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MAX34451
PMBus 16-Channel V/I Monitor and
12-Channel Sequencer/Marginer
General Description
Benefits and Features
The MAX34451 is a power-supply system manager
that is capable of monitoring up to 16 different voltage
rails or currents and is also capable of sequencing and
margining up to 12 power supplies. The system manager
monitors the power-supply output voltages and currents
and constantly checks them for user programmable
over and under threshold limits. If a fault is detected, the
device automatically shuts down the system in an orderly
fashion. The device can sequence the supplies in any
order at both power-up and power-down. The device has
the ability to close-loop margin the power-supply output
voltages up or down to a user-programmable level. The
device contains an internal temperature sensor and can
support up to four external remote temperature sensors.
Once configured, the device can operate autonomously
without any host intervention.
●ꢀ IntegrationꢀEnablesꢀManagementꢀofꢀMultipleꢀPowerꢀ
SuppliesꢀtoꢀMaximizeꢀSystemꢀPerformance
• 16 Channels of Voltage or Current Monitoring
• 12ꢀChannelsꢀofꢀSequencingꢀandꢀMarginingꢀ(8ꢀ
PWM,ꢀ4ꢀExternalꢀCurrentꢀDACsꢀ(1ꢀxꢀDS4424),ꢀ
andꢀSequencing
• ExpandableꢀChannelꢀOperationꢀwithꢀParallelꢀ
Devices
• RemoteꢀGroundꢀSensingꢀImprovesꢀMeasurementꢀ
Accuracy
• ProgrammableꢀUpꢀandꢀDownꢀTime-Basedꢀor
Event-BasedꢀSequencing
• DualꢀSequencingꢀLoops
• ConfigurableꢀCombinatorialꢀLogicꢀSupportingꢀUpꢀtoꢀ
16ꢀGPIsꢀandꢀ20ꢀGPOs
• AutomaticꢀClosed-LoopꢀMarginingꢀ
• NoꢀExternalꢀClockingꢀRequiredꢀ
• PMBus™-CompliantꢀCommandꢀInterface
Applications
●ꢀ NetworkꢀSwitches/Routers
●ꢀ BaseꢀStations
●ꢀ Servers
●ꢀ SmartꢀGridꢀNetworkꢀSystems
●ꢀ Fast,ꢀReliableꢀControlꢀandꢀFaultꢀDetectionꢀImprovesꢀ
SystemꢀReliability
• FastꢀMinimum/MaximumꢀThresholdꢀExcursionꢀ
Detection
• SupportsꢀUpꢀtoꢀ5ꢀTemperatureꢀSensorsꢀ(1ꢀInternalꢀ
andꢀ4ꢀRemote)
• FaultꢀDetectionꢀonꢀAllꢀTemperatureꢀSensors
• ReportsꢀPeak,ꢀMinimum,ꢀandꢀAverageꢀLevelsꢀforꢀaꢀ
NumberꢀofꢀParameters
• ProgrammableꢀAlarmꢀOutputs
• On-BoardꢀNonvolatileꢀBlackꢀBoxꢀFaultꢀLoggingꢀandꢀ
DefaultꢀConfigurationꢀSetting
PMBus is a trademark of SMIF, Inc.
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●ꢀ I C-/SMBus-CompatibleꢀSerialꢀBusꢀwithꢀBusꢀ
Time-OutꢀFunctionꢀSimplifiesꢀAdditionalꢀTemperatureꢀ
SensorsꢀandꢀDACsꢀtoꢀtheꢀMAX34451
Ordering Information and Typical Operating Circuit appear
at end of data sheet.
●ꢀ +3.0Vꢀtoꢀ+3.6VꢀSupplyꢀVoltage
19-6642; Rev 9; 10/19