This picture shows the general drawing of an IC chip

in a schematic For a chip to functions, it needs

power. This is usually drawn on
the top side of the chip, here in
RED
This is the side where the chip
receives INPUT. These signals
are often to tell the chip to
turn on (enable, reset), or
receive info, etc

Often the right side (GREEN) is to

show the output of the chip. For
Finally, a chip needs a example, it can output power lines to
path to ground for the feed other chips (PMIC), it can output
electricity to flow. This is signals to tell other chips or
usually drawn at the components what to do
bottom
An easy example, the iphone 6 vibe driver (u1400)
 Lets discuss: At the top you can see the power plug
of the chip, often called VDD or VCC.
What line goes into this power plug? ->
PP_BATT_VCC, thats the line needed to
As you can see on the left side (INPUT), there power the chip.
are 4 lines that talk TO the chip. One of
The OUTPUT is the
them is labeled as EN, which means
result of the input. The
ENABLE. So this line TELLS the chip to turn
lines are clearly
on.
labeled as OUT, this
is not always the case

Last but not least, the

GROUND, labeled as GND
In depth, where do the input lines come from and
where do the output lines go?

It is obvious where this line come

Lets look at the enable input, it is called:
fromthe battery
AP_TO_VIBE_EN . This means the AP
(Application Processor = CPU) talks TO the
VIBE driver. This clearly shows its an INPUT
The OUTPUT shows 2 fat lines,
of the U1400 and an OUTPUT of the CPU
that usually indicates lines that
carry power. In contrast to thin
lines, which usually indicate it is
data lines. So what does this
chip give power to?
Lets search where exactly AP_TO_VIBE_EN comes from. A quick search through the
schematics showed this page:
Lets zoom in:

There it is! What chip is this? U0201 is

the CPU. Okwhy is this on the left
side? Shouldnt it be on the right side
because it comes OUT of the CPU? Lets
take a closer look at how this chip is
drawn.

When a chip is so big that it cant be

drawn with one box, it will be divided
into the chips function. Circled in RED
you can see this box is SYM 2 OF 13.
That means it shows the 2nd function of
the CPU out of the 13 that are drawn.

Ok, what is this 2nd function? Often

youll find that out when you read the
chapter of that page (PREVIOUS PAGE):
FIJI DIGITAL I/O
 FIJI is the name that the Apple
designers gave to the CPU (like Tristar,
Meson, Cumulus). Now to answer our
question, what is this 2nd function:
digital inputs and outputs! Ok, so we
now know that this box shows all the
digital inputs and outputs of the CPU.
Because this doesnt follow the rule of
left = input and right = output, we
have to use our brain and look at the
name of the line. AP_TO_VIBE_EN
clearly shows its a digital output of the
CPU.

An example: pin AB30 (2 lines above

the VIBE_EN), has a line that is called
BUTTON_TO_AP_RINGER_A. This
clearly shows its a digital input of the
CPU, because it is TO_AP

Conclusion: AP_TO_VIBE_EN comes

from the CPU as its output and goes to
VIBE driver as an input
Now, lets see where VIBE_DRIVE_P (P stands for positive) and VIBE_DRIVE_N (N = negative) go to. A search through
the schematics takes us to what page? Ofcoursethe DOCKFLEX, that means u1400 send the power for the VIBRATOR
MOTOR through the DOCK CONNECTOR. In the top right you can see all the connections of the dock connector. The
rest of the page
groups all these
connections and
shows what
components are
on each line. For
example, in the
top left we see all
the lines of the
lower microphone
and the
components that
are on that line.
Lets zoom in to our group, the VIBE DRIVE:

So where on the connector

does it go, or I should say to
which pins of the connector?
Let me draw a line to make it
clear:

Here we see the 2 power outputs

of u1400, as you can see it first
passes a filter and the goes to
VIBE_DRIVE_P_CONN. They
added ..._CONN to indicate this is
the side of the line that is
connected to the connector.
Overview:

From start to finish:

1. CPU tells U1400 to turn on
2. U1400 does some magic
3. U1400 outputs 2 power lines
4. Both power lines pass a filter
5. Power reaches the connector
6. VIBRATOR!