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DEMO MANUAL DC1508B
There are two versions of the DC1508B. Each version
of the programming board comes with only one socket.
See Table 1.
LTpowerPlay is a powerful Windows-based development
environment that supports Linear Technology Power
System Management ICs with EEPROM. The software
supports a variety of different tasks. You can use LTpow-
erPlay to evaluate Linear Technology ICs by connecting
to a demo board system. LTpowerPlay can also be used
in an offline mode (with no hardware present) in order to
build a multichip configuration file that can be saved and
BoarD photo
orDer information
LtpowerpLay GUi software
figure 2. DC1508B top Side Details (DC1508B-a Shown)
table 1.
order Number
Supported Devices
DC1508B-A
LTC2977, LTC2978, LTC2978A
DC1508B-B
LTC2974, LTC2975
reloaded at a later time. LTpowerPlay provides unprec-
edented diagnostic 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 bringing up rails. LTpower-
Play utilizes the DC1613 I
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C/SMBus/PMBus Controller to
communicate with one of many potential targets, including
the DC1508B programming board or a customer board.
