Test Procedure for the LM2596ATPBCKGEVB – LM2596 3A BUCK DEMO BD Figure 1: Test Setup The following steps detail the test procedure for all these boards: Required Equipment: Current limited DC Power Supply (e.g. AGILENT 6653A) … 1pc DC Volt-Meter able to measure up to 15 V DC (e.g. KEITHLEY 2000) … 2pcs DC Amp-Meter able to measure up to 2 A DC (e.g. KEITHLEY 2000) … 2pcs DC Electronic Load (e.g. AGILENT 6060B) … 1pcs Rev. 1.0 -1- 11/7/2008 Test Procedure: 1. Connect the test setup as shown in Figure 1. 2. Disable loads = 0 A. 3. Apply an input voltage, Vin = 12V DC. 4. Check, if Vout = 5 V DC 5. Enable loads up to 3 A. 6. Check, if Vout = 5 V DC 7. If yes, test passed successfully. 8. Power down the load. 9. Power down Vin. 10. End of test. Rev. 1.0 -2- 11/7/2008