Our current limiting solution is engineered to transform control mechanisms, ensuring that current is managed effectively to optimize performance, protect equipment, and enhance safety
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Hardware Overview
How does it work?
Current Limit Click is based on the MAX890L, a high-side low-resistance P-channel switch with an adjustable, accurate, current limit system and thermal shutdown from Analog Devices. The MAX890L limits the output current to a programmed level. When the output current is increased beyond the programmed current limit (1.2A), the current increases through the internal replica amplifier and the resistance applied to the SET pin. The current-limit error amplifier compares the voltage across the SET pin resistance to the internal +1.24V reference and regulates the current back to the lesser of the programmed limit (1.2A). This switch is not bidirectional, which means the input voltage must be higher than the output voltage. The current-limit switch is virtually
ubiquitous in system control and provides a safe means for regulating the current delivered to a load circuit. It increases the load current to a programmed limit but no higher. Typically, the current limit is a function of the voltage across an external resistor, and this voltage serves as the reference for an internal current-limiting amplifier. Replacing the resistor with a digital potentiometer allows you to program the current limit as performed on this Click board™. For this purpose, the digital potentiometer MAX5401 from Analog Devices that communicates with the MCU via a 3-wire SPI serial interface is used to set the resistance on the SET pin of the MAX890L and thus adjust the current limit for the switch. The MAX890L provides an open-drain fault output
with a red LED, labeled FAULT, to indicate when the current reaches its limit or when the temperature exceeds +135°C. Besides the fault-indicator pin, the MAX890L also has an active-low Switch-On pin labeled ON pin of the mikroBUS™ socket used to enable and turn the switch on. This Click board™ is designed to operate with 3.3V and 5V logic voltage levels that can be selected via the VCC SEL jumper. Additionally, there is a possibility in this selection that as a source of logical voltage level, a voltage from an external input terminal in the range from 2.7 to 5.5V can be used. In this way, using a logic voltage level from mikroBUS™ or an external voltage supply allows both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs to use the SPI communication lines properly.
Features overview
Development board
Clicker 4 for STM32F3 is a compact development board designed as a complete solution, you can use it to quickly build your own gadgets with unique functionalities. Featuring a STM32F302VCT6, four mikroBUS™ sockets for Click boards™ connectivity, power managment, and more, it represents a perfect solution for the rapid development of many different types of applications. At its core, there is a STM32F302VCT6 MCU, a powerful microcontroller by STMicroelectronics, based on the high-
performance Arm® Cortex®-M4 32-bit processor core operating at up to 168 MHz frequency. It provides sufficient processing power for the most demanding tasks, allowing Clicker 4 to adapt to any specific application requirements. Besides two 1x20 pin headers, four improved mikroBUS™ sockets represent the most distinctive connectivity feature, allowing access to a huge base of Click boards™, growing on a daily basis. Each section of Clicker 4 is clearly marked, offering an intuitive and clean interface. This makes working with the development
board much simpler and thus, faster. The usability of Clicker 4 doesn’t end with its ability to accelerate the prototyping and application development stages: it is designed as a complete solution which can be implemented directly into any project, with no additional hardware modifications required. Four mounting holes [4.2mm/0.165”] at all four corners allow simple installation by using mounting screws. For most applications, a nice stylish casing is all that is needed to turn the Clicker 4 development board into a fully functional, custom design.
Microcontroller Overview
MCU Card / MCU

Architecture
ARM Cortex-M4
MCU Memory (KB)
256
Silicon Vendor
STMicroelectronics
Pin count
100
RAM (Bytes)
40960
Used MCU Pins
mikroBUS™ mapper
Take a closer look
Click board™ Schematic

Step by step
Project assembly
Software Support
Library Description
This library contains API for Current Limit Click driver.
Key functions:
currentlimit_dev_enable- Device enable functioncurrentlimit_set_limit- Set Current With Predefined Values Limit functioncurrentlimit_set_limit_calc- Set Calculated Current Limit function
Open Source
Code example
The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.
/*!
* @file main.c
* @brief CurrentLimit Click example
*
* # Description
* This example shows capabilities of Current Limit Click board.
*
* The demo application is composed of two sections :
*
* ## Application Init
* Initalizes SPI driver and enables the device.
*
* ## Application Task
* Reading users input from USART terminal and using it as an index for
* an array of pre-calculated values that define current limit level.
*
*
* @author Stefan Ilic
*
*/
#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "currentlimit.h"
static currentlimit_t currentlimit;
static log_t logger;
const uint8_t lim_val[ 8 ] = { 223, 241, 247, 250, 252, 253, 254, 255 };
uint16_t lim_data[8] = { 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 867 };
void display_settings ( void ) {
log_printf( &logger, "- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " To select current limit \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " Send one of the numbers \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " 1 - Limited to 100 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " 2 - Limited to 200 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " 3 - Limited to 300 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " 4 - Limited to 400 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " 5 - Limited to 500 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " 6 - Limited to 600 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " 7 - Limited to 700 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " 8 - Limited to 867 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \r\n" );
}
void application_init ( void ) {
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
currentlimit_cfg_t currentlimit_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
currentlimit_cfg_setup( ¤tlimit_cfg );
CURRENTLIMIT_MAP_MIKROBUS( currentlimit_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
err_t init_flag = currentlimit_init( ¤tlimit, ¤tlimit_cfg );
if ( SPI_MASTER_ERROR == init_flag ) {
log_error( &logger, " Application Init Error. " );
log_info( &logger, " Please, run program again... " );
for ( ; ; );
}
currentlimit_dev_enable( ¤tlimit, CURRENTLIMIT_ENABLE );
log_printf( &logger, " Click Enabled! \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "-----------------------\r\n" );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
display_settings( );
}
void application_task ( void ) {
char inx;
if ( log_read( &logger, &inx, 1 ) != CURRENTLIMIT_ERROR ) {
if ( inx >= '1' && inx <= '8' ) {
currentlimit_set_limit( ¤tlimit, lim_val[ inx - 49 ] );
log_printf( &logger, " Selected mode %d, \r\n Current limit is %d mA \r\n", ( uint16_t ) inx - 48, lim_data[ inx - 49 ] );
log_printf( &logger, "- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \r\n" );
} else {
log_printf( &logger, "- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " Data not in range! \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \r\n" );
display_settings( );
}
}
}
int main ( void )
{
/* Do not remove this line or clock might not be set correctly. */
#ifdef PREINIT_SUPPORTED
preinit();
#endif
application_init( );
for ( ; ; )
{
application_task( );
}
return 0;
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END
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