Andy Green wrote:
Somebody in the thread at some point said:
| Are you 100% sure that a good backup battery level is not required for
| boot on a GTA02v5? Who can answer that for GTA01Bv4?
Well, I have booted devices with very low backup battery level, during
the time we hunted down the reason for this
no-boot-with-low-or-no-battery issue I did check the battery state. And
according to pcf50633 documentation, the effect of backup battery level
is mainly to act as a gateway into NOPOWER state of the PMU, which is
where we are at after manufacture anyway (and we evidently booted at
that time).
OK, thanks. I'll try "jump-starting" the backup battery tomorrow and
see if I can get a boot that way.
What's the normal voltage of the backup battery? (i.e. what should it
charge up to?)
| If the battery cannot be easily recharged, what is the exact type of
| battery used for the backup battery, and how is it attached to the board
| (it seems to be soldered in) - what is the easiest way to detach or
| desolder the current battery and install a new one?
No it is rechargeable and is trickle-charged by the PMU during
operation. If I wanted to do what you want, I would desolder the
battery and then drive that signal from somewhere else, like IO_3V3 via
a resistor. But my comfort level about trashing things is a bit higher
than a customer's...
I'll try a 1.5V dry cell in parallel with the backup battery tomorrow to
see if that will jump-start things. Once I have a good boot I'll leave
it on the wall charger to see if the backup battery recharges ok.
Thanks for your help, Andy.
-- Rod
