The following procedure guides the setup and
testing of the TPS7H1111EVM.
The following equipment is required
for this testing:
- Power supply PS1 capable of
up to 7 V and 1.5 A for suppling VIN.
- If testing current
limit functionality, PS1 should be capable of 3 A.
- Power supply PS2 capable of
up to 14 V and 100 mA.
- Electronic load or resistive load capable of >
1.5 A (or desired test load).
- Voltage meter and/or
oscilloscope for monitoring VOUT.
The following procedure describes the
connectivity, supplies, and load setup:
- With PS1 disabled, setup with
2.5 V, and 1.5 A current limit.
- Connect PS1 positive supply
with banana cable to VIN + jumper J1.
- Connect PS1 negative supply
with banana cable to VIN GND jumper J10.
- Alternately,
VIN can be supplied with SMA J3. Observe current
ratings of SMA cable.
- With PS2 disabled, setup with
5 V, and 100 mA current limit.
- Connect PS2 positive supply
with banana cable to VBIAS + jumper J7.
- Connect PS2 negative supply
with banana cable to VBIAS GND jumper J11.
- Alternately,
VBIAS can be supplied with SMA J8.
- Connect oscilloscope to SMA
jack J5 if desired to monitor VOUT.
- Alternatively, the
cold nose connector J6 or TP4 may be used for VOUT
monitoring.
- Connect voltage meter to
VOUT using TP4, J6, J5, or J2 if needed.
- Connect desired (≤1.5 A) load
between the VOUT connector J2, and the GND at connector J9.
Note: Large V
IN – V
OUT
differentials can lead to excessive internal power dissipation when operating at
higher I
LOAD currents. Internal power dissipation power can be estimated
with V
IN – V
OUT × I
LOAD. See
SLVSFT8 for more
information on power calculations