Converter with Power System Management
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 2652A-B is an 8-phase dual-output,
high efficiency, high density, synchronous buck converter
with 7V to 14V input range. Each output can supply up to
120A maximum load current with 1V output. The demo
board showcases the
LTC
compliant dual loop 8-phase step-down DC/DC controller
with digital power system management. The LTC3888-1
is designed to work with DrMOS devices that provide an
output current sense and temperature monitor. Please
see LTC3888-1's datasheet for more detailed information.
DC2652A-B powers up to default settings and produces
power based on configuration resistors (or with the set-
ting in its non-volatile memory) without the need for any
serial bus communication. This allows easy evaluation of
BOARD PHOTO
8-Phase, Dual-Output Synchronous Buck
3888-1, which is a PMBus-
®
Figure 1. Dual-Output LTC3888-1/DC2652A-B Demo Circuit
DEMO MANUAL DC2652A-B
the DC/DC converter. To fully explore the extensive power
system management features of the part, download the
GUI software LTpowerPlay™ onto your PC and use ADI's
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C/SMBus/PMBus dongle DC1613A to connect to the
board. LTpowerPlay allows the user to reconfigure the part
on the fly and store the configuration in EEPROM, view
telemetry of voltage, current, temperature and fault status.
GUI Download
The software can be downloaded from:
For more details and instructions of LTpowerPlay, please
refer to "LTpowerPlay Quick Start Procedure".
Design files for this circuit board are
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LTC3888-1
LTpowerPlay
available.
Rev. 0
1