5.4 Software

The software provides command API and drivers that implement the examples provided in bq76PL455A-Q1 Software Design Reference (SLVA617). There are comments in the source code that explain the section in the bq76PL455A-Q1 Software Design Reference document the example refers to.

The example code only provides a control interface to the bq76PL455A-Q1 and does not provide any other communications interface to the outside world. The customer is expected to develop their own communication implementation. Examples of communications interfaces available to the TMS570 are SPI, CAN, or UART.

This firmware provided with this application note provides source code examples of the command sequences described in the bq76PL455A-Q1 Software Design Reference (SLVA617).

Download sample application code and other information associated with this application report from tidcci7.

Importing a project into Code Composer Studio™

1. Launch the provided file: EM1402EVM Example Code 0.1 Installer.exe and extract files to the default path provided (C:\ti\EM1402EVM Example Code 0.1).
2. Launch Code Composer Studio (CCS):
   Start → Programs → Texas Instruments → Code Composer Studio v7 → Code Composer Studio v7
3. When it launches, CCS requests a workspace is selected, choose “C:\myWorkspace”. Once CCS loads, go to:
   File → Import → Code Composer Studio → Existing CCS Eclipse Projects
4. In Select search-directory, browse to the folder:
   C:\ti\EM1402EVM Example Code 0.1
5. In Discovered projects: Check EM1402EVM Example Code