12 Powering Up Your Design
Figure 7: Using the
ACT88329EVK1-101 Evaluation
Kit to exercise the ACT88329
PMIC requires standard bench
instrumentation as well as a
kit-supplied USB-to-I2C interface
dongle. (Source: Qorvo)..
ACT88329 Advanced
Power Management
ICs (PMIC)
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ACT88329EVK1-101
Evaluation Kit
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Configuring this versatile, flexible device involves examining
and characterizing multiple parameters. The task is greatly
simplified by the corresponding ACT88329EVK1-101
Evaluation Kit (Figure 7). Using this kit requires just a few
standard engineering items. (If you don't have an electronic
load, the power level is low enough—on the order of a few
tens of watts—that a traditional resistive load can be used,
but the e-load is much more versatile). All that is required are
the following:
A supplied USB-to-I
2
C "dongle"
Power supply (3.3V/4A for full-power operation)
Oscilloscope (100MHz, two channels)
Loads, electronic or resistive (3A minimum-current
capability)
Digital multimeters (DMM)
Windows-compatible computer with available USB port
The PC-based GUI begins with a basic mode that allows the
user to easily change one or more IC settings (Figure 8).
The basic mode is followed by an advanced mode that lets
designers see all available user-programmable options
(Figure 9).
Configuring this versatile,
flexible device involves examining
and characterizing multiple
parameters.
