Evaluating the LT7170
Supported Evaluation Boards
Overview
The EVAL-LT7170-AZ and EVAL-LT7170-1-AZ power up to default settings and produce power based on the NVM configuration without requiring any serial bus communication. Both can supply up to 20A continuous load current.
The EVAL-LT7171-AZ and EVAL-LT7171-1-AZ also power up to default settings and produce power based on the NVM configuration without requiring any serial bus communication. Both can supply up to 40A continuous load current.
For full performance details, refer to the LT7170/LT7170-1 and LT7171/LT7171-1 data sheets, which should be consulted in conjunction with the user guide.
Hardware Specifications
Power Supply Requirements
For this specific project an external power supply with output of 4V to 20V can be used to power up the demo board.
Pin Description
Pin
Name
Description
1
VEMI
Power Supply, 2.9V - 16V
2
GND
Connect to Ground
3
VOUT
Connect to Load
4
EXTVCC
Do Not Connect
5
PGOOD
GPIO (Optional)
6
ALERT
GPIO (Optional)
7
FAULT
GPIO (Optional)
8
SYNC
Do Not Connect
9
SHARE_CLK
Do Not Connect
10
SCL
I2C Serial Clock
11
SDA
I2C Serial Data
Hardware Bringup
For reference, consult the Quick Start Procedure section in the user guide for the corresponding demo board: EVAL-LT7170-AZ user guide, EVAL-LT7170-1-AZ user guide, EVAL-LT7171-AZ user guide, and EVAL-LT7171-1-AZ user guide.
No-OS Build Setup
Please see: https://wiki.analog.com/resources/no-os/build
No-OS Supported Examples
The initialization data used in the examples is taken out from: Project Common Data Path
The macros used in Common Data are defined in platform specific files found in: Project Platform Configuration Path
Basic example
This is a simple example that initializes the LT7170, and performs telemetry readings of the voltage, current and temperature. Status bytes/words are also monitored in the example.
In order to build the basic example make sure you have the following configuration in the Makefile Makefile
# Select the example you want to enable by choosing y for enabling and n for disabling
BASIC_EXAMPLE = y
IIO_EXAMPLE = n
IIO example
This project is actually a IIOD demo for DC2836A evaluation board. The project launches a IIOD server on the board so that the user may connect to it via an IIO client.
If you are not familiar with ADI IIO Application, please take a look at: IIO No-OS
If you are not familiar with ADI IIO-Oscilloscope Client, please take a look at: IIO Oscilloscope
The No-OS IIO Application together with the No-OS IIO LT7170 driver take care of all the back-end logic needed to setup the IIO server.
This example initializes the IIO device and calls the IIO app as shown in: IIO Example
In order to build the IIO project make sure you have the following configuration in the Makefile
# Select the example you want to enable by choosing y for enabling and n for disabling
BASIC_EXAMPLE = n
IIO__EXAMPLE = y
No-OS Supported Platforms
Maxim Platform
Used hardware
Connections:
EVAL-LT7170-AZ Pin Number |
Mnemonic |
Function |
MAX32666FTHR Pin Number |
1 |
VEMI |
External Power Supply, 2.9V - 16V |
Do Not Connect |
2 |
END |
Connect to Ground |
GND |
3 |
VOUT |
May connect to Scopy/Load |
Do Not Connect |
10 |
SCL |
I2C Serial Clock |
I2C0_SCL |
11 |
SDA |
I2C Serial Data |
I2C0_SDA |
Build Command
# to delete current build
make reset
# to build the project
make PLATFORM=maxim TARGET=max32665
# to flash the code
make run