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Starterware/TPS23861: At present, we use 23861 chip power supply frequently to show the problem of power supply of POE

Part Number: TPS23861

Tool/software: Starterware

HI Sir/Mrs,

At present, we use 23861 chip power supply frequently to show the problem of power supply of POE, and there are two phenomena.

A, individual ports do not power

B. No power supply (four ports) for the entire chip.

Through a simple search, found that, in the case of no power supply in the register detect/class enable value anomaly, read out the value is 0 x9b (1001 1011), four ports can be normal power supply value should be 0 XFF, through this value can be judged

Port1 - the normal power supply of class enable is normal

Port2 - normal, classeenable is not normal, can not provide power

Port3 - the detect is abnormal, classeenable is not normal, can not provide electricity

Port1 - the normal power supply of class enable is normal

In the case of the failure of the power supply on the port, we have tried the following two methods to avoid the problem (the problem is to change the value of the detect/class enable register only to 0xff, which is invalid).

1. Restart the POE switch

2. Resetting the working mode of POE (currently we are semi-auto mode)

B. Set the Detect/class Restart enable value

C, Reset register to Reset port or whole chip

A, b, and c can also be avoided in sequence

Some questions to ask:

1. What causes the appeal port2, port3 and how to solve this problem

2. What is the mode that your other customers choose from 23861 as the management type switch? Are there any disadvantages to the model that we currently use is the semi-auto model

  • Hi Dave,

    I have let Penny know about your questions.

    Thanks,
    Thomas A.
  • Hi Dave,

    If you want to manage the port to turn on with customized configuration, semi-auto mode is the best one works for you. The reason why you port2 and port 3 didn't turn on successfully is that port 2 and port3's detection and classification are not enabled. If they are not enabled, the PSE will not power on the ports without valid detection and classification results.
    Can you double check the AUTO bit setting in register 0x11(MSB)? I suggest you clear that bit since you are using semi-auto mode. And while you configure TPS23861, I suggest you take a look at our MSP30 reference code which will help you on how to configure and control TPS23861. Usually we need to program I2C address(if there are multiple TPS23861 devices), configure the operating mode, enable interrupts, enable detection classification, enable 2 event classification, enable DC disconnect. Please download the reference code here(www.ti.com/.../toolssoftware) and let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks.

    Best regards,
    Penny