PPK2 requested feature for PPK3

[Johan]

Hi,

we notice that the PPK2 doesn't like when we are letting it have the current reversed, ie when we are activating our PMIC to charge the battery.

This is a very good feature, to be able to allow current in both directions, and measure positive and negative current in the graph of PPK2-pc-software.

Are you planning on an updated PPK in version 3, this is a feature we would enjoy very much. 
It would help us debug easier, with not having to disconnect PPK2 when charging and then when connecting it back, our unit under test will lose all power (not wanted behavior), since it might show current bugs after disconnecting charger and we want to see what current it draws then.

Anyone else also want this feature in PPK3 ? 
PPK2 is missing in the TAGS btw, can you add it?

Best regards,

Johan

[Stian Røed Hafskjold]

Hi, thanks for the feedback. I will bring that up with the PPK team, and see if that is something we can add in the next release.

Best regards,
Stian

[Johan]

Thanks Stian.

We get an error loading a saved PPK file (400MB) and need help with solving this. Shall I make a new private ticket and attach the file there perhaps?

[Stian Røed Hafskjold]

Yes, that would be great. Thanks.

[Johan]

Ticket added:

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../283863

[Johan]

Hi Stian Røed Hafskjold!

I would like to request a feature missing for upcoming PPK3.

* Voltage measurement.

I will explain. We do measure the low currents for our product to have a very long battery life (draw about 400uA continuously avg)

But, there are sometimes bugs like after 5 or 10 days of continuous running, where a larger 16mA current will be drawn. And not seeing the battery pole voltage cannot help us determine if we have a drop below accepted range for all IC:s or if we have a dropout or if it is some other problem. We notice one chip is becoming restarted for reason for is unknown (probably voltage related our guess). I.e. we might need to increase some capacitance on board to solve that. But not being able to measure voltage along with current limits this.

Today we will need to use OTII instead since it has this feature.

If you can add it to PPK2 it would make it much more usable.

[Stian Røed Hafskjold]

Hi, yes, this has been requested by other customers as well. It could be a nice feature for sure, and I have forwarded the request to the PPK team.

Also your previous request (which I see I haven't answered) was forwarded to the team.

[Johan]

Thank you!

Any chance for a PPK3 timeline? :)
2022 or 2023?

[Stian Røed Hafskjold]

Sorry, I don't know. I don't think any decisions have been made yet.

[jpnbino]

 Stian Røed Hafskjold 

Any update by now? Any chance we might have a ppk3?

Thank you!