Microchip Technology Digital Power Starter Kit User guide

Digital Power Starter Kit

User’s Guide

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Note the following details of the code protection feature on Microchip devices:

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CERTIFIED BY DNV

== ISO/TS 16949 ==

• Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip Data Sheet.

• Microchip believes that its family of products is one of the most secure families of its kind on the market today, when used in the intended manner and under normal conditions.

• There are dishonest and possibly illegal methods used to breach the code protection feature. All of these methods, to our knowledge, require using the Microchip products in a manner outside the operating specifications contained in Microchip’s Data Sheets. Most likely, the person doing so is engaged in theft of intellectual property.

• Microchip is willing to work with the customer who is concerned about the integrity of their code.

• Neither Microchip nor any other semiconductor manufacturer can guarantee the security of their code. Code protection does not mean that we are guaranteeing the product as “unbreakable.”

Code protection is constantly evolving. We at Microchip are committed to continuously improving the code protection features of our products. Attempts to break Microchip’s code protection feature may be a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If such acts allow unauthorized access to your software or other copyrighted work, you may have a right to sue for relief under that Act.

Information contained in this publication regarding device applications and t he lik e is provided only for your convenience and may be su perseded by upda t es . It is y our responsibility to ensure that your application meets with your specifications. MICROCHIP MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, RELATED TO THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS CONDITION, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. Microchip disclaims all liability arising from this information and its use. Use of Microchip devices in life supp ort and/or safety ap plications is entir ely at the buyer’s risk, and the buyer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless M icrochip from any and all dama ges, claims, suits, or expenses re sulting from such use. No licens es are conveyed, implicitly or otherwise, under any Microchip intellectual property rights.

Trademarks

The Microchip name and logo, the Microchip logo, dsPIC, K

EELOQ, KEELOQ logo, MPLAB, PIC, PICmicro, PICSTART,

PIC

logo, rfPIC and UNI/O are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology I ncorporat ed in the U.S.A. and other countries.

FilterLab, Hampshire, HI-TECH C, Linear Active Thermistor, MXDEV, MXLAB, SEEVAL and The Embedded Control Solutions Company are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A.

Analog-for-the-Digital Age, Application Maestro, chipKIT, chipKIT logo, CodeGuard, dsPICDEM, dsPICDEM.net, dsPICworks, dsSPEAK, ECAN, ECONOMONITOR, FanSense, HI-TIDE, In-Circuit Serial Programming, ICSP, Mindi, MiWi, MPASM, MPLAB Certified logo, MPLIB, MPLINK, mTouch, Omniscient Code Generation, PICC, PICC-18, PICDEM, PICDEM.net, PICkit, PICtail, REAL ICE, rfLAB, Select Mode, Total Endurance, TSHARC, UniWinDriver, WiperLock and ZENA are trademarks of Microchip Technology I ncorporat ed in the U.S.A. and other countries.

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All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies.

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT S

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Microchip received ISO/TS-16949:2009 certification for its worldwide headquarters, design and wafer fabrication facilities in Chandler and Tempe, Arizona; Gresham, Oregon and design centers in California and India. The Company’s quality system processes and procedures are for its PIC devices, Serial EEPROMs, microperipherals, nonvolatile memory and analog products. In addition, Microchip’s quality system for the design and manufacture of development systems is ISO 9001:2000 certified.

MCUs and dsPIC® DSCs, KEELOQ

code hopping

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Safety Notice

The following safety notices and operating instructions should be adhered to avoid a safety hazard. If in any doubt, consult your supplier.

DANGER – The Digital Power Starter Kit contains two resistive loads that are intended to dissipate power in the form of heat. Depending on the output power level, it is possible for the resistive load to become hot to the touch or to any surface in direct contact with the board.

WARNING – The Digital Power St arter Kit should only be installed, operated, serviced or modified by qualified personnel. Any service or modification performed by the user is done at the user’s own risk and voids all warranties.

CAUTION – Particular care should be taken during code development as unexpected voltage regulation behavior is possible. Ensure that the power supply connected to the Digital Power Starter Kit is properly protected against overcurrent event caused by code development.

General Notices:

• The Digital Power Starter Kit is intended for evaluation and development purposes and should only be operated in a normal laboratory environment as defined by IEC 61010-1:2001.

• Clean with a dry cloth only.

• Operate flat on a bench away from any surface items that might become in contact with the board. Do not move during operation and avoid direct contact with the bottom layer of the board.

• The Digital Power Starter Kit should not be connected or operated if there is any apparent damage to the unit.

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Safety Notice .................................................................................................................5

Preface ...........................................................................................................................9

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Overview ............. ......................................................................................... 15

1.2 Kit Contents .............. .................................................................................... 15

1.3 Starter Kit Functionality and Features ..........................................................16

1.4 Electrica l Spe c ifications ........... ....................................................... .............. 18

Chapter 2. Hardware

2.1 Top Assembly .... .. ................................................................................ .. .. ..... 19

2.2 Signal Configuration .....................................................................................21

2.3 Application Components ..............................................................................22

2.4 Board Connectors ........................................................................................23

2.5 Indicators and Human Interfaces .................................................................23

2.6 Test Point s ............ ... ..................................................... .. .. ........................... 24

2.7 Power Rating of Converter Stages ............................... ................................25

2.8 Programmer/Debugger .................................................................................26

Chapter 3. Demonstration Program Operation

3.1 Program De mo n s tration .............. ................................................................. 27

3.2 Code Demo n s tr a tio n ............. .......................... .. ... ........................................ 29

3.3 Other Code Examples ......................... .. .. ............................. .. ......................29

Appendix A. Board Layout and Schematics..............................................................31

Worldwide Sales and Service ....................................................................................38

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Preface

NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS

All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs and/ or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site (www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.

Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each page, in front of the p age number. The numbering convention for the DS number is “DSXXXXXA”, where “XXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level of the document.

For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the MPLAB Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available on-line help files.

INTRODUCTION

IDE on-line help.

This preface contains general information that will be useful to know before using the Digital Power Starter Kit. Topics discussed in this preface include:

• Document Layout

• Conventions Used in this Guide

• Warranty Registration

• Recommended Reading

• The Microchip Web Site

• Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service

• Customer Support

• Document Revision History

DOCUMENT LAYOUT

This user’s guide provides an overview of the Digital Power Starter Kit. The document is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1. “Introduction” – This chapter introduces the Digital Power Starter Kit and provides a brief overview of its features.

• Chapter 2. “Hardwa re ” – This chapter describes the board layout and the main components of the Digital Power Starter Kit.

• Chapter 3. “Demonstration Program Operation” – This chapter describes the demonstration software that is preloaded on the device that accompanies the Digital Power Starter Kit.

• Appendix A. “Board Layout and Schematics” – This appendix provides diagrams of the hardware layout, as well as schematic diagrams for the Digital Power Starter Kit.

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CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS GUIDE

This manual uses the following docum entat io n conven tion s:

DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS

Description Represents Examples

Arial font:

Italic chara c ters Referenced books MPLAB

Emphasized text ...is the only compiler...

Initial caps A window the Output window

A dialog the Settings dialog A menu selection select Enable Programmer

Quotes A field name in a window or

dialog

Underlined, italic text with right angle bracket

Bold characters A dialog button Click OK

N‘Rnnnn A number in verilog format,

Text in angle brac kets < > A key on the keyboard Press <Enter>, <F1>

Courier New font:

Plain Courier New Sample source code #define START

Italic Courier New A variable argument file.o, where file can be

Square brackets [] Optional arguments mcc18 [options] file

Curly braces and pipe character: { | }

Ellipses... Replaces r epeated text var_name [,

A menu path File>Save

A tab Click the Power tab

where N is the tota l number of digits, R is th e radi x and n is a digit.

Filenames autoexec.bat File paths c:\mcc18\h Keywords _asm, _endasm, static Command-line options -Opa+, -Opa- Bit values 0, 1 Constants 0xFF, ‘A’

Choice of mut ually exclus ive arguments; an OR selection

Represents code supplied by user

IDE User’s Guide

“Save project before build”

4‘b0010, 2‘hF1

any valid filename

[options] errorlevel {0|1}

var_name...] void main (void)

{ ... }

WARRANTY REGISTRATION

Please complete the enclosed Warranty Registration Card and mail it promptly. Sending in the Warranty Registration Card entitles users to receive new product updates. Interim software releases are available at the Microchip web site.

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THE MICROCHI P WEB SITE

Microchip provides online support via our web site at www.microchip.com. This web site is used as a means to make files and information easily available to customers. Accessible by using your favorite Internet browser, the web site contains the following information:

• Product Support – Data sheets and errata, application notes and sample programs, design resources, user’s guides and hardware support documents, latest software releases and archived software

• General Technical Support – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), technical support requests, online discussion groups, Microchip consultant program member listin g

• Business of Microchip – Product selector and ordering guides, latest Microchip press releases, listing of seminars and events, listings of Microchip sales offices, distributors and factory representatives

DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE

Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip products. Subscribers will receive e-mail notification whenever there are changes, updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product family or development tool of interest.

To register, access the Microchip web site at www.microchip.com, click on Customer Change Notification and follow the registration instructions.

The Development Systems product group categories are:

• Compilers – The latest information on Microchip C compilers and other language tools. These include the MPLAB assemblers; MPLINK™ and MPLAB 16-bit object linkers; and MPLIB™ and MPLAB 16-bit object librarians.

• Emulators – The latest information on the Microchip MPLAB REAL ICE™ in-circuit emulator.

• In-Circuit Debuggers – The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit debugger, MPLAB ICD 3.

• MPLAB IDE – The latest information on Microchip MPLAB IDE, the Windows Integrated Development Environment for development systems tools. This list is focused on the MPLAB IDE, MPLAB SIM simulator, MPLAB IDE Project Manager and general editing and debugging features.

• Programmers – The latest information on Microchip programmers. These include the MPLAB PM3 device programmer and the PICkit™ 3 development programmers.

C compiler; MPASM™ and MPLAB 16-bit

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Microchip Technology Digital Power Starter Kit User guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Safety Notice

Table of Contents

Preface

INTRODUCTION

DOCUMENT LAYOUT

CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS GUIDE

WARRANTY REGISTRATION

RECOMMENDED READING

THE MICROCHI P WEB SITE

DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE