Demonstration circuit 1811B-B is a dual-output, high
efficiency, high density, µModule® regulator with 4.5V to
26.5V input range. Each output can supply 13A maximum
load current. The demo board has a LTM®4676A µModule
regulator, which is a dual 13A or single 26A step-down
regulator with PMBus power system management. Please
see LTM4676A data sheet for more detailed information.
The DC1811B-B powers up to default settings and produces power based on configuration resistors without
the need for any serial bus communication. This allows
easy evaluation of the DC/DC converter. To fully explore
the extensive power system management features of the
part, download the GUI software LTpowerPlay® onto your
BOARD PHOTO
PC and use ADI’s I2C/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: LTpowerPlay
For more details and instructions of LTpowerPlay, please refer
to LTpowerPlay GUI for LTM4676A Quick Start Guide.
Design files for this circuit board are available.
All registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Input Voltage Range4.5V to 26.5V
Output Voltage, V
Maximum Output Current, I
Output Voltage, V
Maximum Output Current, I
Typical EfficiencyVIN = 12V, V
Default Switching Frequency500kHz
*For low duty cycle applications, it may approach minimum on the limit. The minimum on-time for LTM4676A is 45ns nominal, guardband to 90ns.
OUT0
OUT0
OUT1
OUT1
VIN = 4.5V to 26.5V, I
VIN = 4.5V to 26.5V, V
VIN = 4.5V to 26.5V, I
VIN = 4.5V to 26.5V, V
(TA = 25°C)
= 1.8V, I
OUT
= 0A to 13A0.5V to 5.5V (Minimum On)*, Default: 1V
OUT0
= 0.5V to 5.5V13A
OUT
= 0A to 13A0.5V to 5.5V (Minimum On)*, Default: 1.8V
OUT1
= 0.5V to 5.5V13A
OUT
= 13A 86.3%
OUT
QUICK START PROCEDURE
Table 1. LTM4676/LTM4676A Demo Cards for Up to 130A Point-of-Load Regulation
Demonstration circuit 1811B-B is easy to set up to evaluate the performance of the LTM4676A. Refer to Figure2
for the proper measurement equipment setup and follow
the procedure below.
1. With power off, connect the input power supply to VIN
(4.5V to 26.5V) and GND (input return).
2. Connect the 1.0V output load between V
OUT0
and GND
(Initial load: no load).
3. Connect the 1.8V output load between V
OUT1
and GND
(Initial load: no load).
4. Connect the DVMs to the input and outputs. Set default
jumper position: JP1: ON; JP2: ON.
5. Turn on the input power supply and check for the
proper output voltages. V
and V
should be 1.8V ±0.5%.
OUT1
should be 1.0V ±0.5 %,
OUT0
6. Once the proper output voltages are established, adjust the
loads within the operating range and observe the output
voltage regulation, ripple voltage and other parameters.
7. Connect the dongle and control the output voltages
from the GUI. See “LTpowerPlay GUI for the LTM4676A
Quick Start Guide” for details.
Note: When measuring the output or input voltage ripple, do not use the long ground lead on the oscilloscope
probe. See Figure3 for the proper scope probe technique.
Short, stiff leads need to be soldered to the (+) and (–)
terminals of an output capacitor. The probe’s ground ring
needs to touch the (–) lead and the probe tip needs to
touch the (+) lead.
Connecting a PC to DC1811B-B
You can use a PC to reconfigure the power management
features of the LTM4676A such as: nominal V
OUT
, margin set points, OV/UV limits, temperature fault limits,
sequencing parameters, the fault log, fault responses,
GPIOs and other functionality. The DC1613A dongle may
be plugged when VIN is present.
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QUICK START PROCEDURE
+
–
+
–
+
–
DEMO MANUAL DC1811B-B
LOAD1
(0A TO 13A)
V
–
OUT1
+
4.5V TO
26.5V
V
IN
+
+
–
–
+
V
OUT0
–
LOAD0
(0A TO 13A)
Figure2. Proper Measurement Equipment Setup
+–
C
OUT
V
OUT
GND
Figure3. Measuring Output Voltage Ripple
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DC1811A F05
DC1811A F06
QUICK START PROCEDURE
InputPower
Supply
USBCable
USBtoI2C/PMBus
DongleDC1613A
100
VIN = 5V, fSW = 500kHz, CCM
95
90
85
80
EFFICIENCY (%)
75
70
65
1 2 3 4 513
0
LOAD CURRENT (A)
12PIN(J1)
Connector
V
= 1V
OUT
= 1.2V
V
OUT
= 1.5V
V
OUT
= 1.8V
V
OUT
= 2.5V
V
OUT
= 3.3V
V
OUT
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LTM4676ADemo
BoardDC1811BB
Figure4. Demo Setup with PC
EFFICIENCY (%)
VIN
Vout0
Vout1
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
VIN = 12V
= 500kHz
f
SW
CCM
1 2 3 4 513
0
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LOAD CURRENT (A)
V
OUT
V
OUT
V
OUT
V
OUT
V
OUT
V
OUT
V
OUT
Load0
Load1
= 1V
= 1.2V
= 1.5V
= 1.8V
= 2.5V
= 3.3V
= 5V
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Figure5. Efficiency vs Load Current at VIN = 5VFigure6. Efficiency vs Load Current at VIN = 12V
Rev. A
QUICK START PROCEDURE
DEMO MANUAL DC1811B-B
V
OUT0
(20MHz BW)
50mV/DIV
9.75A TO 13A
LOAD STEP
V
OUT0
(20MHz BW)
10mV/DIV
Figure7. Output Voltage V
(V
Range = 0)
OUT0
vs Load Current
OUT0
V
OUT1
(20MHz BW)
50mV/DIV
9.75A TO 13A
LOAD STEP
V
OUT1
(20MHz BW)
10mV/DIV
Figure8. Output Voltage V
(V
Range = 1)
OUT1
vs Load Current
OUT1
Figure9. Output Voltage Ripple at VIN = 12V,
V
= 1V, I
OUT0
Figure11. Thermal Performance at V
OUT0
= 13A
IN
= 12V, V
OUT0
= 1.0V, I
OUT0
= 13A, V
Figure10. Output Voltage Ripple at VIN = 12V,
V
OUT1
OUT1
= 1.8V, I
= 1.8V, I
= 13A
OUT1
= 13A, TA = 24°C, 200LFM Airflow
OUT1
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LTpowerPlay SOFTWARE GUI
LTpowerPlay is a powerful Windows-based development
environment that supports Analog Devices power system management ICs, including the LTM4676A, LTC3880,
LTC3883, LTC2974 and LTC2978. The software supports
a variety of different tasks. You can use LTpowerPlay to
evaluate Analog Devices ICs by connecting to a demo
board system. LTpowerPlay can also be used in an offline
mode (with no hardware present) in order to build a multichip configuration file that can be saved and reloaded at a
later time. LTpowerPlay provides unprecedented diagnostic and debug features. It becomes a valuable diagnostic
tool during board bring-up to program or tweak the power
management scheme in a system, or to diagnose power
issues when bringing up rails. LTpowerPlay utilizes the
DC1613A USB-to-SMBus controller to communicate with
one of many potential targets, including the LTM4676A,
the LTC3880 and the LTC3883’s demo system, or a customer board. The software also provides an automatic
update feature to keep the soft-ware current with the latest
set of device drivers and documentation. The LTpowerPlay
software can be downloaded from:
LTpowerPlay
To access technical support documents for ADI Digital
Power Products visit Help. View online help on the
LTpowerPlay menu.
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Figure12. LTpowerPlay Main Interface
Rev. A
LTpowerPlay QUICK START GUIDE
DEMO MANUAL DC1811B-B
The following procedure describes how to use LTpowerPlay
to monitor and change the settings of LTM4676A.
1. Download and install the LTPowerPlay GUI:
LTpowerPlay
2. Launch the LTpowerPlay GUI.
a. The GUI should automatically identify the
DC1811B-B. The system tree on the left hand side
should look like this:
b. A green message box shows for a few seconds in the
lower left hand corner, confirming that LTM4676A is
communicating:
d. If you want to change the output voltage to a differ-
ent value, like 1.5V. In the Config tab, type in 1.5 in
the VOUT_COMMAND box, like this:
c. In the Toolbar, click the “R” (RAM to PC) icon to
read the RAM from the LTM4676A. This reads the
configuration from the RAM of LTM4676A and loads
it into the GUI.
Then, click the “W” (PC to RAM) icon to write these
register values to the LTM4676A. After finishing this
step, you will see the output voltage will change to 1.5V.
If the write is successful, you will see the following message:
e. You can save the changes into the NVM. In the tool
bar, click “RAM to NVM” button, as following
f. Save the demo board configuration to a (*.proj) file.
Click the Save icon and save the file. Name it whatever you want.
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