MAX15303EVKIT1#

MAX15303EVKIT1# is a MAX15303 evaluation kit (EV kit) which is a proven application circuit design for the MAX15303 digital DC-DC controller integrated circuit (IC). The EV kit allows the user to easily modify and test the EV kit with different operating conditions. The EV kit can be used as a standalone board if desired. However, to take full advantage of the IC’s capability, the user must connect the EV kit to a PC with the PowerTool MAXPOWERTOOL002# USB-to-PMBus™ interface dongle and then control and monitor the EV kit with Maxim’s digital PowerTool graphical user interface (GUI) software. The PowerTool GUI allows a PC to control the PMBus interface and to collect real-time data from the EV kit. The PowerTool is Windows XP®, Windows Vista®, and Windows®7 compatible. It provides a simple interface for exercising the features of the IC.

• InTune™ digital Point-of-Load (PoL) Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
• Digital state-space control, dual-edge-modulated PWM, 300kHz to 1MHz switching frequency
• 5 to 12V input voltage range using linear mode, 6.5V to 12V input voltage range using BabyBuck mode
• 0.6V to 3.3V output voltage range, 6A output current capability, single-phase operation
• Pin-strap or PMBus configuration
• SMB connectors for low-noise measurements
• Connectors for multiple-rail evaluation
• PMBus interface for control and monitoring
• High-speed serial-port diagnostics