User's Guide
SNVU444–May 2014
LM5066IEVM-626 Evaluation Module (EVM)
This user’s guide describes the LM5066I EVM (LM5066IEVM-626). LM5066IEVM-626 contains evaluation
and reference circuitry for the LM5066I. The LM5066I device combines a high performance hot swap
controller with a PMBus™ compliant SMBus/I2C interface to accurately measure, protect, and control the
electrical operating conditions of systems connected to a backplane power bus.
Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Features.............................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Applications.......................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Electrical Specifications............................................................................................ 3
2 Schematic..................................................................................................................... 4
3 General Configuration and Description ................................................................................... 5
3.1 Physical Access..................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Equipment Setup.................................................................................................... 6
4 Operation ..................................................................................................................... 6
5 Test Results .................................................................................................................. 7
6 Getting Started.............................................................................................................. 11
6.1 Hardware Setup Steps............................................................................................ 11
6.2 Device Evaluation ................................................................................................. 11
6.3 GUI Event Log..................................................................................................... 13
6.4 Plotting Telemetry Data .......................................................................................... 14
6.5 Configuring the LM5066I Device................................................................................ 14
6.6 Customizing the Design .......................................................................................... 16
7 Layout Guidelines .......................................................................................................... 18
8 Board Layout................................................................................................................ 20
9 Bill of Materials ............................................................................................................. 23
List of Figures
1 Startup Waveform ........................................................................................................... 7
2 Startup into Short Performance............................................................................................ 7
3 Overvoltage Performance .................................................................................................. 8
4 Undervoltage Waveform .................................................................................................... 8
5 Overload Performance...................................................................................................... 9
6 Load Transient into Overload Performance.............................................................................. 9
7 Hot Short on Vout (Zoomed Out) ........................................................................................ 10
8 Hot Short on Vout (Zoomed In)........................................................................................... 10
9 Device Selector............................................................................................................. 11
10 Initial GUI Screen........................................................................................................... 12
11 LM5066I Block-Level Representation ................................................................................... 12
12 LM5066I Telemetry Display Options..................................................................................... 13
13 LM5066I GUI With the Telemetry Plotting Tool Enabled.............................................................. 14
14 Device Configuration Panel............................................................................................... 15
15 LM5066I Design Tool...................................................................................................... 16
16 Recommended Board Connector Design............................................................................... 18
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SNVU444–May 2014 LM5066IEVM-626 Evaluation Module (EVM)
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