Demonstration circuit 2312A is a high current, high
efficiency, dual phase synchronous buck converter
featuring the LTC3882EUJ-1, a dual output voltage
mode controller with the additional features of dif
ferential V
sense and dedicated PGOOD output on
OUT
both channels, compared to LTC3882. The LTC3882-1
has the PMBus interface and power system manage
ment functions.
DC2312A-B: Dual phase single output configuration.
Default output setting V
= 1.5V/35A, V
OUT0
OUT0
= 1.0V/70A.
= 1.0V/35A.
OUT1
The DC2312A powers up to default settings and produces power
based
on configuration resistors or with
its nonvolatile memory 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 PC and use LT C’s
2
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C/SMBus/PMBus Dongle DC1613A to connect to the
I
board. LTpowerPlay allows the user to reconfigure the
part on-the-fly and store the configuration settings within
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its onboard EEPROM, along with viewing telemetry pa
rameters that include
voltage, current, temperature and
fault status.
GUI Software LTpowerPlay Download
The software can be downloaded from:
http://www.linear.com/LTpowerPlay
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo/DC2312A
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and
LTpowerPlay is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
SYMBOLPARAMETERCONDITIONSMINTYPMAXUNITS
V
IN
V
OUT0
I
OUT0
V
OUT1
I
OUT1
V
OUT0
I
OUT0
F
SW
F
SW
EFFICIENCYFull Load Efficiency (-A Version)V
*Note: The DC2312A uses 2.5V-rated low ESR PosCAP (Part No. 2R5TPE470M7) as output capacitors for optimized load transient performance.
If > 2.0V V
**Note: When continuously running at full load, forced air flow is needed.
Input Supply Range71214V
Output Voltage Range (-A Version)I
Output Current Range (-A Version)035**A
Output Voltage Range (-A Version)I
Output Current Range (-A Version)035**A
Output Voltage Range (-B Version)I
Output Current Range (-B Version)070**A
Factory Default Switching (-A Version)500kHz
Factory Default Switching (-B Version)450kHz
Full Load Efficiency (-B Version)V
is needed, 4V or 6.3V-rated output capacitors should be used.
OUT
Specifications are at TA = 25°C
= 0A to 35A, VIN = 7V to 14V0.51.52.0*V
OUT0
= 0A to 35A, VIN = 7V to 14V0.51.02.0*V
OUT1
= 0A to 70A, VIN = 7V to 14V0.51.02.0*V
OUT0
V
OUT0
OUT1
OUT0
= 1.5V, I
= 1.0V, I
= 1.0V, I
= 35A, See Figure 590.6%
OUT0
= 35A, See Figure 588.0%
OUT1
= 70A, See Figure 687.8%
OUT0
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DEMO MANUAL
DC2312A F01
DC2312A-A/DC2312A-B
QUICK START PROCEDURE
Demonstration circuit 2312A makes it easy to set up to
evaluate the performance of the LTC3882-1. Refer to
Figures 2 and 3 for proper measurement equipment setup
and follow the procedure below.
NOTE. When measuring the input or output voltage ripple,
care must be taken to avoid a long ground lead on the
oscilloscope probe. Measure the output voltage ripple by
touching the probe tip directly across the C13 or C39. See
Figure 4 for proper scope probe technique.
1. Make sure jumpers are in the following positions:
DC2312A-A Version
JUMPERPOSITIONFUNCTION
JP1NCUntie GPIO0B to GPIO1B
JP2NCUntie RUN0 to RUN1
JP4ONExternal 5V VDR for DrMOS
JP6ONExternal 5V V
DC2312A-B Version
JUMPERPOSITIONFUNCTION
JP1CTie GPIO0B to GPIO1B
JP2CTie RUN0 to RUN1
JP4ONExternal 5V VDR for DrMOS
JP6ONExternal 5V V
for LTC3882-1
CC
for LTC3882-1
CC
2. With power off, connect the input power supply to VIN
and GND. Connect active load to the output.
3. Make sure both RUN switches are OFF.
4. Turn on the power at the input.
Note. Make sure that the input voltage does not ex
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ceed15V.
Turn on RUN switches as desired.
5.
+
6. Check for the correct output voltage from V
V
OUT0
–
and from V
OUT1
+
to V
OUT1
–
.
OUT0
to
Note. If there is no output, temporarily disconnect the
load to make sure that the load is not set too high.
7. Once the proper output voltage is established, adjust
the loads within the operating range and observe the
output voltage regulation, ripple voltage, efficiency and
other parameters.
8. Connect the dongle and control the output voltages
from the GUI. See LTpowerPlay Quick Start Procedure
session for details.
CONNECTING A PC TO DC2312A
You can use a PC to reconfigure the power management
features of the LTC3882-1 such as: nominal V
set points, OV/UV limits, temperature fault limits, sequenc-
,
ing parameters
the fault log, fault responses, GPIO and
USB CABLE
USB TO I2C/PMBUS
DONGLE DC1613A
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other functionality. The DC1613A dongle may be plugged
, margin
OUT
in regardless of whether or not V
be hot plugged.
+12V
POWER SUPPLY
V
IN
12-PIN
CONNECTOR
Figure1. Demo Setup with PC
LTC3882-1
DEMO BOARD
DC2312A
V
V
OUT0
OUT1
LOAD
LOAD
is present. Dongle can
IN
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+
–
+
–
DEMO MANUAL
DC2312A-A/DC2312A-B
–
I
OUT0
+
A
I
IN
+
–
+
POWER
V
IN
SUPPLY
–
SHUNT
V
OUT0
LOAD
V
OUT0
+
–
DC1613A
CONNECTOR
V
OUT1
I
OUT1
LOAD
SHUNT
Figure2. Power Test Setup for DC2312A-A
+
–
V
OUT1
DC2312A F02
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+
–
+
–
DC2312A-A/DC2312A-B
QUICK START PROCEDURE
–
I
OUT0_1
+
A
I
IN
+
–
+
POWER
V
IN
SUPPLY
–
SHUNT
V
OUT0
LOAD 1
V
OUT0
+
–
FOR BETTER THERMAL DISTRIBUTION,
USE A PIECE OF LOW IMPEDANCE METAL
TO CONNECT TOP LAYER V
AND PULL CURRENT EVENLY FROM J3
TO J4 AND FROM J9 TO J8.
DC1613A
CONNECTOR
OUT
COPPER
V
OUT0
I
OUT0_2
LOAD 2
SHUNT
Figure3. Power Test Setup for DC2312A-B
DC2312A F03
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QUICK START PROCEDURE
LOAD CURRENT (A)
051015202530
35
65707580859095
EFFICIENCY (%)
DC2312A F05
LOAD CURRENT (A)
0102030405060
7065707580
859095
EFFICIENCY (%)
DC2312A F06
DEMO MANUAL
DC2312A-A/DC2312A-B
COMBINING DC2312A WITH OTHER DIGITAL POWER
DEMO BOARDS
The DC2312A may be plugged together in a multi-board
array with other LT C power system management boards
using J12 and J13.
MEASURING OUTPUT RIPPLE VOLTAGE
An accurate ripple measurement may be performed by
using the configuration in Figure 4 across C13 or C39.
+–
C
OUT
MEASURING EFFICIENCY (SEE FIGURES 5 AND 6)
To accurately measure efficiency of any configuration, do
the following:
n
Set JP4 and JP6 on the “OFF” position.
n
Connect external 5V supply to VDR and VCC turrets and
measure its input current.
n
Measure VIN across the input ceramic capacitor (C10,
C6). Measure V
across the output ceramic capaci-
OUT
tor (C13, C39).
n
Add the loss from external 5V supply into the efficiency
calculation.
Figure7. Load Transient Waveform DC2312A-A, VIN = 12V, V
Figure8. Load Transient Waveform DC2312A-A, V
= 12V, V
IN
= 1.5V, FSW = 500kHz, 0% to 25% (8.75A) Load Step
OUT0
= 1.0V, FSW = 500kHz, 0% to 25% (8.75A) Load Step
OUT1
Figure9. Load Transient Waveform DC2312A-B, V
6
= 12V, V
IN
= 1.0V, FSW = 450kHz, 0% to 25% (17.5A) Load Step
OUT0
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DEMO MANUAL
DC2312A-A/DC2312A-B
Figure 10. Thermal Picture of DC2312A-A, VIN = 12V, V
Figure 11. Thermal Picture of DC2312A-B, V
= 1.5V/35A, V
OUT0
= 12V, V
IN
= 1.0V/35A, fSW = 500kHz, 400LFM Air Flow
OUT1
= 1.0V/70A, fSW = 450kHz, 400LFM Air Flow
OUT0
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DEMO MANUAL
DC2312A-A/DC2312A-B
LTpowerPlay SOFTWARE GUI
LTpowerPlay is a powerful Windows-based development environment that
power system management ICs, including the LTC3880,
LTC3882/LTC3882-1, LTC3883, LTM4676A, LTC2974
and the LTC2978. The software supports a variety of
different tasks. You can use LTpowerPlay to evaluate
Linear Technology 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 multi-chip
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
supports Linear Technology
issues when bringing up rails. LTpowerPlay utilizes the
DC1613A USB-to-SMBus controller to communicate with
one of many potential targets, including the LTC3882-1’s
DC2312A demo system, or a customer board. The soft
ware also provides
the software current with the latest set of device drivers
and documentation. The LTpowerPlay software can be
downloaded from:
http://www.linear.com/LTpowerPlay
To access technical support documents for LTC Digital
Power Products
LTpowerPlay menu.
an automatic update feature to keep
visit Help. View online help on the
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Figure12. LTpowerPlay Main Interface
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LTpowerPlay QUICK START PROCEDURE
DEMO MANUAL
DC2312A-A/DC2312A-B
The following procedure describes how to use LTpowerPlay
to monitor and change the settings of LTC3882-1 (taking
DC2312A-A as an example).
1. Download and install the LTPowerPlay GUI:
http://www.linear.com/LTpowerPlay
2. Launch the LTpowerPlay GUI.
a. The GUI should automatically identify the DC2312A-A.
The system tree on the left hand side should look
like this:
b. A blue message box shows for a few seconds in the
lower left hand corner, confirming that the LTC3882-1
is communicating:
d. If you want to change the output voltage to a different
value, like 1.2V. In the Config tab, type in 1.2 in the
VOUT_COMMAND box, like this:
c. In the Toolbar, click the “R” (RAM to PC) icon to
read the RAM from the LTC3882-1. This reads the
configuration from the RAM of LTC3882-1 and loads
it into the GUI:
Then, click the “W” (PC to RAM) icon to write these
register values to the LTC3882-1. After finishing this
step, you will see the output voltage will change to 1.2V.
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 with a new name.
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PARTS LIST DC2312A-A
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HOWEVER, IT REMAINS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO
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HOWEVER, IT REMAINS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO
CIRCUIT THAT MEETS CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED SPECIFICATIONS;
CIRCUIT THAT MEETS CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED SPECIFICATIONS;
CIRCUIT THAT MEETS CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED SPECIFICATIONS;
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LINEAR TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE A BEST EFFORT TO DESIGN A
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Q23
2N7002A
1
PGOOD1
Q24
2N7002A
1
PGOOD0
R87
15.8k
0603
0603
AA
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SCHEMATIC
HIGH EFFICIENCY DC/DC CONVERTER WITH POWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
HIGH EFFICIENCY DC/DC CONVERTER WITH POWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
HIGH EFFICIENCY DC/DC CONVERTER WITH POWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
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SHARE_CLK
SCL
SDA
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FAULT1
2
JP1
E24
E23
E22
E18
D8
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R91
1
3
E26
E25
VDD33
D
E28
OPT
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C
SYNC
AUX3V4
4
3
AUX3V4
FAULT0
FAULT0
FAULT0-FAULT1
R73 0
SHARE_CLK
ALERTBSDASCL
2
1
SCL
GND
SDA
D4
R90
0603
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RUN1
RUN0
RUN0
E30
E29
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NC
2
C
RUN0-RUN1
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JP2
OPT
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R72 OPT
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R92
3V3
3V3
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3
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4
SDA
GND
AUXP
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