User's Guide SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module This user’s guide describes the TPS62090 evaluation module (EVM) and how to perform a stand-alone evaluation or interface with a host or system. The TPS62090 is a step-down converter that operates with an input voltage between 2.5 V and 6 Vdc, an output voltage of 1.8 V using external resistors, and can deliver up to 3000 mA of continuous current. The converter has a programmable soft-start, a power-out good status, and several other safety features. See the data sheet for the complete description. 1 2 3 4 5 Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................. 2 Considerations When Evaluating the TPS62090 ....................................................................... 2 Test Summary ............................................................................................................... 2 3.1 Equipment ........................................................................................................... 2 3.2 Equipment and EVM Setup ....................................................................................... 2 3.3 Test Procedure ..................................................................................................... 3 Waveforms ................................................................................................................... 4 Schematic, Printed-Circuit Board, and Bill of Materials ................................................................ 8 5.1 Schematic ........................................................................................................... 8 5.2 Printed-Circuit Board Layouts .................................................................................... 9 5.3 Bill of Materials .................................................................................................... 10 List of Figures 1 EVM Schematic and Evaluation Setup ................................................................................... 3 2 Typical Switching Waveforms ............................................................................................. 4 3 Typical Switching Waveforms ............................................................................................. 5 4 Low-Power Mode, 25-Ω Load – Shows Burst Low-Power Mode 5 5 Power Up by Powering Laboratory Supply Connected to Vin 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 .................................................... ........................................................ Power Up by Hot Plugging Vin ............................................................................................ Power Up by Enable Pin Pulled High .................................................................................... Power Down by Enable Pulled Low ...................................................................................... Assembly Layer ............................................................................................................. Top Layer ................................................................................................................... Bottom Layer .............................................................................................................. 6 7 7 9 9 10 List of Tables 1 Setup I/O Connections and Configuration for TPS62090EVM Evaluation .......................................... 2 2 PWR063A Bill of Materials .............................................................................................. SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated 10 1 Introduction 1 www.ti.com Introduction The TPS62090 device family is a high-frequency synchronous step down converter optimized for small solution size, high efficiency and is suitable for battery-powered applications. To maximize efficiency, the converter operates in PWM mode with a nominal switching frequency of 2.8 MHz/1.4 MHz and automatically enters Power Save Mode operation at light-load currents. When used in distributed power supplies and point-of-load regulation, the device allows voltage tracking to other voltage rails and tolerates capacitors ranging from 22 µF up to 100 µF. Using the DCS Control™ topology, the device achieves excellent load transient performance and accurate output voltage regulation. The device is available in 3 x 3-mm, 16-pin package with thermal pad. 2 Considerations When Evaluating the TPS62090 The TPS62090 can be programmed for a switching frequency of 2.8 MHz/1.4 MHz by JP2. The higher switching frequency reduces the ripple current and voltage. If the LC filter is adjusted, note that the inductor minimum value is 1 µH for the 1.4-MHz setting and 0.47 µH for the 2.8-MHz setting. The EVM was built with a 1-µH inductor and a 22-µF output capacitor. The integrated circuit (IC) has a two- stage input current limit that sets the initial current limit to one third (approximately 1.55 A) of the normal peak current limit of approximately 4.6 A, when the output is less than 0.6 V. Most system loads do not become enabled or active until the output has reached 0.8 V, which is after the initial start-up current limit. If a lowresistance load is used (less than approximately 1 Ω), the part can get stuck in short-circuit mode during power up. Thus, very heavy loads may have to be applied after power up or the user can place an N-CH logic level FET in series with the resistor (drain connected to ground side of resistor, source connected to ground and gate tied to the drain). Once the output reaches approximately 1 V, the load turns on. 3 Test Summary The TPS62090EVM-063 board requires an adjustable dc power supply with up to a 6-V output and ≥ 2.5 A for powering the input to the EVM and a resistive output load between 1 kΩ and 0.6 Ω. Choose the proper power rating for the load resistor, P = V2 / R. Use at least 2x the calculated power dissipation. The test setup connections and jumper settings selections are configured for a stand-alone evaluation, but can be changed to interface with external hardware such as a system load and microcontroller. 3.1 Equipment • • • • 3.2 Adjustable dc power supply between 2.5 V and 6 V with adjustable current limit set to approximately 2.5 A Load: System load, resistive load of 2 Ω, 3 W, and 25 Ω Three Fluke 75 digital multimeters (DMM); (equivalent or better) Oscilloscope, model TDS222 (equivalent or better) Equipment and EVM Setup Table 1 shows the setup input/output connections and configuration of the TPS62090 evaluation module. The silk screen labels appear in parentheses. Table 1. Setup I/O Connections and Configuration for TPS62090EVM Evaluation Jack/Component (Silk Screen) Connect or Adjustment to: J1-1/2 (Vin) P/S positive lead, preset to 4.5 Vdc; 2.5-A Current Limit J2-1 (+ SNS); Input Positive lead of DMM #1 J2-2 (– SNS); Input Negative lead of DMM #1 J3-1/2 (GND) P/S negative lead. J5-1/2 (Vout) Positive lead to system load or load resistance J6-1 (+ SNS); Output Positive lead of DMM #2 J6-2 (– SNS); Output Negative lead of DMM #2 J7-1/2 (GND) Negative lead to system load or load resistance J4-1 (PG) Positive lead of DMM #3 DCS Control is a trademark of Texas Instruments. 2 TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated Test Summary www.ti.com Table 1. Setup I/O Connections and Configuration for TPS62090EVM Evaluation (continued) Jack/Component (Silk Screen) Connect or Adjustment to: J4-2 (GND) Negative lead of DMM #3 JP1-1/2 (ON) Apply shunt to ON for converter operation JP1-2/3 (OFF) JP2-1/2 (1.4 MHz) Apply shunt to 1.4 MHz JP1-2/3 (2.8 MHz) Connect the meters, scope probes (see Figure 1), 2-Ω output load, shunt jumpers, and input power supply ( Table 1); set the oscilloscope to 200 ns/div, positive trigger or HF trigger on CH2; CH1: ac-coupled, 50 mV/div; CH2: dc-coupled, 2 V/div; CH3: ac-coupled, 10 mV/div; CH4: dc-coupled, 10 V/div. Users can replace resistive load with system load or decade load box to vary load (2-Ω to 25-Ω load). CH4 -Vpg CH2-Vsw CH1-Vin CH3 -Vout Input P/S#1 4.5 VDC Output Load Figure 1. EVM Schematic and Evaluation Setup 3.3 Test Procedure 1. Set up the EVM is according to Table 1 and Figure 1, and preset the power supply to 4.5 Vdc at approximately 2.5-A current limit. 2. Turn on input supply, and verify that the input voltage is approximately 4.5 Vdc (DMM#1) and the output voltage is at approximately 1.8 Vdc (DMM#2). 3. Refer to Figure 2, and verify that the duty cycle is near 40%, input ripple is less than 50 mVpp (ignoring switching spikes) and the output ripple is less than 10 mVpp. These waveforms were taken with high-frequency probes (meaning that the ground lead was short (approximately 1 cm). This reduces the high-frequency spikes that the ground loop on the probe picks up. 4. Vary input voltage between 2.6 V and 5.5 V, and observe the change in duty cycle and ripple waveforms. Set Vin back to 4.5 Vdc. 5. Move JP2 From: 1.4 MHz to 2.8 MHz. Verify that the change is switching frequency as shown in Figure 3. Return the JP2 shunt back to the 1.4-MHz setting. 6. Change the output load to 25 Ω, set CH3 to 50mV/div, and verify how the duty cycle changes into a burst low-power mode as seen in Figure 4. At the end of the burst switching, the inductor’s current goes to zero, becomes discontinuous, and rings with the FET and output capacitance (normal operation at light loads). Set the load back to approximately 2 Ω. 7. Turn off the input supply. Set CH1 to dc coupled, 2 V/div; set CH3 to dc coupled, 1 V/div; CH4 to dc coupled, 5 V/div; set oscilloscope timing to 500 µs/div, set scope trigger to positive or HF trigger on CH1, and arm oscilloscope. Turn on laboratory supply. The laboratory supply used to capture Figure 5 SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated 3 Waveforms www.ti.com ramped up over 3 ms. Figure 6 is a hot plug power up. The output ramp rate is the same in both figures due to the controlled soft-start. The output can be programmed to track another voltage by use of the soft-start pin. See the data sheet for more details. 8. Move CH1 to JP1-2 (Enable pin), and set JP1 shunt to off. Arm the scope and remove JP1 shunt. Figure 7 shows the power-up of the converter via the enable pin. 9. Set the scope trigger to negative, arm the oscilloscope, and apply a shunt on JP1-OFF. See Figure 8 for the power-down sequence. 10. With an understanding of the basic functions of the EVM, users may want to integrate the EVM into their system using short, twisted wires, to minimize connection impedances. 4 Waveforms Vin_ac Vsw Vout Time - 200 ns/div 4.5V input, 1.8V output, 1.4MHz Switching; CH1: Input Ripple, CH2: Switching Node, CH3: Output Ripple Figure 2. Typical Switching Waveforms 4 TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated Waveforms www.ti.com Vin_ac Vsw Vout Time - 200 ns/div 4.5V input, 1.8V output, 2.8MHz Switching; CH1: Input Ripple, CH2: Switching Node, CH3: Output Ripple Figure 3. Typical Switching Waveforms Vin_ac Vsw Vout_ac Time - 2 ms/div Figure 4. Low-Power Mode, 25-Ω Load – Shows Burst Low-Power Mode SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated 5 Waveforms www.ti.com Vpg Vin_ac Vsw Vout Time - 500 ms/div Figure 5. Power Up by Powering Laboratory Supply Connected to Vin Vpg Vin_ac Vsw Vout Time - 500 ms/div Figure 6. Power Up by Hot Plugging Vin 6 TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated Waveforms www.ti.com Vpg Ven Vsw Vout Time - 500 ms/div Figure 7. Power Up by Enable Pin Pulled High Vpg Ven Vsw Vout Time - 10 ns/div Figure 8. Power Down by Enable Pulled Low SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated 7 GND Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated 2 1 2 1 2 S- J3 1 2 1 2.8MHz FREQ 1.4MHz 1 + See BOM for part usage Not Installed 1 47uF C3 1 JP2 OFF EN ON 1 JP1 1.00M R4 1 22uF C1 1 TPS6209xRGT U1 2 SW SW FREQ PG FB AGND 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TP1 1 R1 R2 158k 1 500k 200k 1.0 uH L1 R3 1 C9 1 22uF C2 1 1 C8 1 1 C7 1 1 C6 1 1 J4 2 1 2 1 2 1 J7 J6 J5 GND S- S+ 1.8V, 1.2A max VOUT PG GND 1 2 TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module CP CN 8 J2 J1 SS 10 AVIN 11 PVIN 12 PVIN 13 EN 14 PGND 15 PGND 16 VOS C5 Schematic 10nF 5.1 AGND 17 Schematic, Printed-Circuit Board, and Bill of Materials 10nF 9 5 S+ VIN 2.3V to 6V 1 C4 Schematic, Printed-Circuit Board, and Bill of Materials www.ti.com SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback Schematic, Printed-Circuit Board, and Bill of Materials www.ti.com 5.2 Printed-Circuit Board Layouts Figure 9. Assembly Layer Figure 10. Top Layer SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated 9 Schematic, Printed-Circuit Board, and Bill of Materials www.ti.com Figure 11. Bottom Layer 5.3 Bill of Materials Table 2. PWR063A Bill of Materials Count -001 10 RefDes Value Description Size Part Number MFR 2 C1-2 22µF Capacitor, Ceramic Chip, 10V, X5R, 10% 0805 STD STD 1 C3 47µF Capacitor, Tantalum, 8V, 35milliohm, 20% 3528(B) T520B476M008ATE035 Kemet 2 C4-5 10nF Capacitor, Ceramic, 25V, X5R, 10% 0603 Std Std 0 C6-7 open Capacitor, Ceramic 1210 Std Std 0 C8 open Capacitor, Ceramic 0805 Std Std 0 C9 Capacitor, Ceramic, 50V, C0G, 5% 0603 Std Std 7 J1-7 PEC02SAAN Header, Male 2-pin, 100mil spacing 0.100 inch x 2 PEC02SAAN Sullins 2 JP1-2 PEC03SAAN Header, 3 pin, 100mil spacing 0.100 x 3 PEC03SAAN Sullins 1 L1 1 µH Inductor, Power, 4.5A, ±20% 0.157 x 0.157 inch XFL4020-102ML Coilcraft 1 R1 200k Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% 0603 Std Std 1 R2 158k Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% 0603 Std Std 1 R3 500k Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% 0603 Std Std 1 R4 1.00M Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% 0603 Std Std 0 TP1 STD Test Point, O.032 Hole 0.032 Std Std 1 U1 TPS62090RGT IC, 3A High Efficient Synchronous Step Down Converter QFN-16 TPS62090RGT TI 2 -- -- Shunt, 100-mil, Black 0.100 929950-00 3M 1 -- -- PCB 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.031 inch PWR063 Any 1 -- -- Label 1.25 x 0.25 inch THT-13-457-10 Brady TPS62090EVM-063 Evaluation Module SLVU670A – March 2012 – Revised May 2012 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated EVALUATION BOARD/KIT/MODULE (EVM) ADDITIONAL TERMS Texas Instruments (TI) provides the enclosed Evaluation Board/Kit/Module (EVM) under the following conditions: The user assumes all responsibility and liability for proper and safe handling of the goods. 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If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. For EVMs annotated as IC – INDUSTRY CANADA Compliant This Class A or B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Concerning EVMs including radio transmitters This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). 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