N900 Hardware Chipset

The chip known as 'Gaia' in the schematics is the companion chip to the processor.

Hardware

The TWL5030B is the companion chip to the CPU. It can be seen in [1] and has USB PHY, power management and audio codec.

It is also known as the TPS65950.

A datasheet for the TIs TPS65950 is at TIs website.


The USB PHY isn't used and this function is handled by the nxp1707a [2] See more information on USB


The TPS65950 contains;

  • Power management
    • Several regulators - switched mode and LDO.
  • Audio codec
    • Five DACs, two ADCs
    • Several power amplifiers.
    • Microphone amplifiers
  • USB transceiver
    • Highspeed OTG compatible with integrated charge pump, and carkit support, designed for direct connection to the CPU. (not used in N900)
  • an ac/USB charger
  • LED drivers
  • ADC
    • ADC can measure both input voltages to device, or voltages connected externally.
  • RTC
  • GPIO
    • This can support switches, keypads, ...

Connections

It is connected to the I2C bus.