DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Applications * Low voltage, high density systems with Intermediate Bus Architectures (IBA) * Point-of-load regulators for high performance DSP, FPGA, ASIC, and microprocessor applications * Desktops, servers, and portable computing * Broadband, networking, optical, and communications systems Benefits * Integrates digital power conversion with intelligent power management * Eliminates the need for external power management components 2 * Programmable via industry-standard I C communication bus (DPM required) * Reduce the number of discrete parts within a power system. * Reduces board space, system cost, complexity and time to market Features * Wide input voltage range: 8V-14V * High continuous output current: 15A * Wide digitally programmable output voltage range: 0.7V-5.5V * Active patented current sharing * Single-wire serial communication bus between dPOL and Digital Power Manager (DPM) * Programmable dynamic output voltage positioning for better load transient response * Programmable switching phase delay * Overcurrent, overvoltage, undervoltage, and overtemperature protections with programmable thresholds and hiccup or latching modes * Programmable fixed switching frequency: 500KHz or/ 1.0MHz * Programmable turn-on and turn-off delays * Programmable turn-on and turn-off output voltage slew rates with tracking protection * Auto Compensation * In-System Loop Identification (SysID) through pseudo-random noise injection * Power Good signal with programmable threshold and delay * Advanced fault management and propagation * Start up into pre-biased load * Real time voltage, current, and temperature measurements, monitoring, and reporting * Horizontal orientation SMT PCB attachment * Small footprint SMT package: 12.5x22.2mm * Compatible with conventional pick-and-place equipment * Wide operating temperature range -40C - 85C * UL 60950-1/CSA 22.2 No. 60950-1-07 Second Edition, IEC 60950-1: 2005, and EN 60950-1:2006 (pending) Description Power-One's DP7015 is an intelligent, fully programmable step-down point-of-load DC-DC converter integrating digital power conversion and intelligent power management. The dPOL is used in conjunction with DM73xx Series Digital Power Manager (DPM), and completely eliminates the need for external components for output voltage setting, sequencing, tracking, protection, monitoring, error amplifier compensation and reporting. All performance parameters of the DP7015 are programmable and managed through Digital Power Manager via the industry2 standard I C communication bus and can be changed by a user at any time during product development and operation. Telemetry data is available in real time and can be accessed over the IC bus. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 1 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Reference Documents: * DM7300 Digital Power Manager. Data Sheet * DM7300 Digital Power Manager. Programming Manual * Power-One I2C Graphical User Interface 2 * DM00056-KIT USB to I C Adapter Kit. User Manual 1. Ordering Information DP 70 15 Product family: Series: Intelligent dPOL Converter Output Current: 15A y - zz Dash Packaging Option : R100 - 100pc T&R R200 - 200pc T&R 1 (R) dPWER RoHS compliance: G - RoHS compliant for all six substances Q1 - 1pc sample for evaluation only ______________________________________ 1 Packaging option is used only for ordering and not included in the part number printed on the dPOL converter label. Example: DP7015G-R100: A 100-piece reel of RoHS compliant dPOL converters. Each dPOL converter is labeled DP7015G. 2. Absolute Maximum Ratings Stresses in excess of the absolute maximum ratings may cause performance degradation, adversely affect longterm reliability, and cause permanent damage to the converter. 3. Parameter Conditions/Description Min Max Units Inductor or Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Temperature Input Voltage applied -40 125 C Input Voltage 250ms Transient 15 VDC Output Current (See Output Current Derating Curves) 15 ADC -12 Environmental and Mechanical Specifications Parameter Conditions/Description Min Nom Max Units Ambient Temperature Range -40 85 C Storage Temperature (Ts) -55 125 C 15 grams Weight MTBF Calculated Per Telcordia Technologies SR-332 Peak Reflow Temperature DP7015G 245 Lead Plating DP7015G 100% Matte Tin Moisture Sensitivity Level DP7015G 3 BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com 4.82 MHrs Page 2 of 36 260 C DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 4. Electrical Specifications Specifications apply at the input voltage from 3V to 14V, output load from 0 to 15A, ambient temperature from -40C to 85C, 3 x 330F 20m solid electrolytic and 22uF X7R output capacitance, and default performance parameters settings unless otherwise noted. 4.1 Input Specifications Parameter Conditions/Description Input voltage (VIN) 4.2 Min Nom 8 Input Current (at no load) VIN=14.0V, VOUT=3.3V Undervoltage Lockout Ramping Up Ramping Down VLDO Input Current Current drawn from Vin Max Units 14 VDC 50 mADC 7.5 5 50 VDC VDC mADC Output Specifications Parameter Conditions/Description Output Voltage Range (VOUT) Min 0.7 Output Voltage Setpoint Resolution Output Voltage Setpoint Accuracy Nom Max Units 5.5 VDC 2.5mV (1 LSB) 2 nd Vo Loop Enabled (0.6% + 5mV) 1 Output Current (IOUT) VIN MIN to VIN MAX Line Regulation VIN MIN to VIN MAX 0.3 %VOUT 0 to IOUT MAX 0.3 %VOUT 50 60 mV s 10 20 40 18 35 50 mV mV mV mV mV mV 20 ppm/C Load Regulation Dynamic Regulation Peak Deviation Settling Time Output Voltage Peak-to-Peak Ripple and Noise Scope BW=20MHz Full Load Temperature Coefficient Switching Frequency Duty Cycle Limit -12 Slew rate 5A/s, 50 -75% load step FSW=500kHz to 10% of peak deviation See Output Load Transient Section VIN=8.0V, VOUT=0.7V VIN=8.0V, VOUT=2.5V VIN=8.0V, VOUT=5.5V VIN=14V, VOUT=0.7V VIN=14V, VOUT=2.5V VIN=14V, VOUT=5.5V VIN=12V, IOUT=0.5*IOUT MAX Default Programmable to Default Programmable, 1.56% steps 15 500 500 1,000 90.5 3.125 100 1 ADC kHz kHz % % At the negative output current (bus terminator mode) efficiency of the DP7015 degrades resulting in increased internal power dissipation. Therefore maximum allowable negative current under specific conditions is 20% lower than the current determined from the de-rating curves. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 3 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 4.3 Protection Specifications Parameter Conditions/Description Min Nom Max Units Non-Latching, 130ms period Latching/Non-Latching 132 36 132 %IOUT %IOUT Output Overcurrent Protection Default Programmable Default Programmable in 11 steps Type Threshold Threshold Accuracy -20 +20 %IOCP.SET Non-Latching, 130ms period Latching/Non-Latching 130 110 130 %VO.SET %VO.SET Output Overvoltage Protection Default Programmable Default Programmable in 10% steps Type Threshold Threshold Accuracy Measured at VO.SET=2.5V Delay From instant when threshold is exceeded until the turn-off command is generated 6 Default Emergency Off Programmable to Critical Off / Emergency Off 2 Turn Off Behavior -2 2 %VOVP.SET s Output Undervoltage Protection Default Programmable Default Programmable in 5% steps Type Threshold Non-Latching, 130ms period Latching/Non-Latching 75 75 90 Threshold Accuracy Measured at VO.SET=2.5V Delay From instant when threshold is exceeded until the turn-off command is generated 6 Default Sequenced Off Programmable to Sequenced / Critical Off Turn Off Behavior 2 -2 2 %VO.SET %VO.SET %VUVP.SET s Overtemperature Protection Default Programmable Non-Latching, 130ms period Latching/Non-Latching Turn Off Threshold Temperature is increasing 120 C Turn On Threshold Temperature is decreasing after the module was 3 shut down by OTP 110 C Type Threshold Accuracy Delay Turn Off Behavior 2 -5 From instant when threshold is exceeded until the turn-off command is generated Default Programmable to 5 6 C s Sequenced Off Sequenced / Critical Off 2 Sequenced Off: The turn-off follows the turn-off delay and slew-rate settings; Critical Off: At turn-off both low and high switches are immediately disabled; Catastrophic Off: At turn-off the high side switch is disabled and the low side switch is enabled. 3 OTP clears when Overtemp Warning (Status Register TW bit) turns off. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 4 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Tracking Protection (when Enabled) Type Default Programmable Threshold Enabled during output voltage ramping up Threshold Accuracy Disabled Latching/Non-Latching, 130ms -50 From instant when threshold is exceeded until the turn-off command is generated Delay 250 mVDC 50 mVDC 6 s 120 C Overtemperature Warning Threshold Always enabled, reported in Status register (TW 4 bit) Threshold Accuracy From Nominal Set Point -5 Hysteresis +5 1.7 C C Power Good Signal (PG pin) Logic Lower Threshold Upper Threshold Threshold Accuracy 5 PG On Delay VOUT is inside the PG window VOUT is outside the PG window Default Programmable in 5% steps Default Programmable in 5% steps 105 110 Measured at VO.SET=2.5V -2 2 Default Programmable at Default PG Off Delay Programmable same as PG On Delay 4 5 High Low 90 90 95 110 0 0, 10, 50, 150 PG disabled when VOUT VUV threshold PG disabled at turn-off command (Reset function) Temp Warning error same sign and proportional with OTP error. From instant when threshold is exceeded until status of PG signal changes high BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 5 of 36 %VO.SET %VO.SET %VO.SET %VO.SET ms DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 4.4 Feature Specifications Parameter Conditions/Description Min Nom Max Units Current Share Type Active, Single Line Maximum Number of Modules Connected in Parallel IOUT 0 Current Share Accuracy IOUT 20% IOUT NOM Interleave (Phase Shift) Default Programmable in 22.5 steps 4 20 %IOUT 337.5 Degree degree Interleave 0 0 6 Sequencing Turn ON Delay Turn OFF Delay Default Programmable in 1ms steps Default Programmable in 1ms steps 0 0 255 0 0 63 ms ms ms ms Tracking Turn ON Slew Rate Turn OFF Slew Rate Default Programmable in 8 steps Default Programmable in 8 steps 0.05 0.05 7 5.0 -0.05 -0.05 -5.0 7 V/ms V/ms V/ms V/ms Optimal Voltage Positioning Load Regulation Default Programmable in 7 steps 0 0 2.45 mV/A mV/A Feedback Loop Compensation Proportional (Kr) Programmable 0.01 2 Integral (Ti) Programmable 1 100 s Differential (Td) Programmable 1 100 s Differential Roll-Off (Tv) Programmable 1 100 s Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Accuracy 12 Bit Resolution over 0.5...5.5V -0.5 0.5 % Current Monitoring Accuracy 20% IOUT NOM < IOUT < IOUT NOM -20 +20 %IOUT Temperature Monitoring Accuracy Junction temperature of dPOL controller -5 +5 C 8 Remote Voltage Sense (+VS and -VS pins) Voltage Drop Compensation Between +VS and VOUT 300 mV Voltage Drop Compensation Between -VS and PGND 100 mV 6 Timing based on SD clock and subject to tolerances of SD. Achieving fast slew rates under specific line and load conditions may require feedback loop adjustment. See Rising and Falling Slew Rates.. 8 For remote sense, it is recommended to place a 0.01-0.1F ceramic capacitor between +VS and -VS pins as close to the dPOL converter as possible. 7 BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 6 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 4.5 Signal Specifications Parameter Conditions/Description Min Nom Max Units VDD Internal supply voltage 3.15 3.3 3.45 V Logic In Max Pull Up Logic max safe input VDD+.5 V 0.3 x VDD V VDD + 0.5 V 0.45 x VDD V 60 mA 300 ns 10 pF SYNC/DATA Line (SD pin) ViL_sd LOW level input voltage -0.5 ViH_sd HIGH level input voltage Vhyst_sd Hysteresis of input Schmitt trigger VoL LOW level sink current @ 0.5V Tr_sd Maximum allowed rise time 10/90%VDD Cnode_sd Added node capacitance Ipu_sd Pull-up current source at Vsd=0V 0.3 1.0 mA Freq_sd Clock frequency of external SD line 475 525 kHz Tsynq Sync pulse duration 22 28 T0 Data=0 pulse duration 72 78 0.75 x VDD 0.25 x VDD 14 5 % of clock cycle % of clock cycle Inputs: ADDR0...ADDR4, EN, IM ViL_x LOW level input voltage -0.5 0.3 x VDD V ViH_x HIGH level input voltage 0.7 x VDD VDD+0.5 V Vhyst_x Hysteresis of input Schmitt trigger 0.1 x VDD 0.3 x VDD V RdnL_ADDR External pull down resistance ADDRX forced low 10 kOhm Power Good and OK Inputs/Outputs Iup_PG Pull-up current source input forced low PG 25 110 A Iup_OK Pull-up current source input forced low OK 175 725 A ViL_x LOW level input voltage -0.5 0.3 x VDD V ViH_x HIGH level input voltage 0.7 x VDD VDD+0.5 V Vhyst_x Hysteresis of input Schmitt trigger 0.1 x VDD 0.3 x VDD V IoL LOW level sink current at 0.5V 4 20 mA 0.84 3.1 mA -0.5 0.3 x VDD V VDD+0.5 V 0.45 x VDD V 60 mA 100 ns Current Share Bus (CS pin) Iup_CS Pull-up current source at VCS = 0V ViL_CS LOW level input voltage ViH_CS HIGH level input voltage Vhyst_CS Hysteresis of input Schmitt trigger IoL LOW level sink current at 0.5V Tr_CS Maximum allowed rise time 10/90% VDD BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com 0.75 x VDD 0.25 x VDD 14 Page 7 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 5. Pin Assignments and Description Pin Name Pin Number NC Pin Type Buffer Type Pin Description Notes 1 Not Used Not Connected IM 2 Not Used Leave floating NC 3 Not Used Leave floating NC 4 Not Used Leave floating NC 5 Not Used Leave floating NC 6 Not Used Leave floating NC 7 Not Used Leave floating NC 8 Not Used Leave floating VREF 9 Not Used Nominally 2.5V. Leave floating EN 10 Connect to PGND Connect to PGND OK 11 I/O PU Fault/Status Condition Connect to OK pin of the DPM and any other dPOLs of the same group. SD 12 I/O PU Sync/Data Line Connect to SD pin of DPM PG 13 I/O PU Power Good Pin state reflected in Status Register. TRIM 14 A Not Used Leave floating CS 15 I/O PU Current Share Connect to CS pin of other dPOLs connected in parallel. Leave floating if not used. ADDR4 16 I PU dPOL Address Bit 4 Tie to PGND for 0 or leave floating for 1 ADDR3 17 I PU dPOL Address Bit 3 Tie to PGND for 0 or leave floating for 1 ADDR2 18 I PU dPOL Address Bit 2 Tie to PGND for 0 or leave floating for 1 ADDR1 19 I PU dPOL Address Bit 1 Tie to PGND for 0 or leave floating for 1 ADDR0 20 I PU dPOL Address Bit 0 -VS 21 I PU Negative Voltage Sense +VS 22 I PU Positive Voltage Sense VOUT 23 P Output Voltage PGND 24 P Power Ground VIN 25 P Input Voltage Tie to PGND for 0 or leave floating for 1 Connect to the negative point close to the load PGND Connect to the positive point close to the load VOUT Legend: I=input, O=output, I/O=input/output, P=power, A=analog, PU=internal pull-up BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 8 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 6. 6.1 Typical Performance Characteristics Efficiency Curves Figure 4. Efficiency vs. Load. Vin=8V, Fsw=1MHz Figure 1. Efficiency vs. Load. Vin=8V, Fsw=500kHz Figure 5. Efficiency vs. Load. Vin=12V, Fsw=1MHz Figure 2. Efficiency vs. Load. Vin=12V, Fsw=500kHz Figure 3. Efficiency vs. Output Voltage, Iout=15A, Fsw=500kHz BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Figure 6. Efficiency vs. Output Voltage, Iout=15A, Fsw=1MHz Page 9 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 6.2 Dissipation Curves 15 Output Current, A 14 13 12 11 10 9 0 LFM 100 LFM 200 LFM 400 LFM 600 LFM 8 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 Temperature 'C Figure 7. Dissipation vs Load, Vin=12V, Fsw=500KHz Figure 10. Thermal Derating Curves. Vin=13.2V, Vout=5.0V, Fsw=1MHz Figure 8. Dissipation vs Load, Vin=12V, Fsw=1MHz 6.3 Thermal Derating Curves 18 Load Current [Adc] 15 12 9 500 LFM (2.5 m/s) 400 LFM (2.0 m/s) 300 LFM (1.5 m/s) 200 LFM (1.0 m/s) 100 LFM (0.5 m/s) 30 LFM (0.15 m/s) 6 3 0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Ambient Temperature [C] Figure 9. Thermal Derating Curves. Vin=12V, Vout=5.0V, Fsw=500kHz BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 10 of 36 85 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 7. Programmable Features 7.1 Performance parameters of DP7015 dPOL converters can be programmed via the industry 2 standard I C communication bus. Each parameter has a default value stored in the volatile memory registers detailed in Table 1. The setup registers 00h through 14h are programmed at the system powerup. When the user programs new performance parameters, the values in the registers are overwritten. Upon removal of the input voltage, the default values are restored. Table 1. DP7015 Memory Registers CONFIGURATION REGISTERS Name Register PC1 Protection Configuration 1 PC2 Protection Configuration 2 PC3 Protection Configuration 3 TC Tracking Configuration INT Interleave and Frequency Configuration DON Turn-On Delay DOF Turn-Off Delay VLC Voltage Loop Configuration CLS Current Limit Set-point DCL Duty Cycle Limit PC4 Protection Configuration 4 V1H Output Voltage Setpoint 1 (Low Byte) V1L Output Voltage Setpoint 1 (High Byte) V2H Output Voltage Setpoint 2 (Low Byte) V2L Output Voltage Setpoint 2 (High Byte) V3H Output Voltage Setpoint 3 (Low Byte) V3L Output Voltage Setpoint 3 (High Byte) CP Controller Proportional Coefficient CI Controller Integral Coefficient CD Controller Derivative Coefficient B1 Controller Derivative Roll-Off Coefficient STATUS REGISTERS Name Register RUN Run enable / status ST Status MONITORING REGISTERS Name Register VOH Output Voltage High Byte (Monitoring) VOL Output Voltage Low Byte (Monitoring) IO Output Current (Monitoring) TMP Temperature (Monitoring) Address 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x03 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x07 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0B 0x0C 0x0D 0x0E 0x0F 0x10 0x11 0x12 0x13 0x14 Address 0x15 0x16 Address 0x17 0x27 0x18 0x19 DP7015 converters can be programmed using the 2 Graphical User Interface or directly via the I C bus by using high and low level commands as described in the "DM7300 Programming Manual". Output Voltage The output voltage can be programmed in the GUI Output Configuration window shown in the Figure 11 2 or directly via the I C bus by writing into the VOS register shown in Figure 12. Figure 11. Output Configuration Window Note that the GUI shows the effect of setting PG, OV and UV limits as both values and graphical limit bars. Vertical hashed lines are error bars for the Overcurrent (OC) limit. 7.1.1 Output Voltage Setpoint The output voltage programming range is from 0.7 V to 5.5 V. The resolution is constant across the range and is 2.5 mV. A Total of 3 registers are provided: one should be used for the normal setpoint voltage; the other two can be used to define a low/high margining voltage setpoint. Note that each register is 16bit wide and that the high byte needs always to be written / read first. The writing of the low byte triggers the refresh of the whole 16bit register (the high byte is written to a shadow register). Unlike other configuration registers, the dPOL controller's VOS registers are dynamic. Changes to VOS values can be made while the output is enabled over the I2C bus through register bypass commands and the dPOL will change its output immediately. DP7015 parameters can be reprogrammed at any time during the system operation and service except for the digital filter coefficients, the switching frequency and the duty cycle limit, that can only be changed when the dPOL is turned off. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 11 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output VOS: Output Voltage Set-Point VOUT Address: 0x0B ... 0x10 Coefficient V1H First Vo Setpoint High Byte V1L First Vo Setpoint Low Byte V2H Second Vo Setpoint High Byte V2L Second Vo Setpoint Low Byte V3H Third Vo Setpoint High Byte V3L Third Vo Setpoint Low Byte Mapping: - 12 bit data word, left aligned - 1LSB = 2.5mV Addr 0x0B 0x0C 0x0D 0x0E 0x0F 0x10 Bits 8 8 8 8 8 8 Default Upper Regulation Limit Lower Regulation Limit Operating Point VI Curve With Load Regulation Headroom without Load Regulation Headroom with Load Regulation Light Load Note: - all registers are readable and writeable - always write and read the high byte first VI Curve Without Load Regulation IOUT Heavy Load Figure 13. Concept of Optimal Voltage Positioning Figure 12. Output Voltage Setpoint Register VOS 7.1.2 Output Voltage Margining If the output voltage needs to be varied by a certain percentage, the margining function can be utilized. The margining can be programmed in the dPOL 2 Output Configuration window or directly via the I C bus using high level commands as described in the `"DPM Programming Manual". Figure 14 shows a DP7007 dPOL with 0 mv/A (load current) regulation setting. Alternating high and low output load currents causes large transients in Vout to appear with each change. In order to properly margin dPOLs that are connected in parallel, the dPOLs must be members of one of the Parallel Buses. Refer to the DPM Configure Devices window shown in Figure 51. 7.1.3 Output Load Regulation Control Load Regulation provides for dynamic output voltage change proportional to load current. This feature helps to improve step load response by changing the VI characteristic slope at the point of regulation. This can be programmed in the GUI Output Configuration window shown in Figure 11. In the DP7015 Regulation can be set to one of eight values: 0, 0.49, 0.99, 1.48, 1.98, 2.47, 2.97, or 3.46 mV/A. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Figure 14. Transient Response without Optimal Voltage Positioning As the Load Regulation parameter is increased, step offsets in output voltage begin to appear, as shown in Figure 15, with non-zero Regulation. Page 12 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 7.2.1 Turn-On Delay Turn-on delay is defined as an interval from the application of the Turn-On command until the output voltage starts ramping up. DON: Turn-On Delay Configuration Address: 0x05 Figure 15. Transient Response with Optimal Voltage Positioning The Load Regulation parameter is an important part of Current Sharing. It is used to set one dPOL as a "master", by assigning a lower mV/A load regulation than all other dPOLs which share the load as "slaves". The dPOL with the lowest Regulation parameter sets the effective overall regulation. (See Current Sharing elsewhere in this document.) 7.2 Sequencing and Tracking Turn-on delay, turn-off delay, and rising and falling output voltage slew rates can be programmed in the dPOL Sequencing/Tracking window shown in Figure 16 or directly via the I2C bus by writing into the DON, DOF, and TC registers, respectively. The registers are shown in Figure 17, Figure 19, and Figure 20 R/W-0 DON7 Bit 7 R/W-0 DON6 R/W-0 DON5 R/W-0 DON4 R/W-0 DON3 Bit 7:0 DON[7:0]: Turn-On delay in ms 0x00 = 0ms (default) 0x01 = 1ms ... 0xFF = 255ms R/W-0 DON2 R/W-0 DON1 R/W-0 DON0 Bit 0 Figure 17. Turn-On Delay Register DON 7.2.2 Turn-Off Delay Turn-off delay is defined as an interval from the application of the Turn-Off command until the output voltage reaches zero (if the falling slew rate is programmed) or until both high side and low side switches are turned off (if the slew rate is not programmed). Therefore, for the slew rate controlled turn-off the ramp-down time is included in the turn-off delay as shown in Figure 18. User programmed turn-off delay, T DF Turn-Off Command Internal ramp-down command Calculated delay T D Ramp-down time, T F Ramp-down time, T VOUT Falling slew rate dVF/dT Time Figure 18. Relationship between Turn-Off Delay and Falling Slew Rate As it can be seen from the figure, the internally calculated delay TD is determined by the equation below. V TD = TDF - OUT , dVF dT Figure 16. Sequencing/Tracking Window BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com For proper operation TD shall be greater than zero. The appropriate value of the turn-off delay needs to be programmed to satisfy the condition. Page 13 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output If the falling slew rate control is not utilized, the turnoff delay only determines an interval from the application of the Turn-Off command until both high side and low side switches are turned off. In this case, the output voltage ramp-down process is determined by load parameters. ICHG = CLOAD x dVR dt Where, CLOAD is load capacitance, dVR/dt is rising voltage slew rate, and ICHG is charging current. TC: Tracking Configuration DOF: Turn-Off Delay Configuration Address: 0x03 Address: 0x06 U --Bit 7 Bit 7:6 Bit 5:0 U --- R/W-0 DOF5 R/W-0 DOF4 R/W-1 DOF3 R/W-0 DOF2 R/W-1 DOF1 R/W-1 DOF0 Bit 0 Unimplemented: read as `0' DOF[5:0]: Turn-Off delay in ms 0x00 = 0ms 0x01 = 1ms ... 0x0B = 11ms (default) ... 0x3F = 63ms Figure 19. Turn-Off Delay Register DOF 7.3 U --Bit 7 Bit 7 Bit 6:4 Bit 3 Bit 2:0 Turn-On/Off Control Once delays are accounted for, turn-on and turn-off characteristics are simply a function of slew rates, which are selectable. 7.3.1 Rising and Falling Slew Rates Output voltage tracking is accomplished by programming the rising and falling slew rates of the output voltage, supported in the GUI as shown in Figure 11, which is implemented by the DPM through writing data to the TC register, Figure 20. To achieve programmed slew rates, the output voltage is being changed in 10mV steps where duration of each step determines the slew rate. For example, ramping up a 1.0V output with a slew rate of 0.5V/ms will require 100 steps duration of 20s each. Duration of each voltage step is calculated by dividing the master clock frequency generated by the DPM. Since all dPOLs in the system are synchronized to the master clock, the matching of voltage slew rates of different outputs is very accurate as it can be seen in Figure 21 and Figure 26. R/W-0 R2 R/W-0 R1 R/W-1 R0 R/W-1 SC www.power-one.com R/W-0 F1 R/W-0 F0 Bit 0 Unimplemented: read as `0' R[2:0]: Vo rising slew rate 0 = 0.05 V/ms (default when in bus terminator mode) 1 = 0.1 V/ms (default) 2 = 0.2 V/ms 3 = 0.25 V/ms 4 = 0.5 V/ms 5 = 1.0 V/ms 6 = 2.0 V/ms 7 = 5.0 V/ms SC: Turn-off slew rate control 0 = disabled 1 = enabled (default) F[2:0]: Vo falling slew rate 0 = -0.05 V/ms 1 = -0.1 V/ms 2 = -0.2 V/ms 3 = -0.25 V/ms (default when in bus terminator mode) 4 = -0.5 V/ms (default) 5 = -1.0 V/ms 6 = -2.0 V/ms 7 = -5.0 V/ms Figure 20. Tracking Configuration Register TC When selecting the rising slew rate, a user needs to ensure that I LOAD + ICHG < IOCP Where IOCP is the overcurrent protection threshold of the DP7015. If the condition is not met, then the overcurrent protection will be triggered during the turn-on process. To avoid this, dVR/dt and the overcurrent protection threshold should be programmed to meet the condition above. 7.3.2 Delay and Slew Rate Combination The effect of setting slew rates and turn on/off delays is illustrated in the following sets of figures. During the turn on process, a dPOL not only delivers current required by the load (ILOAD), but also charges the load capacitance. The charging current can be determined from the equation below: BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 R/W-1 F2 Page 14 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Figure 21. Tracking Turn-On. Rising Slew Rate is Programmed at 0.5V/ms for each output. Figure 24. Two outputs delayed 5ms. All slew rates at 0.5V/ms. 7.3.3 Pre-Bias In some applications, power may "leak" from a powered circuit to an unpowered bus, typically through ESD protection diodes. The dPWER(R) controller in the dPOL holds off turn on its output until the desired ramp up point crosses the pre-bias point, as seen in Figure 25. Figure 22. Turn-On with Different Rising Slew Rates. Rising Slew Rates are V1-1V/ms, V2-0.5V/ms, V3-0.2V/ms. Figure 25. Turn On into Prebiased Load. V3 is Prebiased by V2 via a Diode. This figure was captured with an actual system where a diode was added to pre-bias a 1.5V bus from a 1.85V bus in order to simulate the effect of current leakage through protection circuits of unpowered logic connected to powered logic outputs (a common source of pre-bias in power systems). Figure 23. Sequenced Turn-On. Rising Slew Rate is Programmed at 1V/ms. V2 Delay is 2ms, V3 delay is 4ms. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 15 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 7.4 Turn-Off Characteristics Turn of captures show that combining turn off delays and ramp rates. Note that while turnoff delays have a lower upper time limit as compared to turn on delays, all ramp down rates are available independently to turn on and off. Faults in DP7xxx & DP8xxx series dPOLs include overcurrent protection, overvoltage, overtemperature and tracking failure detection. Errors include only undervoltage. Control of responses to Faults and Errors are distributed between different dPOL registers and are configurable in the GUI. Thresholds of overcurrent, over- and undervoltage protections, and Power Good limits can be programmed in the GUI Output Configuration 2 window (Figure 11) or directly via the I C bus by writing into the PC2 register shown in Figure 28. PC2: Protection Configuration Register 2 1) Address: 0x01 U --Bit 7 U --- R/W-0 PGHL R/W-0 PGLL R/W-1 OVPL1 R/W-0 OVPL0 R/W-0 UVPL1 R/W-0 UVPL0 Bit 0 Bit7:6 Bit 5 Figure 26. Tracking Turn-Off. Falling Slew Rate is Programmed at 0.5V/ms. Unimplemented: read as `0' PGHL: Power Good High Level 1 = 105% of Vo 0 = 110% of Vo (default) Bit 4 PGLL: Power Good Low Level 1 = 95% of Vo 0 = 90% of Vo (default) Bit 3:2 OVPL: Over Voltage Protection Level 00 = 110% of Vo 01 = 120% of Vo 10 = 130% of Vo (default) 11 = 130% of Vo Bit 1:0 UVPL: Under Voltage Protection Level 00 = 75% of Vo (default) 01 = 80% of Vo 10 = 85% of Vo 11 = 90% of Vo 1) This register can only be written when PWM is not active (RUN[RUN] is `0') Figure 28. Protection Configuration Register PC2 Note that the overvoltage and undervoltage protection thresholds and Power Good limits are defined as percentages of the output voltage. Therefore, the absolute levels of the thresholds change when the output voltage setpoint is changed either by output voltage adjustment or by margining. Figure 27. Turn-Off with Tracking and Sequencing. Falling Slew Rate is Programmed at 0.5V/ms. 7.5 Faults, Errors and Warnings All dPOL series converters have a comprehensive set of programmable fault and error protection functions that can be classified into three groups based on their effect on system operation: warnings, faults, and errors. These are warnings, errors and faults. Warnings include Thermal (Overtemperature limit near) and Power Good (a warning in a negative sense.) BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Overcurrent limits are set either in the GUI dPOL Output configuration dialog (Figure 11) or in the dPOL's CLS register as shown in Figure 29. Note that the CLS register includes bits which control the Regulation option settings. When writing into this register be careful to not change Regulation by accident. Page 16 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output CLS: Current Limit Setting Address: 0x08 R/W-0 LR2 Bit 7 R/W-0 LR1 Bit 7:5 LR[2:0]: Load Regulation setting 0 = 0 V/A/ (default) 1 = 0.39 V/A/ 2 = 0.78 V/A/ 3 = 1.18 V/A/ 4 = 1.57 V/A/ 5 = 1.96 V/A/ 6 = 2.35 V/A/ 7 = 2.75 V/A/ TCE: Temperature Compensation for Current Limitation Enable 0 = disabled 1 = enabled (default) CLS[3:0]: Current Limit set-point when Vo Stationary or Falling 0x0 = 37% 0x1 = 47% ... 0xB = 140% (default) values higher than 0xB are translated to 0xB (140%) Bit 4 Bit 3:0 R/W-0 LR0 R/W-1 TCE R/W-1 CL3 R/W-0 CL2 R/W-1 CL1 R/W-1 CL0 Bit 0 Figure 29. Current Limit Setpoint Register CLS 7.5.1 Warnings This group includes Overtemperature Warning and Power Good Signal. The warnings do not turn off dPOLs but rather generate signals that can be 2 transmitted to a host controller via the I C bus. 7.5.1.1 Overtemperature Warning The Overtemperature Warning is generated when temperature of the controller exceeds 120C. The Overtemperature Warning changes the TW bit of the status register ST. When the temperature falls below 117C, the PT bit is cleared and the Overtemperature Warning is removed. 7.5.1.2 Power Good Power Good (PG) is an open collector output with a weak constant current pull-up that is pulled low if the output voltage is outside of the Power Good window. The window is formed by the Power Good High threshold that is programmable at 105 or 110% of the output voltage and the Power Good Low threshold that can be programmed at 90 or 95% of the output voltage. The Power Good protection is only enabled after the output voltage reaches its steady state level. A programmable delay can be set between 0 and 150ms to delay the release of the PG pin after the voltage has reached the steady state level (see BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Figure 16). This allows using the PG pin to reset load circuits properly. The Power Good protection remains active during margining voltage transitions. The threshold will vary proportionally to the voltage change (see). The Power Good Warning pulls the PG pin low and changes the PG bit of the status register ST to 0. When the output voltage returns within the Power Good window, the PG pin is released high, the PG bit is cleared and the Power Good Warning is removed. The Power Good pin can also be pulled low by an external circuit to initiate the Power Good Warning. At turn-off the PG pin can be programmed to either be pulled low immediately following the turn-off command, or then when the voltage actually starts to ramp down (Reset vs. Power Good functionality in Figure 16). Note: To retrieve status information, Status Monitoring in the DPM Configure Devices window should be enabled (refer to Digital Power Manager Data Sheet). The DPM will retrieve the status information from each dPOL on a continuous basis. 7.5.2 Faults This group includes overcurrent, overtemperature, undervoltage, and tracking protections. Triggering any protection in this group will turn off the dPOL. 7.5.2.1 Overcurrent Protection Overcurrent protection is active whenever the output voltage of the dPOL exceeds the prebias voltage (if any). When the output current reaches the OC threshold, the POL control chip asserts an OC fault. The dPOL sets the OC bit in the register ST to 0. Both high side and low side switches of the dPOL are turned off instantly (fast turn-off). Current sensing is across the dPOLs choke. To compensate for copper winding TC, compensation is added to keep the OC threshold approximately constant at temperatures above room temperature. Note that the temperature compensation can be disabled in the dPOL Configure Output window or 2 directly via the I C by writing into the CLS register. However, it is recommended to keep the temperature compensation enabled. Page 17 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 7.5.2.2 Undervoltage Protection The undervoltage protection is only active during steady state operation of the dPOL to prevent nuisance tripping. If the output voltage decreases below the UV threshold and there is no OC fault, the UV fault signal is generated, the dPOL turns off, and the UV bit in the register ST is changed to 0. The output voltage is ramped down according to sequencing and tracking settings (regular turn-off). 7.5.2.3 Overtemperature Protection Overtemperature protection is active whenever the dPOL is powered up. If temperature of the controller exceeds 130C, the OT fault is generated, dPOL turns off, and the OT bit in the register ST is changed to 0. The output voltage is ramped down according to sequencing and tracking settings (regular turn-off). If non-latching OTP is programmed, the dPOL will restart as soon as the temperature of the controller decreases below the Overtemperature Warning threshold of 120C. 7.5.2.4 Tracking Protection Tracking protection is active only when the output voltage is ramping up. The purpose of the protection is to ensure that the voltage differential between multiple rails being tracked does not exceed 250mV. This protection eliminates the need for external clamping diodes between different voltage rails which are frequently manufacturers. recommended by When the tracking protection is enabled, the dPOL continuously compares actual value of the output voltage to its programmed value as defined by the output voltage and its rising slew rate. If absolute value of the difference exceeds 250mV, the tracking fault signal is generated, the dPOL turns off, and the TR bit in the register ST is changed to 0. Both high side and low side switches of the dPOL are turned off instantly (fast turn-off). The tracking protection can be disabled, if it contradicts requirements of a particular system (for example turning into high capacitive load where rising slew rate is not important). It can be disabled in the dPOL Configuration Fault management 2 window or directly via the I C bus by writing into the PC1 register. 7.5.3 Faults and Margining As noted earlier, UV and OV protection settings are a percentage of Vout. As Vout ramps between nominal, low or high margin values, UVP and OVP limits adjust accordingly. This is illustrated in Figure 30. The middle plot of Vo (Vout) level is the result of a Low Margining command. Note that Tracking is not re-enabled during changes to Vout from margining commands. It shuts off when PG is asserted. Vo RUN OC enabled PG enabled Vo_Rise Vo_Stable H K_ TR 1.0V pre-biased output TR L K_ Vo_Fall Vo_Stable Vo_Rise Vo_Stable OVP Limit OVP Limit PG High Limit PG High Limit Vo UVP Limit Vo_Fall OVP Limit PG High Limit PGLow Limit PGLow Limit PGLow Limit UVP Limit UVP Limit Time Figure 30. Protection Enable Conditions BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com ASIC Page 18 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 7.5.4 Errors This group includes only overvoltage protection. 7.5.4.1 Overvoltage Protection The overvoltage protection is active whenever the output voltage of the dPOL exceeds the pre-bias voltage (if any). If the output voltage exceeds the overvoltage protection threshold, the overvoltage error signal is generated, the dPOL turns off, and the OV bit in the register ST is changed to 0. The high side switch is turned off instantly, and simultaneously the low side switch is turned on to ensure reliable protection of sensitive loads. The low side switch provides low impedance path to quickly dissipate energy stored in the output filter and achieve effective voltage limitation. The OV threshold can be programmed from 110% to 130% of the output voltage setpoint, but not lower than 0.5V. Also the OV threshold will always be at least 0.25V above the setpoint. 7.5.5 Fault and Error Latching The user has the option of setting up any protection option as either latching/non-latching and propagating or non-propagating. Propagation and Latching for each dPOL is set in the 2 GUI (Figure 31), or directly via the I C by writing into the PC1 register shown in. PC1: Protection Configuration Register 1 Address: 0x00 R/W-0 TRE Bit 7 R/W-1 PVE Bit 7 TRE: Tracking fault enable 1 = enabled 0 = disabled PVE: Phase voltage error enable 1 = enabled 0 = disabled TRC: Tracking Fault Protection Configuration 1 = latching 0 = non-latching OTC: Over Temperature Protection Configuration 1 = latching 0 = non-latching OCC: Over Current Protection Configuration 1 = latching 0 = non- latching UVC: Under Voltage Protection Configuration 1 = latching 0 = non- latching OVC: Over Voltage Protection Configuration 1 = latching 0 = non- latching PVC: Phase Voltage Protection Configuration 1 = latching 0 = non- latching Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 R/W-0 TRC R/W-0 OTC R/W-0 OCC R/W-0 UVC R/W-1 OVC R/W-1 PVC Bit 0 Figure 32. Protection Configuration Register PC1 7.5.6 Fault and Error Turn Off Control In the GUI dPOL Fault dialog is a column of spin controls which set the Turn-Off style OT, UV and OV events. The choices are defined as: Sequenced: Outputs shut down according to ramp down rate control settings. This is the method used when a dPOL is told to do a normal, controlled shut down. Critical: Both high side and low side switches of the dPOL are turned off instantly Figure 31. Fault Management Window If the non-latching protection is selected, a dPOL will attempt to restart every 130ms until the condition that triggered the protection is removed. When restarting, the output voltages follow tracking and sequencing settings. If the latching type is selected, a dPOL will turn off and stay off. The dPOL can be turned on after 130ms, if the condition that caused the fault is removed and the respective bit in the ST register was cleared, or the Turn On command was recycled, or the input voltage was recycled. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Emergency: The high side switch is turned off instantly, and simultaneously the low side switch is turned on to ensure reliable protection of sensitive loads 7.5.7 Fault and Error Status Status of dPOL protection logic is stored in the dPOL's ST register shown in Figure 33. When Status monitoring is enabled for a group, the DPM will read this register and make the information available for uses such as GUI Monitor display. Page 19 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output ST: Status register Address: 0x16 R-1 TW Bit 7 Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 R-0 PG R/W-11) R/W-11) R/W-11) R/W-11) R/W-11) R/W-11) TR OT OC UV OV PV Bit 0 TW: Temperature Warning PG: Power Good Warning (high and low) TR: Tracking Fault OT: Over Temperature Fault OC: Over Current Fault UV: Under Voltage Fault OV: Over Voltage Error PV: Phase Voltage Error Note: an activated fault is encoded as `0' 1) Writing a `1' into a fault/error bit clears a latching fault/error Figure 33. Protection Status Register ST 7.5.8 Faults and Errors Propagation The feature adds flexibility to the fault management scheme by giving users control over propagation of fault signals within and outside of the system. The propagation means that a fault in one dPOL can be programmed to turn off other dPOLs and devices in the system, even if they are not directly affected by the fault. 7.5.8.1 Fault Propagation When propagation is enabled, the faulty dPOL pulls its OK pin low. This signals to the DPM and any other dPOL connected to that signal, that the dPOL has a Fault or Error condition. A low OK line initiates turn-off of other dPOLs connected to the same OK line with the same turn-off behavior as the faulty dPOL. The turn-off type is encoded into the OK line when it transitions from high to low. 7.5.8.2 Grouping of dPOLs Figure 34. DPM Configure Faults Window Note that the turn-off type of the fault as it propagates through the DPM will remain unchanged. Propagation options for dPOLs can be read or set in the dPOL PC3 register shown inFigure 35. PC3: Protection Configuration Register 3 Address: 0x02 U --Bit 7 Bit 7:6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 dPWER(R) dPOLs can be arranged in groups of up to 4, 8, 16 or 32 dPOLs (depending upon the DPM model used). Membership in a group is set in the GUI in the DPM / Configure / Devices dialog, and implemented in hardware by connecting the OK pins of each dPOL in the group to the matching OK input on the DPM. Bit 1 Bit 0 U --- R/W-1 TRP R/W-1 OTP R/W-1 OCP www.power-one.com R/W-1 OVP Unimplemented: Read as `0' TRP: Tracking Protection Propagation 0 = disabled 1 = enabled OTP: Over Temperature Protection Propagation 0 = disabled 1 = enabled OCP: Over Current Protection Propagation 0 = disabled 1 = enabled UVP: Under Voltage Protection Propagation 0 = disabled 1 = enabled OVP: Over Voltage Protection Propagation 0 = disabled 1 = enabled PVP: Phase Voltage Protection Propagation 0 = disabled 1 = enabled Figure 35. Protection Configuration Register PC3 In order for a particular Fault or Error to propagate through the OK line, Propagation needs to be checked in the GUI dPOL Configure / Fault Management Window Figure 34. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 R/W-1 UVP Page 20 of 36 R/W-1 PVP Bit 0 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 7.5.9 Front End and Crowbar If an error is propagated to at least the Group level, the DPM can also be configured to generate commands to turn off a front end (a DC-DC converter generating the intermediate bus voltage) and to trigger an optional crowbar protection to accelerate removal of the IBV voltage. 7.5.10 Propagation Examples Understanding Fault and Error propagation is easier with the following examples. The First example is of of non-propagation from a dPOL, as shown in Figure 36. An undervoltage error shuts down the Vo, but since propagation was not enabled, OK-A is not pulled down and Vo2 stays up. Figure 37. Turn-On into UVP on V3. The UV Fault Is Programmed To Be Non-Latching. Ch1 - Vo1, Ch2 - Vo2(Group A), Ch3 - Vo3 (Group B) Vo4 not shown The next example is intra-group propagation, the dPOL propagates its fault or error events. Here fault propagation between dPOLs is enabled. In Figure 38 the dPOL powering output Vo1 again encounters an undervoltage error. It pulls its OK line low. Since the dPOL powering output Vo2 (Ch3 in the picture) belongs to the same group (A in this case), pulling down OK-A tells that dPOL to execute a regular turn-off. Figure 36. No Group Fault Propagation Figure 37. shows a scope capture an actual system when undervoltage error detection is set to not propagate. In this example, the dPOL connected to scope Ch 1 encounters the undervoltage fault after turn-on. Because fault propagation is not enabled for this dPOL, it alone turns off and generates the UV fault signal. Because a UV fault triggers the sequenced turn-off, the dPOL meets its turn-off delay and falling slew rate settings during the turn-off process as shown in the trace for Ch1. Since the UV fault is programmed to be non-latching, the dPOL will attempt to restart every 130 ms, repeating the process described above until the condition causing the undervoltage is removed. The 130ms hiccup interval is guaranteed regardless of the turn-off delay setting. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Figure 38. Intra Group Fault Propagation Since both Vo1 and Vo2 have the same delay and slew rate settings they will continue to turn off and on synchronously every 130ms as shown in Figure 39 until the condition causing the undervoltage is removed. Page 21 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Note that the dPOL powering the output Vo2 (Ch3) actually reaches its voltage set point before the error in Vo1 is detected. The turn-off type of a dPOL fault/error as propagated by the faulty dPOL via the OK line is propagated through the DPM to other dPOLs connected to other Groups (per configuration in ) through its connection to their OK line or lines. This behavior assures that all dPOLs configured to be affected through Group linkages will switch off with the same turn-off type. 7.5.11 Protection Summary A summary of protection support, their parameters and features are shown in Table 2. Figure 39. Turn-On into UVP on V3. The UV Fault Is Programmed To Be Non-Latching and Propagate From Group C to Group A. Ch1 - V3 (Group C), Ch2 - V2, Ch3 - V1 (Group A) Table 2. Summary of Protection Parameters and Features Code Name Type When Active Low Side Switch N/A Propagation Disable Whenever VIN is applied Turn Off No TW Warning PG TR OT Temperature Warning Power Good Tracking Overtemperature Status Bit No Warning Fault Fault During steady state During ramp up Whenever VIN is applied No Fast Regular N/A Off Off No Yes No Overcurrent Undervoltage Fault Fault When VOUT exceeds prebias During steady state Fast Regular Off Off Overvoltage Error When VOUT exceeds prebias Fast On PG Critical Sequenced or Critical Critical Sequenced or Critical Critical or Emergency OC UV OV BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 22 of 36 No No No DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 7.6 OK Coding of Faults and Errors (R) dPWER dPOLs have an additional functionality added to the OK line signal. The OK line is used to propagate and receive information from other devices in the power system belonging to the same group as to the kind of turn-off procedure a device has initiated because of a fault. Figure 40 shows the three types of OK encoding. The bubbles show when the SD and OK line logic levels are sampled by dPOL and the DPM logic. Figure 40. OK Severity Encoding Waveforms Note that the OK line state changes are always executed by dPOLs at the negative edge of the SD line. The chart shows shut down response types as the user can select the kind of response desired for each type of Fault or Error (within the limits of choice provided for each type of Fault or Error) .All dPOL devices in the same Group are expected to trigger the same turn-off procedure in order to maintain overall tracking of output voltages in the system. And when fault propagation is set to go from one group to another, the encoding is passed along un-changed. 7.7 Switching and Compensation (R) dPwer dPOLs utilize a digital PWM controller. The controller enables users to program most of the PWM performance parameters, such as switching frequency, interleave, duty cycle, and feedback loop compensation. attached to a shared load bus are forced to use the same frequency by the GUI. 7.7.1 Switching Frequency The switching frequency of the DP7015 can be programmed to either 500KHz or 1MHz in the GUI PWM Controller window shown in Figure 41 or directly via the I2C bus by writing into the INT register shown in Figure 41. Note that the content of the register can be changed only when the dPOL is turned off. Each dPOL is equipped with a PLL that locks to the 500 KHzSD signal which is generated by the DPM. This sets up for switching actions to be synchronous to the falling edge of SD by all dPOLs, which are thereby kept coordinated to each other. Figure 41. PWM Controller Window In some applications, switching at higher frequencies is desireable because it allows for better transient response. This tends to be true of applications where the output filter capacitance is low. Although synchronized to SD, switching frequency selection is independent for each dPOL, with the exception of shared load bus groups, where dPOLs BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 23 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 7.7.2 Interleave Selection Interleave is defined as a phase delay between the synchronizing slope of the master clock on the SD pin and the start of each dPOL PWM cycle. This parameter can be programmed in the dPOL Controller Configure Compensation window or 2 directly via the I C bus by writing into the INT register in 22.5 steps. INT: Interleave Configuration Address: 0x04 R PHS1 Bit 7 R PHS0 Bit 7:6 PHS[1:0]: Phase selection 0 = Single phase (PWM0) 1 = Dual phase (PWM0 and PWM2) 2 = Triple phase (PWM0, PWM1 and PWM2) 3 = Quad phase (PWM0, PWM1, PWM2 and PMW3) FRQ: PWM frequency selection 0 = 500 kHz (default) 1 = 1000 kHz Unimplemented: Read as `0' INT[3:0]: PWM interleave phase with respect to SD line 0x00 = 0 phase lag 0x01 = 22.5 phase lag 0x02 = 45 phase lag ... 0x1F = 337.5 phase lag Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3:0 R/W-0 FRQ U --- R/W-0 INT3 R/W-0 INT2 R/W-0 INT1 R/W-0 INT0 Bit 0 Figure 43. Input Voltage Noise, No Interleave Figure 44 shows the input voltage noise of the threeoutput system with programmed interleave. Instead of all three dPOLs switching at the same time as in the previous example, the switching cycle of dPOLs V1, V2, and V3 start at 67.5, 180, and 303.75 of phase delay, respectively. Noise is spread evenly across the switching cycle resulting in more than 1.5 times reduction. Figure 42. Interleave Configuration Register INT 7.7.3 Interleave and Input Bus Noise When a dPOL turns on its high side switch there is an inrush of current. If no interleave is programmed, inrush current spikes from all dPOLs in the system reflect back into the input source at the same time, adding together as shown in Figure 43. Figure 44. Input Voltage Noise with Interleave Similar noise reduction can be achieved on the output of dPOLs connected in parallel. Figure 45 and Figure 46 show the output noise of two DP7015s connected in parallel without and with 180 interleave, respectively. Resulting noise reduction is more than 2 times and is equivalent to doubling switching frequency or adding extra capacitance on the output of the dPOLs. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 24 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output A side effect of PWM duty cycle is it also sets the rate of change of current into the output filter. A high limit helps deal with transients. However, if this is too high, an overcurrent alarm can be tripped. Thus DC limiting must be a compromise between supplying drive train losses and avoiding nuisance trips from transient load responses. The duty cycle limit can be programmed in the GUI PWM Controller window Figure 41 or directly via the I2C bus by writing into the DCL register shown in Figure 46. The GUI will supply its own estimate of the best DC limit if the Propose button is clicked. DCL: Duty Cycle Limitation Address: 0x09 Figure 45. Output Voltage Noise, Full Load, No Interleave R/W-1 DCL5 Bit 7 R/W-1 DCL4 Bit 7:2 DCL[5:0]: Duty Cycle Limitation 0x00 = 0 0x01 = 1/64 0x02 = 2/64 ... 0x1F = 63/64 Unimplemented: Read as `0' Bit 1:0 R/W-1 DCL3 R/W-0 DCL2 R/W-1 DCL1 R/W-0 DCL0 U --- U --Bit 0 Figure 47. Duty Cycle Limit Register Figure 46. Output Voltage Noise, Full Load, 180 Interleave 7.7.4 Duty Cycle Limit The DP7015 is a step-down converter therefore VOUT is always less than VIN. The relationship between the two parameters is characterized by the duty cycle and can be estimated from the following equation: DC = VOUT , VIN .MIN Where, DC is the duty cycle, VOUT is the required maximum output voltage (including margining), VIN.MIN is the minimum input voltage. The dPOL controller sets PWM duty cycle higher or lower than the above to compensate for drive train losses or to pull excess charge out of the output filter to keep the output voltage where it is supposed to be. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com 7.7.5 Feedback Loop Compensation Programming feedback loop compensation allows optimizing dPOL performance for various application conditions. For example, increase in bandwidth can significantly improve dynamic response. The dPOL implements a programmable PID (Proportional, Integral, and Derivative) digital controller to shape the open loop transfer function for desired bandwidth, phase/gain margin. Feedback loop compensation can be programmed in the GUI PWM Controller window by setting Kr (Proportional), Ti (Integral), Td (Derivative), and Tv (Derivative roll-off) parameters or directly writing into the respective registers (CP, CI, CD, B1). Note that the coefficient Kr and the timing parameters (Ti, Td, Tv) displayed in the GUI do not map directly to the register values. It is therefore strongly recommended to use only the GUI to set the compensation values. The GUI offers 3 ways to compensate the feedback loop: Page 25 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Auto-Compensation: The GUI will calculate compensation settings from either information entered as to output capacitors in the application circuit, or, if the SysID function has been run, the frequency response measured through the SysID function in the target dPOL. This method is usually sufficient, but is sensitive to accurate accounting of capacitor values and esr. The GUI displays the results of running Auto-Compensation as a set of graphs and compensation values. Manual Compensation: The GUI supports manually adjusting feedback compensation parameters. As the parameters are changed the GUI recalculates expected frequency and phase performance. System Identification (SysID) and AutoCompensation: Hardware built into the dPOL controller that injects pseudo random bit sequence (PRBS) noise into PWM calculations and observes the response of the output voltage. The GUI collects this data and calculates actual system frequency response. Having frequency response data allows the Auto-Compensation function to have a better idea of actual output filter characteristics when it calculates feedback coefficients. Figure 48. Transient Response with Regulation set to 0.0 mV/A As noted earlier, increasing the Load Regulation parameter provides load dependant dynamic load positioning. This shows up in Figure 49. Using noise to plumb the output filter requires current values for compensation be good enough that injected signal can be extracted from system noise and the added noise does not trip a fault or error response. A moderatly accurate solution for compensation must be obtained by calculating from assumed system component values before invoking SysID. 7.8 Transient Response The following figures show the deviation of the output voltage in response to the 50-100-50% step load at 2.5A/s. In all tests the dPOL converters were operating at 1MHz and had 6x47F ceramic capacitors connected across the output pins. Bandwidth of the feedback loop was programmed for faster transient response. Figure 49. Transient Response with Regulation set to 1.48 mv/A 7.9 Load Sharing dPWER(R) dPOL converters are equipped with a patented active digital current share function. Setting up for current sharing requires both hardware and software configuration actions. To set up for the current sharing, interconnect the CS pins of the dPOLs that are to share the load in parallel. This pulse width modulated digital signal drives the output currents of all dPOLs to BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 26 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output approximately the same level (the dominant, or master dPOL will tend to carry slightly more of the load than the others). In addition to the CS interconnection, the DPM must be informed of the sharing configuration. This is done in the DPM / Configure / Devices window shown in Figure 51. Just to the right of each address, set the spin control to one of 10 possible sharing busses (the number is an accounting aid for firmware.) The GUI automatically copies common parameters changed in one dPOL's setup information into all dPOLs connected to the parallel bus. Some parameters, such as load sharing, must be set independently. 7.9.1 CS and Regulation Load Regulation is an important part of setting up two or more dPOLs to share load. The dPOL designated the "master" should have a lower Load Regulation setting than the other dPOL(s) connected to its sharing bus. In operation, the negative CS duty cycle in each dPOL is proportional to the unit's load current. As the loading goes up, the negative period gets wider. A dPOL which sees CS duty greater than its internally calculated value will increase its output voltage to increase its load share. Non-zero regulation, on the other hand, tends to lower output voltage as loading increases. It also tends to retard the calculated CS period. The effect of these two actions, regulation and CS tracking, cause the dPOL or dPOLS with higher regulation values to track the loading of the dPOL with a lower regulation value. The Load Regulation setting insures the master will carry a slightly higher share of the common load. Load Regulation is set in the Device / Configure / Output dialog as noted earlier. Best sharing is done when the slave devices have two to three steps higher Load Regulation values. Less and sharing is slightly unstable (ripple noise increases), more regulation and sharing becomes much less equal. Note that the GUI does not automatically bump up regulation for dPOLs attached to the same regulation bus. This must be done by hand. Also, it is recommended that the dPOL closest to the biggest load element on the shared output bus be set up to act as the group's master. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com 7.9.2 CS and Interleave Since shared busses tend to have relatively high currents, interleaving switching of shared bus dPOLs is generally desirable. The lowest noise generation is usually achieved when shared bus dPOL interleave phasing is set to approximately equally spaced intervals. 7.10 Performance Parameters Monitoring dPOL converters can monitor their own performance parameters such as output voltage, output current, and temperature. The output voltage is measured at the output sense pins, output current is measured using the ESR of the output inductor and temperature is measured by the thermal sensor built into the controller IC. Output current readings are adjusted based on temperature readings to compensate for the change of ESR of the inductor with temperature. A 12-Bit Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) converts the output voltage, output current, and temperature into a digital signal to be transmitted via the serial interface (12Bits for the Voltage, 8 Bits for the Current and Temperature). Monitored parameters are stored in registers (VOM, IOM, and TMON) that are continuously updated in the DPM at a fixed refresh rate of 1sec. These 2 monitoring values can be accessed via the I C interface with high and low level commands as described in the `"DPM Programming Manual". Shown in Figure 50 is a capture of the GUI System Monitor while operating the Z1-DM7300 Evaluation board. 7.10.1 In System Monitoring In system parametric and status monitoring is implemented through the I2C interface. The appropriate protocols are covered in the ZM7300 DPM Programming Manual. The GUI uses the published commands. In writing software for I2C bus transactions, it is important to note that I2C responses are lower in priority in DPM operation than SD bus transactions. If an I2C transaction overlaps an SD bus transaction, the DPM will put the I2C bus on "hold" until it completes its SD activity. The GUI is aware of this and such delays are transparent. Page 27 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output When directly polling dPOLs for information, setting I2C bus timeouts too low can cause hangups where the DPM is waiting for the I2C master to complete a transaction and the master has timed out. To avoid such timeout related problems, set I2C interface timeout to greater than the time required for polling all dPOLs, or 150ms (whichever is greater). See the programming manual referenced above for the equation used to calculated worst case polling duration. Figure 50. DPM Monitoring Window 8. Adding dPOLs into the System (R) dPOL converters are added to a dPWER system through the DPM Configuration/Devices dialog. Clicking on an empty address location brings up a menu which allows specifying which dPOL type is needed. Figure 51 below is an example using all of the DP7000 series devices currently offered. Note that Auto-On, P-Monitor and S-Monitor options are only configurable by Group, and not by individual dPOL configuration. These options affect only DPM behavior. Enabling them does not burden a dPOL. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Auto-On sets a group to turn on once all IBV power is available and dPOLs are configured. P-Monitor enables periodic query of Vout, Iout and Temp values from each dPOL in the group where it is enabled (dPOLs will always measure these parameters in an ongoing basis even if Vout is not enabled. S-Monitor enables periodic query of dPOL Status. While a DPM will always be able to detect a low OK condition, it requires this option enabled for Monitor function to query status registers. Page 28 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Figure 51. Evaluation Board Configuration showing Current Share Bus Assignment BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 29 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 9. Testing Fault and Error Response (R) Included in the architecture of dPWER dPOLs is a mechanism for simulating errors and faults. This allows the designer to test their response configuration without actually needing to induce the fault. The Power-One GUI supports this feature in the Monitor window when monitoring is active (See Figure 52). When monitoring is off, the Fault Injection control boxes are disabled and grayed out. Figure 52. Fault Injection Controls In Monitor Window Fault injection into a dPOL requires selecting that dPOL in the POL status dialog in the left column of the Monitoring dialog window. As long as the checkbox is checked, the fault trigger is present in the dPOL. An injected fault is handle by the dPOL in the same fashion as an actual fault. It therefore gets BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com propagated to the other dPOLs / Groups and shuts down in the programmed way the dPOL/Group/System as programmed for that fault. Page 30 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Figure 53. Example Overtemp Fault Ingection in the GUI In Figure 53 we see the effects of injecting an Overtemp (OT) fault. Note that dPOL-0 shows an OT fault. dPOL-0 and -1 are in the same Group and fault propagation for the dPOL is to propagate to the group. dPOL -4 and above are in Groups B and C. Propagation is not enabled from Group A to B. The OT fault shows up as an orange indicator in the dPOL and RUN status LEDs. Group LEDs show yellow, indicating all of the members of the group have shut down. Fault recovery depends whether the fault is a latching or non-latching fault: A non latching fault is cleared by unchecking the checkbox (clears the fault trigger). The dPOL will re- BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com start after the 130ms time out of non-latching faults (hiccup time) (Group and System follows restart). Latching faults clear in one of two ways. The first method is to clear the fault trigger (uncheck the checkbox) (note: the dPOL remains off since the fault is latching). Alternately, a latched fault can be cleared by toggling the EN pin or by commanding the dPOL to turn-off and turn-off again via the GUI interface (obviously more convenient). Therefore, once the fault trigger is cleared, click the "Off" button of the dPOL or Group (clears the fault, status LEDs turn back to green) and then the "On" button of the dPOL or Group to reenable it. Page 31 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 10. Application Figure 54 is a block diagram of a multiple dPOL power system. The key interconnections needed between the DPM and the dPOLs are Intermediate Voltage Bus (IBV), SD, OK (A - D), and, between the first two dPOLs which share a bus load, their CS connections. Each dPOL has its own output bulk filter capacitors. This illustrates how simple a dPOL based system is to implement in hardware. SD provides synchronization of all dPOLs as well as communication. PG, not shown, is optional, though this is usually used with auxiliary power supplies that are not digitally controlled. Figure 54. Multi-dPOL Power System Diagram Shown in Figure 55 is a schematic of a typical application using a DM73xx series Digital Power Manager (DPM) (R) and at least one DP7015 point-of-load converter (dPOL). Additional dPWER series dPOLs may be connected (Note SD and OK dashed lines "TO OTHER dPOLS"). In this case the DP7015 is connected to OK-A. Shown connected to the dP7015 OK pin is an optional low value resistor helpful in some cases for fault isolation. The type, value, and the number of output capacitors shown in the schematic are required to meet the (R) specifications published in the data sheet. However, all dPWER dPOLs are fully operational with different configurations of output capacitors. The supervisory reset circuit in the above diagram, U2, is recommended for systems where the 3.3V supply to the DPM does not turn on faster than 0.5 V/ms. The DPM does require some passive components which are located close to that part but not shown in the diagram above. Note: The DP7015 is footprint compatible with the ZY7015--No change in PCB is needed to upgrade to dPWER parts., However, configuration data must be altered through the Power-One I2C GUI and programmed into the (R) DPM. When upgrading to dPWER , mixing ZY and DP series devices is not recommended. All parts must be upgraded. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 32 of 36 (R) DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output Figure 55 Typical Application with Digital Power Manager and I2C Interface Notes: BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 33 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 11. Safety The DP7015 dPOL converters do not provide isolation from input to output. The input devices powering DP7015 must provide relevant isolation requirements according to all IEC60950 based standards. Nevertheless, if the system using the converter needs to receive safety agency approval, certain rules must be followed in the design of the system. In particular, all of the creepage and clearance requirements of the end-use safety requirements must be observed. These requirements are included in UL60950 - CSA60950-00 and EN60950, although specific applications may have other or additional requirements. The DP7015 dPOL converters have no internal fuse. If required, the external fuse needs to be provided to protect the converter from catastrophic failure. Refer to the "Input Fuse Selection for DC/DC converters" application note on www.power-one.com for proper BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com selection of the input fuse. Both input traces and the chassis ground trace (if applicable) must be capable of conducting a current of 1.5 times the value of the fuse without opening. The fuse must not be placed in the grounded input line. Abnormal and component failure tests were conducted with the dPOL input protected by a fastacting 65 V, 15 A, fuse. If a fuse rated greater than 15 A is used, additional testing may be required. In order for the output of the DP7015 dPOL converter to be considered as SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage), according to all IEC60950 based standards, the input to the dPOL needs to be supplied by an isolated secondary source providing a SELV also. Page 34 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 12. Mechanical Drawings All Dimensions are in mm Tolerances: 0.5-10 0.1 10-100 0.2 Pin Coplanarity: 0.1 max 32 0.30 8 10 25 23 8 0.20 14 0.30 2.3 1.6 7.7 12.4 16 Pin 1 22 2.03 1.27 2.54 0.4 SMT PICKUP POINT 20.3 Figure 56. Mechanical Drawing BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 35 of 36 DP7015 15A DC-DC Intelligent dPOL Data Sheet 8V to 13.2V Input * 0.7V to 5.5V Output 8.6 3.97 10 10 25 3.97 3 23 (x 3) 16.9 14.2 0.8 Pin 1 2.4 22 1.27 2.54 (x 22) Figure 57. Recommended Pad Sizes Figure 58. Recommended PCB Layout for Multilayer PCBs Notes: 1. NUCLEAR AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Power-One products are not designed, intended for use in, or authorized for use as critical components in life support systems, equipment used in hazardous environments, or nuclear control systems without the express written consent of the respective divisional president of Power-One, Inc. 2. TECHNICAL REVISIONS - The appearance of products, including safety agency certifications pictured on labels, may change depending on the date manufactured. Specifications are subject to change without notice. I2C is a trademark of Philips Corporation. BCD.00257 Rev. 1.0, 12 Feb 2013 www.power-one.com Page 36 of 36