Regarding the UCD90124ARGCT , We see that few times we can burn it ok, but when we power up the configuration is not saved and in order
To start it we need to inject the fusion cable (to init I2C).
We see the PMBBUS ALERT Goes high (please see below from the datasheet)
Why the firmware gets corrupted or so ?
REPLACING THE CHIP Makes it ok .
Please assist on that .
From the datasheet :
INTERNAL FAULT MANAGEMENT AND MEMORY ERROR CORRECTION (ECC)
The UCD90124A verifies the firmware checksum at each power up. If it does not match, then the device waits for
I2C commands but does not execute the firmware. A device configuration checksum verification is also
performed at power up. If it does not match, the factory default configuration is loaded. The PMBALERT# pin is
asserted and a flag is set in the status register. The error-log checksum validates the contents of the error log to
make sure that section of flash is not corrupted.
There is an internal firmware watchdog timer. If it times out, the device resets so that if the firmware program is
corrupted, the device goes back to a known state. This is a normal device reset, so all of the GPIO pins are
open-drain and the FPWM pins are driven low while the device is in reset. Checks are also done on each
parameter that is passed, to make sure it falls within the acceptable range.
Error-correcting code (ECC) is used to improve data integrity and provide high-reliability storage of Data Flash
contents. ECC uses dedicated hardware to generate extra check bits for the user data as it is written into the
Flash memory. This adds an additional six bits to each 32-bit memory word stored into the Flash array. These
extra check bits, along with the hardware ECC algorithm, allow for any single-bit error to be detected and
corrected when the Data Flash is read
