Texas Instruments LM25119EVAL User Manual

1 Introduction
The LM25119EVAL evaluation board provides the design engineer with a fully functional dual output buck
converter, employing the LM25119 Dual Emulated Current Mode Synchronous Buck Controller. The
evaluation board is designed to provide both 3.3V and 1.8V outputs over an input range of 6.0V to 36V.
Also the evaluation board can be easily configured for a single 3.3V, 16A regulator.
2 Performance of the Evaluation Board
• Input Voltage Range: 6.0V to 36V
• Output Voltage: 3.3V (CH1), 1.8V (CH2)
• Output Current: 8A (CH1), 8A (CH2)
• Nominal Switching Frequency: 230 KHz
• Synchronous Buck Operation: Yes
• Diode Emulation Mode: Yes
• Hiccup Mode Overload Protection: Yes
• External VCC Sourcing: No
3 Powering and Loading Consideration
When applying power to the LM25119 evaluation board, certain precautions need to be followed. A
misconnection can damage the assembly.
3.1 Proper Board Connection
The input connections are made to the J1 (VIN) and J2 (RTN/GND) connectors. The CH1 load is
connected to the J3 (OUT1+) and J4 (OUT1-/GND) and the CH2 load is connected to the J6 (OUT2+) and
J5 (OUT2-/GND). Be sure to choose the correct connector and wire size when attaching the source power
supply and the load.
3.2 Source Power
The power supply and cabling must present low impedance to the evaluation board. Insufficient cabling or
a high impedance power supply will droop during power supply application with the evaluation board
inrush current. If large enough, this droop will cause a chattering condition during power up. During power
down, insufficient cabling or a high impedance power supply will overshoot. This overshoot will cause a
non-monotonic decay on the output.
An additional external bulk input capacitor may be required unless the output voltage droop/overshoot of
the source power is less than 0.5V. In this board design, UVLO setting is conservative while UVLO
hysteresis setting is aggressive. Minimum input voltage can goes down with an aggressive design.
Minimum operating input voltage depends on the output voltage droop/overshoot of the source power
supply and the forced off-time of the LM25119. For complete design information, see the
LM25119/LM25119Q Wide Input Range Dual Synchronous Buck Controller Data Sheet (SNVS680).
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