EVAL-LTC4286
Overview
Features and Benefits
- Fully functional evaluation kit board for the LTC4286
- Populated with 54 V, 36 A, 1 mF design
- 40 V undervoltage and 60 V overvoltage settings
- Flexible N channel MOSFET footprint suits different packages
- Supports up to 12 parallel sense resistors and six parallel MOSFETs
- LED indicated status outputs
- Wide input voltage range: 8.5 V to 80 V
- 100 V absolute maximum
- MOSFET temperature measurement capability
- I2C/PMBus communication
Product Details
EVAL-LTC4286-A1Z is a fully featured evaluation board for the LTC4286. The board layout provides a clear example of all the peripheral components and the hot-swap power path. The layout also maximizes the ability of the board to dissipate heat for some of the key components on the power path, allowing the evaluation of high-current hot-swap setups.
Twelve sense resistor footprints and six (three on the bottom side) multipackage metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) footprints provide great flexibility and allow a wide range of application setups.
Multiple test points allow easy access to all critical points and pins. Seven light emitting diodes (LEDs) provide direct visual indication of board status, such as supply input, output, SDA, SCL, ALERT, power good, and fault.
The board supports PMBus communication, allowing the user to communicate with the LTC4286.
The board is fully compatible with the LTpowerPlay® evaluation software, which can be downloaded from the LTpowerPlay page.
A USB-to-I2C controller (DC1613A) is required to use the evaluation software.
The standard evaluation kit is prepopulated and tested with a 54 V, 36 A hot-swap design capable of working with a 1 mF output capacitor.
Full specifications on the LTC4286 are available in the LTC4286 data sheet available from Analog Devices, Inc., and must be consulted with the user guide when using the EVAL-LTC4286-A1Z evaluation board.
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Applicable Parts
Getting Started
ADDITIONAL HARDWARE NEEDED
- USB-to-PMBus controller for use with LTpowerPlay, DC1613A (not included, must be ordered separately).
SOFTWARE NEEDED
- LTpowerPlay, Windows-based development software.