User manual

MCP16323 EVALUATION BOARD
USERS GUIDE
2011 Microchip Technology Inc. DS52029A-page 11
Chapter 2. Installation and Operation
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.1.1 MCP16323 Features
The MCP16323 devices have been developed to provide high input voltage, high
current applications with a precisely regulated rail while operating at high efficiency.
The key features of the MCP16323 include:
Up to 95% Typical Efficiency
Input Voltage Range: 6.0V to 18V
Output Voltage Range: .9V to 5V
1.5% Output Voltage Accuracy
Integrated High-Side N-Channel Switch: 180 m
Integrated Low-Side N-Channel Switch: 120 m
3A Output Current MCP16323
1 MHz Fixed Frequency
Adjustable Output Voltage
Low Device Shutdown Current
Peak Current Mode Control
Internal Compensation
Stable with Ceramic Capacitors
Internal Soft-Start
Cycle by Cycle Peak Current Limit
Under Voltage Lockout (UVLO): 5.75V (typical)
Output Overvoltage Protection
Overtemperature Protection
Available Package: QFN-16
A high-performance peak-current mode control system is used to deliver a fast
response to sudden line and load changes.
2.1.2 MCP16323 Evaluation Board Features
The MCP16323 Evaluation Board is developed to demonstrate how the MCP16323
device operates as a Buck Topology over a wide input voltage and load range. Test
points are provided for input and output, allowing the MCP16323 Evaluation Board to
be connected directly to a system. Test vias are also included to give the user easy
access to the switch, power good, enable and injection nodes for easy evaluation of the
device. There are also ancillary vias provided for attaching extra input and output con-
nections. The 3A maximum continuous output current is available over the entire V
IN
range (6.0V to 18.0V), along with the entire adjustable output voltage range (0.9V to
5.0V).
A copper via, labeled P
good
, connected to the power good pin on the device can be pop-
ulated to monitor the power good output of the device. The power good pin is externally
pulled up to V
OUT
with a 10 k resistor (R2).