VICOR VI Chip BCM User Manual

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VI Chip BCM
User Guide
Contents Page
Features

Introduction

Set Up
Recommended
Hardware
Thermals
Ordering Info
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Customer Evaluation Board
Introduction
Oscilloscope probe jack for output voltage and ripple measurements
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Simple to use
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Ring lug or solder connections
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Parallelable
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Introduction
The Customer Evaluation Board offers a convenient means to evaluate the performance
of Vicor's BCM bus converter and has been optimized for user convenience. Refer to the
appropriate BCM data sheet for performance and operating limits. The data sheets are
available for downloading at vicorpower.com.
It is important to remember the fast response of most BCMs can readily show the
limitations of the source, load, and associated wiring connected to the evaluation board.
Care should be exercised to minimize stray source and load impedances in order to fully
exercise the BCM.
Please refer to Figure 1 for locations of the input and output connections as viewed from
the component side. Wires may be soldered directly to the pads instead of ring lugs if
desired to minimize circuit impedances.
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