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User's Guide
SLIU016 – November 2015
TPS659037 EVM User’s Guide
This user’s guide describes the characteristics, operation, and use of the TPS659037EVM. An EVM
description, GUI description, interface requirements, and complete schematic are included.
1 Introduction
The TPS650937 device is a power-management integrated circuit (PMIC) for industrial and consumer
applications. The device provides seven configurable step-down converters, with up to 9 A of output
current for memory, processor core, input/output (I/O), or preregulation of LDOs. The TPS659037 device
contains 7 LDO regulators for external use. For more details, see the device datasheet,
TPS659037
Power Management Unit (PMU) for Processor , SLIS165 .
1.1 EVM Overview
The features of this EVM are as follows:
• Allows monitoring of all LDO and SMPS output voltages.
• Allows loading of all SMPS outputs.
• Allows access to the GPIOs and other logic signals to test functionality.
• Optimized layout for stable operation of all SMPS.
• Onboard MSP430 to enable communication with the PMIC.
• Graphical User Interface (GUI) on Windows
®
to allow access to the registers of the PMIC through
USB-I2C.
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