I F X 8 047 1 S K V Demo Board User’s Manual Demoboard Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Standard Power Demo Board IFX80471 1 Abstract Note: The following information is given as a guideline for the implementation of the device only and shall not be regarded as a description or warranty of a certain functionality, condition or quality of the device. This Application Note is intended to provide support for using the demo board of the Step-Down DC to DC Controller IFX80471SKV. This document is written in order to help the reader understand the dimensioning of the external components needed for the proper functioning of the DC/DC controller. It will also enable the reader to change the external components to adapt the function of the controller to his/her application needs. 2 Introduction Selection of appropriate external components and the layout of the PCB are key factors when designing DC/DC applications for various industrial environments. The goal is to achieve optimum functionality with minimum output voltage ripple and good EMC performance. This application note provides, as an example, 1) proposal for the components selection 2) recommendation for layout Figure 1 Demoboard Photo of the demo board assembled with the IFX80471SKV DC/DC Controller. 2 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Demo Board IFX80471 Application schematic for Adjustable version 3 Figure 2 shows the minimum application circuit as proposed in the IFX80471 Datasheet which applies for the adjustable output voltage version IFX80471SKV. RSENSE= VIN L1 = 47 H M1 47m VOUT to e.g. 5V rail CIN1 = 100 F CBDS= 220 nF COUT = RSO= D1 100 F RRO= 20k 11 13 RSI1= CIN2 = BDS VS 7 RSI2= VOUT SO 9 FB 2 COMP SI 6 SYNC GND 5 1 ON RFB1= RO 4 10 M1: Infineon BSO 613SPV or Infineon BSP 613P 330k 3 GDRV CS SI_GND ENABLE 100k Figure 2 12 IFX80471SKV 220nF 400k 14 to µC 22nF 8 RFB2= 430 47k to µC OFF Minimum application circuit for IFX80471SKV. The complete circuitry used for the demo board is shown in Figure 3. Compared to the minimum circuitry it: covers a wider load current range improves EMC performance enables to use only one PCB to evaluate other voltage variants of the device VIN D2 L2 22 µH R1 M1 22m L1 33µH VOUT C4_1 4.7µF C4_2 4.7µF C1 C2 100nF 100 µF R4 D1 220k C8 220nF R2 0 R5 47k R6 0 C5 100µF R12 5.1k 11 BDS 13 VS C7 220nF 7 14 CS 12 GDRV IFX80471SKV 2 FB 3 VOUT COMP 8 SI SI_GND SI_ENABLE SYNC GND RO C3 R3 4 6 1 5 10 2.2nF 680 R11 R10 390k 68k VEXT R13 5.1k SO 9 C6 100nF SO RO SYNC R8 0 Figure 3 Demoboard Schematic of the demo board for IFX80471SKV. 3 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Demo Board IFX80471 Table 1 Components recommendation – BOM for IFX80471SKV Device Supplier Type Value & Remark L1 Coilcraft DO-3340P-333 33µH, 2.0A, 80m L2 Coilcraft DO-3340P-223 C1 Various Al-Electrolytic capacitor 22µH, 2.5A, 66m 100µF, 63V Ceramic capacitor X7R, 100nF, >60V C2 C3 1 Ceramic capacitor X7R, 2.2nF, 16V C4_1, C4_2 TDK Ceramic capacitor C4532X7R1H475M X7R, 4.7µF, 50Vq C5 EPCOS Tantalum electrolytic capacitor B45010D1076M506 Ceramic capacitor Low ESR, ‘Speed Power’ C6 X7R, 100nF, 16V C7 TDK Ceramic capacitor C3216X7R2A224 X7R, 220nF, 100V C8 Various Ceramic capacitor X7R, 220nF, 16V C9 not assembled Resistor 22m, ±1% R1 R2,R6,R8 0 R3 Resistor 680 R4 Resistor 220k R5 Resistor 47k R10 Resistor 68k R11 Resistor 390k R12,R13 Resistor R7,R9 not assembled D1 ON Schottky Diode 5.1k MBRD 360, 3A, 60V D2 Various Diode, S3D 3A P-channel MOSFET BSP 613P M1 3.1 2 About the IFX80471SKV demo board The IFX80471SKV has open drain outputs at the pins RO and SO. The pull up resistors R12 and R13 on the demo board are connected to the V_EXT pad. V_EXT should be connected to an appropriate pull up voltage source (usually the microcontroller I/O voltage source). The pull up resistors have been assembled with a value of R12=R13=5.1k This resistor value should be checked with respect to the actual I/O voltage and microcontroller requirements. The driving capability of the reset output and sense output are described in the datasheet (under “Electrical Characteristics”, item 5.1.40 and 5.1.55). The synchronizing function is disabled by the 0 resistor R8 connecting pin 5 directly to GND. In case the synchronizing function is needed make sure R8 is removed before connecting a TTL-Level frequency source to the SYNC connector of the demo board. 1 2 Mounted on PCB back side Pin 2 (GND) to be cut before assembly on demo board Demoboard 4 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Demo Board IFX80471 4 Dimensioning of the external components The equations for the dimensioning of the external components L1, R1 are given in the datasheet in chapter 7, where the dimensioning of the feedback divider resistors R4 and R5 is discussed. In this application note a practical approach how to apply these equations for given application requirements is shown. 1.4 VOUT IFX 80471 SKV R SENSE = 50 m V V = 13 .5V App .SCircuit Fig . 5 VOUT ,nom 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 ILOAD A Figure 4 Example of typ. characteristic of the output current limit (foldback). 4.1 Variable output voltage For the IFX80471SKV variable device demo board we use the same output current target as for the fixed voltage version: 2.0A, with permission to be in the foldback current limit range (see Fig. 4). The desired output voltage should be typ. 7.10V. We should now fix the feedback output voltage divider. The datasheet (chapter 7.3) allows a range from 5k to 500k for R5 (corresponds to RFB2). We have selected a value of R5= 47k. Using the feedback voltage value of 1.25V (item 5.1.12 of the electrical characteristics in the datasheet) we can calculate R4 as R4= 47k·(7.10V/1.25V -1) = 220k . The following procedure is very similar to component dimentioning for the 5V versions. The shunt resistor is given by the current limitation target. From the datasheet (Chapter 7.8.2) the equation for R1 is: R1 = VLIM / 2·IPEAK;PWM . VLIM is specified in the electrical characteristics as item 5.1.27 ‘peak current limit threshold voltage’, 50mV…90mV. To get the worst case (lowest) current we apply the equation above, but we leave out the factor 2 since we have accepted to enter the foldback part of the current characteristic. We get R1_max= 50mV/2.0A= 25m. We have to take into account that we have not yet considered the ripple current which reduces the maximum available load current according to the equation IPeak,PWM=ILoad+0.5 · I Demoboard 5 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Demo Board IFX80471 To continue we select R1 as R1=22m Using this value we can calculate the maximum allowed ripple current, assuming still a load current of 2.0A: I _ max 50mV / 22m 2.0A = 545mA. 0.5 In order to keep the output voltage ripple as low as possible we choose a ripple current of 300mA in the typical operation condition with 13.5V VBAT, corresponding to 15% of the 2.0A maximum load current. In the datasheet, chapter 7.8.1 we find the equation, I ( VIN VOUT ) VOUT fSW VIN L1 which we now use to define the buck inductance L1. L1 (13.5V 5.0V) 5.0V 30H . 370kHz 13.5V 300mA We select the next norm value: L1=33µH. Now it remains to check if the stability conditions arising from the slope compensation are fulfilled. The inequation from chapter 7.8.1 in the datasheet gives us (2.0 x10 4 ) (VOUT ) ( RSENSE) L1 (4.0 x10 4 ) (VOUT ) ( RSENSE) (2.0 x10 4 ) (7.1V ) (22m) L1 (4.0 x10 4 ) (7.1V ) (22m) 31H L1 62H , which confirms that our selected inductance is good to maintain stability. 5 Components placement and PCB layout of the Demo Board For EMC optimization the demo board comes with an input -Filter (C4, L2, and C1). Thus emission from the VBAT line is largely suppressed. For proper operation and to avoid stray inductance paths the external catch diode, the Buck inductance and the input capacitor CIN1 have to be connected as close as possible to the PMOS device. Also the GDRV path from the controller to the switching transistor should be as short as possible. Best suitable for the connection of the cathode of the catch diode and one terminal of the inductance would be a small plain located next to the drain of the PMOS. The GND connection of the catch diode must be also as short as possible. In general the GND level should be implemented as surface area over the whole PCB as second layer. The most sensitive points for coupled switching noise are the feedback path to the pins FB and VOUT and the input path. Also switching noise coupled back to the SYNC input must be avoided. These paths should be kept away from the switching node. On the demo board also the ceramic capacitor C6 helps to suppress potential noise on the feedback line. Demoboard 6 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Demo Board IFX80471 Figure 5 Demoboard PCB Layout Front and Back 7 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Demo Board IFX80471 6 General Layout Recommendations It is important to follow the layout recommendations given in this section. The commutation circuit input capacitor C1, the PMOS M1 and the free-wheeling diode D1 should be as compact as possible in order to have low inductance. The area of the connection M1-L1-D1 should be as small as possible. This can be seen in the Figure 7 as the green highlighted area and the blue trace respectively. The Input and Output capacitors should have a short low inductance link. D1 C C6 Figure 6 Layout Recommendations (Blue Line: Short Connection, Green: Small Area) The supply voltage should be routed via the pins of the input capacitors. The output voltage should be routed nd via the pins of the output capacitors. It is recommended to design the ground as a ground area in a 2 layer. There should be a direct connection of all GND terminals of input capacitors, free-wheeling diode D1, output capacitors, the IC, RC elements and filter capacitors. Use a star shaped ground link to avoid ground looping. Separate the ground system; connect to external wiring ground only via a single trace. Connect the current sensing IC terminals (pin 13 and 14) directly to the shunt R1 and design to be short. Please also make sure the following pins are free from any switching noise: Demoboard 8 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Demo Board IFX80471 Pin 2: [FB], Feedback Input. Keep the PCB traces far from switching nodes to prevent from coupled switching noise. Use of low-ESR ceramic capacitors recommended. Pin 3: [VOUT], Buck Output Voltage Input. Use low-ESR ceramic capacitors. Pin 5: [SYNC], Input for external frequency synchronization. Pin 8: [COMP], Compesation Input. Pin 13: [VS], Device Supply Input. Spikes at VS may influence the Bandgap reference generating positive feedback that might cause instability. Usage of low-ESR ceramic capacitors in the range 220nF to 1µF is recommended. For further details about the pin definitions and functions please refer to section 3.2 of the IFX80471 datasheet. Additional Information 7 For further information please refer to www.infineon.com/industrial-standard For technical support please write to [email protected] Demoboard 9 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Demo Board IFX80471 AP Number Revision History: 2012-05-15 Previous Version: none 1.0 Demoboard Rev. 1.0 Initial Rev. 10 Rev.1.0, 2012-05-15 Edition 2009 Published by Infineon Technologies AG 81726 München, Germany © Infineon Technologies AG 2006. All Rights Reserved. LEGAL DISCLAIMER THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS APPLICATION NOTE IS GIVEN AS A HINT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES COMPONENT ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE REGARDED AS ANY DESCRIPTION OR WARRANTY OF A CERTAIN FUNCTIONALITY, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES COMPONENT. THE RECIPIENT OF THIS APPLICATION NOTE MUST VERIFY ANY FUNCTION DESCRIBED HEREIN IN THE REAL APPLICATION. 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