N900 Hardware Power management
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Revision as of 21:14, 4 June 2010
The power managment on the n900 is very complex, and involves a large number of interacting systems.
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Hardware
SoC
The System-on-a-chip is the main processor on the n900. This is the TI omap3430. For more information see N900 Hardware CPU.
Gaia
The TWL4030 is a TI companion chip to the SoC. For more information see N900 Hardware Chipset
USB battery charger
The bq24150 charger from TI is a flexible charger. It, along with the PHY chip - support charging without the intervention of the SoC when the system is charging from a completely dead battery. The PHY chip detects a charger (shorted D+ and D- pins) and the charger uses this information to charge more rapidly.
It also features reverse boost mode - which enables power to be supplied to a USB device connected to the N900. (up to a limit of 200mA)
For more information see N900 Hardware Battery Charger
Firmware
The CPU is designed to work intimately with the companion chip, in order to implement SmartReflex.
This TIs method of adjusting the voltage of various portions of the chip dynamically, in order to ensure the power delivered to the many seperate sections of the chip is just sufficient to allow for the current needs.
All parts of the CPU that are not immediately in use are powered down.