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Application Note 1740
Author: Dan Goodhew
Voltage Reference Evaluation Board User’s Guide
Introduction
ISL21090-EVALZ Board
This evaluation board is designed to evaluate the performance of
various precision voltage reference devices. This evaluation
board includes pads for 2 different voltage reference (VREF)
package types: 8 lead SOIC, and 3 lead SOT-23. Only one device
type is mounted on the board for evaluation purposes (reference
schematic on page 3).
The evaluation board contains the ISL21090 ultra low noise
voltage reference (U2), a 10µF input decoupling capacitor (C2), a
1nF compensation capacitor (LINK3), and a 0.1µF load capacitor
on the output (LINK4).
The evaluation board includes voltage input test points (VIN and
GND1) for a power supply input. There are a pair of test points for
the output as well (VOUT and GND2). The common circuitry for
each reference includes a jumperable R-C damper network on
the VOUT (LINK6), and the Link4 and Link5 sockets, which accept
through-hole style resistors and capacitors for output load
testing.
The power supply leads attach to the VIN and GND1 inputs. The
input voltage range is from 4.7V to 36V. The ISL21090 has an
initial accuracy of 0.02% and a 7 ppm/°C output voltage
temperature coefficient. The output is measured at test points TP3
and TP4 (VOUT, GND2).
The board is capable of accommodating an RC damper network
to improve stability by reducing transient load ringing. The
damper network is added by populating R1 with a 2.2kΩ resistor,
C3 with a 10µF capacitor, and LINK6 with a shunt.
FIGURE 1. VOLTAGE REFERENCE EVALUATION BOARD
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Components on the Board
TABLE 2. JUMPER LIST
TABLE 1. COMPONENTS PARTS LIST
DEVICE #
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
DEVICE #
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
VOLTAGE REFERENCE SECTION
VOLTAGE REFERENCE SECTION
C1
DNP
Bypass Capacitor
Link1
DNP
Pin1 state jumper
C2
10µF
Bypass Capacitor
Link2
DNP
Pin8 state jumper
1nF
Pin3 compensation capacitor
C3
Open
Optional Damper Capacitor
Link3
R1
DNP
Optional Damper Resistor
Link4
0.1µF
Pin6 Load
U1
DNP
SOT-23 3-Pin Package
Link5
Open
Pin6 Load
U2
ISL21090
SOIC 8-Pin Package
Link6
Open
R-C Jumper
TP3, TP1, TP2, TP4
VOUT, VIN,
GND1, GND2
Test Point
Voltage Reference Evaluation Board Layout
FIGURE 2. TOP COMPONENTS
FIGURE 3. BOTTOM LAYER
FIGURE 4. ASSEMBLY DRAWING
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TP1
VIN
U1
D
1
3
VOUT
3
LINK2
Pi n8
TP3
VOUT
VIN
C1
DNPF
10u
LINK1
P i n1
4
D
2
GND
SOT23
1
3
3
1
2
TP4
GND2
C2
10u F
3
DNC
DNC
VIN
DNC
COMP
VOUT
8
C
7
6
TP 2
GND1
4
GND
NC
LINK6
R-C
5
LINK4
SOIC8
C3
OPEN
10u F
B
LINK3
COMP
1nF
FIGURE 5. SCHEMATIC
R1
2.2K
DNP
LOAD
LINK4
LOAD
0.1uF
LINK5
LOAD
B
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U2
1
C
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