Manual
MAX15301 PMBus Command Set User’s Guide 
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VOUT_OV_FAULT_RESPONSE 
Reference: 
Standard Command 
Lockable: 
Yes 
Command Code: 
0x41 
Format: 
Bit field 
Data Bytes: 
1 
Units: 
N/A 
Transfer: 
Read/Write Byte 
Factory Value: 
0x80 (Stop regulating and remain off) 
Description/Notes: 
See Sections 10.5.1 and 15.3 of the PMBus Specification Part II. 
Note that the MAX15301 does not support finite, non-zero restart-attempt counts. (Continuous 
restart attempts are supported.) 
The VOUT_OV_FAULT_RESPONSE command data comprises three bit-fields: 
Bits [7:6] determine the basic fault-response mode. The MAX15301 supports the following modes: 
00  Ignore the fault condition. 
01  Continue operating and wait for the fault to abate for time specified in bits [2:0]. If the 
  fault does not abate, shutdown and attempt to restart according to bits [5:3]. 
10  Stop regulating immediately, delay for the time specified in bits [2:0], then attempt to 
  restart according to bits [5:3]. (Default setting) 
11  Stop regulating immediately, and then restart as soon as possible after the fault 
  condition abates. 
Bits [5:3] determine the number of retry attempts. The MAX15301 supports only a subset of the full 
PMBus functionality for this portion of the command: 
000-110  No attempt is made to restart after a fault shutdown. (Default setting) 
111  Attempt to restart continuously until commanded off, or until another fault 
  condition causes the unit to shut down. 
Bits [2:0] determine the fault-tolerance or retry-delay timing. Each binary value in bits [2:0] 
corresponds to a multiple of 100ms, up to a possible maximum of 111
bin
 = 700ms. A value of 000
bin
will cause the MAX15301 to use the minimum possible timing value, typically about 30-40ms. (The 
default timing for overvoltage faults is 000
bin
.) 
VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT 
Reference: 
Standard Command 
Lockable: 
Yes 
Command Code: 
0x44 
Format: 
Unsigned integer mantissa 
Data Bytes: 
2 
Units: 
V 
Transfer: 
Read/Write Word 
Factory Value: 
0x019A (see Description) 
Description/Notes: 
See Section 15.6 of the PMBus Specification Part II. 
VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT 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 undervoltage 
fault limit within each of these seven ranges. 
The desired value of VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT is retained in memory, regardless o
f 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 0x019A (0.100V) will be overridden during initialization to 










