SLASEY5 December 2020 DAC43701 , DAC53701
PRODUCTION DATA
A power-supply margining or scaling circuit is used to test and trim the output of a power converter. This example circuit is used to test a system by margining the power supplies, for adaptive voltage scaling, or to program a desired value at the output. Adjustable power supplies, such as LDOs and DC/DC converters provide a feedback or adjust input that is used to set the desired output. A precision voltage-output DAC is the best choice for controlling the power-supply output linearly. Figure 9-4 shows a control circuit for a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) using the DACx3701. Typical applications of power-supply margining are communications equipment, enterprise servers, test and measurement, and general-purpose power-supply modules.