Experience the future of electronic circuit protection with our eFuse device, where precision control ensures your systems remain secure and perform optimally, even in challenging conditions
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Hardware Overview
How does it work?
eFuse 5 Click is based on the TPS16530, an industrial eFuse from Texas Instruments. The TPS25940 provides robust protection for all systems and applications powered by an external power supply from 4.5V to 58V. Load, source, and device protections are provided with many programmable features, including undervoltage lockout selectable via UVLO SEL jumper and the fast response short circuit protection that immediately isolates the faulty load from the input supply when a short circuit is detected. The TPS16530 also allows users to program the overcurrent limit threshold between 0.6A and 4.5A via an external I2C-configurable digital
potentiometer, the AD5171 from Analog Devices. The TPS16530 can be put in low-power Shutdown mode using the EN pin of the mikroBUS™ socket, offering a switch operation to turn ON/OFF the eFuse. It also allows flexibility to configure the device between the two current-limiting fault responses (latch off and auto-retry). Selection is made by positioning SMD jumpers marked MODE SEL to the appropriate position marked GND or NC (GND is for automatic restart mode response during current limit and thermal fault, while NC is for latch off). For system status monitoring and downstream load control, the TPS16530 provides one fault signal, which can be visually detected
via the red FLT LED or the FLT pin on the mikroBUS™ socket, and a precise current monitor output available on the MON pin of the mikroBUS™ socket. Besides, the TPS16530 also features an open drain Power good (PGDD) indicator output, which can control downstream loads like DC/DC converters. This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. Also, it comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.
Features overview
Development board
Arduino UNO is a versatile microcontroller board built around the ATmega328P chip. It offers extensive connectivity options for various projects, featuring 14 digital input/output pins, six of which are PWM-capable, along with six analog inputs. Its core components include a 16MHz ceramic resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an
ICSP header, and a reset button, providing everything necessary to power and program the board. The Uno is ready to go, whether connected to a computer via USB or powered by an AC-to-DC adapter or battery. As the first USB Arduino board, it serves as the benchmark for the Arduino platform, with "Uno" symbolizing its status as the
first in a series. This name choice, meaning "one" in Italian, commemorates the launch of Arduino Software (IDE) 1.0. Initially introduced alongside version 1.0 of the Arduino Software (IDE), the Uno has since become the foundational model for subsequent Arduino releases, embodying the platform's evolution.
Microcontroller Overview
MCU Card / MCU

Architecture
AVR
MCU Memory (KB)
32
Silicon Vendor
Microchip
Pin count
32
RAM (Bytes)
2048
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Accessories
Click Shield for Arduino UNO has two proprietary mikroBUS™ sockets, allowing all the Click board™ devices to be interfaced with the Arduino UNO board without effort. The Arduino Uno, a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P, provides an affordable and flexible way for users to try out new concepts and build prototypes with the ATmega328P microcontroller from various combinations of performance, power consumption, and features. The Arduino Uno has 14 digital input/output pins (of which six can be used as PWM outputs), six analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator (CSTCE16M0V53-R0), a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and reset button. Most of the ATmega328P microcontroller pins are brought to the IO pins on the left and right edge of the board, which are then connected to two existing mikroBUS™ sockets. This Click Shield also has several switches that perform functions such as selecting the logic levels of analog signals on mikroBUS™ sockets and selecting logic voltage levels of the mikroBUS™ sockets themselves. Besides, the user is offered the possibility of using any Click board™ with the help of existing bidirectional level-shifting voltage translators, regardless of whether the Click board™ operates at a 3.3V or 5V logic voltage level. Once you connect the Arduino UNO board with our Click Shield for Arduino UNO, you can access hundreds of Click boards™, working with 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels.
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 eFuse 5 Click driver.
Key functions:
efuse5_set_current_limit- eFuse 5 set the current limit functionefuse5_set_resistance- eFuse 5 set the resistance functionefuse5_get_fault- eFuse 5 gets fault condition state 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 eFuse 5 Click example
*
* # Description
* This library contains API for the eFuse 5 Click driver.
* This driver provides the functions to set the current limiting conditions
* to provide the threshold of the fault conditions.
*
* The demo application is composed of two sections :
*
* ## Application Init
* Initialization of I2C module and log UART.
* After driver initialization, default settings turn on the device.
*
* ## Application Task
* This example demonstrates the use of the eFuse 5 Click board™.
* In this example, the app sets the current limit to 600 mA for 10 seconds
* and then sets the current limit to 1200 mA for the next 10 seconds
* to protect the electrical circuit against excessive current.
* Results are being sent to the UART Terminal, where you can track their changes.
*
* @author Nenad Filipovic
*
*/
#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "efuse5.h"
static efuse5_t efuse5;
static log_t logger;
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
efuse5_cfg_t efuse5_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.
efuse5_cfg_setup( &efuse5_cfg );
EFUSE5_MAP_MIKROBUS( efuse5_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == efuse5_init( &efuse5, &efuse5_cfg ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
if ( EFUSE5_ERROR == efuse5_default_cfg( &efuse5 ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Default configuration." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
log_printf( &logger, "---------------------------\r\n" );
}
void application_task ( void )
{
if ( EFUSE5_OK == efuse5_set_current_limit( &efuse5, EFUSE5_CURRENT_LIMIT_600_mA ) )
{
log_printf( &logger, " Current limit: 600 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "---------------------------\r\n" );
}
// 10 seconds delay
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
if ( EFUSE5_OK == efuse5_set_current_limit( &efuse5, EFUSE5_CURRENT_LIMIT_1200_mA ) )
{
log_printf( &logger, " Current limit: 1200 mA \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "---------------------------\r\n" );
}
// 10 seconds delay
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
}
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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