DEMO MANUAL
DC1820A-A/DC1820A-B
LTC3646/LTC3646-1
High Efficiency Low Quiescent Current
Step-Down Converter
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 1820A-A/1820A-B is a step-down
DC/DC converter using LTC3646/LTC3646-1 monolithic
synchronous buck regulator. The input voltage range is
from 4V to 40V. The output voltage range of LTC3646 is
2V to 30V, for LTC3646-1 is 0.6V to 15V. It can deliver up
to 1A of output current. At light load conditions, DC1820A
can operate in Burst Mode® operation to improve the efficiency. The user can choose to use internal or external
compensation. The switching frequency of LTC3646/
LTC3646-1 is programmable from 200kHz to 3MHz. It can
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
PARAMETER
be synchronized to an external clock through the MODE/
SYNC pin. The LTC3646/3646-1 data sheet must be read
in conjunction with this demo manual prior to working on
or modifying demonstration circuit 1820A.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology, the Linear logo and Burst Mode are registered trademarks
of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
Specifications are at TA = 25°C
CONDITIONS/NOTES
Input Voltage Range
Output Voltage VOUT
VALUE
4V to 40V
Jumper Selectable
Maximum Continuous Output Current
3.3V, 5V
1A
Default Operating Frequency
1.5MHz
Efficiency
VIN = 12V, VOUT = 5V, IOUT = 1A
Load Transient
VIN = 12V, VOUT = 5V
91.0% See Figure 3
See Figure 4
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QUICK START PROCEDURE
Demonstration circuit 1820A is an easy way to evaluate
the performance of the LTC3646/LTC3646-1. Please refer
to Figure 1 for proper measurement equipment setup and
follow the procedure below:
3. Turn on the power at the input. Increase VIN to 12V (Do
not hot-plug the input supply or apply more than the
rated maximum voltage of 40V to the board or the
part may be damaged). The output voltage should be
regulated and deliver the selected output voltage ±2%.
1. Place jumpers in the following positions for a typical
application:
MODE
EXTVCC
RUN
VOUT SELECT
FCC
GND
ON
3.3V
4. Vary the input voltage from 4V to 40V and adjust the
load current from 0A to 1A. Observe the output voltage
regulation, ripple voltage, efficiency, and other parameters.
2. With power off, connect the input power supply, load
and meters as shown in Figure 1. Preset the load to 0A
and VIN supply to be 0V.
5. To measure input or output ripple, please refer to Figure 2
for proper measurement setup.
+
+
+
–
VIN
–
+
–
+
LOAD
–
+
Figure 1. Proper Measurement Equipment Setup
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DC1820A-A/DC1820A-B
QUICK START PROCEDURE
INPUT OR OUTPUT CAPACITOR
Figure 2. Measuring VIN or VOUT Ripple
LTC3646 Efficiency, VOUT = 5V
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
EFFICIENCY (%)
EFFICIENCY (%)
LTC3646 Efficiency, VOUT = 3.3V
60
50
40
30
VIN = 5V
VIN = 12V
VIN = 18V
VIN = 24V
VIN = 36V
20
10
0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
LOAD (A)
0.8
1.0
60
50
40
30
VIN = 12V
VIN = 18V
VIN = 24V
VIN = 36V
20
10
0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
LOAD (A)
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(a)
0.8
1.0
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(b)
Figures 3a and 3b. Measured DC1820A Efficiency at Different VIN and VOUT (Burst Mode Operation Enabled)
VOUT: 50mV/DIV
IOUT_STEP: 500mA/DIV
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VIN = 12V
VO = 5V
0A TO 500mA LOAD STEP
Figure 4. Measured Load Transient Responses
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DC1820A-A/DC1820A-B
PARTS LIST
ITEM
QTY
REFERENCE
PART DESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
Required Circuit Components
1
1
U1
IC, HIGH EFFICIENCY LOW QUIESCENT CURRENT
STEP-DOWN CONVERTER
LTC3646EDE FOR DC1820A-A LTC3646EDE-1 FOR
DC1820A-B
2
2
CIN2, CIN3
CAP, 1210 10μF 20% 50V X5R
TAIYO YUDEN UMK325BJ106MM-T
3
1
COUT1
CAP, 1210 4.7μF 20% 16V X7R
TAIYO YUDEN EMK325BJ475MN-T
4
1
COUT2
CAP, 1210 10μF 20% 16V X5R
TDK C3225X7R1C106M
5
1
C1
CAP, 0603 4.7μF 10% 10V X5R
TDK C1608X5R1A475K-T
6
1
C2
CAP, 0603 0.1μF 10% 50V X7R
AVX 06035C104KAT2A
7
1
C3
CAP, 0603 5.6pF .25pF 50V NPO
AVX 06035A5R6CAT2A
8
1
C5
CAP, 0603 100pF 10% 50V X7R
AVX 06035C101KAT2A
9
1
C6
CAP, 0805 2.2μF 20% 50V Y5V
TDK C2012Y5V1H225Z
10
2
C7, C9
CAP, 0805 1μF 10% 50V X7R
MURATA GRM21BR71H105KA12L
11
1
L1
IND, 4.7μH
COILCRAFT XAL5030-472MEB
12
1
R2
RES, 0603 2Ω 5% 1/10W
VISHAY CRCW06032R00FNEA
13
1
R3
RES, 0603 100kΩ 5% 1/10W
VISHAY CRCW0603100KJNEA
14
1
R7
RES, 0603 60.4kΩ 1% 1/10W
VISHAY CRCW060360K4FKED
15
1
R9
RES, 0603 200kΩ 1% 1/10W
VISHAY CRCW0603200KFKEA
16
1
R10
RES, 0603 137kΩ 1% 1/10W
YAGEO RC0603FR-07137KL
17
1
R11
RES, 0603 84.5kΩ 1% 1/10W
VISHAY CRCW060384K5FKEA
18
1
R12
RES, 0603 619kΩ 1% 1/10W
VISHAY CRCW0603619KFKEA
Additional Demo Board Circuit Components
1
0
CIN1
CAP, 56μF 20% 50V ALUM. ELEC. OPTION
SUN ELEC 50HVH56M OPTION
2
0
C4, C8
CAP, 0603 OPTION
OPTION
3
0
D1
DIODE, OPTION
OPTION
4
0
R4, R5, R6
RES, 0603 OPTION
OPTION
Hardware: For Demo Board Only
1
11
E1-E11
TURRET
MILL-MAX 2501-2-00-80-00-00-07-0
2
1
JP1
HEADER, 2mm, 3PIN
SAMTEC TMM-103-02-L-S
3
2
JP2, JP5
HEADER, 3PIN, DBL ROW 2mm
SAMTEC TMM 103-02-L-D
4
1
JP3
HEADER, 2mm DBL ROW (2X2) 4PIN
SAMTEC TMM-102-02-L-D
5
4
MH1, MH2, MH3, MH4
STANDOFF, SNAP ON
KEYSTONE_8831
6
4
JP1, JP2, JP3, JP5
SHUNT, 2mm
SAMTEC 2SN-BK-G
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A
B
C
D
PG
E10
INTVCC
E9
E5
VIN
4
6
3
5
JP2
2
1
R5
OPT
FCC
SYNC
MODE / SYNC
CIN2
10uF
50V
1210
BURST
INTVCC
R3
100k
+ CIN1
OPT
INTVCC
CIN3
10uF
50V
1210
R6
R7
60.4k
1%
OPT
[3]
[2]
VERSION
VIN
5
VOUT
IC
JP1
R4
3
2
1
R9
200k
1%
C4
OPT
0805
1uF
C7
3
4
7
6
15
[3]
U1
ITH
RT
0805
C8
INTVCC
OPT
C6
2.2uF 50V
MODE/SYNC
PGOOD
RUN
2
5
8
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C5
100pF
OPT
RUN
INTVCC
OFF
ON
NOTES: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,
1. ALL RESISTOR AND CAPACITOR CASE SIZE ARE 0603.
SYNC
PGOOD
GND
VIN
[2]
E2
9
PVIN
R2
2
10
PVIN
SVIN
1
EXTVCC
EXTVCC
SVIN
16
SVIN
SGND
14
PGND
17
13
INTVCC
L1 4.7uH
R10
137k
1%
JP3
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84.5k
1%
R12
619k
1%
VOUT
COUT2
10uF
16V
1210
C9
1uF
0805
E11
E3
E4
E7
E6
DATE
GND
GND
VOUT
[2]
GND
INTVCC
EXTVCC
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JP5
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GND
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E8
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DESCRIPTION
REVISION HISTORY
EXTVCC
C3
5.6pF
7,7/( 6&+(0$7,&
VOUT SELECT
C2 0.1uF
C1
4.7uF
5
3
1
COILCRAFT
XAL5030-472
4
REV
D1
DFLS1200
OPT
ECO
2
5V
E1
3.3V
3
2
1
4
4
3
5
A
B
C
D
DEMO MANUAL
DC1820A-A/DC1820A-B
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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