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 # PD Buddy Sink Firmware
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-This is the firmware for the PD Buddy project.  Currently, this specifically
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-means the [PD Buddy Sink][].  The firmware is considered stable, and supports
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-the most common use cases for the device.
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+This is the firmware for the [PD Buddy Sink][], a smart power jack for USB
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+Power Delivery.
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+The firmware is written using [ChibiOS][] RT and HAL, and is comprised of a
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+[library][] for USB Power Delivery and an application using that library to
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+request a configured voltage and current.
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 [PD Buddy Sink]: https://git.clayhobbs.com/pd-buddy/pd-buddy-sink
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+[ChibiOS]: http://www.chibios.org/
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+[library]: lib/README.md
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 ## Features
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 * The amount of current the device requests can be set as a power or a
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   resistance, as well as a current.  These values are taken as constant over
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   the configured voltage range.
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-* Setup mode implements a USB CDC-ACM command-line interface allowing
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-  configuration to be loaded from and stored in flash.
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+* Setup mode implements a USB CDC-ACM command-line interface, compatible with
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+  Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows 10, allowing configuration to be loaded from and
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+  stored in flash.
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 * Setup mode allows real-time renegotiation of voltage and current, complete
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   with the ability to control whether the output is enabled or disabled.
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-* User can easily read a power supply's advertised capabilities while in Setup
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-  mode.
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-* Firmware upgrades are easily possible via Setup mode and the
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+* Users can easily read a power supply's advertised capabilities while in Setup
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+  mode using a [PD Buddy Wye][].
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+* Firmware upgrades are easily possible via Setup mode in conjunction with the
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   microcontroller's built-in DfuSe bootloader.
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+[PD Buddy Wye]: https://git.clayhobbs.com/pd-buddy/pd-buddy-wye
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 ## Prerequisites
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 To compile the firmware, you must first install the [GNU ARM Embedded

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 Revision 2.0, Version 1.3, and Revision 3.0, Version 1.1, for microcontrollers
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 running [ChibiOS][] and connected to an [FUSB302B][] USB Power Delivery PHY.
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+The library's API is not yet considered stable, and is not documented outside
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+of source code comments.  For an example of its use, see the [PD Buddy Sink
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+Firmware][].
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 [ChibiOS]: http://www.chibios.org/
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 [FUSB302B]: http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/product.do?id=FUSB302B
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+[PD Buddy Sink Firmware]: https://git.clayhobbs.com/pd-buddy/pd-buddy-firmware

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