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DEMO MANUAL DC1811B-B

Rev. A

LTpowerPlay QUICK START GUIDE

The following procedure describes how to use LTpowerPlay 

to monitor and change the settings of LTM4676A.
1. Download and install the LTPowerPlay GUI:

  LTpowerPlay

2. Launch the LTpowerPlay GUI.

a. The GUI should automatically identify the 

DC1811B-B. The system tree on the left hand side 

should look like this:

b. A green message box shows for a few seconds in the 

lower left hand corner, confirming that LTM4676A is 

communicating:

c. In the Toolbar, click the “R” (RAM to PC) icon to 

read the RAM from the LTM4676A. This reads the 

configuration from the RAM of LTM4676A and loads 

it into the GUI.

  Then, click the “W” (PC to RAM) icon to write these 

register values to the LTM4676A. After finishing this 

step, you will see the output voltage will change to 1.5V.

If the write is successful, you will see the following message:

e. You can save the changes into the NVM. In the tool 

bar, click “RAM to NVM” button, as following

f. Save the demo board configuration to a (*.proj) file. 

Click the Save icon and save the file. Name it what-

ever you want.

d. If you want to change the output voltage to a differ-

ent value, like 1.5V. In the Config tab, type in 1.5 in 

the VOUT_COMMAND box, like this:

Summary of Contents for Analog Devices LTM4676A

Page 1: ...for any serial bus communication This allows easy evaluation of the DC DC converter To fully explore the extensive power system management features of the part download the GUI software LTpowerPlay on...

Page 2: ...ges VOUT0 should be 1 0V 0 5 and VOUT1 should be 1 8V 0 5 6 Oncetheproperoutputvoltagesareestablished adjustthe loads within the operating range and observe the output voltage regulation ripple voltag...

Page 3: ...MANUAL DC1811B B Rev A QUICK START PROCEDURE Figure 2 Proper Measurement Equipment Setup VOUT GND COUT Figure 3 Measuring Output Voltage Ripple VIN 4 5V TO 26 5V LOAD1 0A TO 13A VOUT1 LOAD0 0A TO 13A...

Page 4: ...65 EFFICIENCY 70 80 85 90 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 100 DC1811A F05 75 1 2 3 4 5 13 95 VOUT 1V VOUT 1 2V VOUT 1 5V VOUT 1 8V VOUT 2 5V VOUT 3 3V VIN 5V fSW 500kHz CCM Figure 5 Efficiency vs Load Current at VI...

Page 5: ...ut Voltage VOUT1 vs Load Current VOUT1 Range 1 VOUT1 20MHz BW 50mV DIV 9 75A TO 13A LOAD STEP VOUT0 20MHz BW 10mV DIV Figure 9 Output Voltage Ripple at VIN 12V VOUT0 1V IOUT0 13A Figure 10 Output Volt...

Page 6: ...unprecedented diagnos tic and debug features It becomes a valuable diagnostic tool during board bring up to program or tweak the power management scheme in a system or to diagnose power issues when b...

Page 7: ...k the R RAM to PC icon to read the RAM from the LTM4676A This reads the configuration from the RAM of LTM4676A and loads it into the GUI Then click the W PC to RAM icon to write these register values...

Page 8: ...DUAL R A 14POS F SULLINS NPPN072FJFN RC 18 1 J12 HEADER 14POS 2mm R A GOLD M MOLEX 87760 1416 19 1 J13 HEADER 4 PINS SHROUDED HIROSE DF3A 4P 2DSA 20 10 R3 R5 R7 R9 R25 R31 R32 R63 R65 R66 RES CHIP 0...

Page 9: ...TOR HZ JIAN L B LTM4676EY LTM4676AEY DEMO CIRCUIT 1811B A B REVISION HISTORY DESCRIPTION DATE APPROVED ECO REV JIAN L PRODUCTION 4 1 2 6 1 __ REVISION HISTORY DESCRIPTION DATE APPROVED ECO REV JIAN L...

Page 10: ...ION IN THE ACTUAL APPLICATION COMPONENT SUBSTITUTION AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY CONTACT LINEAR TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING FOR...

Page 11: ...ATION COMPONENT SUBSTITUTION AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY CONTACT LINEAR TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING FOR ASSISTANCE THIS CIRCUIT...

Page 12: ...t disclose or transfer any portion of the Evaluation Board to any other party for any reason Upon discontinuation of use of the Evaluation Board or termination of this Agreement Customer agrees to pro...

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