DEMO MANUAL
DC2155A-A/DC2155A-B
LTC3886IUKG/LTC3870EUFD
60V Dual Output Step-Down DC/DC Controller
with Digital Power System Management
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 2155A is available in two configu-
rations. The DC2155A-A is a dual output synchronous
step-down converter featuring the LTC®3886IUKG, a
dual-phase current mode controller. The DC2155A-B is
a single output synchronous step-down converter that
operates with four phases: two from the LTC3886IUKG
and two from LTC3870EUFD, a phase extender. Both ver-
sions have a PMBus interface and digital power system
management functions.
anyserialbuscommunication.Thisallowseasyevaluation
of the DC/DC converter aspects of the LTC3886. To fully
exploretheextensivepowersystemmanagementfeatures
of the parts, download the GUI software LTpowerPlay®
2
onto your PC and use LTC’s I C/SMBus/PMBus Dongle
DC1613A to connect to the board. LTpowerPlay allows
the user to reconfigure the part on the fly and store the
configuration in EEPROM, view telemetry of voltage, cur-
rent, temperature and fault status.
The DC2155A uses discrete MOSFETs in the power stage.
The input range of this board is from 18V to 54V. The
outputvoltagecanbeprogrammedfrom5Vto12Vwithan
output current of up to 12A per phase. For the DC2155A-A
version, the factory default setting for the CH0 output is
12V and CH1 output is 5V. In addition, this demo board
hasanon-boarddynamicloadcircuit, whichmakesiteasy
to evaluate the transient performances.
GUI Software Download
The software can be downloaded from:
http://www.linear.com/ltpowerplay
For more details and instructions of LTpowerPlay, please
refer to “LTpowerPlay for LTC3880 Quick Start Guide”.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo/DC2155A
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology, the Linear logo and LTpowerPlay are registered
trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
The DC2155A powers up to default settings and produces
power based on configuration resistors or its program file
loaded within its onboard EEPROM without the need for
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Specifications are at TA = 25°C
DC2155A-A Assembly (Dual Output, LTC3886 Only)
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
32
MAX
UNITS
V
Input Supply Range
18
54
V
kHz
V
IN
FSW
Factory Default Switching Frequency
CH0 Factory Default Output Voltage
CH0 Output Current Range
CH0 Efficiency
150
12
V
I
= 0A to 12A, V = 18V to 54V
OUT0 IN
OUT0
OUT0
I
0
0
12
12
A
EFF
V
= 12V, V = 32V, I = 12A, See Figure 6a
OUT
96.3
5
%
V
OUT0
IN
V
CH1 Factory Default Output Voltage
CH1 Output Current Range
CH1 Efficiency
I
= 0A to 12A, V = 18V to 54V
IN
OUT1
OUT1
OUT1
I
A
EFF
V
= 5V, V = 32V, I = 12A, See Figure 6b
OUT
93.6
%
OUT1
IN
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