System Overview
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Integrated Power Supply Reference Design for NXP i.MX 6ULL
2.4
System Design Theory
The full power architecture is the result of carefully estimating the power consumed by ICs on the board
and peripherals that can be connected to the board. The ideal power sequencing of the i.MX 6ULL
processor must be known to ensure the power sequencing of the TPS6521815 is correct. The I
2
C chain
must be drawn in its entirety to ensure there are no I
2
C address conflicts. The BOOT Mode settings must
be mapped to boot the processor using the intended memory storage IC. And finally, PCB floor planning
must be completed to make sure the layout of the board is reasonable. All of this system design theory is
taken into consideration in this section.
2.4.1
Power Estimation
This design is powered from a 5-V adapter. This 5 V is the main power supply to the TPS6521815 device.
The PMIC will generate 6 different voltages: 1.275 V/1.325 V with dynamic voltage scaling (DVS), 1.35 V,
3.3 V, 1.8 V, 2.8 V, and a 2.4 V to 3.0V always-on supply for SNVS. The load switches LS2 and LS3 are
used to power USB slave devices with 5.0 V. The estimated current consumption for each rail is listed in
.
Table 4. System Power Estimation
VOLTAGE (V)
SUPPLY IC, RAIL NAME
SUPPLY
CURRENT
(mA)
LOAD IC, RAIL NAME
CURRENT
(mA)
POWER (mW)
1.275/1.325
TPS6521815, DCDC1
1800
iMX6 VDD_SOC_IN
500
663
1.35
TPS6521815, DCDC2
1800
iMX6 NVCC_DRAM
50
67.5
DDR3L VDD/VDDQ
290
392
3.3
TPS6521815, DCDC3
1800
iMX6 VDD_HIGH_IN
200
660
iMX6 NVCC_3V3
150
495
DP83849I IOVDD, ANA33VDD
50
165
IOVDD_LCD,
VDD_LCD_BCKLIGHT
200
660
eMMC
40
132
SD Card
200
660
FT230X
10
33
USB Hub (USB2517)
460
1518
1.8
TPS6521815, DCDC4
1600
i.MX7 NVCC_1V8
100
489
eMMC
100
180
NOR Flash
35
63
2.8
TPS6521815, LDO1
400
VDD_LCD
200
560
5
TPS6521815, LS2/3 &
TPS22964C
into TPS2054B & MIC2026
1820 & 2000
into 4x500 &
2x500
6x USB2 Ports
3000
15000
USB_OTG_VBUS
50
350
2.4 - 3.0
TPS6521815, DCDC6
25
iMX6 VDD_SNVS_IN
1
3
Total Estimated Power
22.1 W