Panasonic EVB-NN30312A User manual

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The product specifications described in this book are subject to change without
notice for the product which is currently under development. At the final stage of
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Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview …………………………………………………….………………........... 3
1.2 Features ………………………………………………….……………………....... 3
1.3 Typical Applications ………………………………………………….…...... 3
1.4 Package ………………………………………………….………………………... 3
1.5 Type ……………………………………………………….…………………... 3
1.6 Block Diagram ………………………………………………………... 4
2 Evaluation Board
2.1 Appearance ..………….………………………................................ 5
2.2 Jumper setup .................................…………….…………………..... 6
3 Schematic .........………………………………………………………... 7
4 Test Setup
4.1 Main Test Points and Jumpers ………………………………………………………... 8
4.2 Output Voltage Setpoint ………………............................................................... 9
5 Bill of Materials .........………………………………………………………... 10
6 Board Layout .........………………………………………………………... 11
Usage Notes ………………………………………….……………………………....... 14

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Table 1. Input Voltage and Output Current Summary
1 Introduction
This user’s guide contains background information for the
NN30312A : 10A Synchronous DCDC Step Down Regulator with Integrated Power MOSFET
as well as support documentation for the NN30312A Evaluation Board (EVB-NN30312A). Also included are the schematic, the test set-
up, the bill of materials and the Board Layout for the Evaluation Board.
1.1 Overview
NN30312A is a synchronous DCDC Step Down Regulator (1-ch) with integrated power MOSFETs, which employs hysteretic control
system. By this system, when load current changes suddenly, it responds at high speed and minimizes the changes of output voltage.
Since it is possible to use capacitors with small capacitance and it is unnecessary to add external parts for system phase compensation,
this IC realizes downsizing of set and reducing in the number of external parts.
Output voltage is adjustable by user. Maximum current is 10 A.
1.2 Features
—High-speed response DCDC Step Down Regulator circuit that employs the hysteretic control system
—Integrated Two 9mΩ(Typ) MOSFETs for high efficiency
—Switchable FCCM (continuous) / SKIP (discontinuous) mode
—Input Voltage Range: 4.5V (TBD)~ 30V (TBD)
—Output Voltage Range: 0.75V (TBD) ~ 5.5V (TBD)
—Built-in 0.6V±1% (TBD) Reference Voltage
—Selectable Switching Frequency 250kHz / 750kHz / 1250kHz
—Adjustable Soft Start
—Low Operating and Standby Quiescent Current
—Indication for normal Output Voltage to PGOOD pin
—Built-in Under Voltage Lockout (UVLO), Thermal Shut Down (TSD), Output Over-Voltage Detection (OVD), Output Over-Current
Protection (OCP), Short-Circuit Protection (SCP) functions
Input voltage and output current range for the evaluation Board are given in Table 1.
1.3 Typical Applications
—High Current Distributed Power Systems such as HDDs (Hard Disk Drives), SSDs (Solid State Drives), PCs, Game consoles, Severs,
Security Cameras, Network TVs, Home Appliances, OA Equipment etc.
1.4 Package
— 40pin Plastic Quad Flat Non-leaded Package Heat Slug Down (QFN Type)
(Size : 6 × 6 mm, 0.5 mm pitch)
1.5 Type
—Multichip IC
Evaluation Board Input Voltage range Output Current Range
EVB-NN30312A PVIN, AVIN = 4.5V(TBD) to 30V (TBD) *1
V-EN = 1.5V to 5V 0A to 10A
*1 : PVIN pin and AVIN pin are normally connected on Evaluation Board by 0 ohm resister (R-AVIN).
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1.6 Block Diagram
Figure 1. Block Diagram
Driver
Control
Logic
CTL VREF SS
VREG
Soft Start
VREF
Soft Start
VOUT
MODE
VFB
VREG
FSEL
EN
SS AVIN
PGOOD
BST
PVIN
LX
PGND
AGND
AVIN PVIN
VREG
ON/OFF
VOUT
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2 Evaluation Board
2.1 Appearance
Jumper for
EN
Please see the next page for
further details about jumper
setup.
Jumper for
MODE Jumper for FSEL Jumper for PGOOD
GND PVIN
(Force) PVIN (Sense)
VOUT
(Force) VOUT (Sense)
+
ｰ
ｰ+
V
GND
Load A
ｰ+
+
ｰV
Figure 2. Appearance of Evaluation Board
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2.2 Jumper Setup
EN pin, MODE pin, FSEL pin, PGOOD pin are able to be controlled by J-EN, J-MODE, J-FSEL, J-PGOOD.
Jumper
Mode FCCM SKIP SKIP
Table 3. J-MODE (Control modes）
J-MODE J-MODE
Table 4. J-FSEL（Control SW frequency）
Table 5. J-PGOOD (Control the Voltage PGOOD pin pulled up to）
Jumper
Status enable disable disable
Table 2. J-EN (Control enable/disable）
J-EN J-EN
Jumper
Frequency 250kHz 750kHz 1250kHz
J-FSEL J-FSEL
Jumper
Pull up to VREG open V-EXT
J-PGOOD J-PGOOD
J-EN
J-MODE
J-FSEL
J-PGOOD
Figure 3. Appearance of J-EN, J-MODE, J-FSEL, J-PGOOD
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3 Schematic
Figure 4. Evaluation Board Schematic
11 14 17 18 19 20
23 24 25 26 27 28
31 32 33 35 37 39
1 3 5 6 7 8
PGND
FSEL
L-LX
R-FB3 R-FB2
R-FB8 R-FB9 R-FB10 R-FB11
C-DCDCOUT1 C-DCDCOUT2 C-DCDCOUT3 C-DCDCOUT4 C-DCDCOUT5
R-FB4 R-FB1
SL_PVIN
R-AVIN
To AVINTo PVIN
LX
BST
MODE
AGND
AVIN
EN
VREG
VFB
VOUT
SS
PGOOD
AGND
PVIN
C-PVIN1 C-PVIN2
PVIN
C-PVIN3 C-PVIN4 C-PVIN5 C-PVIN6
C-AVIN1 C-AVIN2
C-BST
AVIN
R-FB5
D-LX1 D-LX2
D-BST
J-MODE
VREG
J-PGOOD
J-EN
VREG
J-FSEL
C-FSEL
R-FB7
FB-SUB
R3
R2
C1
R1
C3
FB-SUB
C2
DCDCOUT
V-EXT
R-PG
PGOOD
CAP_GND
PVIN
AVIN
C-SS
SS
EN
V-EN
C-VREG
VREG
VOUT
VFB
R-FB6
FSEL
MODE
AGND
PGND
＊＊
＊＊
＊
＊＊
＊ ＊＊
＊
＊
＊
＊＊
＊
＊
＊
＊
＊
＊
VREG
VREG
VREG
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This section describes how to properly connect, set up and use the Evaluation Board.
4 Test Setup
4.1 Main Test Points and Jumpers
The Evaluation Board is provided with test points and jumpers as shown in Table 6.
A power supply cable of supplying 7A must be connected to the pad PVIN. The load must be connected to the pad
DCDCOUT. Wire lengths must be minimized to reduce losses in the wires.
Test point PVIN provides a place to monitor the input voltages with GND providing a convenient ground reference.
Test point DCDCOUT is used to monitor the output voltage with GND as the ground reference.
Jumper Setup is shown in Table 7.
Reference Designator Default Function
Main
Test
Points
PVIN -PVIN test point at PVIN connector
DCDCOUT -DCDCOUT test point at DCDCOUT connector
V-EN -Test point supplying voltage to EN pin
Jumpers J-EN V-EN 3-pin headers for enable of NN30312A. Connect EN to GND to
disable, to V-EN to enable.
J-MODE VREG 3-pin headers to choose mode. Connect MODE to GND to choose
SKIP mode, to VREG to choose FCCM mode.
J-FSEL -3-pin headers to choose frequency. Connect FSEL to GND to
choose 1250kHz, open to choose 750kHz, to VREG to choose
250kHz.
J-PGOOD open 3-pin headers for pull-up of PGOOD. Connect to VREG to allow
pull up to VREG pin, to V-EXT to allow pull up to V-EXT pin.
Table 6. Function of Main Test points and Jumpers
Jumper Setup Mode Setup Mode Setup Mode
J-EN enable disable disable
J-MODE FCCM
mode SKIP mode SKIP mode
J-FSEL 250kHz 750kHz 1250kHz
J-PGOOD Pull up to
VREG open Pull up to V-EXT
Table 7. Jumper Setup
V-EN
EN pin
GND
J-EN
V-EN
EN pin
GND
J-EN
V-EN
EN pin
GND
J-EN
VREG
MODE pin
GND
J-MODE
VREG
MODE pin
GND
J-MODE
VREG
MODE pin
GND
J-MODE
VREG
FSEL pin
GND
J-FSEL
VREG
FSEL pin
GND
J-FSEL
VREG
FSEL pin
GND
J-FSEL
Pull up to VREG
PGOOD pin
Pull up to V-EXT
J-PGOOD
Pull up to VREG
PGOOD pin
Pull up to V-EXT
J-PGOOD
Pull up to VREG
PGOOD pin
Pull up to V-EXT
J-PGOOD
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4.2 Output Voltage Setpoint
To change the output voltage of the Evaluation Board, it is necessary to change the value of resister R-FB1~R-FB4.
The values of R-FB1~R-FB4 for a specific output value can be calculated using Equation (1).
For output voltage from 0.75V to 5.5V:
Table 8 lists the R-FB1~R-FB4 values for some common output voltage.
Vout= (R-FB3 + R-FB4)
(R-FB1 + R-FB2 + R-FB3 + R-FB4) x 0.6 --------- (1)
Output Voltage (V) R-FB1(k ohm) R-FB2(k ohm) R-FB3(k ohm) R-FB4(k ohm)
1.00 1.0 01.5 0
1.05 1.2 01.6 0
1.20 1.5 01.5 0
1.80 1.0 1.0 1.0 0
2.50 4.7 1.0 1.8 0
3.30 3.3 1.2 1.0 0
5.00 10.0 1.0 1.5 0
Table 8. Output Voltages
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Reference Designator QTY Value Description Size *4 Manufacturer Part Number
C1, C2,C3 - - - - - -
C-AVIN1 210uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 50V, X7R, 20% 1210 TAIYO YUDEN UMK325AB7106MM-T
C-AVIN2 10.1uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 100V, X7R, 10% 0603 Murata GRM188R72A104KA35L
C-BST 1 0.1uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 100V, X7R, 10% 0603 Murata GRM188R72A104KA35L
C-DCDCOUT 322uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 25V, X7R, 10% 1210 Murata GRM32ER71E226KE15L
C-FSEL - - - - - -
C-PVIN1, C-PVIN2,
C-PVIN3, C-PVIN4 - - - - - -
C-PVIN5 210uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 50V, X7R, 20% 1210 TAIYO YUDEN UMK325AB7106MM-T
C-PVIN6 10.1uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 100V, X7R, 10% 0603 Murata GRM188R72A104KA35L
C-SS 110nF Capacitor, Ceramic, 100V, X7R, 10% 0603 Murata GRM188R72A103KA01L
C-VREG 1 1.0uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 25V, X7R, 10% 0603 Murata GRM188R71E105KA12L
D-BST - - - - - -
D-LX1, D-LX2 - - - - - -
J-EN, J-FSEL,
J-MODE, J-PGOOD - - - - - -
L-LX 11.0uH Inductor, 13A, 7.1mΩ7.1×
6.5 mm TDK SPM6530-1R0M120
R1,R2,R3 - - - - - -
R-AVIN 1 0 Resistor, Chip, 0.1W 0603 Panasonic ERJ3GEY0R00V
R-FB1 *2 13.3k Resistor, Chip, 0.1W, 1% 0603 Panasonic ERJ3EKF3301V
R-FB2 *2 11.2k Resistor, Chip, 0.1W, 1% 0603 Panasonic ERJ3EKF1201V
R-RB3 *2 11.0k Resistor, Chip, 0.1W, 1% 0603 Panasonic ERJ3EKF1001V
R-FB4 *2 1 0 Resistor, Chip, 0.1W 0603 Panasonic ERJ3GEY0R00V
R-FB6 1 0 Resistor, Chip, 0.1W 0603 Panasonic ERJ3GEY0R00V
R-FB5, R-FB7 - - - - - -
R-FB9 *3 1 0 Resistor, Chip, 0.1W 0603 Panasonic ERJ3GEY0R00V
R-FB8, R-FB10,
R-FB11 *3 - - - - - -
R-PG 1100k Resistor, Chip, 0.1W, 1% 0603 Panasonic ERJ3EKF1003V
5 Bill of Materials
*2 : These resistors determine output voltage.
The setting in the above table sets the output voltage for 3.3V.
To change the output voltage, it is necessary to change these resistors following Equation (1) in the section 4.2.
*3 : These pads are for changing feedback route.
Only R-FB9 is normally installed.
*4 : These values comply with EIA standards.
Table 9 presents the bill of materials for the Evaluation Board.
Table 9. Evaluation Board Bill of Materials
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The board layout for the evaluation board is shown in Figure 5 through Figure 10.
Figure 5. Top Layer with silk screen ( Top View )
Figure 6. Bottom Layer with silk screen ( Bottom View )
6 Board Layout
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Figure 7. Top Layer ( Top View )
Figure 8. Layer 2 ( Top View )
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Figure 9. Layer 3 ( Top View )
Figure 10. Bottom Layer ( Top View )
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— Special attention and precaution in using
1. This DCDC Step Down Regulator is intended to be used for general electronic equipment.
Consult our sales staff in advance for information on the following applications:
– Special applications in which exceptional quality and reliability are required, or if the failure or malfunction of this IC may
directly jeopardize life or harm the human body.
– Any applications other than the standard applications intended.
(1) Space appliance (such as artificial satellite, and rocket)
(2) Traffic control equipment (such as for automobile, airplane, train, and ship)
(3) Medical equipment for life support
(4) Submarine transponder
(5) Control equipment for power plant
(6) Disaster prevention and security device
(7) Weapon
(8) Others : Applications of which reliability equivalent to (1) to (7) is required
It is to be understood that our company shall not be held responsible for any damage incurred as a result of or in connection with
your using the IC described in this book for any special application, unless our company agrees to your using the IC in this book
for any special application.
2. Pay attention to the direction of LSI. When mounting it in the wrong direction onto the PCB (printed-circuit-board), it might
smoke or ignite.
3. Pay attention in the PCB (printed-circuit-board) pattern layout in order to prevent damage due to short circuit between pins. In
addition, refer to the Pin Description for the pin configuration.
4. Perform a visual inspection on the PCB before applying power, otherwise damage might happen due to problems such as a solder-
bridge between the pins of the semiconductor device. Also, perform a full technical verification on the assembly quality, because
the same damage possibly can happen due to conductive substances, such as solder ball, that adhere to the LSI during
transportation.
5. Take notice in the use of this product that it might break or occasionally smoke when an abnormal state occurs such as output pin-
VCC short (Power supply fault), output pin-GND short (Ground fault), or output-to-output-pin short (load short) .
And, safety measures such as an installation of fuses are recommended because the extent of the above-mentioned damage and
smoke emission will depend on the current capability of the power supply.
6. When designing your equipment, comply with the range of absolute maximum rating and the guaranteed operating conditions
(operating power supply voltage and operating environment etc.). Especially, please be careful not to exceed the range of absolute
maximum rating on the transient state, such as power-on, power-off and mode-switching. Otherwise, we will not be liable for any
defect which may arise later in your equipment.
Even when the products are used within the guaranteed values, take into the consideration of incidence of break down and failure
mode, possible to occur to semiconductor products. Measures on the systems such as redundant design, arresting the spread of fire
or preventing glitch are recommended in order to prevent physical injury, fire, social damages, for example, by using the products.
7. When using the LSI for new models, verify the safety including the long-term reliability for each product.
8. When the application system is designed by using this LSI, be sure to confirm notes in this book.
Be sure to read the notes to descriptions and the usage notes in the book.
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Request for your special attention and precautions in using the technical information and
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(3) The products described in this book are intended to be used for general applications (such as office equipment, communications
equipment, measuring instruments and household appliances), or for specific applications as expressly stated in this book.
Consult our sales staff in advance for information on the following applications:
–Special applications (such as for airplanes, aerospace, automotive equipment, traffic signaling equipment, combustion equipment,
life support systems and safety devices) in which exceptional quality and reliability are required, or if the failure or malfunction of
the products may directly jeopardize life or harm the human body.
It is to be understood that our company shall not be held responsible for any damage incurred as a result of or in connection with
your using the products described in this book for any special application, unless our company agrees to your using the products in
this book for any special application.
(4) The products and product specifications described in this book are subject to change without notice for modification and/or im-
provement. At the final stage of your design, purchasing, or use of the products, therefore, ask for the most up-to-date Product
Standards in advance to make sure that the latest specifications satisfy your requirements.
(5) When designing your equipment, comply with the range of absolute maximum rating and the guaranteed operating conditions
(operating power supply voltage and operating environment etc.). Especially, please be careful not to exceed the range of absolute
maximum rating on the transient state, such as power-on, power-off and mode-switching. Otherwise, we will not be liable for any
defect which may arise later in your equipment.
Even when the products are used within the guaranteed values, take into the consideration of incidence of break down and failure
mode, possible to occur to semiconductor products. Measures on the systems such as redundant design, arresting the spread of fire
or preventing glitch are recommended in order to prevent physical injury, fire, social damages, for example, by using the products.
(6) Comply with the instructions for use in order to prevent breakdown and characteristics change due to external factors (ESD, EOS,
thermal stress and mechanical stress) at the time of handling, mounting or at customer's process. When using products for which
damp-proof packing is required, satisfy the conditions, such as shelf life and the elapsed time since first opening the packages.
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