LTC2978A
Table of Contents
Features...................................................... 1
Applications................................................. 1
Typical Application......................................... 1
Description.................................................. 1
Absolute Maximum Ratings............................... 4
Order Information........................................... 4
Pin Configuration........................................... 4
Electrical Characteristics.................................. 5
PMBus Timing Diagram.................................... 9
Typical Performance Characteristics................... 10
Pin Functions............................................... 15
Block Diagram.............................................. 17
Operation................................................... 18
Operation Overview................................................. 18
EEPROM.............................................................. 18
Reset....................................................................... 19
Write-Protect Pin..................................................... 19
Other Operations..................................................... 19
Clock Sharing...................................................... 19
PMBus Serial Digital Interface.................................20
PMBus................................................................. 20
Device Address....................................................23
Processing Commands........................................ 24
Summary Table....................................................25
PMBus Command Summary............................. 25
Data Formats.......................................................29
PMBus Command Description........................... 30
Operation, Mode and EEPROM Commands.............30
PAGE................................................................... 30
OPERATION......................................................... 31
ON_OFF_CONFIG................................................. 32
CLEAR_FAULTS.................................................. 32
WRITE_PROTECT................................................ 33
STORE_USER_ALL and RESTORE_USER_ALL..33
CAPABILITY......................................................... 33
VOUT_MODE....................................................... 34
Output Voltage Related Commands.........................34
VOUT_COMMAND, VOUT_MAX, VOUT_MARGIN_
HIGH, VOUT_MARGIN_LOW, VOUT_OV_FAULT_
LIMIT, VOUT_OV_WARN_LIMIT, VOUT_UV_
WARN_LIMIT, VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT, POWER_
GOOD_ON and POWER_GOOD_OFF...................34
Input Voltage Related Commands............................34
VIN_ON, VIN_OFF, VIN_OV_FAULT_LIMIT, VIN_
OV_WARN_LIMIT, VIN_UV_WARN_LIMIT and
VIN_UV_FAULT_LIMIT........................................ 34
Temperature Related Commands.............................35
OT_FAULT_LIMIT, OT_WARN_LIMIT, UT_WARN_
LIMIT and UT_FAULT_LIMIT................................35
Timer Limits............................................................35
TON_DELAY, TON_RISE, TON_MAX_FAULT_
LIMIT and TOFF_DELAY......................................35
Fault Response for Voltages Measured by the High
Speed Supervisor....................................................36
VOUT_OV_FAULT_RESPONSE and VOUT_UV_
FAULT_RESPONSE.............................................. 36
Fault Response for Values Measured by the ADC.... 37
OT_FAULT_RESPONSE, UT_FAULT_RESPONSE,
VIN_OV_FAULT_RESPONSE and VIN_UV_FAULT_
RESPONSE.......................................................... 37
Timed Fault Response............................................. 37
TON_MAX_FAULT_RESPONSE........................... 37
Status Commands...................................................38
STATUS_BYTE:.................................................... 38
STATUS_WORD:.................................................. 39
STATUS_VOUT.................................................... 39
STATUS_INPUT................................................... 40
STATUS_TEMPERATURE..................................... 40
STATUS_CML...................................................... 41
STATUS_MFR_SPECIFIC..................................... 41
ADC Monitoring Commands.................................... 42
READ_VIN........................................................... 42
READ_VOUT........................................................ 42
READ_TEMPERATURE_1 ................................... 42
PMBUS_REVISION.............................................. 42
Manufacturer Specific Commands...........................43
MFR_CONFIG_LTC2978...................................... 43
MFR_CONFIG_ ALL_LTC2978............................. 44
MFR_FAULTBz0_PROPAGATE, MFR_FAULTBz1_
PROPAGATE........................................................ 45
MFR_PWRGD_EN............................................... 46
MFR_FAULTB00_RESPONSE, MFR_FAULTB01_
RESPONSE, MFR_FAULTB10_RESPONSE and
MFR_FAULTB11_RESPONSE............................... 47
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