/b3603

Alternative firmware for the B3603

Primary LanguageCGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

B3603

This project is about reverse engineering the B3603 control board and figuring out how it works, then it should be possible to create an alternative firmware. Either by driving it with another board on the same control points or by replacing the original firmware with one of my own.

Current state: Working, it is functioning and serially controllable.

Components needed:

  • B3603 -- The unit being reprogrammed
  • CP2102 -- A usb-to-serial TTL-level
  • STLink V2 -- programmer for the STM8S microcontroller

Schematics

These were done by flex, the discussion can be seen in the EEVBlog forum (link at the bottom).

B3603 Board Schematics in PDF (top and bottom)

Bottom board schematics:

B3603 Bottom Board Schematics

Top board schematics:

B3603 Top Board Schematics

Regulator Board (bottom)

Bottom Board Side 1

Bottom Board Side 2

Control Board (top)

Top Board Side 1

Top Board Side 2

MCU

The MCU is an STM8S003F3. It is the TSSOP-20 package.

Pinouts

Lets name the different pinout components, left and right are as seen looking at the top board with the 7-segment display up:

  • MCU
  • Left connector -- 8 pins left side
  • Right connector -- 8 pins right side
  • Serial connector -- 4 pins at left most side
  • SWIM connector -- 4 pins at the bottom, just left of the buttons
  • 74HC595 #1 -- The one closest to the MCU
  • 74HC595 #2 -- The one furthest from the MCU

Pinout from MCU

![STM8S003F3 TSSOP20 pins](docs/STM8S003F3 pinout.png)

MCU pin MCU Function Board Connector Board Connector Pin Board Connector Name
Pin 1 UART1_CK/TIM2_CH1/BEEP/(HS) PD4 74HC595 Pin 3 DS
Pin 2 UART1_TX Serial connector Pin 2 TX
Pin 3 UART1_RX Serial connector Pin 4 RX
Pin 4 NRST SWIM Pin 1 SWIM NRST
Pin 5 OSCIN/PA1 74HC595 Pin 11 SHCP
Pin 6 OSCOUT/PA2 74HC595 Pin 12 STCP
Pin 7 Vss (GND)
Pin 8 Vcap
Pin 9 Vdd
Pin 10 SPI_NSS / TIM2_CH3 / PA3 (HS) CV/CC leds CV/CC leds
Pin 11 PB5 (T) / I2C_SDA / TIM1_BKIN Left connector Pin 7 CV/CC status
Pin 12 PB4 (T) / I2C_SCL / ADC_ETR Left connector Pin 6 Enable Output + Red (ON) led
Pin 13 PC3 (HS) / TIM1_CH3 [TLI] [TIM1_CH1N] Left Connector Pin 8 Not connected
Pin 14 PC4 (HS) / TIM1_CH4 / CLK_CCO / AIN2 / TIM1_CH2N Left connector Pin 1 Iout sense 16*(0.01V + Iout*0.05)
Pin 15 PC5 (HS) / SPI_SCK / TIM2_CH1 Left connector Pin 5 Vout set
Pin 16 PC6 (HS) / SPI_MOSI / TIM1_CH1 Left connector Pin 4 Iout set
Pin 17 PC7 (HS) / SPI_MISO / TIM1_CH2 Button Buttons
Pin 18 PD1 (HS) / SWIM SWIM Pin 3 SWIM & Buttons
Pin 19 PD2 (HS) / AIN3 / TIM2_CH3 Left connector Pin 2 Vout sense
Pin 20 PD3 (HS) / AIN4 / TIM2_CH2 / ADC_ETR Left connector Pin 3 Vin sense (Vin/16)

The buttons are connected in a strange setup where all four are on two pins.

The CV/CC leds are in serial with a lead between them throuh a 10K resistor to pin PA3, by changing the pin between Output HIGH, Output LOW and Input it is possible to make one of them on or both off.

Bottom Board Interface

The below was decoded by bal00.

Control pinouts

Right side:

  • Top four (1-4) pins are GND
  • Next two (5-6) are Vcc +5V (seems wrong)
  • 7 is connected to MCU UART RX
  • 8 is connected to MCU UART TX

Left side (Top to bottom):

  • Pin 1: Iout sense, 970mV/A + 140mV
  • Pin 2: Vout sense, 72mV/V + 42mV
  • Pin 3: Vin sense, 62mV/V
  • Pin 4: Iout control, 970mV/A + 140mV (PWM controlled, off when output off)
  • Pin 5: Vout control, 72mV/V + 42mV (PWM controlled, off when output off)
  • Pin 6: Enable control, 0V = output on, 5V = output off (Digitally controlled)
  • Pin 7: CC/CV sense, CV = 0.47V, CC = 2.5V
  • Pin 8: Connected to MCU pin 13 (PC3), unknown function

Pinouts of 74HC595 chips

There are two 74HC595 TSSOP16, these control the 4 digit 7 segment display, and possibly the leds as well. The 7 segment display has 12 pins and is controlled constantly to create a persistence-of-vision effect.

74HC595 pinout

Links

Components needed:

  • B3603 -- The unit being reprogrammed
  • CP2102 -- A usb-to-serial TTL-level
  • STLink V2 -- programmer for the STM8S microcontroller