Evaluation Kit for the MAX15303

Description

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The MAX15303 evaluation kit (EV kit) is a proven application circuit design for the MAX15303 digital DC-DC controller integrated circuit (IC). The EV kit allows the user to easily modify and test the EV kit with different operating conditions. The EV kit can be used as a standalone board if desired. However, to take full advantage of the IC’s capability, the user must connect the EV kit to a PC with the Maxim PowerTool MAXPOWERTOOL002# USB-to-PMBus^™ interface dongle and then control and monitor the EV kit with Maxim’s digital PowerTool graphical user interface (GUI) software. The PowerTool GUI allows a PC to control the PMBus interface and to collect real-time data from the EV kit. The PowerTool is Windows XP^®, Windows Vista^®, and Windows^®7 compatible. It provides a simple interface for exercising the features of the IC.

Key Features

• InTune^™ Digital Point-of-Load (PoL) Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
  • Digital State-Space Control
  • Dual-Edge-Modulated Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM)
  • 300kHz to 1MHz Switching Frequency
  • 5V to 12V Input Voltage Range Using Linear Mode
  • 6.5V to 12V Input Voltage Range Using BabyBuck Mode
  • 0.6V to 3.3V Output Voltage Range
  • 6A Output Current Capability
  • Single-Phase Operation
• Pin-Strap or PMBus Configuration
• SMB Connectors for Low-Noise Measurements
• Connectors for Multiple-Rail Evaluation
• PMBus Interface for Control and Monitoring
• High-Speed Serial-Port Diagnostics

The EV kit requires the use of the MAXPOWERTOOL002# which is not included and must be purchased separately.

Applications/Uses

• Base-Station Equipment
• Power Modules
• Routers/Switches
• Servers
• Storage Systems