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DC1753B-B - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (DCR Sense) I Dual Phase Single Output PMBus Buck, 6.5V ≤ Vin ≤ 24V, Vout = 0.5V to 3.3V @ 40A

Aug 3rd 2015
Demonstration circuit 1753B-B is a dual phase single-output, synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual phase current mode controller with digital power system management. It operates with an input voltage range of 6.5V to 24V. The demo board senses inductor current with the inductor DCR and has a ...

 

DC1753B-A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (RSENSE) I Dual Phase Single Output PMBus Buck, 6.5V ≤ Vin ≤ 24V, Vout = 0.5V to 3.3V @ 40A

Aug 3rd 2015
Demonstration circuit 1753B-A is a dual phase single-output, synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual phase current mode controller with digital power system management. It operates with an input voltage range of 6.5V to 24V. The demo board senses inductor current across a sense resistor and has a default ...

 

Linduino PSM

Michael Jones - Applications Engineer Mar 12th 2015
While many engineers use a dongle and tools to configure Power System Management devices via PMBus, a growing number of designs are adding Board Management Controllers, or connecting their PMBus to an existing microcontroller or application processer. At LTC, the dongle/tool option is comprised of a DC1613 and LTpowerPlay, and ...

 

A Guide to Ordering Custom Programmed Digital Power System Management Devices

Bruce Haug - Product Marketing Engineer Oct 30th 2014
Digital power system management is being adopted in the marketplace because of its ability to provide accurate information about the power system and to autonomously control and supervise dozens of voltage rails with ease. Having digital control over analog power supplies with a simple PC connection is valuable during the ...

 

Guide To Ordering LTC's Custom-Programmed EEPROM Devices

Bruce Haug - Product Marketing Engineer Sep 11th 2014
  Click Here To Order Custom Programmed Parts Welcome to Linear Technology’s NVM (Non-Volatile Memory) Programming Service video product brief tutorial for Digital Power System's Management Products. This tutorial will go through the process of ordering custom-programmed first articles or prototypes. Devices eligible ...

 

DC2089A-B - LTC3880EUJ/LTC3870EUFD DCR SENSE Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT = 0.8V to 1.8V @ 80A

Sep 10th 2014
Demonstration circuit 2089A is a high current, high efficiency, poly-phase synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller, and the LTC3870EUFD, a dual-phase slave controller. The LTC3880 has the PMBus interface and power system management functions. The input range of this board ...

 

DC2089A-A - LTC3880EUJ/LTC3870EUFD RSENSE Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT = 0.8V to 1.8V @ 80A

Sep 10th 2014
Demonstration circuit 2089A is a high current, high efficiency, poly-phase synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller, and the LTC3870EUFD, a dual-phase slave controller. The LTC3880 has the PMBus interface and power system management functions. The input range of this board ...

 

LTC Power System Management Tips for Success

Michael Petersen - Design Section Leader Jul 28th 2014
Here are some tips to make sure you get the most out of Linear Technology's Power System Management (PSM) products by using them the way they were intended.  Follow these rules to stay out of trouble. Rule #1: When Sharing is Good a) Always connect SHARE_CLK pins together. This keeps all LTC PSM devices on a common ...

 

Altera DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition

Jun 17th 2014
The DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition provides a complete design environment that includes all the hardware and software you need to begin developing DSP-intensive FPGA designs immediately. Linear Technology Components LTC3880 Dual output PolyPhase step-down DC/DC controller with digital power system ...

 

Altera Arria V GX Starter Kit

Jun 12th 2014
The Altera Arria V GX Starter Kit provides a complete design environment that includes all the hardware and software you need to develop cost-sensitive FPGA applications immediately. The development kit is RoHS compliant. Linear Technology Components LTC3880 Dual output PolyPhase step-down DC/DC controller with ...

 

Altera Arria V GT FPGA Development Kit

Jun 12th 2014
The Altera Arria V GT FPGA Development Kit provides a complete design environment that includes all the hardware and software that you need to develop full FPGA designs and test them within a system environment. The development kit is RoHS compliant.   Linear Technology Components LTC3880 Dual output ...

 

Altera Stratix V GX FPGA Development Kit

Jun 11th 2014
The Altera® Stratix® V GX FPGA Development Kit provides a complete design environment that includes all the hardware and software you need to begin developing FPGA designs immediately. The development kit is RoHS compliant. You can use this development kit to do the following: Develop and test PCI Express® (PCIe®) designs ...

 

LTC3870 PolyPhase Step-Down Slave Controller for LTC Digital Power System Management Master Controllers - Video Product Brief

Bruce Haug - Product Marketing Engineer May 28th 2014
  The LTC®3870 is a PolyPhase® step-down slave controller specially designed for multiphase operation with the LTC3880 and LTC3883 digital power system management DC/DC controllers. It provides a small and cost effective solution for supplying very large currents by cascading it with a LTC3880 or LTC3883 controller. ...

 

DC2088A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT Range: 0.8V to 1.8V @ Up to 50A

Jan 11th 2014
Demonstration circuit 2088A is a high current, high density, two-phase single output synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller. The LTC®3880 has the PMBus interface and power system management functions. ...

 

DC1962C-KIT - Starter Kit for Power System Management [Includes DC1962C, DC1613A]

Nov 13th 2013
DC1962C-KIT - Demo Board for:LTC2977 - 8-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Voltage MeasurementLTC2974 - 4-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Current MeasurementLTC3880 - Dual Output PolyPhase Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management ...

 

What Is Digital Power System Management?

Afshin Odabaee - Business Manager - uModule Power Products Nov 4th 2013
Power management of a high rail count circuit board can be very difficult with meters and oscilloscopes. There is a growing trend to configure and monitor power supplies over a digital communications bus. “Digital Power” or “Digital Power System Management (PSM)” allows systems designers to simplify ...

 

DC1740A-B - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT0: 0.5V to 4.1V @ 20A, VOUT1: 0.5V to 4.1V @ 60A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613

Sep 10th 2013
Demonstration circuit 1740A is a PolyPhase® synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller with PMBus interface and digital power system management functions. The DC1740A-B is a two chip 3 + 1 phase dual-output configuration. The default output settings are VOUT0 = 1.5V/20A ...

 

DC1740A-A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board | 7V ≤ VIN ≤ 14V; VOUT0: 0.5V to 4.1V @ 80A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613

Sep 10th 2013
Demonstration circuit 1740A is a PolyPhase® synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller with PMBus interface and digital power system management functions. The DC1740A-A is a two chip 4-phase single-output configuration. The default output setting is VOUT0 = 1.2V/80A. The ...

 

High Performance Single Phase DC/DC Controller with Power System Management

Yi Sun - Applications Engineer Aug 1st 2013
Design Note 517: Introduction The LTC®3883 is a single phase synchronous stepdown DC/DC controller featuring a PMBus interface for digital control and monitoring of key regulator parameters. It has integrated MOSFET gate drivers and can function either standalone or in a digitally managed system with other Linear Technology ...

 

Fault Management Architecture

Michael Jones - Applications Engineer Jul 11th 2013
I recently had some enquiries into using PMBus communication to manage faults vs. built-in fault management. The question was two fold: what is the impact of using PMBus to make fault-off decisions, and what can be done to build system wide fault logs? Before I dig into these two uses of PMBus, let’s consider what is ...

 

DC2052A - LTC3880EUJ/LTC3883EUH, 3-Phase Demo Board, Vin Range: 6.5V to 14V, Vout Range: 0.5V to 1.8V @ 60A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613 Dongle

Jun 28th 2013
Demonstration circuit 2052A is a 3-phase single output synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC3880EUJ, a dual-phase current mode controller, and the LTC3883EUH, a single-phase current mode controller with input current sensing capability. Both devices have a PMBus interface and the power system management functions. The ...

 

DC1962C - Power System Management Demo Board (PowerStick): 14-Supply Management with LTC2977, LTC2974 & LTC3880 [Requires DC1613]

Apr 9th 2013
DC1962C - Demo Board for:LTC2974 - 4-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Current MeasurementLTC3880 - Dual Output PolyPhase Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System ManagementLTC2977 - 8-Channel PMBus Power System Manager Featuring Accurate Output Voltage Measurement ...

 

Experts Find There is More Analog in Digital Power Than Previously Thought

Michael Jones - Applications Engineer Feb 13th 2013
Last week at DesignCon there was talk of 100GigaBit SerDes: 4 channels of 25GigiBit. We all know that bits and frames fly over the wire, and at first glance these are digital communication systems. Yet Power Integrity problems involve Power Distribution Network (PDN) impedance over a large frequency range (DC-10Ghz) due to ...

 

Digital Power: Why Should I Care About Accuracy?

Michael Jones - Applications Engineer Dec 17th 2012
We looked at why we care about the digital side of Digital Power in the last post, but what about the analog side of digital power? Does the accuracy at the other end of the Digital Power device matter? It turns out, it matters more than most people realize. An example error budget Let’s use an actual IC specification ...

 

DC1709A - LTC3880/-1 & LTC3887/-1 Demo Board I Programming Clamshell Socketed Demo Board

Oct 31st 2012
DC1709A - Demo Board for:LTC3880 - Dual Output PolyPhase Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management ...

 

DC1753A-A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (RSENSE) | Dual Phase Single Output, PMBus Buck, 6.5V ≤ VIN ≤ 24V, Vout = 0.5V to 3.3V @ 40A

Oct 31st 2012
Demonstration circuit 1753A is a dual phase single-output, synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual phase current mode controller with digital power management. The DC1753A-A senses inductor current across a sense resistor. Default switching Freq = 350kHz. The demo board can be populated with the LTC3880EUJ-1, ...

 

Digital Point of Load Converters vs. Digital Managers

Michael Jones - Applications Engineer Sep 1st 2012
When should you use a Point of Load Converter (POL) with PMBus, and when should you use a Digital Manager with old school POLs? In this post I will provide some heuristics for making this choice. So as to not mislead, my goal is modest: to provide enough intuition to make a first pass choice, that becomes an area to explore ...

 

Digital Power Management

Michael Jones - Applications Engineer Jul 31st 2012
Many Digital Power products use the industry standard PMBus to enable system architects to manage and control multi-rail power architectures. However, many people are uncertain how to apply PMBus to solve real world problems. Over the course of the coming months I am going to blog on different topics related to the practical ...

 

DC1590B-A - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (RSENSE) I Vin Range: 6.5V to 24V, VOUT0 = 0.5V to 4V @ 20A, VOUT1 = 0.5V to 5V @ 20A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613A

Mar 28th 2012
Demonstration circuit 1590B is a dual output synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual output peak current mode controller with digital power system management. There are two versions of the board available: DC1590B-A senses the output current across a sense resistor and has a default switching frequency ...

 

DC1590B-B - LTC3880EUJ Demo Board (DCR) I Vin Range: 6.5V to 24V, VOUT0 = 0.5V to 4V @ 20A, VOUT1 = 0.5V to 5V @ 20A, PMBus Controlled, works w/ DC1613A

Jan 17th 2012
Demonstration circuit 1590B is a dual output synchronous buck converter featuring the LTC®3880EUJ, a dual output peak current mode controller with digital power system management. There are two versions of the board available: DC1590B-A senses the output current across a sense resistor and has a default switching frequency ...

 

Integration of Analog DC/DC Controller with Digital Power Management

Yi Sun - Applications Engineer Mar 21st 2011
Modern electronics systems require high performance point of load power supplies with advanced and intelligent power management. Linear Technology’s LTC®3880 combines a best in class analog switching regulator controller with precise mixed signal data conversion for unsurpassed ease of power system design and management. ...

 

Dual Output Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller with Digital Power System Management via I2C/PMBus Interface & Onboard EEPROM

Jan 24th 2011
MILPITAS, CA - January 24, 2011 - Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3880/-1, a dual output high efficiency synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with I2C-based PMBus interface for digital power system management. The device combines best in class analog switching regulator performance with precision mixed signal ...

 

LTC3880 High Efficiency Dual 500kHz 3.3V/1.8V Step-Down Converter

Jan 20th 2011
The LTC®3880/LTC3880-1 are dual, PolyPhase DC/DC synchronous step-down switching regulator controllers with an I2C-based PMBus compliant serial interface. The controllers use a constant frequency, current mode architecture that is supported by LTpowerPlay™ software development tool with graphical user interface (GUI). ...