Artesyn Embedded Technology LGA50D JLP1J, User Manual

Page 1: ...LGA50D Evaluation Board User Manual Artesyn Embedded Technologies LGA50D Evaluation Board December 2018 Page 1 of 18 LGA50D JLPJ and JLP1J Evaluation Board User Manual ...

Page 2: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 GENERAL 3 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED 4 DEFAULT SETTINGS 5 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION 6 OPERATION 7 POWER UP SEQUENCE 7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 11 TEST FUNCTIONS 13 APPENDIX A SILK SCREEN LAYER OF THE EVALUATION BOARD 16 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY 17 CONTACT FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION 18 AMERICAS 18 ASIA 18 EUROPE 18 ...

Page 3: ...test and investigate the performance of the LGA50D non isolated module Within the kit there are the following items The evaluation board equipped with 2 LGA50D modules The Artesyn PMBus interface dongle The PMBus to USB interface cables Fig 1 LGA50D evaluation kit This equipment allows you monitor and control the modules via your computer or you can apply settings to the modules by hardware config...

Page 4: ...ove for Vo1 or Vo2 80A or above for Vo3 Cooling Fan Please use fan cool if operate at full load for long time Table 1 Test equipment required Power cables with M6 ring terminations are required for the input and output connections to and from the evaluation board Test equipment that will be required will be A personal computer with the LGA50D GUI software installed on it o The GUI software is avai...

Page 5: ...is set to 1 2V via the dip switches on the PCB The PCB has been equipped with the following value of capacitors These have been selected to provide optimum performance under as many different test conditions as possible but the user may change or optimize the values according to the specific conditions that are to be replicated Input capacitance per module 6x 22uF 16V ceramic cap Output capacitanc...

Page 6: ... locations are shown in the picture of the evaluation board below Note that the LGA50D shown at the top of this picture is the one that is configured as the single output unit and the bottom converter is configured as a dual output module Fig 2 LGA50D setup Assumption The user has made the power connections to and from the evaluation card These will not be described further ...

Page 7: ...e To power up and configure the evaluation card please follow the steps as described below 1 Initial set position of the enable switch Please make sure the OUTPUT ENABLE toggle switch S201 is in the disable orientation as shown below with the toggle of the switch leaning toward the modules and the output side of the PCB and away from the input side of the board Fig 3 Initial enable switch orientat...

Page 8: ...ollowing a Connect the Vin1 and Vin2 connections to the DC power source with a voltage setting in the range of 7 5Vdc to 14Vdc b Connect the Vo1 Vo2 and Vo3 connections to your E load c Add the enable jumpers to the En1 EN2 and EN3 locations on J203 this will ensure that the 3 outputs will be enabled Note these are the jumper components located next to the enable switch they are shown below Fig 4 ...

Page 9: ...our dongle The dongle also has USB connections and the cable is provided to connect your dongle to the USB port of your computer Fig 5 I2 C cable connection to the evaluation board 4 Voltage setting Select the suitable voltage for Vo1 Vo2 and Vo3 by the voltage selector DIP switches Vo setting The silk screen marking shows the voltage settings that can be achieved by these switches Note The 5V0 DI...

Page 10: ...ns to and from the evaluation board have been applied take the following steps a Apply the input voltage to Vin1 and Vin2 b Operate the toggle enable switch S201 so that the toggle is leaning toward the input connections and away from the output connections The LGA50D modules should now be operating and supplying power to your E load Fig 7 Toggle switch position to enable the outputs of the module...

Page 11: ...age the evaluation board Additional information 1 Initial set position of the enable switch This demo board is designed to have two LGA50D modules which can be tested independently with 2 independent input supplies However if the user wants to use one input either Vin1 or Vin2 to power both modules then this can be done by linking the 2 solder pads together as identified in the picture below Fig 8...

Page 12: ...dual converters can be enabled or disabled by populating and de populating the enable jumpers as required Fig 9 The enable jumpers all 3 shown in place to enable all 3 outputs If the enable signal is bouncing during enable and disable a 0 1uF 0603 capacitor can be added at C211 C212 and C213 for monotonic signal Refer to Appendix A for the location of the capacitors ...

Page 13: ...re on the left Note this converter is configured for a single 50A maximum output The location of the connector and the location of the connections when viewing the connector from the top side component side is shown below Fig 10 Voltage sense locations for Vin 2 and Vout 3 Use J205 for monitoring the input voltage and output voltage of the bottom LGA50D when the input connections are on the left N...

Page 14: ...GA50D The mating connector to the SMA connector found on the Evaluation board can be defined as A Straight Cable Mount SMA Connector Plug Crimp Termination type RG174U J1403 Point of Measurement for Vout 3 ripple J1401 Point of Measurement for Vout 3 regulation Fig 12 Ripple and regulation measurement point for Vout 3 J303 Point of Measurement for Vout 2 ripple J301 Point of Measurement for Vout 2...

Page 15: ...e and regulation measurement point for Vout 1 3 Errata Fig 15 J1206 silk screen Note The silk screen on the demo PCB is missing on J1206 The silk screen is shown on the right in the figure above The J1206 is for 4 phase setting 4 For any other measurements and configurations Please contact your Artesyn representative or technical support for any further configurations or evaluation parameters that...

Page 16: ...LGA50D Evaluation Board User Manual Artesyn Embedded Technologies LGA50D Evaluation Board December 2018 Page 16 of 18 Appendix A Silk screen layer of the evaluation board ...

Page 17: ...LGA50D Evaluation Board User Manual Artesyn Embedded Technologies LGA50D Evaluation Board December 2018 Page 17 of 18 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY REV DATE DESCRIPTION REMARKS 01 10Jan2019 First release ...

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