Table 6-1. Test Points for Efficiency Measurements (continued)
Test Point
Node Name
Description
Comment
TP18
VOUT_B
Output voltage measurement
point for VOUT+
The pair of test points are connected near the output terminals. The voltage drop from the
output point of the inductor to the output terminals is included for efficiency measurement.
TP22
PGND
Output voltage measurement
point for VOUT– (GND)
6.3 Control Loop Gain and Phase Measurement Procedure
The TPSM8D6C24EVM-2V0 includes a 49.9-Ω series resistor in the feedback loop for V
OUT
. The resistor is
accessible at the test points TP7, TP8, TP19, and TP20 for loop response analysis. These test points should be
used during loop response measurements as the perturbation injecting points for the loop. See the description in
Table 6-2. List of Test Points for Loop Response Measurements
Test Point
Node Name
Description
Comment
VOUT_A
TP7
CHA_VoutA
Input to feedback divider of
VOUT_A
The amplitude of the perturbation at this node should be limited to less than 30 mV.
TP8
CHB_VoutA
Resulting output of VOUT_A
Bode can be measured by a network analyzer with a CH_B/CH_A configuratio.n
VOUT_B
TP19
CHA_VoutB
Input to feedback divider of
VOUT_B
The amplitude of the perturbation at this node should be limited to less than 30 mV.
TP20
CHB_VoutB
Resulting output of VOUT_B
Bode can be measured by a network analyzer with a CH_B/CH_A configuration.
Measure the loop response with the following procedure:
1. Set up the EVM as described in
2. For VOUT_A, connect the isolation transformer of the network analyzer from TP7 to TP8.
3. Connect the input signal measurement probe to TP7. Connect the output signal measurement probe to TP8.
4. Connect the ground leads of both probe channels to TP3.
5. On the network analyzer, measure the Bode as TP8/TP7 (Out/In).
6. For VOUT_B, connect the isolation transformer of the network analyzer from TP19 to TP20.
7. Connect the input signal measurement probe to TP19. Connect the output signal measurement probe to
TP20.
8. Connect the ground leads of both probe channels to TP2.
9. On the network analyzer, measure the Bode as TP20/TP19 (Out/In).
Test Procedure
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