Well, as I understand it, resetting the PMIC resets the PMIC. That would in
some cases cause the destruction of the processor. But, feel free to give
it a shot.

Gerald



On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 11:42 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Could this problem be a result of leaving the Reset pin (44) of U2
> (TPS65217C) unconnected in the BBB design?
> Would resetting U2 cause a recovery?
>
>
> On Thursday, May 1, 2014 8:43:57 PM UTC-4, James Littlefield wrote:
>
>> Brown-out conditions are handled quite robustly by many devices including
>> many micro-controllers and at least some of the PMICs that I've used in
>> other systems.... but apparently not the one used on the BBB.
>>
>> The particular behavior about which I posted is not related to "graceful
>> shutdown" but rather to coming back up when power returns. The TPS65217
>> part will apparently never re-enable its outputs after a brownout ...no
>> matter how long the valid input voltage persists.
>>
>> There are a number of mitigation approaches which all require additional
>> external circuitry but don't need additional backup power sources.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Ulf Samuelsson <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> So you generate a Brown-Out condition, which means that you operate the
>>> part outside the spec.
>>> Dont expect to get any electronic to work after you enter Brown-Out...
>>> Once Brown-Out occurs, you typically have to recover by totally removing
>>> power
>>> until you are below certain thresholds which are chip dependent.
>>> This can take a number of seconds.
>>>
>>> To protect agaist Brown-Out you need a backup battery (or a SuperCap)
>>> and electronics
>>> which shuts down the Beaglebone gracefully and keps the Beaglebone off
>>> power until
>>> nomal power is restored.
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> Ulf Samuelsson
>>>
>>>
>>> 28 apr 2014 kl. 16:39 skrev James Littlefield <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>> Hi Jay,
>>>
>>> I think this was covered in my original post....
>>>
>>> "I'm working on a project using the BBB.    Supplying +5V (up to 3A)
>>> directly to the pins on P9 from a quality bench supply.   I've found *that
>>> briefly switching the +5V supply OFF and then back on* can pretty
>>> reliably leave the BBB in an odd state characterized by...
>>> a)  No LEDs on
>>> b)  Very little current drawn from supply (10mA or less)
>>> c)  +5 present on P9.5 and P9.6
>>> d)  0.687V on P9.7 and P9.8 ( should be SYS_5V ).
>>> e) P9.9  = 3.57V
>>> f)  P9.10 = 0V"
>>>
>>>  The command line is not involved.
>>>
>>> I was using a lab supply and just switching it off for about 500ms then
>>> back on.     I have also been able to cause the problem using an adjustable
>>> output supply by lowering the input voltage to around 2V then going back up
>>> to 5V.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 7:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just foolishly posted pretty much the same question...
>>>>
>>>> I'm seeing very similar behavior, I also noticed that it can still be
>>>> powered from the USB when in this state but not VDD_5V.
>>>>
>>>> Can you please elaborate on the brownouts that you're seeing. You said
>>>> they're occurring when "the power is switched off", is this in software,
>>>> i.e. "shutdown -h now"? I haven't been able to see this on my scope but I
>>>> also can't reliably recreate the situation in which it occurs.
>>>>
>>>> I know the PMICs are the same on RevA and RevB, but I believe I've only
>>>> seen this on RevB boards.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> jay
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, November 18, 2013 5:00:55 PM UTC-8, James Littlefield wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> New to BBB but experienced with embedded systems.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm working on a project using the BBB.    Supplying +5V (up to 3A)
>>>>> directly to the pins on P9 from a quality bench supply.   I've found that
>>>>> briefly switching the +5V supply OFF and then back on can pretty reliably
>>>>> leave the BBB in an odd state characterized by...
>>>>> a)  No LEDs on
>>>>> b)  Very little current drawn from supply (10mA or less)
>>>>> c)  +5 present on P9.5 and P9.6
>>>>> d)  0.687V on P9.7 and P9.8 ( should be SYS_5V ).
>>>>> e) P9.9  = 3.57V
>>>>> f)  P9.10 = 0V
>>>>>
>>>>> I've found that once the system is in this mode no amount of
>>>>> pressing/holding the momentary BBB pushbuttons will get the system working
>>>>> again.    Removing input power,  waiting 10 sec or so, then restoring 
>>>>> power
>>>>> will get things working again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone else seen this?    It seems sort of like an issue with
>>>>> the TPS65217C chip but I've not found any reported errata on that part.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>
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