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Evaluation Board for the ADP1853 Step-Down DC-to-DC Controller
FEATURES
ADP1853 DEVICE DESCRIPTION
Input voltage range: 9 V to 15 V
Output voltage: 3.3 V
Output current: up to 20 A
Switching frequency: 300 kHz
Operates in PWM or PSM
Designed for evaluation of the ADP1853 functionality
Flexible and easy to re-configure and modify
The ADP1853 is a step-down switching controller with integrated drivers for N-channel synchronous power MOSFETs.
The switching frequency of the ADP1853 can be synchronized
to an external clock signal applied to the SYNC input. The
ADP1853 has a clock output, CLKOUT, which can be used
for synchronizing other controllers. The CLKOUT frequency
is the same as the switching and it is 180° out of phase.
EVALUATION BOARD DESCRIPTION
In addition, the boost diode is integrated into the ADP1853,
thus lowering the overall system cost and component count.
The ADP1853 can be set to operate in pulse skip, high efficiency mode (PSM) under light load, or in PWM continuous
conduction mode.
This document describes the design, operation, and test
results of the ADP1853-EVALZ. The input voltage range for
this evaluation board is 9 V to 15 V, and the regulated output
voltage VOUT is set to 3.3 V with the maximum output current
up to 20 A. The switching frequency (fSW) of 300 kHz is set to
achieve high efficiency.
The ADP1853 includes externally adjustable soft start, output
overvoltage protection, externally programmable current limit,
power good, tracking function, and a programmable oscillator
frequency that ranges from 200 kHz to 1.5 MHz. The ADP1853
has the reference voltage accuracy of ±1% from −40°C to +125°C
junction temperature. This controller can be powered from a
2.75 V to 20 V supply and is available in a 20-lead 4 mm ×
4 mm LFCSP package.
ADP1853 EVALUATION BOARD
VIN+ TERMINAL
GND TERMINAL
VOUT+ TERMINAL
Figure 1.
PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT
WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features .............................................................................................. 1
Output Capacitors .........................................................................3
Evaluation Board Description......................................................... 1
MOSFET Selection ........................................................................3
ADP1853 Device Description ......................................................... 1
Test Results .........................................................................................4
ADP1853 Evaluation Board ............................................................ 1
Evaluation Board Operating Instruction .......................................5
Revision History ............................................................................... 2
Other Information About the Evaluation Board PCB Layout ....6
Component Design .......................................................................... 3
Evaluation Board Schematics and Artwork ...................................7
ADIsimPower Design Tool ......................................................... 3
Ordering Information .................................................................... 10
Inductor Selection ........................................................................ 3
Bill of Materials ........................................................................... 10
Input Capacitors ........................................................................... 3
REVISION HISTORY
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COMPONENT DESIGN
ADIsimPower DESIGN TOOL
OUTPUT CAPACITORS
The ADP1853 is supported by the ADIsimPower™ design tool
set. ADIsimPower is a collection of tools that produce complete
power designs optimized to a specific design goal. The tools
allow the user to generate a full schematic, bill of materials, and
calculate performance in minutes. ADIsimPower can optimize
designs for cost, area, efficiency, and parts count while taking
into consideration the operating conditions and limitations of
the IC and all real external components. The ADIsimPower
tool can be found at www.analog.com/ADIsimPower and the
user can request an unpopulated board through the tool.
A combination of a 330 µF POSCAP™ polymer capacitor and a
22 µF MLCC is selected for the output rail. Polymer capacitors
have low ESR and high current ripple rating. Connecting polymer capacitors and MLCCs in parallel is very effective in
reducing voltage ripple.
For information about selecting power components and calculating component values, see also the ADP1853 data sheet.
INDUCTOR SELECTION
The selected inductor is a Coilcraft SER1412-102ME with 1 µH
inductance, and 32 A saturation current. This shielded inductor
with a flat wire windings core provides exceptionally low DCR
of 1.3 mΩ (typical).
INPUT CAPACITORS
MOSFET SELECTION
For low output or low duty cycle, select a high-side MOSFET
with fast rise and fall times and with low input capacitance
to minimize charging and switching power loss. As for the
synchronous rectifier (low-side MOSFET), select a MOSFET
with low RDSON because it conducts current most of the time
during the switching cycle and contributes larger portion in
the conductive losses than the high-side MOSFET. For the
high-side MOSFET, the BSC052N03LS from Infineon in the
PG-TDSON-8 package is selected. This part has low input
capacitance (770 pF typical) and fast transition times (typical
turn-on delay is 2.4 ns). For the low-side MOSFET, the BSC090NS
from Infineon, with the RDSON of 3.5 mΩ (maximum at VGS of
4.5 V) is selected.
Because of the low ESR and high input current rating of a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), a 10 µF MLCC is selected as
the input capacitor close to the high-side power MOSFET. In
addition, a 150 µF bulk OS-CON™ capacitor (aluminum solid
capacitor with conductive polymer) from Sanyo is chosen for
filtering out any unwanted low frequency noise from the input
power supply.
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TEST RESULTS
TA = 25°C.
100
DH
90
80
3
EFFICIENCY (%)
70
DL
60
1
50
VOUT_AC
40
2
30
CLKOUT
20
PULSE SKIP
FORCED PWM
1
10
4
100
LOAD (A)
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CH1 5V BW CH2 100mV
CH3 10V BW CH4 5V BW
B
W
M10µs
A CH4
625MS/s 1.6ns/pt
2.6V
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Figure 5. Switching Waveforms, Light Load of 0.5 A,
fOSC = 300 kHz, Pulse Skip Enabled, SYNC Low
Figure 2. Efficiency, VIN = 12 V, VOUT = 3.3 V, fOSC = 300 kHz
0.05
SYNC
0.04
1
LINE REGULATION (%)
0.03
0.02
SW
0.01
3
0
CLKOUT
–0.01
–0.02
4
VOUT_AC
–0.03
2
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
CH1 5V BW CH2 200mV
CH3 10V BW CH4 5V BW
Figure 3. Line Regulation, VOUT = 3.3 V, fSW = 300 kHz, 20 A Load
B
W
M2µs 1.25GS/s IT 40.0ps/pt
A CH1
2.9V
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Figure 6. Switching Waveforms, 20 A Load, fSYNC = 300 kHz
0.4
LOAD CURRENT
0
–0.2
4
VOUT_AC
2
–0.6
0
5
10
15
20
LOAD CURRENT (A)
Figure 4. Load Regulation, VIN = 12 V, VOUT = 3.3 V, fSW = 300 kHz
CH2 200mV BW
CH4 5A Ω BW
M100µs 125MS/s
A CH4
14.4A
8.0ns/pt
Figure 7. VOUT Transient Response, 20 A to 10 A Load Step
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EVALUATION BOARD OPERATING INSTRUCTION
1.
2.
3.
Connect Jumper JP2 (EN) with a shunt to the low position
(disabled)
Connect Jumper JP1 (FRQ) with a shunt to the low
position for 300 kHz operation.
Connect Jumper JP5 (SYNC) with a shunt to the high
position for PWM operation or to the low position for
pulse skip operation at light load.
4.
5.
Connect a power supply to the board input terminals
VIN+ and GND and apply 12 V.
Connect Jumper JP2 (EN) to the high position to enable
the ADP1853.
Table 1. Jumper Description
Jumper
JP1
Description
FRQ
Default Factory
Setting
Low
JP2
JP5
EN
SYNC
Low
Low
Function
Connect shunt low for 300 kHz or high for 600 kHz switching frequency operation.
The ADP1853-EVALZ is configured for operation at 300 kHz. Connect JP1 low.
Connect shunt high to enable the ADP1853 or low to disable it.
Connect shunt high for PWM or low for pulse skip operation. For synchronization, remove the
shunt from JP5 and apply an external clock to the TP12 SYNC.
Table 2. Performance Summary (TA = 25°C)
Parameter
VIN
fSW
VOUT
IOUT
VOUT Ripple, DC Load
VOUT Deviation upon Step Load Release
Condition
9 V to 15 V
Switching frequency, 300 kHz
3.3 V
0 A to 20 A
90 mV at 20 A load
5% with 10 A step load
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OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVALUATION BOARD PCB LAYOUT
As seen in Figure 1, the layout of this evaluation board is not
optimized for the smallest PCB area. It is laid out in such a way
that any of the components can be desoldered and replaced
easily with different components by using a hand soldering
iron so that the user can modify the existing design without
acquiring a new PCB layout. The physical size of the compensation components is 0603, which is selected for its ease of hand
soldering when reworking the board is needed. The size of these
components can be smaller in an actual design. Note that there
are extra place holders for the output filter capacitors, high-side
and low-side MOSFETs, and the input ceramic decoupling
capacitor. The user can remove, add, or change any of these
power components, including the inductor, to achieve a
particular design objective. The track function, where TRK
is pulled up to VCCO through a 100 kΩ resistor (R4), is not
used on this evaluation board. If a tracking function is needed,
the user can remove the resistor, R4, and place a resistor divider
(R8/R9) to configure the desired tracking function. To study
the precision enable function, remove the shunt for JP2 and
apply an external voltage to TP2 EN. To program higher
UVLO threshold, place the required resistor divider (R3/R5).
See Figure 8, the evaluation board schematic, for more
information.
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T4
1
1
VOUT+
TURRET
1
2
3
4
TURRET
T3
20
R14
TP8
T10
TURRET
T9
TURRET
150uF/20V
+ C1
1
NP
C8
20K
R18
R13
NP
1
R21
4.42K
3
T2
2
TP6
R15
JP2
2 Way Link
1
VIN+
1
1
C10
37.4K
C6
NP
R5
NP
R3
1
27pF
C9
0.1UF
TP5
0
R10
1
VCC
680pF
2
TP16
VCC
1
AGND
COMP
FB
SS
EN
TP3
R1
NP
CLKOUT
SYNC
TP12
5
4
3
2
1
100K
R4
TP15
EN
NP
R9
R8 NP
JP5
2 Way Link
TP18
fsw = 300KHz
3
1
JP1
2
2 Way Link
VIN+
R6 232K
1
2
3
4
1
1UF
C23
TP1
R29
1.0uF
C20
VCC
2
NP
R23
0
DL
R25
R16
DH
R7
NP
R20
22K
0
NP
0.1UF
VIN+
SW
C7
R19
22PF
C15
2
R12 0
R26
ADP1853ACPZ-R7
PAD
11
12
13
14
15
TP13
U1
DL
CS
SW
DH
BST
PGOOD
1
TP2
R11
1.87K
TP10
NP
G
S3
S2
S1
Q1
NP
D4
D3
D2
D1
G
S3
S2
S1
D4
D3
D2
D1
Q3
BSC0902NS
TP11
R24
0.003/ 2W
TP9
1
VIN+
3
1
1
20
TRK
SYNC
6
18
FREQ
19
RAMP
VIN
8
17
9
CLKOUT
7
PGOOD
VCCO
16
ILIM
PGND
10
1
T1
1
1
1
Vin = 9V to 15V
1
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C4
G
S3
S2
S1
G
S3
S2
S1
VIN+
D4
D3
D2
D1
TP14
Q4
NP
C5
10uF/25V
D4
D3
D2
D1
Q2
BSC052N03LS
1
Figure 8. Evaluation Board Schematic
1.0uH
1500pF
C19
R17
2
L1
22uF/10V
C16
JP8
NP
C17
NP
+ C18
AGND
330uF
+ C12
VOUT+
VOUT+
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
2
3
4
T6
T8
TURRET
T7
TURRET
T5
VOUT = 3.3V 20A
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Figure 9. Top Layer with Silkscreen
Figure 10. Second Layer (AGND Plane)
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Figure 11. Third Layer (VIN, VCCO, VOUT, and PGND)
Figure 12. Bottom Layer
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ORDERING INFORMATION
BILL OF MATERIALS
Table 3.
Qty
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
1
1
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
4
6
1
3
4
4
Reference Designator
C1
C4
C5
C6, C7
C8
C9
C10
C12
C15
C16
C17
C18
C19
C20, C23
JP1, JP2, JP5
JP8
L1
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
R1, R3, R5, R7, R8, R9,
R13, R16, R23
R4
R6
R10, R19, R25, R26
R11
R12, R17, R29
R14
R15
R18
R20
R21
R24
TP1, TP2, TP3, TP5, TP6, TP8,
TP9, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13,
TP14, TP15, TP16, TP18
T1, T3, T5, T7
T2, T4, T6, T8, T9, T10
U1
Description
OS-CON 150 µF 20 V
Open
Capacitor ceramic 10 µF 25 V 10% X7R 1210
Capacitor ceramic 0.1 µF 25 V 10% X7R 0603
Open
Capacitor ceramic 680 pF X7R 0603
Capacitor ceramic 27 pF C0G/NP0 0603
POSCAP 330 µF 6.3 V 15 mΩ
Capacitor ceramic 22 pF C0G/ NP0 0603
Capacitor ceramic 22 µF 10 V X5R 1210
Open
Open
Capacitor ceramic 1500 pF X7R 0603
Capacitor ceramic 1 µF 25 V X7R 0603
Jumper, Header 3, 0.100'
Solder bridge
Inductor 1.0 µH 1.3 mΩ, ISAT = 32 A, IRMS = 37 A
Open
N MOSFET, 30 V, 5.2 mΩ
N MOSFET, 30 V, 2.6 mΩ
Open
Open
Manufacturer
Sanyo
Part No.
20SEP150M
Murata
Murata
GRM32DR71E106KA12
GRM188R71E104KA01D
Murata
Murata
Sanyo
Murata
Murata
GRM188R71H681KA01D
GRM1885C1H270JA01D
6TPE330MFL
GRM1885C1H220JA01D
GRM32ER61A226KE20L
Murata
Murata
Samtec
GRM188R71H152KA01D
GRM188R71E105KA12D
TSW-150-07-G-S
Coilcraft
SER1412-102ME
Infineon
Infineon
BSC052N03LS
BSC0902NS
Resistor 100 kΩ 1/10W 5% 0603
Resistor 232 kΩ 1%
Resistor 0 Ω
Resistor 1.87 kΩ 1%
Resistor 2.0 Ω 1%
Resistor 20 Ω
Resistor 37.4 kΩ 1%
Resistor 20 kΩ 1%
Resistor 22 kΩ 1%
Resistor 4.42 kΩ 1%
Resistor.003 Ω 2 W 1% 2512 SMD
Test points, header 0.100"
Vishay
Vishay
Vishay
Vishay
Vishay
Vishay
Vishay
Vishay
Vishay
Vishay
ROHM
Samtec
CRCW0603100KFKEA
CRCW0603232KFKEA
CRCW06030000Z0EA
CRCW06031K87FKEA
CRCW0602R00FKEA
CRCW060320R0FKEA
CRCW060337K4FKEA
CRCW060320K0FKEA
CRCW060322K0FKEA
CRCW06034K42FKEA
PMR100HZPFV3L00
TSW-150-07-G-S
Terminal screw vertical PC MNT
TURRET170
Device under test, 20LD LFCSP
Shunt
Standoff HEX .500/4 NYL
Screw NYL slot
Keystone Electronics Corp.
Keystone Electronics Corp.
Analog Devices
Samtec
Keystone Electronics Corp.
Richco
8191K-ND
1502-1
ADP1853ACPZ-R7
SNT-100-BK-G
1902C
NSS-4-6-01
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