TIDUEP0 May 2020
This design implements a full power tree solution that includes a single-stage transformer-less HV generation for transmit and the point-of-load LV for the AFEs and FPGA from a 5-V USB Type-C input. The entire implementation is divided into two sections, the high voltage power supply (SLOA284) and a low voltage supply. The system takes its input from a mobile phone, notebook, or desktop from a 5V USB Type-C. This 5V input is then used by different power management solutions used to power both the FPGA and the AFE5832LP and TX7332. In order to monitor the power consumption of various sub-systems in the design. For the low voltage supplies for both AFE5832LP and TX7332, each DC/DC converter is followed by an LDO to remove noise with a higher PSRR. Since the ultrasound smart probe is a noise sensitive design, the high PSRR is a key specification for an increase in image quality. The FPGA, USB controller, and clocking supply are powered by highly efffieint and low power solutions using the TPS54218 and the LP907. The FX3 device on the power supply board is programmed with USB Bulk Data Source Sink test to evaluate the speed of the data transfer The measured data speed is 4.2 Gbps which aligns with the expected value from the FX3 datasheet. Finally, there are INA231's to monitor the current of each power stage to ensure a higher performing operation.