MAX34460 Evaluation Kit
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General Description
The MAX34460 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides the hardware and software graphical user interface (GUI) necessary to evaluate the MAX34460 PMBusK 12-channel
voltage monitor and sequencer. The EV kit includes a
MAX34460ETM+ installed, as well as four power supplies that can be sequenced, monitored, and margined
by the IC.
EV Kit Contents
S Assembled Circuit Board Including
MAX34460ETM+
S Mini USB Cable
Features
S Easy Evaluation of the MAX34460
S Four Power-Supply Channels
S EV Kit Hardware is USB Powered
(USB Cable Included)
S USB HID Interface
S Windows XPM- and WindowsM 7-Compatible
Software
S RoHS Compliant
S Proven PCB Layout
S Fully Assembled and Tested
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
MAX34460 EV Kit Photo
PMBus is a trademark of SMIF, Inc.
Windows and Windows XP are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corp.
For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim Direct at
1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxim Integrated’s website at www.maximintegrated.com.
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MAX34460 EV Kit Files
FILE
DESCRIPTION
MAX344XXEVKitSoftwareInstall.EXE
Application program
Note: The .EXE file is downloaded as a .ZIP file.
Quick Start
Required Equipment
• MAX34460 EV kit and hardware
7) Open the .ZIP file and double-click on the .EXE file to
run the installer. A message box stating: The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want
to run this software? may appear. If so, click Yes.
8) The installer GUI appears. Click Next and then
Install. Once complete, click Close.
• Windows XP or Windows 7 PC
• USB port
• Mini-USB cable (included)
Note: In the following sections, software-related items are
identified by bolding. Text in bold refers to items directly
from the install or EV kit software. Text in bold and under
lined refers to items from the Windows operating system.
9) Go to Start | All Programs. Look for the
MAX344XXEVKitSoftware folder and click on the
MAX344XXEVKitSoftware.EXE file inside the folder.
10) When the GUI appears, the text at the bottom should
display EV Kit Hardware Connected. The com LED
(D21) on the EV kit board should turn green.
Procedure
Detailed Description of Software
1) Ensure that jumpers/shunts J23 and J1 are installed.
Note: The GND planes of the USB I2C dongle and
the EV kit are not connected. The GND jumper on J23
must be connected for proper communication.
If the MAX34460 EV kit is connected when the software
is opened, the software first initializes the hardware to
communicate. Next, the software searches for all slave
addresses on the I2C bus and connects to the first slave
address that is valid. The model number is then read to
see which device is connected. The GUI displays EV Kit
Hardware Connected at the bottom.
If the EV kit is not connected on software startup, a No
Hardware window pops up and asks the user to select
the device they would like to run offline. Select a device
and click OK. The GUI then populates with default EV kit
values. Once the EV kit is connected, the GUI executes
the sequence above.
The EV kit is fully assembled and tested. Follow the steps
below to verify board operation:
2) Ensure that switches S1 and S2 are in the high position
and S4, S5, and S6 are in the on position.
3) Set the EV kit hardware on a nonconductive surface to
ensure that nothing on the PCB gets shorted together.
4) Prior to starting the GUI, connect the EV kit hardware
to a PC using the supplied mini-USB cable, or equivalent. The power LED (D20) should be green and
the com LED (D21) should be red and slowly flash
orange.
5) Windows should automatically begin installing the
necessary device driver. The USB interface of the
EV kit hardware is configured as an HID device and
therefore does not require a unique/custom device
driver. Once the driver installation is complete, a
Windows message appears near the System Icon
menu indicating that the hardware is ready to use.
Do not attempt to run the GUI prior to this message.
If you do, then you must close the application and
restart it once the driver installation is complete. On
some versions of Windows, administrator privileges
may be required to install the USB device.
6) Once the device driver installation is complete.
Visit www.maximintegrated.com/evkitsoftware to
download the latest version of the EV kit software,
MAX344XXEVKitSoftwareInstall.ZIP. Save the EV
kit software to a temporary folder.
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Software Startup
Menu Items
The File menu item contains save, load, and exit options.
To save the current GUI configuration, click Save Project
As. This saves the device name and channel names to
an XML file and saves PMBus configurations to a HEX
file. If a device is connected, this reads and saves data
directly from the device; otherwise, it saves the configuration that is currently displayed on the GUI. Save Project
saves the GUI configuration to a file that was last saved
or loaded. Load Project updates the GUI with the XML
file, writes the HEX file to the device, and reads current
values from the device. If a device is not connected, then
the HEX file is written to a virtual device. The HEX file only
contains data for the PMBus commands that are stored
in flash. Create Report saves a CSV file that contains all
the tables displayed on the Sequencing, Monitoring,
and Margining tabs.
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The Connection menu item allows the user to connect
to a desired device. Find Slave Addresses searches for
all slave addresses connected to the I2C bus. To select
a device, click Select Slave Address and all the slave
addresses found are shown and are selectable. Slave
addresses 18h and 34h are not selectable to prevent
communicating with the alert response address and
factory-programmed address.
The Auto Polling menu item has options for automatic reading of the device. To start polling, select
the delay between reads: 300ms, 500ms, 800ms, or
1000ms. Each poll reads the Power Status (STATUS_
WORD 79h), Fault Status (STATUS_WORD 79h), and
the polled values for the Data Log Graph tab. The
Status and Margining tabs are only polled if the tab is
currently selected. To stop polling, select Off from the
menu. Polling can also be stopped by selecting items in
the File menu, Connection menu, or by pressing buttons
that involve action with the NV Fault Log or flash.
The Device menu item shows which device the tables
and controls are configured for. To turn the power
supplies on or off, select the Power On/Power Off
button, which writes a value to the OPERATION (01h)
command. The supplies power on with margining off and
power off based on the Power Down Action drop-down
list on the Sequencing tab. When the GUI Lock is on, all
writing actions are disabled.
Status Log
The status log below the tabs displays all the actions the
GUI performs. Whenever a PMBus command is read or
written, the action is confirmed by the log. To save the
log, press the Save Log button and the text in the box
is saved to a .TXT file. The log can also be cleared by
pressing the Clear Log button.
Sequencing Tab
The Sequencing tab sheet (Figure 1) includes all timing
and alarm configurations. All values on the tab are read
when the tab is selected. The channels can be set up in
one or two groups by selecting the Single or Dual radio
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button under Sequencing Mode. When Single is selected, the Group column is forced to Primary. The channels
can also be sequenced based on time or event by selecting the option from the Sequencing Mode drop-down
list. If PMBus (time-based) is chosen, then the values
under the Timeslot (MFR_SEQ_TIMESLOT D3h) column
are all written to 0. The Sequencing Mode radio buttons
and drop-down lists write to bits in MFR_MODE (D1h).
The channels can be powered down simultaneously or
with a TOFF delay by selecting the option in the Power
Down Action drop-down list that writes to a bit in ON_
OFF_CONFIG (02h). The Fault Retry Time sets the value
in MFR_FAULT_RETRY (DAh). The Output Type writes
to MFR_PSEN_CONFIG (D2h) to set the PSEN behavior.
For the PSEN pin to act as a normal enable/disable for
a power supply, select one of the PSEN options under
Output Type. If a GPO option is selected, the channel
is no longer a part of the sequencer, so the Timeslot
and TON Max are written to 0 and all the channel configurations on the table become read-only. The timeslot
for each channel can be set by selecting a value in the
Timeslot column, which writes to MFR_SEQ_TIMSLOT
(D3h). Note that these values can only be changed when
the Sequencing Mode is set to Timeslot (event-based).
The Group column assigns the channel to the primary
or secondary group by writing to a bit in MFR_SEQ_
TIMESLOT (D3h). The sequencing delays can be set by
writing values to TON Delay (TON_DELAY 60h), TON
Max (TON_MAX_FAULT_LIMIT 62h), and TOFF Delay
(TOFF_DELAY 64h). A channel can be set to global by
checking the checkbox in the Global column to write
to a bit in MFR_FAULT_RESPONSE (D9h). Alarm 0 and
Alarm 1 can be configured to turn on for different faults
by selecting an option in the ALARM0/1 Pin Config column that writes to bits in MFR_FAULT_RESPONSE (D9h).
The Fault Response column writes to the TON Max Fault
response bits in MFR_FAULT_RESPONSE (D9h). To log
faults into the NV fault log, check the checkbox in the Log
Faults column that writes to MFR_FAULT_RESPONSE
(D9h).
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Figure 1. MAX34460 EV Kit GUI (Sequencing Tab)
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Sequencing Graph Tab
The Sequencing Graph tab sheet (Figure 2) displays the
timing diagrams for all the channels. When the Power Up
radio button is selected, the TON Delay (TON_DELAY
60h) and TON Max (TON_MAX_FAULT_LIMIT 62h) values are displayed on the graph. To change the TON
Delay, click and drag the green vertical bar; to change
TON Max, click and drag the red vertical bar. The Power
Down graph displays the TOFF Delay (TOFF_DELAY
64h) and can be changed by clicking and dragging
the green vertical bar. These values write to the PMBus
command when the mouse is released. The Power
Up graph can be changed to PMBus (time-based) or
Timeslot (event-based) by selecting the option on the
Sequencing tab (Figure 1). When Timeslot (eventbased) is selected, the power-up graph allows the
Timeslot (MFR_SEQ_TIMSLOT D3h) to be changed by
clicking and dragging the ramp.
Monitoring Tab
The Monitoring tab sheet (Figure 3) displays the fault/
warn limit settings for each channel and for each temperature sensor. To read the settings, click on the
Monitoring tab and all the values are automatically read.
To write to a value, click on the corresponding cell, type in
a valid value, and either click another cell or press Enter
on the keyboard. In the VOLTAGE table, the Sequencer
column shows the status of the channel and is read
only. To turn on or off the sequencer, select a PSEN
or GPO option, respectively, on the Sequencing tab
(Figure 1) under the Output Type column. The Nominal
and Resistive Ratio columns are calculated based on
a nominal ADC level of 1.8V to set the VOUT_SCALE_
MONITOR (2Ah). The Resistive Ratio is found by dividing 1.8V by the Nominal value. The fault/warn limits can
be set by entering the voltage level or the percent of
the nominal in the UV Fault (VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT
44h), UV Warn (VOUT_UV_WARN_LIMIT 43h), OV Warn
(VOUT_OV_WARN_LIMIT 42h), OV Fault (VOUT_OV_
FAULT_LIMIT 40h), PG On (POWER_GOOD_ON 5Eh),
and PG Off (POWER_GOOD_OFF 5Fh) columns. The
Fault Response column writes to the OV and UV fault
response bits in MFR_FAULT_RESPONSE (D9h). To write
to the OT fault response bits in MFR_FAULT_RESPONSE
(D9h), check the checkbox in the OT Fault column and it
sets the same response selected in the Fault Response
column. To log faults into the NV fault log, check the
checkbox in the Log Faults column to write to MFR_
FAULT_REPSPONSE (D9h). In the TEMPERATURE
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table, the sensors can be enable/disabled in the Enable
column, which writes to a bit in MFR_TEMP_SENSOR_
CONFIG (F0h). The OT warn/fault limits can be set by
entering a value in the OT Warn (OT_WARN_LIMIT 51h)
or OT Fault (OT_FAULT_LIMIT 4Fh) columns.
The power-good delay can be adjusted with the PG
Delay up/down spin box, which writes to MFR_PG_
DELAY (DBh). The Watchdog Configuration section
sets up the external watchdog and reads/writes to bits in
MFR_WATCHDOG_CONFIG (FDh).
Margining Tab
The Margining tab sheet (Figure 4) includes the margin
configurations, margin fault status, and a DAC calculator for the DS4424. All values on the tab are read when
the tab is selected. The Margin column turns the margin
on/off by writing to the OPERATION (01h) command.
To force all the channels to the same margin, select
the state in the Margin All Control drop-down list to
the right of the table. The Slope, Open Loop, and DAC
Value columns configure the DS4424 and are read from
bits in the MFR_MARGIN_CONFIG (DFh) command. The
margining limits can be set by entering the voltage level
or the percent of the nominal in the Margin Low (VOUT_
MARGIN_LOW 26h) and Margin High (VOUT_MARGIN_
HIGH 25h) columns. When the margining is turned on,
the fault status is shown in the Status column read from
STATUS_MFR_SPECIFIC (80h). The Polled column displays the current channel voltage read from READ_VOUT
(8Bh). To read the Status and Polled values, press the
Read Status and Vout button or turn on Auto Polling.
The margin fault can be cleared by pressing the Clear
Faults button on the Status tab (Figure 5).
The Calculator is used to find the DS4424 external resistor (RFS), which determines the full-scale and step-size
current for the DAC. If RFS is calculated to be outside its
limits (40kI < RFS < 160kI), then the resistor is forced
to the edge of the limit and the DS4424 RFS edit box
turns red. The equations used to calculate the outputs
are given in Table 1.
Table 1. DAC Calculator
OUTPUT EQUATIONS
IFB = (VOUT)/(R1 + R2)
DS4424 RFS = (7.75)/(IFB x margining range)
DS4424 full scale = (0.976 x 127)/(16 x RFS)
DS4424 step size = full scale/64
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Figure 2. MAX34460 EV Kit GUI (Sequencing Graph Tab)
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Figure 3. MAX34460 EV Kit GUI (Monitoring Tab)
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Figure 4. MAX34460 EV Kit GUI (Margining Tab)
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Status Tab
The Status tab sheet (Figure 5) displays all the faults,
warnings, and device ID information. To read all the
current output values, faults, and warnings, press the
Read Status button or turn on Auto Polling. The
fault and warning bits are read from STATUS_VOUT
(7Ah), STATUS_MFR_SPECIFIC (80h) and STATUS_
TEMPERATURE (7Dh). The Polled values are read from
READ_VOUT (8Bh) and READ_TEMPERATURE (8Dh).
Each color indicator turns green if the status is good,
red if there is a fault, or yellow to indicate a warning. The
Polled value may not reflect the fault or warning because
some bits are latches and have to be cleared. To clear the
faults and warnings, press the Clear Faults button, which
sends the CLEAR_FAULTS (03h) command. The alarm
faults are also latches and have to be cleared by pressing the Clear Alarm button to set a bit in MFR_MODE
(D1h). The Time Count displays the 32-bit counter read
from the MFR_TIME_COUNT (DDh) command. This timer
can be reset by pressing the Reset Time Count button,
which writes a sequence of all zeros, all ones, and all
zeros to MFR_TIME_COUNT (DDh). The ID COMMANDS
table displays all the ID information of the device. Press
the Read ID button to read all the commands in the table.
Data Log Graph Tab
The Data Log Graph tab sheet (Figure 6) plots the
polled values in a graph and keeps track of the minimum and maximum values for each channel voltage and
each temperature sensor. To read and plot the polled
values, press the Data Log Read button or turn on Auto
Polling. Each data log reads every channel’s voltage
from READ_VOUT (8Bh) and every temperature sensor
from READ_TEMPERATURE (8Dh). The software finds
the minimum and maximum values over multiple reads.
The Poll Count displays the number of reads that have
been tracked in the data log. When the polled count
reaches 10,000, the graph deletes the oldest polled
values and adds a new polled value. The min/max values
are still based on all the poll count values, but the graph
only displays the latest 10,000 polled values. To reset the
Poll Count and all the minimum and maximum values,
press the Data Log Reset button. To turn off data logging
during polling, check the Data Log Off checkbox. The
Select Data combo box is used to select the voltage or
temperature data to display on the graph and in the MIN/
MAX Data table. To save all the data graphed to a CSV
file, press the Save Data Log button.
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Fault Log Tab
The Fault Log tab sheet (Figure 7) displays the NV Fault
Log and fault configurations. When the tab is selected,
the Overwrite and Fault Log Depth are read. When the
fault log is full, the Enable Overwrite can be checked to
automatically overwrite previous logs. The fault log depth
can be adjusted with the Fault Log Depth combo box.
The Enable Overwrite and Fault Log Depth are read
from bits in MFR_NV_LOG_CONFIG (D8h). To read the
fault log, press the Read NV Fault Log button and all 255
bytes from MFR_NV_FAULT_LOG (DCh) are displayed in
the table. To clear or force the fault log, press the Clear
NV Fault Log or Force NV Fault Log button, respectively. These buttons write to a bit in MFR_NV_LOG_CONFIG
(D8h). To save the current fault log displayed in the table,
press the Dump to a File button and the table is saved
as a CSV file.
Registers Tab
The Registers tab sheet (Figure 8) displays all the
PMBus commands and their current data. To read the
registers, select a page from the top drop-down list and
all the PMBus commands valid for that page are automatically read. The commands not valid for that page
are grayed out. Press the Read All button to read the
registers again. To write to a command, enter the hex
value in the cell and click another cell or press Enter on
the keyboard. The current register configuration can be
saved to flash by pressing the Save to Flash button,
which sends the STORE_DEFAULT_ALL (11h) command.
To return the device to the configuration saved in flash,
press the Restore from Flash button, which sends the
RESTORE_DEFAULT_ALL (12h) command. To reset the
device, press the Soft Reset button to write to a bit in
MFR_MODE (D1h). The Calculate CRC button sends
the RESTORE_DEFAULT_ALL (12h) command and then
calculates a 2-byte CRC based on PMBus configuration
commands that are stored in flash. The Read CRC from
MFR_DATE button reads MFR_DATE (9Dh) and displays
the upper 2 bytes in the edit box below the button. The
Calculate CRC & Write to MFR_DATE button sends the
RESTORE_DEFAULT_ALL (12h) command, calculates a
CRC, writes the CRC to the upper 2 bytes of MFR_DATE
(9Dh), and sends STORE_DEFAULT_ALL (11h) command. The Command Description displays the bitmap
for selected PMBus commands. Select the command
from the drop-down list and the table below displays a
description of each bit for that command.
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Figure 5. MAX34460 EV Kit GUI (Status Tab)
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Figure 6. MAX34460 EV Kit GUI (Data Log Graph Tab)
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Figure 7. MAX34460 EV Kit GUI (Fault Log Tab)
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Figure 8. MAX34460 EV Kit GUI (Registers Tab)
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Detailed Description of Hardware
User-Supplied I2C Interface
To communicate with the MAX34460 using a usersupplied I2C interface, first remove the J23 jumper to
disconnect the USB I2C dongle. If the dongle is no longer
desired, it can be separated from the EV kit by snapping
the PCB at the scored line. Connect test points SDA,
SCL, GND, and 5V to the off-board I2C interface. The I2C
interface should operate at 3.3V.
User-Supplied Power Supplies
To disconnect the on-board power supplies, turn the
DAC (S4), RS (S5), and PSEN (S6) DIP switches off.
The power supplies’ GND should be connected to the
banana jack GND. Connect the desired PSEN pins to
the enable pin on the power supply, and the RS pins
to a voltage-divider on the output of the power supply.
The voltage-divider is only required if the output voltage
is greater than 1.8V. For closed-loop margining with the
on-board DS4424, connect DAC0–DAC3 to the feedback
of the power supply channels 0–3.
User-Supplied DS4424
To margin with a user-supplied DS4424, disconnect the
on-board current DAC by switching the DAC (S4) DIP
switch to off. Then connect MSDA, MSCL, and GND on J3
to the external current DAC. The slave address for the usersupplied DS4424 should be 60h for power-supply channels 4–7 or A0h for channels 8–11. The on-board DS4424
has slave address 20h, which margins channels 0–3.
User-Supplied DS75LV
To use an off-board digital temperature sensor, connect
MSDA, MSCL, and GND on J3 to the DS75LV. The slave
address for the user-supplied DS75LV should be 92h,
94h, or 96h. The on-board DS75LV has slave address 90h.
Troubleshooting
All efforts were made to ensure that each kit works on the
first try, right out of the box. In the rare occasion that a
problem is suspected, see Table 5 to help troubleshoot
the issue.
Table 2. Description of LEDs
LED
COLOR
D2
Red
Fault: A shutdown fault occurred for a global primary group.
DESCRIPTION
D3
Red
Fault 2: A shutdown fault occurred for a global secondary group.
D4
Red
Watchdog Output (WDO): Watchdog timeout has occurred.
D5
Green
Power Good 2 (PG2): All enabled channels for the secondary group are above their associated power-good on value.
D6
Green
Power Good (PG): All enabled channels for the primary group are above their associated
power-good on value.
D7
Red
Alert: A fault has occurred.
D8
Red
Alarm1: Configurable on the Sequencing tab (Figure 1).
D9
Red
Alarm0: Configurable on the Sequencing tab (Figure 1).
DA
Red
VOUT0: Channel 0 is on.
DB
Red
VOUT1: Channel 1 is on.
DC
Red
VOUT2: Channel 2 is on.
DD
Red
VOUT3: Channel 3 is on.
D20
(Power)
Red
USB Power Fault: A fault occurred due to overvoltage limit, current limit, or thermal limit.
D21
(Com)
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Green
Red
Green
USB Power: USB power supply is on.
Communication: After the software has initialized the hardware, the LED flashes red when an
I2C command is received.
Initialized: Hardware has been initialized by software.
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Table 3. Description of Switches
SWITCH
S1
S5
S6
Control: Pulls the control pin high.
Low
Control: Pulls the control pin low.
Low
S3
DESCRIPTION
High*
High*
S2
S4
SWITCH POSITION
Pressed
Control 2: Pulls the control 2 pin high.
Control 2: Pulls the control 2 pin low.
Reset: Pulls the reset pin low to reset the MAX34460.
1
On*
DAC0: Connects DAC0 of DS4424 to FB0 of the channel 0 power supply.
2
On*
DAC1: Connects DAC1 of DS4424 to FB1 of the channel 1 power supply.
3
On*
DAC2: Connects DAC2 of DS4424 to FB2 of the channel 2 power supply.
4
On*
DAC3: Connects DAC3 of DS4424 to FB3 of the channel 3 power supply.
1
On*
RS0: Connects RS0 of MAX34460 to the channel 0 power supply.
2
On*
RS1: Connects RS1 of MAX34460 to the channel 1 power supply.
3
On*
RS2: Connects RS2 of MAX34460 to the channel 2 power supply.
4
On*
RS3: Connects RS3 of MAX34460 to the channel 3 power supply.
1
On*
PSEN0: Connects PSEN0 of MAX34460 to the channel 0 power supply.
2
On*
PSEN1: Connects PSEN1 of MAX34460 to the channel 1 power supply.
3
On*
PSEN2: Connects PSEN2 of MAX34460 to the channel 2 power supply.
4
On*
PSEN3: Connects PSEN3 of MAX34460 to the channel 3 power supply.
*Default position.
Table 4. Description of Jumpers
JUMPER
JUMPER POSITION
J1
VDD-VDUT
5V-5V
J23
5V: Supplies 5V from the USB I2C dongle to the EV kit board.
SDA-SDA
SDA: Connects SDA from the USB I2C dongle to the MAX34460 SDA.
GND-GND
GND: Connects GND from the USB I2C dongle to the EV kit board GND.
SCL-SCL
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DESCRIPTION
MAX34460 Power: Connects VDD to VDUT (MAX34460).
SCL: Connects SCL from the USB I2C dongle to the MAX34460 SCL.
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Table 5. Troubleshooting
SYMPTOM
CHECK
Are any of the LEDs illuminated?
If yes, then the electronic fuse (U7) is in a fault state. Inspect for
electrical shorts on the PCB and make sure that the PCB is not sitting on a conductive surface.
If not, then exit the GUI and try running it again. If D20 still does
not turn green, then exit the GUI and try connecting the USB
cable to a different USB port on the PC and wait for a Windows
message that states the hardware is ready to use. Run the GUI
again.
If not, then the PCB may not be getting power from the USB. Try a
different USB cable or a different USB port.
Jumper J1
Make sure jumper J1 is installed to power the MAX34460.
Is the LED labeled D20 red?
GUI says hardware not
found.
No slave address found
and read/writes fail
Channels do not turn on
Margining is not working,
voltage is not changing
SOLUTION
Does the LED labeled D21
turn green when the GUI is
running?
Jumper J23
Make sure 4 jumpers on J23 are installed.
Is there a CONTROL# fault on
the Status Tab of the GUI?
Default configuration Control is active high. Make sure S1 and S2
are in the high position
Is the ALERT LED on and all
channel LEDs off?
If so, make sure switch PSEN (S6) is in the on position to connect
the PSENs of MAX34460 to the channels.
Is the ALERT LED on and
Channel 0 LED on?
If so, make sure switch RS (S5) is in the on position to connect the
power-supply outputs to the MAX34460.
S4
Make sure the DAC (S4) switch is in the on position to connect the
DACs from DS4424 to FB of channels 0–3
Component List
DESIGNATION
C0A–C0D,
C2A–C2D,
C20, C22, C25,
C201, C202,
C204
QTY
DESCRIPTION
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10FF, X5R ceramic
capacitors (0805)
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EMK212ABJ106KD-T
C01, C05,
C211
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1FF, X7R ceramic
capacitors (0805)
Murata GRM21BR71A105KA01K
C06
0
Capacitor, do not populate
C1A–C1D,
C04, C21, C24,
C203, C214
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0.01FF, X7R ceramic
capacitors (0805)
TDK C2012X7R1H103KT
C02, C03,
C07–C11,
C212
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0.1FF, X7R ceramic
capacitors (0805)
TDK CGJ4J2X7R1H104K
C23
0
C213
1
Do not populate, 470FF aluminum
capacitor
220nF, X7R ceramic
capacitor (0805)
TDK CGJ4J2X7R1H224K
C215
0
Do not populate, ceramic capacitor (0805)
D1, D22
2
Schottky diodes
Panasonic DB2W31900L
Maxim Integrated
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
D2, D3, D4, D7,
D8, D9, DA–DD
10
Red LEDs (1206)
Kingbright APTR3216EC
D5, D6
2
Green LEDs (1206)
Lumex SML-LX1206GC-TR
D20, D21
2
Red/green dual LEDs
Kingbright APHB
M2012SURKCGKC
J1
1
2-pin header, 2.54mm pitch
961102-6404-AR
J2, J22
2
4-pin headers, 2.54mm pitch
961104-6804-AR
J3
1
3-pin header, 2.54mm pitch
961103-6404-AR
J4
1
Black banana jack (GND)
571-0100
J5–J12, J21
0
Do not populate, headers
J20
1
5-pin female USB-mini header
54819-0519
J23
1
8-pin (2 x 4) header
961104-6804-AR
Q1, Q2
2
60V, 340mA nMOSFETs (SC70)
ON Semi 2N7002WT1G
16
MAX34460 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX34460
Component List (continued)
DESIGNATION
R0–R11, R16,
R17, R36,
R37, R102,
R107, R108,
R117, R201,
R202, R214
R0A–R0D,
R77, R79–R91,
R103, R109,
R112, R113,
R119, R123,
R125, R127,
R133, R135,
R136, R204
R1A–R1D
R2A–R2D
QTY
23
29
DESCRIPTION
0I Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW08050000Z0EA
100kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW0805100KFKEA
4
8.66kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW08058K660FKEA
4
3.09kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW08053K09FKEA
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
R115
1
4kI Q1% resistor (0805)
Vishay CRCW08054K00FKTA
R160, R163,
R206
3
45.3kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW080545K3FKEA
R203, R205
2
560I Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW0805560RFKEA
S1, S2
2
Slide-switch SPDTs
SLS121PC04
S3
1
Single-pole pushbutton
KSR221G LFS
S4, S5, S6
3
4-pole DIP switches
BD04
TP1
10
Red test points
Keystone 5010
TP2–TP6, TP9,
TP10, TP11
8
Black test points
Keystone 5011
TP7, TP44
2
Orange test points
Keystone 5013
R101, R116,
R161, R164,
R207
5
10kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW080510K0FKEB
TP8, TP43
2
Yellow test points
Keystone 5014
R3A–R3D
4
49.9I Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW080549R9FKEA
TP12–TP42,
TP50
32
White test points
Keystone 5012
R4A–R4D
4
267I Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW0805267RFKEA
U1
1
R5A–R5D
4
1kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW08051K00FKEA
PMBus 12-channel voltage monitor (48 TQFN-EP*)
Maxim MAX34460ETM+
U1A–U1D, U4,
U5, U22
7
500mA LDO regulators,
(8 TDFN-EP*)
Maxim MAX8902BATA+
U2
1
Digital temperature sensor
(8 SO, 150 mil)
Maxim DS75LVS+
R20–R31,
R40–R51, R76,
R78, R110,
R121, R132,
R134, R162,
R215, R216
0
R56–R59
4
150kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW0805150KFKEA
U3
1
R100, R130,
R131, R210
4
4.7kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW08054K70FKEA
4-channel sink/source current
DAC (14 TDFN-EP*)
Maxim DS4424N+
U20
1
R104, R114,
R118, R120,
R124, R126,
R128, R137,
R211, R212
Microcontroller (28 SO)
Microchip PIC18LF2550-I/SO
10
330I Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW0805330RFKEA
U21
1
50mA, -600mA current-limit
switch (6 SOT23)
Maxim MAX4995AAUT+
X1
1
R105, R106,
R213
48MHz, 3.3V oscillator (SMD)
AVX KC3225A48.0000C30E00
3
R111, R122
2
Do not populate, resistors (0805)
2.2kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW08052K20FKEA
330kI Q1% resistors (0805)
Vishay CRCW0805330KFKTA
—
5
Jumpers/shunts
—
1
Mini-USB cable
—
1
PCB: MAX34460 EV Kit
*EP = Exposed pad.
Maxim Integrated
17
10uF
C20
VDD
3.3V
GND
SDA
SCL
0
GND
C21
R103
C08
R108
R107
R105 R106
2.2k 2.2k
0
0
S3
GND
SDA
SCL
0.1uF
C07
R109
100k
VDD
SW-PB
CONTROL
0.1uF
2
DNP
0.1uF
GND
FAULT2
R136
C03
D3
RED
330
R137 0.1uF
VDD VLED
C05
GND
J3
4.7k 4.7k
R130 R131
3.3V
GND
0.01uF 1uF
C04
500 mohm max ESR fromREG18 to GND
RS4
RS3
RS2
RS1
RS0
1uF
C01
RS4
RS3
RS2
RS1
RS0
A0/MON_OFF
VDDA
VREF
FAULT
CONTROL
RST
ALARMCLR
VDD-VDUT
J1
VDUT
1
2
3
4
5
A0/MONOFF 6
VDUT 7
VREF 8
FAULT 9
CONTROL 10
RST 11
12
ALARMCLR
ALARMCLR
VREF
R111
330k
R110
DNP
C23
VDD
DNP 470uF ALUM
+
VDD
MONOFF
DNP
R162
VDD
2
D1
1
100 mohm max ESR
C06
C02
GND
10uF
R161
10k
C22
3.3V
45.3k
R160
D2
GND
RED
330
R104
VDD
1
SW-SPDT
3 S1
3.3V
0.01uF
VDD VLED
I2C DONGLE
1
2
3
4
J2
8
7
6
5
FAULT
R102
MAX8902B
IIN
OUT
GND BYP
EN
FB
GS
POK
4.7k
R100
R101
10k
100k
2
1
U4
VDUT
REG18
1
2
3
4
FAULT2
2
WDI
5V
R113
GND
1
2
3
4
PSEN4
PSEN3
PSEN2
PSEN1
PSEN0
RSG1
RSG0
CONTROL2
PG2
A1/PG
ALERT
ALARM1
DS75
8
7
6
5
D4
RED
330
SDA VCC
SCL
A0
O.S.
A1
GND
A2
U2
8
7
6
5
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
GND
R114
VDD VLED
MAX8902B
IIN
OUT
GND BYP
EN
FB
GS
POK
U5
WDO
1
2
3
4
100k
R112
100k
RS5
RS6
RS7
RS8
RS9
RS10
RS11
WDI
1
2
3
1
WDO
PSEN7
PSEN6
PSEN5
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
RS5
RS6
RS7
RS8
RS9
RS10
RS11
WDI
WDO
PSEN7
PSEN6
PSEN5
SDA
SCL
VDD
REG18
FAULT2
MSCL
MSDA
PSEN8
PSEN9
PSEN10
PSEN11
ALARM0
MSCL
MSDA
PSEN8
PSEN9
PSEN10
PSEN11
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
ALARM0
5V
100k
R135
100k
R133
100k
GND
R134
DNP
R132
DNP
3.3V
PSEN4
PSEN3
PSEN2
PSEN1
PSEN0
RSG1
RSG0
CONTROL2
PG2
A1/PG
ALERT
ALARM1
VLED
0.01uF
U1
MAX34460
C24
0.1uF
C10
C09
R119
PG2
3
1
SW-SPDT
S2
ALERT
J4
1
R117
GND
R123
R125
ALARM0
R127
D9
RED
330
R128
VDD VLED
D8
RED
330
R126
VDD VLED
Q2
D7
RED.
330
R124
R116
2N7002
D6
GREEN
R120
330
VLED
GND
PG
VDD VLED
R122
330k
R121
DNP
VDD
0
R115
3.3V
GND
GND GNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGNDGND
BLACK BANANA JACK
ALARM1
GND
2N7002
GREEN
330
D5
R118
VLED
2
100k
Q1
CONTROL2
0.1uF
10uF
R164
10k
C25
45.3k
R163
100k
100k
100k
4k
Maxim Integrated
10k
5V
WDO
ALERT
ALARM1
ALARM0
ALARMCLR
WDI
A0/MONOFF
CONTROL
FAULT
CONTROL2
A1/PG
FAULT2
PG2
1
2
3
4
5
6
DNP
J6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
J5
DNP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
100 mil header testpoints
MAX34460 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX34460
Figure 9a. MAX34460 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 1 of 3)
18
100k
R0C
PSEN2'
100k
R0D
PSEN3'
PSEN3
10uF
C0D
5V
100k
R0B
PSEN1'
PSEN2
10uF
C0C
5V
100k
R0A
PSEN0'
PSEN1
10uF
C0B
5V
10uF
C0A
PSEN0
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
OUT
BYP
FB
POK
OUT
BYP
FB
POK
OUT
BYP
FB
POK
OUT
BYP
FB
POK
MAX8902B
IN
GND
EN
GS
U1D
MAX8902B
IN
GND
EN
GS
U1C
MAX8902B
IN
GND
EN
GS
U1B
MAX8902B
IN
GND
EN
GS
U1A
GND
8
7
6
5
GND
8
7
6
5
GND
8
7
6
5
GND
8
7
6
5
FB3
C1D
VOUT3
FB2
C1C
VOUT2
FB1
C1B
VOUT1
FB0
C1A
VOUT0
FB3
0.01uF
FB2
0.01uF
FB1
0.01uF
FB0
0.01uF
10uF
3.09k
DD
L ED
10uF
1k
R5D
267
R2D
R4D
R3D
C2D
VOUT3
1k
R5C
8.66k 49.9
R1D
3.09k
DC
L ED
10uF
267
R2C
R4C
1k
R5B
8.66k 49.9
C2C
VOUT2
10uF
R3C
R1C
3.09K
DB
L ED
267
R2B
R4B
1k
R5A
R3B
C2B
VOUT1
DA
L ED
8.66k 49.9
R1B
3.09k
R2A
267
8.66k 49.9
C2A
R4A
R3A
R1A
VOUT0
RS3'
RS2'
RS1'
RS0'
RS3
RS2
RS1
RS0
GND
R56
R57
R58
R59
PSEN0
PSEN1
PSEN2
PSEN3
PSEN4
PSEN5
PSEN6
PSEN7
PSEN8
PSEN9
PSEN10
PSEN11
RS0
RS1
RS2
RS3
RS4
RS5
RS6
RS7
RS8
RS9
RS10
RS11
150k
150k
150k
150k
MSDA 1
MSCL 2
3
4
5
6
7
DS4424
SDA
SCL
GND
FS3
FS2
FS1
FS0
U3
OUT3
VCC
OUT2
A1
OUT1
A0
OUT0
VDD
GND
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
GND
R79
100k
R78
DNP
GND
R77
100k
R76
DNP
3.3V
R0
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
R10
R11
J12
DNP
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
0.1uF
C11
8
7
6
5
4-POL E DIP SW
S6
1
2
3
4
DNP
J7
RS0'
RS1'
RS2'
RS3'
RSG0
RSG1
4-POL E DIP SW
S5
100 mil header testpoints
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
J11 DNP
J9 DNP
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
J8 DNP
100 mil header testpoints
DAC0
DAC1
DAC2
DAC3
0
0
PSEN0'
PSEN1'
PSEN2'
PSEN3'
GND
R 36
R 20
R 21
R 22
R 23
R 24
R 25
R 26
R 27
R 28
R 29
R 30
R 31
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
R 40
R 41
R 42
R 43
R 44
R 45
R 46
R 47
R 48
R 49
R 50
R 51
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
R 80
R 81
R 82
R 83
R 84
R 85
R 86
R 87
R 88
R 89
R 90
R 91
100k
100k
100k
100k
100k
100k
100k
100k
100k
100k
100k
100k
R 37
0
Maxim Integrated
0
5V
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
4-POL E DIP SW
S4
FB0
FB1
FB2
FB3
J10
1
2
DNP
L ocated with RSx testpoints.
R16
R17
DAC0
DAC1
DAC2
DAC3
MAX34460 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX34460
Figure 9b. MAX34460 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 2 of 3)
19
2
1
OUT
VCC
GND'
DNP
C215
4.7k
R214
0
COM
1
VP P
HB
COM
D22
R213
2.2k
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
GND'
D20B
560
R205
5V
PICfor DS3900
MCL R
P3,HB
COM_L ED,BOOT
P1
P2
RCV
P6, CS
GND
OSC1
OSC2
P4
UOE
PS_VAR
VUSB
U20
G reen
OUT
BYP
FB
POK
MAX8902B
IN
GND
EN
GS
P8,1W_P U
P7,1W_DQ
P5
USB_DET
VP O
VMO
P10,SCK ,SCL
P11,SDI ,SDA
VDD
GND
P9,SDO
ENUM
D+,VP
D-,VM
1
2
3
4
U22
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
8
7
6
5
D+
D-
SCL '
SDA'
C203
3.3V'
0.01uF
USB-to-I2C Programming Board
220nF
C213
5V'
10uF
C202
OSC1
3.3V'
R212
330
D21B
R204
100k
1
2
3
GND'
R211
330
D21A
3.3V'
MAX4995A
FL AG OUT
IN
GND
ON
SETI
U21
C214 0.01uF
3 CL K
3.3V'
4
GND'
6
5
4
R210
C201
10uF
R ed
J21
2
1
DNP
DD+
OSC_CMOS_4pin
GND
INH
X1
J20
1 VBUS
Vbus
2 0 R201
D3 0 R202
D+
4
I.D.
5
GND
USB_5P IN
D20A
R ed
560
G reen
Maxim Integrated
2
R203
10k
DNP
1uF
GND'
0.1uF
C212
3.3V'
R216
DNP
R215
3.3V'
10uF
C204
C211
R207
45.3k
R206
3.3V
1
2
3
4
5V'
I2C DONGL E
J22
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8
SDA
5V
SCL
GND
5V
2x4 Header is the only connection between
programming board and MAX34460 demo.
J23
MAX34460 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX34460
Figure 9c. MAX34460 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 3 of 3)
20
MAX34460 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX34460
Figure 10. MAX34460 EV Kit PCB Layout—Top
Figure 11. MAX34460 EV Kit PCB Layout—Bottom
Maxim Integrated
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MAX34460 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX34460
Ordering Information
PART
TYPE
MAX34460EVKIT#
EV Kit
#Denotes an RoHS-compliant device that may include
lead(Pb) that is exempt under the RoHS requirements.
Maxim Integrated
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MAX34460 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX34460
Revision History
REVISION
NUMBER
REVISION
DATE
0
9/12
DESCRIPTION
Initial release
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