LTC2978 - Octal Digital Power Supply Manager with EEPROM
Features
- I2C/SMBus Serial Interface
- PMBus Compliant Command Set
- Configuration EEPROM with CRC
- Black Box Fault Logging to Internal EEPROM
- Differential Input, 16-Bit ΔΣ ADC with Less Than ±0.25% of Total Unadjusted Error
- Eight Voltage Servos Precisely Adjust Output Voltages Using Eight 10-Bit DACs with Soft-Connect
- Monitors Eight Output Voltages and One Input Voltage and Internal Die Temperature
- 8-Channel Sequencer
- Programmable Watchdog Timer
- Eight UV/OV VOUT and One VIN Supervisor
- Supports Multi-Channel Fault Management
- Operates Autonomously without Additional Software
- LTC2978 Can Be Powered from 3.3V or 4.5V to 15V
- Available in 64-pin 9mm × 9mm QFN package
- LTpowerPlay Configuration and Development Tool
Typical Application
Description
The LTC®2978 is an octal, digital power-supply monitor, supervisor, sequencer, and margin controller. Eight output channels can be managed per user defined configuration settings. Supervisory functions include fault OV/UV threshold limits for eight output channels and one input channel. Programmable fault dependencies and responses allow the power supplies to be disabled with optional retry after a fault has been detected. Serial bus telemetry allows eight output voltages, one input voltage, die temperature and fault status to be monitored. In addition, odd numbered channels can be configured to measure the voltage across a current sense resistor. Power supply sequencing, precision point-of-load voltage adjustment and margining are supported with PMBus commands. A programmable watchdog timer monitors microprocessor activity for a stalled condition and resets the microprocessor if necessary. The 1-wire synchronization bus supports power supply sequencing across multiple LTC digital power devices. User programmable parameters can be stored in EEPROM. Faults and telemetry data can be logged to EEPROM for diagnostic analysis.
Packaging
CAD Symbols and Footprints: The downloadable Zip file below contains the schematic symbol and PCB footprints.
For complete and up to date package information and drawings, please refer to our packaging page
Order Info
- Part numbers ending in PBF are lead free. Solder plated terminal finish (SnPb) versions are non-standard and special terms and conditions and pricing applies if available. Please contact LTC marketing for information.
- Part numbers containing TR or TRM are shipped in tape and reel or 500 unit mini tape and reel, respectively
- Please refer to our general ordering information or the product datasheet for more details
Demo Boards
Linear Technology offers many demo boards free of charge to qualified customers. Contact your local sales office or distributor to inquire about a demo board. Certain demo boards are also available for sale via credit card on this website. Demo boards are for evaluation purposes only. It remains the customer’s responsibility to verify proper and reliable operation in the actual end application.| Part Number | Description | Price | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC1508B-A | LTC2977, LTC2978A, LTC2978 Socketed Programming Board [requires DC1613] | $95.00 | |
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Companion Boards
| Part Number | Description | Price | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC1613A | USB-to-PMBus Controller for Use with LTpowerPlay | $50.00 | |
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Applications
- Computers
- Network Servers
- Industrial Test and Measurement
- High Reliability Systems
- Medical Imaging
- Video
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Design Tools
Linduino
Linduino is an Arduino compatible platform for developing and distributing firmware libraries and code for SPI and I²C-compatible integrated circuits. The Linduino One board interfaces to more than 300 QuikEval demonstration cards, supporting a variety of product types including analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), power monitors, and more. Firmware libraries for individual devices are written in C and designed to be portable to a wide variety of processors and microcontrollers. Each library has a demonstration program that can be uploaded to the Linduino One platform to allow the circuit and software to be quickly and easily verified.
LTpowerPlay is the FREE Graphical User Interface (GUI) software provided by Linear Technology for use with our family of digital power products. 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.
- Download LTpowerPlay software
- When LTpowerPlay launches the first time, it will prompt you to request a license, click 'Request a License Key...', enter the required information, then click 'Send License Request'
- Once you have entered the registration information, you will receive an email with your license file and instructions for installing it
- For further information, please visit www.linear.com/ltpowerplay
- Access technical support documents for LTC Digital Power Products by visiting www.ltpowerplay.com/help
Code
Linduino is Linear Technology's Arduino compatible system for developing and distributing firmware libraries and example code for Linear Technology’s integrated circuits. The code below can be downloaded or copied and pasted into your project. Please visit the Linduino Home Page for demo board, manual and setup information.
This part is Code Supported: There is example code available for this part. The code below may rely on other drivers available in the full library.
Download LTC2978 - Linduino CPP File
#include "LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978.h"
uint32_t LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978::cap_ = HAS_VOUT
| HAS_VIN
| HAS_TEMP
| HAS_STATUS_WORD
| HAS_STATUS_EXT
;Download LTC2978 - Linduino Header File
/*!
LTC PSM Device
@verbatim
Representation of a device and its capabilities.
@endverbatim
REVISION HISTORY
$Revision: 3845 $
$Date: 2015-08-24 14:11:21 -0600 (Mon, 24 Aug 2015) $
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*/
/*! @file
@ingroup LT_PMBusDevice
Library Header File for LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978
*/
#ifndef LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978_H_
#define LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978_H_
#include "LT_PMBusDeviceManager.h"
#include "../LTPSM_PartFaultLogs/LT_2974FaultLog.h"
class LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978 : public LT_PMBusDeviceManager
{
public:
static uint32_t cap_;
LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978(LT_PMBus *pmbus, uint8_t address) : LT_PMBusDeviceManager(pmbus, address, 8)
{
}
uint32_t getCapabilities (
)
{
return cap_;
}
//! Is/are these capability(s) supported?
//! @return true if yes
bool hasCapability(
uint32_t capability //!< List of capabilities
)
{
return (cap_ & capability) == capability;
}
char *getType(void)
{
uint8_t *model = (uint8_t *) calloc(8,1);
memcpy(model, "LTC2978", 7);
return (char *) model;
}
uint8_t getNumPages(void)
{
return 4;
}
static LT_PMBusDevice *detect(LT_PMBus *pmbus, uint8_t address)
{
uint16_t id;
LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978 *device;
id = pmbus->readMfrSpecialId(address);
if ( (id & 0xFFF0) == 0x0110
|| (id & 0xFFF0) == 0x0120)
{
device = new LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978(pmbus, address);
device->probeSpeed();
return device;
}
else
return NULL;
}
void enableFaultLog()
{
LT_2974FaultLog *faultLog = new LT_2974FaultLog(pmbus_);
faultLog->enableFaultLog(address_);
delete faultLog;
}
void disableFaultLog()
{
LT_2974FaultLog *faultLog = new LT_2974FaultLog(pmbus_);
faultLog->disableFaultLog(address_);
delete faultLog;
}
bool hasFaultLog()
{
LT_2974FaultLog *faultLog = new LT_2974FaultLog(pmbus_);
if (faultLog->hasFaultLog(address_))
{
delete faultLog;
return true;
}
else
{
delete faultLog;
return false;
}
}
char *getFaultLog()
{
LT_2974FaultLog *faultLog = new LT_2974FaultLog(pmbus_);
if (faultLog->hasFaultLog(address_))
{
faultLog->read(address_);
// faultLog->print(&Serial);
faultLog->dumpBinary(&Serial);
faultLog->release();
delete faultLog;
return NULL;
}
else
{
delete faultLog;
return NULL;
}
}
void clearFaultLog()
{
LT_2974FaultLog *faultLog = new LT_2974FaultLog(pmbus_);
if (faultLog->hasFaultLog(address_))
{
faultLog->clearFaultLog(address_);
pmbus_->smbus()->waitForAck(address_, 0x00);
pmbus_->waitForNotBusy(address_);
delete faultLog;
}
else
{
delete faultLog;
}
}
};
#endif /* LT_PMBusDeviceLTC2978_H_ */
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