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- Page 1 Evaluation Boards EPC9179, EPC9180, and EPC9181 Quick Start Guide Using EPC2252, EPC2218A, and EPC2204A Revision 2.0...
- Page 2 QUICK START GUIDE Evaluation Boards EPC9179/80/81 DESCRIPTION Table 1: Performance Summary (T = 25°C) EPC9179/80/81 The EPC9179, EPC9180, and EPC9181 are a set of evaluation boards primarily intended to drive laser diodes with high current pulses with pulse widths Symbol Parameter Units in the single digit nanosecond range, from tens to hundreds of amps.
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Page 3: Main Features
The EPC9179/80/81 is intended as both a evaluation board and a flexible current measurement shunt value, along with a change to the latter’s development platform. - Page 4 The following procedure can be used to hand mount a laser diode or other load using the interposer. It is recommended that the person doing this The EPC9179/80/81 has a set of pads which can be used as is to mount a work be experienced in hand rework of SMT components.
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Page 5: Measurement Considerations
QUICK START GUIDE Evaluation Boards EPC9179/80/81 MEASUREMENT CONSIDERATIONS SMA jacks are provided to measure key signals in the circuit, including and other waveform features approach the RC time constant of the gate drive IC input, Q1 gate voltage, Q1 drain voltage, resonant capacitor probe. -
Page 6: Quick Start Procedure
10. Once operational, adjust the bus voltage, input pulse width, and pulse repletion frequency (PRF) as desired within the operating The EPC9179/80/81 evaluation board is simple to set up for evaluation of range and observe the system behavior. the performance of the EPC2252, EPC2218A, and EPC2204A eGaN FETs. -
Page 7: Advanced Features
0 Ω for cases where a capacitive discharge pulse is not desired. The latter can also be accomplished The EPC9179/80/81 has the option to be controlled from a differential by populating R1. If this approach is taken, it is recommended that R1 input. -
Page 8: Performance Examples
Pulse width: 1.96 ns 2 ns/div Peak current: 63.1 A Figure 7. Waveforms for the EPC9179 demo board using an ams OSRAM SPL S1L90A_3 A01 single channel triple junction laser diode mounted with the EPC9989 interposer. VGS, 1 V/div VCAP,... - Page 9 Evaluation Board Notification The EPC9179/80/81 boards are intended for product evaluation purposes only. They are not intended for commercial use nor is it FCC approved for resale. Replace components on the Evaluation Board only with those parts shown on the parts list (or Bill of Materials) in the Quick Start Guide. Contact an authorized EPC representative with any questions.
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