Microchip Technology MCP1630RD-DDBK3 User Manual

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MCP1630V Bidirectional 4 Cell Li-Ion Charger Reference Design User’s Guide
DS51641A-page 10
© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc.
FIGURE 2-3:
Battery Simulator Circuit.
Firmware
The PIC16F88 comes pre programmed with firmware to operate the system as 
described above. The file listing and firmware flow diagram are shown in Appendix 
C. “Firmware”
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Programming
Header J4 is provided for In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™). This is an optional 
feature since the demo board comes preprogrammed with firmware to operate the 
system. The PIC16F88 can be reprogrammed with the Baseline Flash Microcontroller 
Programmer (BFMP).
+
-
 10
Ω 
3,300 µF
V
SIM
+V
BATT
J1-1
-V
BATT
J1-2
+12V to +17.5V