HOW DOES IT WORK?

Boost-INV 3 Click is based on the TPS65132, a dual-output power supply from Texas Instruments. The TPS65132 operates with a single inductor scheme to provide high efficiency with a small solution size. The synchronous boost converter generates a positive voltage regulated by an integrated LDO, providing the positive supply rail on the +VOUT terminal. The negative supply rail, available on the -VOUT terminal, is generated by an integrated negative charge pump driven from the boost converter output REG pin. The output voltage is programmable via an I2C compatible interface, from ±6V to ±4V in 100mV steps with ±5.4V pre-programmed output voltage and a maximum 80mA output current. Both output voltages can be set independently, and their sequencing is also independent.

This Click board™ communicates with the host MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface, with a maximum clock frequency in Fast data transfer of up to 400kHz (400kbps). Pulling ENP or ENN pins of the mikroBUS socket to a low logic state turns off either rail (+VOUT or -VOUT, respectively), and pulling both pins to a low logic state turns off the device entirely (the internal oscillator of the TPS65132 continues running to allow access to the I2C interface).

This Click board™ can operate with either 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs can use the communication lines properly. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.

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