isl8117eval2z user guide

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ISL8117EVAL2Z Evaluation Board User Guide
Description
Key Features
The ISL8117EVAL2Z evaluation board (shown in Figure 1)
features the ISL8117. The ISL8117 is a 60V high voltage
synchronous buck controller that offers external soft-start,
independent enable functions and integrates UV/OV/OC/OT
protection. Its current mode control architecture and internal
compensation network keep peripheral component count
minimal. Programmable switching frequency ranging from
200kHz to 2MHz helps to optimize inductor size while the
strong gate driver delivers up to 30A for the buck output.
• Wide input range: 18V to 60V
• Programmable soft-start
• Optional DEM/CCM operation
• Supports prebias output with SR soft-start
• External frequency sync
• PGOOD indicator
• OCP, OVP, OTP, UVP protection
Specifications
• Back biased from output to improve efficiency
The ISL8117EVAL2Z evaluation board is designed for high
current applications. The current rating of the ISL8117EVAL2Z
is limited by the FETs and inductor selected. The ISL8117 gate
driver is capable of delivering up to 20A for the buck output as
long as the proper FETs and inductor are provided. The
electrical ratings of ISL8117EVAL2Z are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1. ELECTRICAL RATING
PARAMETER
Input Voltage
• High light-load efficiency in pulse skipping DEM operation
References
ISL8117 Datasheet
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER
ISL8117EVAL2Z
RATING
18V to 60V
DESCRIPTION
High Voltage PWM Step-down
Synchronous Buck Controller Evaluation
Board
Switching Frequency 300kHz
Output Voltage
12V
Output Current
20A
OCP Set Point
Minimum 25A at ambient room temperature
FIGURE 1. ISL8117EVAL2Z TOP SIDE
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Recommended Testing
Equipment
The following materials are recommended to perform testing:
• 0V to 60V power supply with at least 30A source current
capability
• Electronic loads capable of sinking current up to 30A
• Digital Multimeters (DMMs)
• 100MHz quad-trace oscilloscope
Quick Test Guide
1. Jumper J5 provides the option to select CCM or DEM. Please
refer to Table 2 for the desired operating option. Ensure that
the circuit is correctly connected to the supply and electronic
loads prior to applying any power. Please refer to Figure 3 for
proper set-up.
2. Turn on the power supply.
3. Adjust input voltage VIN within the specified range and
observe output voltage. The output voltage variation should
be within 3%.
4. Adjust load current within the specified range and observe
output voltage. The output voltage variation should be
within 3%.
5. Use an oscilloscope to observe output voltage ripple and
Phase node ringing. For accurate measurement, please refer
to Figure 2 for proper test set-up.
Functional Description
The ISL8117EVAL2Z is the same test board used by the Intersil
application engineers and IC designers to evaluate the
performance of the ISL8117 QFN IC. The board is set to provide
an easy and complete evaluation of all the IC and board
functions.
As shown in Figure 3 on page 3, 18V to 60V VIN is supplied to J1
(+) and J2 (-). The regulated 12V output on J3 (+) and J4 (-) can
supply up to 20A to the load. Due to the high thermal efficiency,
the evaluation board can run at 20A continuously without airflow
under room temperature ambient conditions.
Test points TP1 through TP19 provide easy access to IC pin and
external signal injection terminals.
As shown in Table 2, connector J5 provides selection of either
CCM mode (shorting pin 1 and pin 2) or DEM mode (shorting
pin 2 and pin 3). Connector J6 provides an option to disable the
converter by shorting its pin 1 and 2.
Operating Range
The input voltage range is from 18V to 60V for an output voltage
of 12V. If the output voltage is set to a lower value, the minimum
VIN can be reset to a lower value by changing the ratio of R4 and
R5. The minimum EN threshold that VIN can be set to is 4.5V.
The rated load current is 20A with the OCP point set at minimum
25A at room ambient condition.
TABLE 2. DESIRED OPERATING OPTIONS
JUMPER
#
J5
J6
POSITION
FUNCTION
CCM (Pin 1-2)
Continuous current mode
DEM (Pin 2-3)
Diode emulation mode
(Pin 1-2)
Disable the PWM
OUTPUT CAP
OR MOSFET
FIGURE 2. PROPER PROBE SET-UP TO MEASURE OUTPUT RIPPLE
AND PHASE NODE RINGING
The operating temperature range is from -40°C to +125°C.
Please note that airflow is needed for higher temperature
ambient conditions.
PCB Layout Guideline
Careful attention to layout requirements is necessary for
successful implementation of an ISL8117 based DC/DC
converter. The ISL8117 switches at a very high frequency and
therefore the switching times are very short. At these switching
frequencies, even the shortest trace has significant impedance.
Also, the peak gate drive current rises significantly in an
extremely short time. Transition speed of the current from one
device to another causes voltage spikes across the
interconnecting impedances and parasitic circuit elements.
These voltage spikes can degrade efficiency, generate EMI, and
increase device overvoltage stress and ringing. Careful
component selection and proper PC board layout minimizes the
magnitude of these voltage spikes.
There are three sets of critical components in a DC/DC converter
using the ISL8117: the controller, the switching power
components and the small signal components. The switching
power components are the most critical from a layout point of
view because they switch a large amount of energy, which tends
to generate a large amount of noise. The critical small signal
components are those connected to sensitive nodes or those
supplying critical bias currents. A multilayer printed circuit board
is recommended.
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Layout Considerations
1. The input capacitors, upper FET, lower FET, inductor and
output capacitor should be placed first. Isolate these power
components on the top side of the board with their ground
terminals adjacent to one another. Place the input high
frequency decoupling ceramic capacitors very close to the
MOSFETs.
2. Use separate ground planes for power ground and small
signal ground. Connect the SGND and PGND together close to
the IC. DO NOT connect them together anywhere else.
3. The loop formed by the input capacitor, the top FET and the
bottom FET must be kept as small as possible.
4. Ensure the current paths from the input capacitor to the
MOSFET, to the output inductor and the output capacitor are
as short as possible with maximum allowable trace widths.
5. Place the PWM controller IC close to the lower FET. The LGATE
connection should be short and wide. The IC can be best
placed over a quiet ground area. Avoid switching ground loop
currents in this area.
6. Place VCC5V bypass capacitor very close to the VCC5V pin of
the IC and connect its ground to the PGND plane.
7. Place the gate drive components (optional BOOT diode and
BOOT capacitors) together near the controller IC.
8. The output capacitors should be placed as close to the load as
possible. Use short wide copper regions to connect output
capacitors to load in order to avoid inductance and
resistances.
9. Use copper filled polygons or wide but short trace to connect
the junction of the upper FET, lower FET and output inductor.
Also keep the PHASE node connection to the IC short. DO NOT
unnecessarily oversize the copper islands for the PHASE
node. Since the phase nodes are subjected to very high dv/dt
voltages, the stray capacitor formed between these islands
and the surrounding circuitry will tend to couple switching
noise.
10. Route all high speed switching nodes away from the control
circuitry.
11. Create a separate small analog ground plane near the IC.
Connect the SGND pin to this plane. All small signal grounding
paths including feedback resistors, current limit setting
resistor, soft-starting capacitor and EN pull-down resistors
should be connected to this SGND plane.
12. Separate the current sensing trace from the PHASE node
connection.
13. Ensure the feedback connection to the output capacitor is
short and direct.
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FIGURE 3. PROPER TEST SET-UP
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Typical Evaluation Board Performance Curves
100
100
95
95
90
VIN = 48V
85
VIN = 60V
VIN = 36V
80
VIN = 24V
EFFICIENCY (%)
EFFICIENCY (%)
90
VIN = 18V
75
VIN = 60V
65
4
6
8
10
12
IOUT (A)
14
16
18
60
20
0
FIGURE 4. CCM EFFICIENCY vs LOAD
4
6
8
10
12
IOUT (A)
14
16
18
20
12.20
12.18
12.18
VIN = 18V
12.16
12.14
IO = 0A
12.16
12.14
VIN = 48V
12.12
VOUT (V)
VOUT (V)
2
FIGURE 5. DEM EFFICIENCY vs LOAD
12.20
12.10
12.08
12.12
12.10
12.08
12.06
12.06
VIN = 60V
12.04
12.02
12.00
VIN = 18V
VIN = 24V
75
65
2
VIN = 36V
80
70
0
VIN = 48V
85
70
60
VIN = 48V, unless otherwise noted.
12.04
VIN = 36V
0
2
4
6
8
10
VIN = 24V
12
14
16
18
20
IOUT (A)
FIGURE 6.
IO = 20A
IO = 10A
12.02
12.00
18
23
28
33
38
43
48
53
58
VIN (V)
FIGURE 7. CCM MODE LINE REGULATION
CCM MODE LOAD REGULATION
5
PHASE 50V/DIV
CCM
LGATE 5V/DIV
IIN (A)
0.5
CLKOUT 5V/DIV
0.05
DEM
0.005
0.01
IL 5A/DIV
0.1
1
10
1µs/DIV
IOUT (A)
FIGURE 8. INPUT CURRENT COMPARISON WITH MODE = CCM/DEM
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FIGURE 9. PHASE, LGATE, CLKOUT AND INDUCTOR CURRENT
WAVEFORMS
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VIN = 48V, unless otherwise noted. (Continued)
VOUT 50mV/DIV
NO LOAD, VIN = 48V
VOUT 50mV/DIV
NO LOAD, VIN = 48V
1ms/DIV
VOUT 50mV/DIV
20A LOAD, VIN = 48V
20A LOAD, VIN = 48V
VOUT 50mV/DIV
4µs/DIV
4µs/DIV
FIGURE 10. OUTPUT RIPPLE, MODE = CCM
FIGURE 11. OUTPUT RIPPLE, MODE = DEM
VOUT 5V/DIV
VOUT 5V/DIV
BURST MODE OPERATION
BOOT CAP REFRESH
EXTBIAS KICK-IN
LGATE 5V/DIV
BOOT CAP REFRESH
EXTBIAS KICK-IN
CLKOUT 5V/DIV
CLKOUT 5V/DIV
DEM TO CCM TRANSITION
4ms/DIV
LGATE 5V/DIV
IL 5A/DIV
IL 10A/DIV
4ms/DIV
FIGURE 12. START-UP WAVEFORMS; MODE = CCM, LOAD = 0A,
VIN = 48V
FIGURE 13. START-UP WAVEFORMS; MODE = DEM, LOAD = 0A,
VIN = 48V
VOUT 5V/DIV
VOUT 5V/DIV
SS 1V/DIV
SS 1V/DIV
EN 5V/DIV
EN 5V/DIV
PGOOD 5V/DIV
PGOOD 5V/DIV
FIGURE 14. START-UP WAVEFORMS; MODE = CCM, LOAD = 0A,
VIN = 48V
FIGURE 15. START-UP WAVEFORMS; MODE = DEM, LOAD = 0A,
VIN = 48V
20ms/DIV
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Typical Evaluation Board Performance Curves
VIN = 48V, unless otherwise noted. (Continued)
IL 5A/DIV
SS 500mV/DIV
LGATE 5V/DIV
VOUT 10V/DIV
SYNC 5V/DIV
PGOOD 5V/DIV
CLKOUT 5V/DIV
1ms/DIV
800ns/DIV
FIGURE 16. TRACKING; VIN = 48V, LOAD = 0A, MODE = CCM
FIGURE 17. FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION; VIN = 48V, LOAD = 0A,
DEFAULT fSW = 300kHz, SYNC fSW = 400kHz
VOUT 500mV/DIV
VOUT 10V/DIV
IOUT 10A/DIV
IL 20A/DIV
SS 2V/DIV
PGOOD 5V/DIV
400µs/DIV
FIGURE 18. LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE; VIN = 48V, 2A TO 18A
1A/µs STEP LOAD, CCM MODE
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FIGURE 19. OCP RESPONSE, OUTPUT SHORT-CIRCUITED TO
GROUND AND RELEASED, CCM MODE, VIN = 48V
NO LOAD TO SHORT AND RELEASE
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MANUFACTURER PART
REFERENCE
DESIGNATOR
QTY UNITS
ISL8117EVAL2ZREVBPCB
1
ea
C0603X7R101-104KNE
2
ea
GRM39X7R104K025AD
2
C1608X5R1H105K
DESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURER
PWB-PCB,ISL8117EVAL2Z,REVB,ROHS
IMAGINEERING INC
C4, C21
CAP, SMD, 0603, 0.1µF, 100V, 10%, X7R, ROHS
VENKEL
ea
C5, C20
CAP, SMD, 0603, 0.1µF, 25V, 10%, X7R, ROHS
MURATA
2
ea
C2, C22
CAP, SMD, 0603, 1µF, 50V, 10%, X5R, ROHS
TDK
ECJ-1VB1A106M
2
ea
C1, C17
CAP, SMD, 0603, 10µF, 10V, 20%, X5R, ROHS
PANASONIC
GRM188R71H221KA01D
1
ea
C6
CAP, SMD, 0603, 220pF, 50V, 10%, X7R, ROHS
MURATA
GRM188R71E473KA01D
1
ea
C3
CAP, SMD, 0603, 0.047µF, 25V, 10%, X7R, ROHS
MURATA
0
ea
C7
CAP, SMD, 0603, DNP-PLACE HOLDER, ROHS
UMK325BJ106KM-T
12
ea
a) C8, C9, C10, C32, CAP, SMD, 1210, 10µF, 50V, 10%, X5R, ROHS
C33, C34, C35, C36,
C37, C38
TAIYO YUDEN
UMK325BJ106KM-T
0
ea
b) C39, C40
TAIYO YUDEN
CGA6M3X7S2A475K200AB
10
ea
C12, C13, C14, C15, CAP, SMD, 1210, 4.7µF, 100V, 10%, X7S, ROHS
C23, C24, C25, C26,
C30, C31
TDK
EEE-FP1V331AP
1
ea
C11
CAP, SMD, 10x10.2mm, 330µF, 35V, 20%, ALUM.ELEC.,
ROHS
PANASONIC
EMVH101GDA101MLH0S
2
ea
C16, C18
CAP, SMD, 16x16.5mm, 100µF, 100V, 20%, ALUM.ELEC.,
ROHS
UNITED CHEMI-CON
IHLP6767GZER3R3M11
1
ea
L1
COIL-PWR INDUCTOR, SMD, 17.15mm2, 3.3µH, 20%, 35A,
ROHS
VISHAY
5007
19
ea
TP1-TP19
CONN-COMPACT TEST PT, VERTICAL, WHT, ROHS
KEYSTONE
68000-236HLF
1
ea
J5
CONN-HEADER, 1x3, BREAKAWY 1x36, 2.54mm, ROHS
BERG/FCI
69190-202HLF
1
ea
J6
CONN-HEADER, 1X2, RETENTIVE, 2.54mm, 0.230 x 0.120,
ROHS
BERG/FCI
SPC02SYAN
2
ea
J5, J6
CONN-JUMPER, SHORTING, 2PIN, BLACK, GOLD, ROHS
SULLINS
MBR1H100SFT3G
1
ea
D1
DIODE-RECTIFIER, SMD, 2P, S0D-123FL, 100V, 1A, ROHS
ON SEMICONDUCTOR
ISL80138IVEAJZ
1
ea
U3
IC-40V LDO ADJ. LINEAR REGULATOR, 14P, HTSSOP, ROHS
INTERSIL
ISL8117FRZ
1
ea
U2
IC-55V SWITCHING CONTROLLER, 16P, QFN, ROHS
INTERSIL
BSC067N06LS3G
4
ea
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
TRANSISTOR-MOS, N-CHANNEL, 8P, PG-TDSON-8, 60V, 50A, INFINEON
ROHS
TECHNOLOGY
RK73H1JT10R0F
1
ea
R18
RES, SMD, 0603, 10Ω, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
KOA
ERJ-3EKF20R0V
2
ea
R9, R15
RES, SMD, 0603, 20Ω, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
PANASONIC
CR0603-10W-000T
9
ea
R6, R11, R12, R13, RES, SMD, 0603, 0Ω, 1/10W, TF, ROHS
R16, R17, R23, R24,
R27
VENKEL
RK73H1JT1002F
3
ea
R5, R19, R21
RES, SMD, 0603, 10k, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
KOA
CR0603-10W-1003FT
1
ea
R14
RES, SMD, 0603, 100k, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
VENKEL
RC0603FR-072K26L
1
ea
R2
RES, SMD, 0603, 2.26k, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
YAGEO
RC0603FR-0730K9L
1
ea
R20
RES, SMD, 0603, 30.9k, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
YAGEO
RC0603FR-0743K2L
(Pb-free)
1
ea
R1
RES, SMD, 0603, 43.2k, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
YAGEO
CR0603-10W-5101FT
2
ea
R3, R7
RES, SMD, 0603, 5.1k, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
VENKEL
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MANUFACTURER PART
ERJ-3EKF9092V
REFERENCE
DESIGNATOR
QTY UNITS
DESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURER
1
ea
R4
RES, SMD, 0603, 90.9k, 1/10W, 1%, TF, ROHS
PANASONIC
0
ea
R22, R25, R26
RES, SMD, 0603, DNP-PLACE HOLDER, ROHS
0
ea
R8
RES, SMD, 1206, DNP, DNP, DNP, TF, ROHS
7795
2
ea
J1, J2
HDWARE, TERMINAL, M4 METRIC SCREW, TH, 4P, SNAP-FIT, KEYSTONE
ROHS
7798
2
ea
J3, J4
HDWARE, TERMINAL, M4 METRIC SCREW, TH, 6P, SNAP-FIT, KEYSTONE
ROHS
R25-1001002
4
ea
Four corners
STANDOFF, M2.5, 10mm, METRIC, F/F, HEX, THREADED,
ROHS
HARWIN INC
29301
4
ea
Four corners
SCREW, M2.5, 6mm, METRIC, PANHEAD, SLOTTED, STEEL,
ROHS
KEYSTONE
ISL8117EVAL2Z PCB Layout
FIGURE 21. SILKSCREEN TOP
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FIGURE 22. TOP LAYER
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ISL8117EVAL2Z PCB Layout (Continued)
FIGURE 23. SECOND LAYER (SOLID GROUND)
FIGURE 24. THIRD LAYER
FIGURE 25. BOTTOM LAYER
FIGURE 26. SILKSCREEN BOTTOM
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