Datasheet

EVAL-ADP2106
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MODIFYING THE EVALUATION BOARD
The ADP2106 evaluation board is supplied fully assembled and
tested for proper operation. It comes in two versions: the
ADP2106-1.8-EVAL with fixed output voltage of 1.8 V and the
ADP2106-EVAL with adjustable output voltage initially set to 2.5 V.
The two most common modifications that can be done to the
evaluation boards are changing the output voltage and changing
the load transient response.
Changing the Output Voltage
The ADP2106-EVAL output regulation voltage can be changed
by altering its external components. The ADP2106-1.8-EVAL
output regulation voltage is fixed at 1.8 V and cannot be
changed.
The ADP2106-EVAL output regulation voltage is set by
a resistive voltage divider consisting of Resistor R4 and Resistor R5.
Resistor R4 corresponds to the R
TOP
resistor in the ADP2106
data sheet, and Resistor R5 corresponds to the R
BOT
resistor in
the
ADP2106 data sheet. The output regulation voltage is
determined by the equation
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎣
⎡
+
×=
BOT
BOTTOP
OUT
R
RR
V V8.0
where:
R
TOP
is the value of the top resistor of the voltage divider (R4).
R
BOT
is the value of the bottom resistor of the voltage divider (R5).
V
OUT
is the output regulation voltage in volts.
To set the output regulation voltage to the desired value, first
determine the value of the bottom resistor, R
BOT
, by
STRING
FB
BOT
I
V
R =
where:
V
FB
= 0.8 V, the internal reference.
I
STRING
is the resistor divider string current (20 μA nominally)
Once R
BOT
is determined, calculate the value of the top resistor,
R
TOP
, from
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎣
⎡
−
=
FB
FBOUT
BOTTOP
V
VV
RR
For example, to set the output regulation voltage of ADP2106-
EVAL to 2.0 V, calculate the value of Resistor R4 and Resistor R5 as
shown below.
Ω=== k40
μA20
V8.0
STRING
FB
I
V
R5
Ω=
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎣
⎡
−
×Ω=
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎣
⎡
−
×= k60
V8.0
V8.0V2
k40
FB
FBOUT
V
VV
R5R4
Note that when the output voltage of ADP2106-EVAL is
changed, the output capacitors (C3 and C4), inductor (L1), and
compensation components (R1 and C6) are recalculated and
changed according to the Application Information section in
the
ADP2106 data sheet to ensure stable operation.
Changing the Load Transient Response
The ADP2106 evaluation board load transient response can be
altered by changing the output capacitors (C3 and C4) and the
compensation components (R1 and C6) as explained in the
Output Capacitor Selection and Loop Compensation sections of
the
ADP2106 data sheet. By default, the load transient response
of both ADP2106 evaluation boards is set to 5% of the output
voltage for a 1 A load transient.
Consider an example where the load transient response of the
ADP2106-1.8-EVAL is changed to 10% of the output voltage for
a 1 A load transient.
First, select the output capacitors (C3 and C4) based on the load
transient response requirements. The desired load transient
response is 10% overshoot for a 1 A load transient. For this condi-
tion, the % Overshoot for a 1 A Load Transient Response vs.
Output Capacitor × Output Voltage figure in the
ADP2106 data
sheet gives
Output Capacitor × Output Voltage = 25 μC
μF14
V8.1
μC25
≈=⇒ CapacitorOutput
Next, taking into account the loss of capacitance due to dc bias
as shown in the % Drop-In Capacitance vs. DC Bias for Ceramic
Capacitors figure in the
ADP2106 data sheet, let C3 and C4 be two
10 μF X5R MLCC capacitors (GRM21BR61A106KE19L).
Finally, calculate the compensation resistor and compensation
capacitor as follows:
⎟
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎜
⎝
⎛
×
⎟
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎜
⎝
⎛
=
REF
OUTOUT
CSm
CROSS
COMP
V
VC
GG
F
R
)π2(
8.0
Ω=
⎟
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎜
⎝
⎛
×
×
⎟
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎜
⎝
⎛
×
×
= k90
V8.0
V8.1μF14
V/A8125.2V/μA50
kHz80)π2(
8.0
pF90
kΩ90kHz80π
2
π
2
=
××
==
COMPCROSS
COMP
RF
C
Therefore, choose the compensation resistor to be 90 kΩ and
the compensation capacitor to be 100 pF.