DEMO MANUAL DC2314A
LTC4236-1/LTC4236-2
Dual Ideal Diode-OR and Single Hot
Swap Controller with Current Monitor
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 2314A is intended to demonstrate
the performance of the LTC4236-1/LTC4236-2 Dual Ideal
Diode-OR and Single Hot Swap Controller with Current
Monitor. The controller operates in redundant supply
circuits, where each rail has an individual ideal diode, and
the outputs are connected to the load through a single
Hot Swap circuit. The controller enables monitoring of
the load current by providing a signal that is 100× the
sense resistor voltage.
The main board components are the LTC4236 controller,
two power MOSFETs functioning as ideal diodes and one
powerMOSFETcontrolledasaHotSwapswitch,twojump-
ers for enabling the second ideal diode and Hot Swap, four
LEDstoindicatethepowergoodstate, faultcondition, and
the state of the MOSFETs operating as ideal diodes, seven
banana jacks for connecting power supplies and loads,
and many turrets and pads for observing circuit signals.
Table 1. DC2314A Assembly Options
TheDC2314AallowsverificationoftheLTC4236HotSwap
andidealdiodefunctionalityduringindividualrailramp-up
and ramp-down events, during power supply switchover,
in steady state, and in overcurrent fault conditions.
Version
Part
Overcurrent Fault
LATCHOFF
DC2314A-A
DC2314A-B
LTC4236-1
LTC4236-2
RETRY
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo/DC2314A
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The DC2314A is configured for 12V operation with a 10A
current load.
BOARD AND CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE SUMMARYSpecifications are at TA = 25°C
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
Supplies
V
Input Supply Range
2.9
8.91
4.5
18.0
11.11
5.5
V
A
V
V
IN
I
Board Current Limit
OUT = 11V
10
5
LIM
V
V
Internal Regulator Voltage
INTVCC
Internal V Undervoltage Lockout
INTV Rising
2.1
2.2
2.3
INTVCC(UVL)
CC
CC
Ideal Diode Control
ΔV
ΔV
Forward Regulation Voltage (V – V )
SENSE
2
15
28
mV
FWD(REG)
DGATE
INN
External N-Channel Gate Drive
IN < 7V, ΔV
= 0.15V; I = 0, –1µA
5
10
7
12
14
14
V
V
FWD
(V
DGATE1
– V ) and (V
– V
)
IN = 7V to 18V, ΔV = 0.15V; I = 0, –1μA
FWD
IN1
DGATE2
D2SRC
I
CPO Pull-Up Current
CPO = IN = D2SRC = 2.9V
CPO = IN = D2SRC = 18V
–60
–50
–100
–90
–130
–120
µA
µA
CPO(UP)
n
I
I
I
t
t
t
DGATE Fast Pull-Up Current
ΔV
ΔV
= 0.2V, ΔV = 0V, CPO = 17V
DGATE
–1.5
1.5
A
A
DGATE(FPU)
DGATE(FPD)
DGATE2(DN)
ON(DGATE)
OFF(DGATE)
PLH(DGATE2)
n
FWD
FWD
DGATE Fast Pull-Down Current
= –0.2V, ΔV
= 5V
n
DGATE
DGATE2 Off Pull-Down Current
D2OFF = 2V, ΔV
= 2.5V
= 10nF
50
100
0.25
0.2
200
0.5
0.5
µA
µs
µs
µs
DGATE2
DGATE Turn-On Delay
ΔV
FWD
ΔV
FWD
= 0.2V, C
DGATE
n
DGATE Turn-Off Delay
= –0.2V, C
= 10nF
n
DGATE
D2OFF Low to DGATE2 High
50
100
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