RK816 Datasheet Rev 1.

Rockchip
RK816
Datasheet

Revision 1.3
Nov.2017

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Revision History
Date Revision Description

2017-11-10 1.3 Update register information

2017-5-27 1.2 RK816-3 Updated

RK816-2 UPDATED
2017-4-27 1.1
RK816-3 UPDATED

2016-11-4 1.0 Initial release

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Table of Content
Table of Content .................................................................................................. 3
Figure Index ....................................................................................................... 4
Table Index 5
Warranty Disclaimer ............................................................................................. 6
Introduction ....................................................................................... 7
1.1 Overview ............................................................................................. 7

1.2 Feature ................................................................................................ 8

1.3 Typical Application Diagrams .................................................................. 9

Package information ........................................................................... 10
2.1 Ordering information ........................................................................... 10

2.2 Top Marking ....................................................................................... 10

2.3 Dimension .......................................................................................... 11

2.4 Pin Assignment ................................................................................... 12

2.5 Pinout Number Order ........................................................................... 12

Electrical Characteristics ...................................................................... 14
3.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings .................................................................. 14

3.2 Recommended Operating Conditions ..................................................... 14

3.3 DC Characteristics ............................................................................... 14

Function Description ........................................................................... 24
4.1 Function overview ............................................................................... 24

4.2 State Machine Description .................................................................... 26

4.3 Device Power on Enable Conditions ....................................................... 26

4.4 Device Power on Disable Conditions....................................................... 26

4.5 Device Sleep Enable Conditions ............................................................ 27

4.6 Power Sequence ................................................................................. 27

4.7 Power Control Timing .......................................................................... 29

Register Description............................................................................ 32
5.1 Register Summary .............................................................................. 32

5.2 Register Description ............................................................................ 36

Thermal Management ......................................................................... 78
6.1 Overview .............................................................................................. 78

6.2 Package Thermal Characteristics ............................................................. 78

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Figure Index
Fig. 1-1 RK816 Typical Application Diagram ............................................................... 9
Fig. 2-1 QFN40 5mm X 5mm ................................................................................. 11
Fig. 2-2 Pin Assignment ........................................................................................ 12
Fig. 4-1 State Machine ......................................................................................... 26
Fig. 4-2 Power On/Off Timing, BOOT1 (RK816-1) ..................................................... 28
Fig. 4-3 Turn on sequence when USB is plugged in (PLUP_IN_INT triggered power on enable)
................................................................................................................... 29
Fig. 4-4 Power Control Timing with VBAT Falling ....................................................... 29
Fig. 4-5 PWRON turn on/DEV_OFF turn off .............................................................. 30
Fig. 4-6 PWRON long press turn off ........................................................................ 30
Fig. 4-6 SLEEP/ACTIVE Transition Timing ................................................................ 31

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Table Index
Table 4-1 Power Start Up Sequence ................................................................... 27
Table 4-2 Boot Timing Characteristics ................................................................ 28
Table 4-3 Timing characteristics of USB and VSYS voltages ................................... 30
Table 4-3 Timing Characteristics of PWRON/DEV_OFF .......................................... 30
Table 4-5 Timing Characteristics of SLEEP .......................................................... 31
Table 6-1 Thermal Resistance Characteristics ...................................................... 78

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Warranty Disclaimer
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Introduction

1.1 Overview
The RK816 is a complex power management integrated circuit (PMIC) for multi-core
system applications powered by Li-ion polymer battery cell, or by a 5V input either form an
USB port or form an adapter. The RK816 can provide a complete power management solution
with very few external components.
The RK816 provides four configurable synchronous step-down converters, and six LDO
regulators. The device also contains a bi-directional charger, the power path management
function, and a battery fuel gauge. Power up/power down controller is configurable and can
support any customized power up/power down sequences (OTP based). A real time clock (RTC)
is also integrated to provide a 32KHz output buffer, and real time function. The RK816 supports
32KHz clock generation based on a crystal oscillator.
The switch mode bi-directional charger, together with power path controller integrated in
RK816, allows supplying power form the USB to the loads while it is charging the battery. The
charger provides functions such as input current limiting, input voltage limiting, constant
temperature charging, trickle current charging, constant current/constant voltage charging,
charging termination, dead battery charging, charging over time protection, charging over or
under temperature protection, etc. All these functions can be conveniently configured through
the I2C digital interface. When the RK816 is powered only by the battery, the bi-directional
charger can work on boost mode, it achieves OTG function by supplying power from the battery
to the USB.
The charger input current limiting can be set to maximum 2A to accommodate a power
adapter as the input supply. When the input current limiting is triggered, the power path
controller will distribute the input power in a way that loads have the higher priority than the
battery to take the input power. The difference between the input and output power will be
used to charge the battery. In a case that the output power required by the loads exceeds the
input power, the power path controller will automatically turn on the battery switch so that the
battery can supply extra power to the loads together with input supply.
A battery fuel gauge is also integrated in the RK816. Using the proprietary algorithms and
the sensed battery current and voltage, the gauge can accurately calculate the battery capacity
based on the charging or discharging characteristics of the battery preloaded in the system.
The gauge then sends the battery capacity information to the processor through the I2C
interface.
The RK816 can dynamically adjust the output voltage of each DC-DC converter, as required
by the processor based on the processor’s operation status so as to maximize the system
efficiency. The output voltages of most channels can be configured through I2C interface. The
inputs of all channels have soft start function, which greatly reduces the inrush current at the
start up. The frequency compensations of all the control loops are implemented internally to
eliminate external compensation components. The 2MHz switching frequency allows small size
inductors to be used for buck converters. Also, as all the power switches are integrated on chip,
no external power switches and schottky diodes are needed, which reduces the system cost
significantly.
The RK816 is available in a QFN40 5mmx5mm package, with a 0.40mm pin pitch.

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1.2 Feature
 Input range: 3.8V ~ 5.5V for USB input； 2.7V~4.5V for BAT input
 Switch mode bi-directional Li-ion battery charger providing charging current up to 2.4A,
2MHz switching frequency for charger and boost
 Power path controller with 4A current path
 Accurate battery fuel gauge
 Real time clock（RTC）
 Low standby current of less than 45uA (at 32KHz clock frequency)
 2MHz switching frequency for buck converters
 Fast transient response due to the current mode architecture
 Internal frequency compensation and soft start
 Programmable output voltage and power up/power down sequence through I2C interface
 Proprietary circuit architecture achieving high efficiency
 Internal discharge path in off state for bucks and LDOs (configurable through I2C interface)
 Power channels:
 CH1: Synchronous buck converter, 2A max
 CH 2: Synchronous buck converter, 2A max
 CH 3: Synchronous buck converter, 1A max
 CH 4: Synchronous buck converter, 1A max
 CH 5: Synchronous boost converter, 0.8A max
 CH 6, CH7, CH9, CH10, CH11: low drop out voltage regulator, 300mA max
 CH 8: low noise, high PSRR low drop out voltage regulator, 100mA max
 CH 12：OTG switch, 0.8A max
 Fixed and programmable power up/power down sequences
 package: 5mm x 5mm QFN40

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MILLIMETER
DESCRIPTION SYMBOL
MIN NOM MAX
D 4.924- 5.076-
PACKAGE SIZE
E 4.924- 5.076-
D1 3.300 3.500
EP SIZE
E1 3.300 3.500
LEAD LENGTH L 0.324 0.476
LEAD PITCH e 0.400TYP
LEAD WIDTH b 0.150 0.250
LEAD TO EXPOSED k 0.200MIN

Note:
 Coplanarity applies to leads, corner leads and die attach pad.
 Dimension b applies to metalized terminal and is measured between 0.15mm and 0.30mm from the
terminal tip. If the terminal has the optional radius on the other end of the terminal, the dimension b
should not be measure in that radius area.
 0.15mm of dimension b is recommended in PCB layout.

2.4 Pin Assignment

VCCRTC
SLEEP

SNSN
SNSP
VCC4
FB4
SW4
SYS
BAT
TS
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31

SCL 1 30 LDO6
SDA 2 29 VCC6
INT 3 28 LDO5
SW5 4 QFN40 27 LDO4
MIDU 5 5×5 26 VREF
USB 6 ePAD 25 REFGND
VCC3 7 24 LDO2
SW3 8 23 LDO1
9 22 VCC5
FB3
XIN 10 21 LDO3
NRESPWRON 19
CLK32K 20
11
12
13
14
FB2 15
VCC1 16
SW1 17
FB1 18
PWRON
XOUT

VCC2
SW2

Fig. 2-2 Pin Assignment

2.5 Pinout Number Order

PIN NO PIN NAME PIN DESCRIPTION
1 SCL I2C clock input
2 SDA I2C data input and output
3 INT Interrupt request pin.

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PIN NO PIN NAME PIN DESCRIPTION

4 SW5 Charger switching node / boost switching node
5 MIDU Middle point of USB power supply / boost output
6 USB USB power supply
7 VCC3 Power supply of buck3
8 SW3 Switching node of buck3
9 VFB3 Output feedback voltage of buck3
10 XIN 32.768KHz crystal oscillator input
11 XOUT 32.768KHz crystal oscillator output
12 PWRON Power on or power off enable pin, active low, internal 20k
pull high to power supply
13 VCC2 Power supply of buck2
14 SW2 Switching node of buck2
15 VFB2 Output feedback voltage of buck2
16 VCC1 Power supply of buck1
17 SW1 Switching node of buck1
18 VFB1 Output feedback voltage of buck1
19 NRESPWON Reset pin after power on, active low.
20 CLK32K 32.768KHz clock output, open drain
21 LDO3 LDO3 output
22 VCC5 Power supply of LDO1/2/3
23 LDO1 LDO1 output
24 LDO2 LDO2 output
25 REFGND Reference ground
26 VREF Internal reference voltage
27 LDO4 LDO4 output
28 LDO5 LDO5 output
29 VCC6 Power supply of LDO4/5/6
30 LDO6 LDO6 output
31 VCCRTC Power supply of RTC, decouple it to GND with a 1uF cap
32 SNSN Battery charging or discharging current sense negative
terminal
33 SNSP Battery charging or discharging current sense postive
terminal
34 TS(GPIO1) Thermistor input. Connect a thermistor from this pin to
ground.
The thermistor is usually inside the battery pack. (multi-
function for GPIO1)
35 BAT Battery positive terminal
36 SYS System terminal
37 SW4 Switching node of buck4
38 VFB4 Output feedback voltage of buck4
39 VCC4 Power supply of buck4
40 SLEEP Sleep mode control input
Exposed Exposed Ground
pad ground

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