Manual
MAX15301 PMBus Command Set User’s Guide 
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IOUT_OC_FAULT_RESPONSE 
Reference: 
Standard Command 
Lockable: 
Yes 
Command Code: 
0x47 
Format: 
Bit field 
Data Bytes: 
1 
Units: 
N/A 
Transfer: 
Read/Write Byte 
Factory Value: 
0xBF (Shut down, retry every 700ms) 
Description/Notes: 
See Sections 10.5.1 and 15.9 of the PMBus Specification Part II. 
For overcurrent faults, the MAX15301 implements the fault responses of PMBus Specification section 
10.5.1, rather than the responses of section 10.5.2. 
Note that… 
•  MAX15301 does not support finite, non-zero restart-attempt counts. (Continuous restart 
attempts are supported.) 
•  MAX15301 also does not support the “delay before shutdown” 
(sometimes referred to as  
“wait for abate”) option for overcurrent faults. 
The IOUT_OC_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  Same as setting 10. 
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  Same as setting 10. 
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. 
111  Attempt to restart continuously until commanded off, or until another fault 
  condition causes the unit to shut down. (Default setting) 
Bits [2:0] determine the 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 overcurrent 
faults is 700ms.) 
OT_FAULT_LIMIT 
Reference: 
Standard Command 
Lockable: 
Yes 
Command Code: 
0x4F 
Format: 
Linear 
Data Bytes: 
2 
Units: 
°C 
Transfer: 
Read/Write Word 
Factory Value: 
0xEB98 (115°C) 
Description/Notes: 
See Section 15.17 of the PMBus Specification Part II. 
The MAX15301 has an internal temperature signal and can also measure temperature at an external 
location, using a diode junction. 
The OT_FAULT_LIMIT applies to the external temperature signal, if a valid sensor is detected during 
initialization. If no external sensor is detected, the OT_FAULT_LIM
IT applies to the internal 










