Manual
MAX15301 PMBus Command Set User’s Guide 
Rev 1    Page 16 of 53 
INTERLEAVE 
ADDR1 pins, unless a non-zero value of INTERLEAVE has been written to the User Store. The value of 
the ADDR0 and ADDR1 pin resistance is measured only once during initialization (power-up). 
Because the MAX15301 uses one of two different PWM “speed modes” depending on the switching 
frequency selected (see FREQUENCY_SWITCH
), the INTERLEAVE command will show unexpected 
results if switching frequency crosses the 475kHz speed-mode boundary after initialization. 
The MAX15301 includes enhancements beyond  the PMBus  specification  INTERLEAVE command 
functionality: 
•  Setting the “Number In Group” to zero will be interpreted by the MAX15301 as 16 possible 
phases. This allows phase-spreading in 22.5º increments. 
•  The  low nibble of the high  byte of INTERLEAVE contains the “Group ID Number” per the 
PMBus specification, but this is a value that has no function and no dependent parameters in 
either the MAX15301 device or in the PMBus specification. As a result, it is not necessary to 
set a “Group ID Number.” Both nibbles of the high byte of INTERLEAVE can be used 
separately or together as “scratchpad” data, if desired. 
Output Voltage Sequencing Commands 
POWER_GOOD_ON 
Reference: 
Standard Command 
Lockable: 
Yes 
Command Code: 
0x5E 
Format: 
Unsigned integer mantissa 
Data Bytes: 
2 
Units: 
V 
Transfer: 
Read/Write Word 
Factory Value: 
0x1135 (see Description) 
Description/Notes: 
See Section 15.32.1 of the PMBus Specification Part II. 
POWER_GOOD_ON mantissa data sent to and from the MAX15301 must be divided by 4096 to 
determine the actual voltage value, according to the fixed value of VOUT_MODE. 
In the MAX15301, there are seven possible output voltage ranges based on seven corresponding 
internal feedback divider taps. The MAX15301 hardware has 8-bit resolution for the power-good 
threshold within each of these seven ranges. 
The desired value of POWER_GOOD_ON is retained in memory, regardless of limitations imposed by 
the feedback divider range and the 8-bit fault limit resolution, but the read-back value is based on 
actual hardware register settings. 
The factory value of 0x1135 (1.080V) will be overridden during initialization to 
VOUT_COMMAND x 0.95, unless a specific value has been written to the User Store. 










