-1
HORZ, TYPE B, FLANGELESS
21 1 J3 CONN, HDR, MALE, 1x5, 2.54mm, VERT, STR, THT SAMTEC, TSW-105-07-L-S
22 1 J4 CONN, HDR, MALE, 2x5, 1.27mm, VERT, STR, THT WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 62201021121
23 1 J5 CONN, SOCKET, RCPT FEMALE, 2x8, 1.27mm, VERT, STR, SMT, SAMTEC, FLE-108-01-G-DV
FLE SERIES
24 2 JP1, JP2 CONN, HDR, MALE, 2x3, 1.27mm, VERT, STR, SMT WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 62130621021
25 2 JP3, JP4 CONN, HDR, MALE, 1x3, 2mm, VERT, STR, THT, 10µ" AU SAMTEC, TMM-103-02-L-S
26 1 L1 IND, 6.8µH, PWR, SHIELDED, 20%, 9A, 20.80mΩ, 6.56mm × COILCRAFT, XAL6060-682MEB
6.36mm, AEC-Q200, XAL6060
27 1 L2 IND, 30Ω AT 100MHz, BEAD, 6A, 10mΩ, 0805 TDK, MPZ2012S300AT000
28 1 LB1 LABEL SPEC, DEMO BOARD SERIAL NUMBER BRADY, THT-96-717-10
29 2 M1, M2 XSTR, MOSFET, N-CH, 40V, 14A, Power 33 (MLP 3.3Ax3.3) 8L ON SEMICONDUCTOR, FDMC8327L
30 4 M3, M4, M5, M6 XSTR, MOSFET, DUAL N-CH, 0.28A, SOT-563 DIODES INC, 2N7002VAC-7
31 1 M7 XSTR, MOSFET, P-CH, 20V, 4.2A, SOT23 DIODES INC, DMG2305UX-13
32 4 MH1, MH2, MH3, STANDOFF, NYLON, SNAP-ON, 0.50" KEYSTONE, 8833
MH4
33 1 PCB1 PCB, DC2038A GORILLA CIRCUITS, 600-DC2038A
34 4 R1, R27, R28, R31 RES,100kΩ, 5%, 1/16W, 0402, AEC-Q200 NIC, NRC04J104TRF
35 5 R2, R14, R15, R16, RES, 2.2kΩ, 5%, 1/16W, 0402, AEC-Q200 VISHAY, CRCW04022K20JNED
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ITEM QTY REFERENCE PART DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
36 5 R3, R4, R19, R20, RES, 4.7kΩ, 5%, 1/16W, 0402, AEC-Q200 NIC, NRC04J472TRF
R22
37 1 R5 RES, 10kΩ, 5%, 1/10W, 0603, AEC-Q200 NIC, NRC06J103TRF
38 1 R6 RES, 63.4kΩ, 1%, 1/10W, 0603, AEC-Q200 VISHAY, CRCW060363K4FKEA
39 2 R7, R8 RES,10kΩ, 1%, 1/10W, 0603, AEC-Q200 VISHAY, CRCW060310K0FKEA
40 1 R9 RES, 2.49Ω, 1%, 3/4W, 1206, PULSE PROOF HIGH PWR, AEC-Q200 VISHAY, CRCW12062R49FKEAHP
41 1 R10 RES, 1Ω, 5%, 1/16W, 0402 KOA SPEER, RK73B1ETTP1R0J
42 3 R11, R12, R13 RES, 301Ω, 1%, 1/10W, 0603, AEC-Q200 PANASONIC, ERJ3EKF3010V
43 1 R18 RES, 10kΩ, 5%, 1/16W, 0402 YAGEO, RC0402JR-0710KL
44 1 R21 RES, 1MΩ, 5%, 1/16W, 0402 VISHAY, CRCW04021M00JNED
45 1 R23 RES, 196kΩ, 1%, 1/10W, 0603 VISHAY, CRCW0603196KFKEA
46 1 R24 RES, 115kΩ, 1%, 1/10W, 0603 NIC, NRC06F1153TRF
47 2 R25, R26 RES, 10Ω, 1%, 1/16W, 0402, AEC-Q200 NIC, NRC04F10R0TRF
48 1 R29 RES, 0Ω, 1/10W, 0603, 1A, AEC-Q200 ROHM, MCR03EZPJ000
49 2 RS1, RS2 RES, 0.01Ω, 1%, 1/3W, 0603, LONG-SIDE TERM, SENSE SUSUMU, PRL0816-R010-F-T1
50 1 STNCL1 TOOL, STENCIL, 700-DC2038A ANALOG DEVICES, 830-DC2038A
51 1 U1 IC, 35V/3.2A MULTI-CELL STEP DOWN BATTERY CHARGER WITH ANALOG DEVICES, LTC4162EUFD-xxx#PBF
POWERPATH AND I2C TELEMETRY, QFN-28(UFD) 4mm × 5mm (IC VARIES BETWEEN DEMO CIRCUITS)
52 1 U2 IC, ISOLATED USB TRANSCEIVER, BGA-44 ANALOG DEVICES, LTM2884CY#PBF
53 1 U3 IC, MEMORY, MCU, 32BIT, 256kB FLASH, TQFP48 MICROCHIP, ATSAMD21G18A-AUT
54 1 U4 IC, REG LDO ADJ, 100mA, TSOT23-5 ANALOG DEVICES, LT1761ES5-BYP#PBF
55 1 U5 IC, POT DGTL, 100kΩ, 256POS, MSOP-10, NONVOLATILE, ANALOG DEVICES, AD5259BRMZ100-R7
I2C-COMPATIBLE
56 2 XJP1, XJP2 CONN, SHUNT, FEMALE, 1x2, 1.27mm WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 622002115121
57 2 XJP3, XJP4 CONN, SHUNT, FEMALE, 2 POS, 2mm WURTH ELEKTRONIK, 60800213421
58 1 Y1 CRYSTAL, 32.768kHz, 12.5pF, 3.2x1.5mm SMD ABRACON, ABS07-32.768kHz-4-T

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REVISION HISTORY
ECO REV DESCRIPTION APPROVED DATE
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M1
FDMC8327L
3 8
2 7 RS1
E1 1 6 E15
VIN 5 VOUT
D 0.01 D

4
E2 R9
2.49 E14 5V - 35V
5V - 35V 0.75W
3.2A
R25
E3 10 E13
+ C9
E4 150uF E12
GND 50V C3 D8
C4 GND
20% 0.1uF NOTE 3 CUS05S40 0.1uF
NOTE 1 7 6 5 4 3

2 VIN INFET CLP CLN VOUTA 27

INTVcc INTVCC VOUT
8 28 NOTE 1:
VCC2P5 VOUT C5
10uF R9 & C9 ARE FOR SOURCES THAT REQUIRE MPPT. REFER TO THE
1 2 2 1 C1 C2 1206 SOLAR PANEL INPUT IMPEDANCE CORRECTION SECTION IN THE
INTVcc INTVcc

5
6
7
8
LTC4162 DATASHEET.
3 4 4 3 10uF 1uF TP2
VCC2P5 VCC2P5 M2
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

5 6 6 5 6.3V FDMC8327L
GND GND 0603 NOTE 2:
JP1 JP2 22 4 R27 & R28 ARE REQUIRED TO REDUCE NOISE INTO THE CELLS1 AND
BATFET CELLS0 PINS DUE TO THE LONG RETURN PATH USED ON THE DEMO
CELLS1 CELLS0 R27 100k 5% 17
CELLS0 BOARD FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES. IN MOST APPLICATIONS,

1
2
3
R28 100k 5% NOTE 2 18 WHERE THESE PINS ARE TIED DIRECTLY TO INTVcc, VCC2P5, OR GND
CELLS1 D2 OPT
CUS05S40 WITH SHORT ROUTING, THESE RESISTORS WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.
DVCC 15
DVCC 1
BOOST INTVcc
NOTE 3:
R2 DIODE & RESISTOR PAIRS D8/R25 & D9/R26 PROTECT CURRENT SENSE
2.2k NOTE 4
C INPUTS FROM DIFFERENTIAL OVERVOLTAGE IN CASE OF CURRENT C
5% C6
INRUSH EVENTS (>30A). IN APPLICATIONS WHERE CURRENT INRUSH IS
R1 R3 R4 0.022uF LIMITED, THESE COMPONENTS ARE NOT NECESSARY.
100k D1 4.7k 4.7k
5% (YL) 5% 5% 25
SW L1
SMBALERT 26 NOTE 4:
13 SW D2 CAN BE OPTIONALLY POPULATED TO IMPROVE CHARGE CURRENT
SCL SCL 6.8uH DELIVERY IN SINGLE-CELL LI-ION / LIFEPO4 CASES WHERE THE VIN
SDA 14 TP1 XAL6060-682MEB VOLTAGE IS NEAR THE BATTERY VOLTAGE. A LOW-LEAKAGE, LOW VF
SDA
DEMO MANUAL DC2038A

12 SCHOTTKY DIODE CAN BE PLACED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE

SMBALERT SMBALERT INTVCC AND BOOST PINS TO BYPASS THE INTERNAL BOOST DIODE
E5 AND GIVE A WIDER EFFECTIVE DROPOUT VOLTAGE MARGIN.
16 21
SYNC SYNC CSP
5V MAX 11 D9
RT CUS05S40 NOTE 5:
E6 RS2 R29 & R30 CAN OPTIONALLY BE POPULATED TO DILUTE THE
GND R5 R6 0.01 THERMISTOR FOR NTC MODELS WITH A BETA VALUE NOT EQUAL TO
63.4k
10k 1/10W R26 10 3490K.
5% 20
0603 CSN
0603
NOTE 3
10
NTC
9 19 E11
NTCBIAS NTCBIAS BATSENS+ BAT
PGND1 PGND2 EPAD
C7 C8
10uF + 150uF
R7 23 24 29 * U1 1206 50V E10
10k 20% 2.9V - 35V
JP3 1% LTC4162-UFD-X OPT 3.2A

2
NTC 0603 E9
B B
NTCwiper
1 3
E8
GND
EMULATE FIXED / EXT
JP4

2
NTC
R29 0 0603 E7
1 3
NTC
RSERIES
R8 FIXED EXT R30
10k OPT
0603 0603
RPARALLEL

NOTE 5
PCA ADDITIONAL PARTS
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED MH1 STANDOFF,NYLON,SNAP-ON,0.50"
1. RESISTORS: OHMS, 0402, 1%, 1/16W
MH2 STANDOFF,NYLON,SNAP-ON,0.50"
2. CAPACITORS: 0402, 10%, 50V
* DEMO SKU# / U1 IC TABLE MH3 STANDOFF,NYLON,SNAP-ON,0.50"
MH4 STANDOFF,NYLON,SNAP-ON,0.50"
* = DEFAULT MPPT OFF BY DEFAULT MPPT ON BY DEFAULT LB1 LABEL
LEAD-ACID CELLS1 CELLS0 PCB1 PCB, DC2038A REV11
Li-Ion LiFePO4
PIN PIN SKU # U1 USED SKU # U1 USED
# OF CELLS # OF CELLS # OF CELLS VOLTAGE VOLTAGE VOLTAGE STNCL1 TOOL, STENCIL, 700-DC2038A REV11
1 1 3 6V INTVcc INTVcc ADJUSTABLE DC2038A-A LTC4162EUFD-LAD DC2038A-J LTC4162EUFD-LADM
A A
2* 2 * 6* 12V * INTVcc* VCC2P5 * 4.0V FIXED DC2038A-B LTC4162EUFD-L40 DC2038A-K LTC4162EUFD-L40M
* LI-ION APPROVALS
3 3 9 18V INTVcc GND 4.1V FIXED DC2038A-C LTC4162EUFD-L41 DC2038A-L LTC4162EUFD-L41M CUSTOMER NOTICE
PCB DES. N. Carlone
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE A BEST EFFORT TO DESIGN A
4 4 12 24V VCC2P5 INTVcc 4.2V FIXED DC2038A-D LTC4162EUFD-L42 DC2038A-M LTC4162EUFD-L42M CIRCUIT THAT MEETS CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED SPECIFICATIONS;
HOWEVER, IT REMAINS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO APP ENG. Z. Pantely
5 5 DISALLOWED - VCC2P5 VCC2P5 ADJUSTABLE DC2038A-E LTC4162EUFD-FAD DC2038A-N LTC4162EUFD-FADM VERIFY PROPER AND RELIABLE OPERATION IN THE ACTUAL www.analog.com
APPLICATION. COMPONENT SUBSTITUTION AND PRINTED IC NO.
6 6 DISALLOWED - VCC2P5 GND LIFEPO4 3.6V FIXED DC2038A-F LTC4162EUFD-FST DC2038A-O LTC4162EUFD-FSTM CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CIRCUIT
TITLE: DEMO CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC,
PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY. CONTACT LINEAR LTC4162 35V/3.2A MULTI-CELL STEP-DOWN BATTERY
7 7 DISALLOWED - GND INTVcc 3.8V FIXED DC2038A-G LTC4162EUFD-FFS DC2038A-P LTC4162EUFD-FFSM TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING FOR ASSISTANCE.
CHARGER WITH POWERPATH AND I2C TELEMETRY
8 8 DISALLOWED - GND VCC2P5 LEAD ADJUSTABLE DC2038A-H LTC4162EUFD-SAD DC2038A-Q LTC4162EUFD-SADM
SKU NO. SIZE: 8.5x11 PCA ASS'Y DWG: SCHEMATIC NO. AND REVISION:
DISALLOWED 9
ACID FIXED DC2038A-I LTC4162EUFD-SST DC2038A-R LTC4162EUFD-SSTM
DISALLOWED - GND GND 705-DC2038A_REV11 710-DC2038A_REV11
SCALE = NONE
THIS CIRCUIT IS PROPRIETARY TO LINEAR TECHNOLOGY AND * SEE TABLE
SUPPLIED FOR USE WITH LINEAR TECHNOLOGY PARTS. DATE: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 SHEET 1 OF 2
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Vcc Vcc_MCU M3A

1
M7 2N7002VAC-7
DMG2305UX DVCC
D3 BAT54C Vcc
Vcc_MCU 2 1 3 2 R31
Vcc U4 Vcc_MCU INTVcc Vcc_MCU 100k
1 5 3.3V 5%
IN OUT R19 4.7k

3
U5 J4
C18 C19 R14 R15 1 2 Vcc_MCU
R23 C20 5% M4B
D 3 8 10 2.2k 2.2k D
1uF BYP 0.01uF 196k 2.2uF VDD NTCBIAS 3 4 2N7002VAC-7
A 5% 5% SCL
6
2 4 VLOGIC 1 5 6
GND ADJ NTCwiper
C21 W R20 4.7k
0.01uF SCL 5 D4 D5 7 8
LT1761-S5-BYP R24 SCL 100k 9 Vcc_MCU
BRIGHT GREEN Vcc_MCU YELLOW 5% M4A
115k SDA 4 B STATUS COMM 9 10 RESETN
SDA 2N7002VAC-7
2 SDA
AD0
7 3 R21 M5B J5
GND AD1
1M 15 16
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

AD5259BRMZ100-R7 5%
13 14
M5A 11 12
2N7002VAC-7
9 10
VCCin 7 8
Vcc 5 6
SMBALERT SCL
3 4
DVCC SDA
C C10 Vcc_MCU 1 2 C
10uF R16 R17 R18 10k
Close 2.2k 2.2k RESETN FLE-108-01-G-DV
6.3V U3
to 5% 5% L2 5%
J1.1 0603

40
30 OHMS @100Mhz ATSAMD21G18A-AUT DVCC J3
R10
1 D7 1 2 6 47 1 DVCC
D6 VDDANA RESETN PB2/EIC/AIN10/SCOM5PAD0 41 SDA 2
5% SDA
YELLOW YELLOW 17 PA28/EIC 45 3 SCL
VDDIO1 PA30/EIC/SCOM1PAD2/TC1 46 SCL 4
Tx Rx 36 PA31/EIC/SCOM1PAD3/TC1 5 SMBALERT
Vcc VDDIO2 38 SMBALERT GND
U2 44 PB23/EIC/SCOM5PAD3 37
5V VDDIN PB22/EIC/SCOM5PAD2
C11 C12 C13 C14 J2 OPT
5V M6A M6B 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 0.1uF 32
A11 L11 PA23/I2C/EIC/SCOM5PAD1+/TC4 31 1
A10 VCC VCC2 L10 PA22/I2C/EIC/SCOM5PAD0+/TC4 30 2 1 PB23
A9 VCC VCC2 L9 PA21/EIC/SCOM5PAD3+ 29 3 2 PB22
J1 A8 VCC VCC2 L8 PA20/EIC/SCOM5PAD2+ 28 4 3 PA21
1 VCC VCC2 48 PA19/EIC/SCOM1PAD3+/TC3 27 5 4 PA20
VBUS 2N7002VAC-7 5 PA19
A7 L5 39 PB3/EIC/AIN11/SCOM5PAD1 PA18/EIC/SCOM1PAD2+/TC3 26 6
4 VBUS VLO2 PA27/EIC PA17/I2C/EIC/SCOM1PAD1+/TC2 25 7 6 PA18
ID PA16/I2C/EIC/SCOM1PAD0+/TC2 8 7 PA17
3 A2 L2 34 24 9 8 PA16
D+ 2 A1 D1+ D2+ L1 33 PA25/EIC/SCOM3PAD3+/TC5 PA15/XOUT/EIC/SCOM2PAD3+/TC3 23 10 9 PA15
D- D1- D2- PA24/EIC/SCOM3PAD2+/TC5 PA14/XIN/EIC/SCOM2PAD2+/TC3 22 11 10 PA14
B 5 PA13/I2C/EIC/SCOM2PAD1+/TC2 21 12 11 PA13 B

GND
GND A5 1 PA12/I2C/EIC/SCOM2PAD0+/TC2 20 13 12 PA12
VLO PA0/XIN32/EIC/SCOM1PAD0/TC2 PB11/EIC/SCOM4PAD3/TC5 19 14 13 PB11

7
6 GND
uUSB 2.0 A4 R11 Y1 PB10/EIC/SCOM4PAD2/TC5 16 15 14 PB10
ON R12 R13 15 PA11
1932788-1 301 301 301 2 PA11/EIC/AIN19/SCOM2PAD3+/TC1 15 16
A3 1 2 PA1/XOUT32/EIC/SCOM1PAD1/TC2 PA10/EIC/AIN18/SCOM2PAD2+/TC1 14 17 16 PA10
SPND-PWR 0603 0603 0603 PA9/I2C/EIC/AIN17/SCOM2PAD1+/TC0 13 18 17 PA9
C15 C16 PA8/I2C/AIN16/SCOM2PAD0+/TC0 19 18 PA8
L3 22pF 22pF 12 20 19 PA7
GND2 L4 32.768kHz PA7/EIC/AIN7/SCOM0PAD3/TC1 11 21 20 PA6
A6 GND2 L6 5% 5% PA6/EIC/AIN6/SCOM0PAD2/TC1 10 22 21 PA5
B1 GND GND2 L7 PA5/EIC/AIN5/SCOM0PAD1/TC0 9 23 22 PA4
B2 GND GND2 K1 PA4/EIC/REF/AIN4/SCOM0PAD0/TC0 8 24 23 PB9
B3 GND GND2 K2 PB9/EIC/AIN3/SCOM4PAD1//TC4 7 24 PB8
B4 GND GND2 K3 PB8/EIC/AIN2/SCOM4PAD0/TC4 4
B5 GND GND2 K4 43 PA3/EIC/REF/AIN1 3 61302421121
GNDANA
GND1
GND2
GND3

GND GND2 VDDCORE1 PA2/EIC/AIN0 TP3 R22 4.7k

B6 K5 C17
B7 GND GND2 K6 Vcc_MCU
5

1uF 5% M3B
18
35
42

B8 GND GND2 K7
B9 GND GND2 K8 2N7002VAC-7
B10 GND GND2 K9 SMBALERT
B11 GND GND2 K10
GND GND2 K11
GND2
APPROVALS
CUSTOMER NOTICE
PCB DES. N. Carlone
LTM2884-BGA LINEAR TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE A BEST EFFORT TO DESIGN A
A CIRCUIT THAT MEETS CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED SPECIFICATIONS; A
HOWEVER, IT REMAINS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO APP ENG. Z. Pantely
VERIFY PROPER AND RELIABLE OPERATION IN THE ACTUAL
IC NO.
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APPLICATION. COMPONENT SUBSTITUTION AND PRINTED TITLE: DEMO CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC,
CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CIRCUIT
PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY. CONTACT LINEAR SEE PAGE 1 35V/3.2A MULTI-CELL STEP-DOWN BATTERY
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING FOR ASSISTANCE.
CHARGER WITH POWERPATH AND I2C TELEMETRY

subject to change without notice. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Analog Devices.
Devices for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use. Specifications
Information furnished by Analog Devices is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Analog
SKU NO. SIZE: 8.5x11 PCA ASS'Y DWG: SCHEMATIC NO. AND REVISION:
NOTES: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
1. RESISTORS: OHMS, 0402, 1%, 1/16W SCALE = NONE 705-DC2038A_REV11 710-DC2038A_REV11
THIS CIRCUIT IS PROPRIETARY TO LINEAR TECHNOLOGY AND SEE PAGE 1 TABLE
2. CAPACITORS: 0402, 10%, 50V SUPPLIED FOR USE WITH LINEAR TECHNOLOGY PARTS. DATE: Monday, October 22, 2018 SHEET 2 OF 2
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