
Table 4-1. Test Point Functions (continued)
Test
Point
Type
Name
Description
TP22
T-H Loop
VOUT
VOUT + measurement point
TP23
T-H Loop
GND
GND reference
TP24
T-H Loop
GND
GND reference
TP25
T-H Loop
GND
VOUT – measurement point
TP26
T-H Loop
VOUT_P2
U1_P2 output voltage measurement point for efficiency, reference to TP30
TP27
T-H Loop
SYNC
Synchronization connection between U1_P1 and U1_P2. External SYNC input
TP28
T-H Loop
Remote SNS– OUTPUT remote sense – voltage point
TP29
T-H Loop
BC_DAT
Data for back-channel communications between stacked devices
TP30
T-H Loop
GND_P2
U1_P2 output voltage referencing GND for efficiency measurement
TP31
T-H Loop
BC_CLK
Clock for back-channel communications between stacked devices
TP32
T-H Loop
GND
GND reference
TP33
T-H Loop
VOSNS_P2
VOSNS measurement point for U1_P2
TP34_P1,
TP34_P2
T-H Loop
MSEL2_P1,
MSEL2_P2
MSEL2 measurement point for U1_P1 and U1_P2
TP35_P1,
TP35_P2
T-H Loop
VSEL_P1,
VSEL_P2
VSEL measurement point for U1_P1 and U1_P2
Table 4-2. Jumpers
Jumper
Type
Name
Description
JP1_P1,
JP1_P2
Header, 100 mil, 2 × 1
EXT_5.1V_P1, EXT_5.1V_P2
Short to connect VDD5 of U1_P1 or U1_P2 to the 5.1 V
from U2
JP2_P1,
JP2_P2
Header, 100 mil, 3 × 2
CNTL_SEL1, CNTL_SEL2
U1_P1 and U1_P2 EN/UVLO pin selections
JP3
Header, 100 mil, 2 × 1
EN to GND
Short to disable the auxiliary 5 V
JP4
Header, 100 mil, 2 × 1
AVIN-PVIN
Short to connect to connect AVIN input to PVIN
JP5
Header, 100 mil, 2 × 1
AVIN-LDO
Short to connect to connect AVIN input to U2 input
JP6
Header, 100 mil, 2 × 1
PMBus3.3V-AVIN
Short to connect USB-to-GPIO 3.3 V to AVIN
JP7_P1,
JP7_P2
Header, 100 mil, 3 × 1
AVIN-U1_P1, AVIN-U1_P2
U1_P1 and U1_P2 AVIN input source selections
JP8
Header, 100 mil, 2 × 1
Micro_USB-PVIN
Short to connect PVIN to Micro USB connector
lists the options for the EN/UVLO pin selections on JP2_P1 and JP2_P2.
Table 4-3. JP2_P1 and JP2_P2 Selections
Shunt Position
Selection
Pin 1 to 2 shorted
PMBus adaptor control signal
Pin 3 to 4 shorted
Resistor divider to PVIN
Pin 5 to 6 shorted
EN/UVLO short to ground
lists the options for the EN/UVLO pin selections on JP2_P1 and JP2_P2.
Table 4-4. JP7_P1 and JP7_P2 Selections
Shunt Position
Selection
Pin 1 to 2 shorted
AVIN pin connected to AVIN input through 10-Ω resistor. Use this selection when testing with a split rail input.
Pin 2 to 3 shorted
AVIN pin connected to PVIN through 10-Ω resistor
lists the EVM connector functions.
Test Setup
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