DEMO MANUAL DC1749A
LT8610
42V, 2.5A Micropower Synchronous
Step-Down Regulator
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 1749A is a 42V, 2.5A micropower
synchronous step-down regulator featuring the LT®8610.
The LT8610 is a compact, high efficiency, high speed synchronous monolithic step-down switching regulator that
consumes only 2.5μA of quiescent current when output
is regulated at 3.3V. Top and bottom power switches,
compensation components and other necessary circuits
are inside of the LT8610 to minimize external components
and simplify design.
The SYNC pin on the demo board is grounded by default
for low ripple burst mode operation. To synchronize to an
external clock, move JP1 to SYNC and apply the external
clock to the SYNC turret. Once JP1 is on SYNC position,
a DC voltage of higher than 2V or INTVCC can be applied
to the SYNC turret for pulse skipping operation. Figure 1
shows the efficiency of the circuit at 12V input.
The demo board has an EMI filter installed. The EMI
performance of the board is shown on Figure 2. Figure 3
shows the EMI performance of the board with the switching frequency change to 1MHz. The limit in Figure 2 and
Figure 3 is EN55022 Class B. Both figures show the circuit
passes the test with a wide margin. To use the EMI filter,
the input should be tied to VEMI, not VIN.
The LT8610 data sheet gives a complete description of
the part, operation and application information. The data
sheet must be read in conjunction with this quick start
guide for demo circuit 1749A.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo
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Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
12VIN to 3.3VOUT Efficiency
100
EFFICIENCY (%)
95
90
85
80
0
0.5
1
1.5
LOAD CURRENT (A)
2
2.5
1749 F01
Figure 1. LT8610 Efficiency from 12V to 3.3V
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DESCRIPTION
Figure 2. LT8610 Demo Circuit EMI Performance,
Switching Frequency = 700kHz
Figure 3. LT8610 Demo Circuit EMI Performance,
Switching Frequency = 1MHz
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
(TA = 25°C)
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
VIN
Input Supply Range
VOUT
Output Voltage
IOUT
Maximum Output Current
FSW
Switching Frequency
EFE
Efficiency at DC
MIN
TYP
3.8
3.168
3.3
MAX
42
V
3.465
V
2.5
630
IOUT = 1A
700
93
UNITS
A
770
kHz
%
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QUICK START PROCEDURE
Demonstration circuit 1749A is easy to set up to evaluate the performance of the LT8610. Refer to Figure 4 and
Figure 5 for proper measurement equipment setup and
follow the procedure below:
2. With power off, connect the load to VOUT and GND.
1. With power off, connect the input power supply to VIN
and GND.
5. Carefully evaluate other design parameters as needed.
3. Check JP1 setting
4. Turn on the power at the input.
Figure 4. Proper Measurement Equipment Setup
Figure 5. Measure Output Ripple
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PARTS LIST
ITEM
QTY
REFERENCE
PART DESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
Required Circuit Components
1
1
C2
CAP, CER 4.7μF 50V 1206
TAIYO YUDEN UMK316BJ475KL-T
2
1
C4
CAP, CER 0.22μF 16V 0603
TAIYO YUDEN EMK107BJ224KA-T
3
1
C5
CAP, CER 4.7pF 25V 0402
AVX, 04023A4R7CAT2A
4
1
C6
CAP, CER 47μF 10V 1210
MURATA GRM32ER71A476KE15L
5
1
C7
CAP, CER 1.0μF 25V 0603
MURATA GCM188R71E105KA64
6
1
C8
CAP, CER 0.1μF 16V 0402
AVX, 0402YC104KAT2A
7
1
L1
IND, 4.7μH
COILTRONICS HCM0703-4R7-R
8
1
R2
RES, 60.4k 1% 0402
VISHAY, CRCW040260K4FKED
9
1
R3
RES, 49.9k 1% 0402
VISHAY, CRCW040249K9FKED
10
2
R1, R4
RES, 1M 1% 0402
VISHAY, CRCW04021M00FKED
11
1
R5
RES, 412k 1% 0402
VISHAY, CRCW0402412KFKED
12
1
U1
IC, LT8610EMSE MSE16
LINEAR TECH.CORP. LT8610EMSE
Additional Demo Board Circuit Components
1
1
C1
CAP, ALUM 22μF 63V
SUNCON 63CE22BS
2
1
C10
CAP, CER 4.7μF 50V 1206
TAIYO YUDEN UMK316BJ475KL-T
3
1
C3
CAP, CER 4.7μF 50V 1206
MURATA GRM31CR71H475KA12L
4
1
FB1
FERRITE BEAD 0805
TDK, MPZ2012S221A
5
1
L2
IND, 4.7μH
VISHAY, IHLP2020BZ-ER4R7M01
6
0
R6
RES, OPT 0402
OPT
Hardware/Components (For Demo Board Only)
1
9
E1-E7, E9, E10
TESTPOINT TURRET 0.094"
MILL-MAX-2501-2
2
1
JP1
HEADER 1X3 0.079"
SAMTEC, TMM-103-02-L-S
3
1
XJP1
SHUNT, 0.079" CENTER
SAMTEC, 2SN-BK-G
4
4
MH1-MH4
STAND-OFF, NYLON 0.50" TALL
KEYSTONE, 8833 (SNAP ON)
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SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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