ADP1055-EVALZ User Guide
UG-710
Rev. B | Page 5 of 43
GETTING STARTED
CAUTION
This evaluation board uses high voltages and currents. Extreme
caution should be taken, especially on the primary side, to
ensure your safety. It is strongly advised to switch off the
evaluation board when not in use. A current limited, isolated
dc source is recommended at input.
HARDWARE
Evaluation Equipment
DC power supply capable of 38 V dc to 60 V dc, 10 A.
Electronic load capable of 12 V, 25 A input.
Oscilloscope capable of 500 MHz bandwidth or above,
2 to 4 channel.
PC with Microsoft Windows® XP (32 bit), or Vista (32 bit),
Windows 7 (32/64 bit), and Windows 8 (32 bit).
Precision digital multimeters (HP34401 or equivalent).
USB to I
2
C connector
ADP-I2C-USB-Z
as shown in
Figure 5. This must be ordered from Analog Devices.
Portable DMM (Fluke Corp.) for measuring up to 25 A dc
current (optional).
Evaluation Board Configurations
The evaluation board is preconfigured with the default settings
to operate the power supply at the rated load. No additional
configuration is necessary other than to turn on the hardware
PSON switch. Additional software configuration may be
necessary to change thresholds and parameters.
Hardware Connection
Figure 6 shows an example of the test configuration of the
hardware.
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38
6-
0
05
Figure 5. USB to I
2
C Interface Connector
ADP-I2C-USB-Z
