Setup and Operation
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SLVUAT7 – October 2016
Copyright © 2016, Texas Instruments Incorporated
TPS2553Q1EVM (HVL125A) Precision Current Limiting Switch User Guide
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Setup and Operation
This section describes the connectors, jumpers, and test points on the EVM as well as how to connect, set
up, and properly use the EVM. An example of the EVM operation is also included.
3.1
Connectors
There are several types of Input/Output (I/O) connections on the EVM including:
•
Input/Output Turret Connections: For both positive and negative (GND) input and output supplies,
banana-plug compatible
•
Test Points: For the fault, enable, input, output, and ground connected pins
•
Two-Pin Jumpers: For the feedback R
lim
on the I
lim
pin used for current limiting. In this way, four
adjustable current limits are available via jumper
•
Two-Pin Jumpers: For manual enable, or auto-retry functionality
lists the test points and functional descriptions.
Table 2. Test Point Descriptions
TEST POINT
NUMBER
TEST POINT
SILKSCREEN
LABEL
FUNCTION
DESCRIPTION
TP1
VIN
Voltage Monitoring and Probing
Input voltage monitoring
TP2
VIN
Voltage Input
Input voltage connection
TP3
VOUT
Voltage Monitoring and Probing
Output voltage monitoring
TP4
GND
GND
Input ground connection
TP5
VOUT
Voltage Output
Output voltage connection
TP6
GND
GND
Output ground connection
TP7
EN
Voltage Monitoring and Probing
Enable signal voltage monitoring
TP8
GND
Voltage Monitoring and Probing
Ground connection point
TP9
GND
Voltage Monitoring and Probing
Ground connection point
TP10
FAULT
Voltage Monitoring and Probing
Fault signal voltage monitoring
3.2
Jumper Settings and Configuration
The jumpers onboard the TPS2553Q1EVM may be put into two functional categories. The first set of
jumpers may either manually set the enable signal to a logic high or low, or utilize the auto-retry
functionality of the device. See the TPS2553-Q1 datasheet for additional information. The auto-retry time
is dependant on the RC delay given by R6 and C5 on the EVM. Either J6 or J1 and J2 should be active to
exercise these two modes of operation.
includes jumper settings for auto-retry mode along with
the wait time in between tries.
Table 3. Manual Enable or Auto-Retry Jumpers
DEVICE MODE
JUMPERS
AUTO RETRY TIME (ms)
Auto-Retry
J1 AND J2
10
Manual Enable
J6
A more detailed overview of the current limiting options on the EVM is given in
. The EVM is
designed with feedback resistance such that the minimum current limit satisfies the listed applications and
current values in the table. The actual output current values may be slightly higher. To achieve current
limits in
, use only one jumper at a time on jumpers J3, J4, and J5.