DM180021 Microchip Technology Inc., DM180021 Datasheet - Page 37

• Manufacturer Part Number: DM180021
• Description: MPLAB Starter Kit for PIC18F MCU
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology Inc.

Specifications of DM180021

• Contents: MicroSD™ memory cardAcceleration sensorOLED display
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: RoHS Compliant part

B.1
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USB CURRENT SPECIFICATIONS
Appendix B. USB Current Draw Requirements
This chapter describes the key USB specification current limits and provides a func-
tional overview of the soft start circuitry used by the MPLAB Starter Kit for PIC18F to
meet them. The appendix includes the following sections:
• USB Current Specifications
• PIC18F Starter Kit Soft Start Circuitry
• Soft Start Functions and Usage
• Suspend Current Limitations with the Starter Kit
There are three major USB current specifications that the soft start circuitry addresses:
inrush current during initial plug in, total application current draw, and suspend current
limitations.
B.1.1
All USB devices are required to limit their inrush draw from the bus such that there is a
capacitance change of no more than 10 μF for the device. (Since the USB is a 5V bus,
this equates to a charge inrush of 50 μC.) Some applications, like the OLED on the
starter kit, may cause a capacitance change of greater than 10 μF. To meet the
specification, the application can use current management techniques to limit the
inrush current and spread the charge over a longer period of time.
B.1.2
USB devices are limited to 100 mA of total current draw during the enumeration phase.
The enumeration phase is the time during which the device is first attached to the bus
and when the host sends a SET_CONFIGURATION command to the device. Devices
may request for additional current by changing the bMaxPower parameter of the
configuration descriptor. The configuration descriptor can be found in the file,
usb_descriptors.c, in each of the example demos. More information about the
bMaxPower parameter and the configuration descriptor, in general, can be found in
Table 9-10 of the USB specification.
B.1.3
When the USB bus is in Suspend mode, all attached USB devices are required to use
less than 2.5 mA of current draw from the bus. For applications that have features that
require more current than is allowed, there are several options available. The first is to
be a self-powered device and only draw current from the power supply. The second is
to implement a software controlled method for reducing the current to below the 2.5 mA
limit.
Inrush Current
Total Application Current Draw
Suspend Current Limitations
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