The LM20242 synchronous rectifier Buck evaluation board is designed to provide the design engineer with a fully functional Buck power converter based on Current Mode Control to evaluate the LM20242 switching regulator IC. The evaluation board provides a 3.3V output with 2A current capability. The input voltage ranges from 8V to 36V. The design operates at 300 kHz, a good compromise between conversion efficiency and solution size. The printed circuit board consists of 2 layers of 2 ounce copper on FR4 material with a thickness of 0.062 inches. This application note contains the evaluation board schematic, Bill-of-Materials (BOM) and a quick setup procedure. Refer to the LM20242 datasheet for complete circuit design information.
Features
- 2A Output Current, 3.7A peak current
- 130 mΩ/110 mW integrated power MOSFETs
- 1.5% output voltage accuracy
- Current Mode Control, selectable compensation
- Resistor programmed, 1MHz capable oscillator
- Synchronous rectifier with diode emulation
- Adjustable output voltage down to 0.8V
- Compatible with pre-biased loads
- Programmable soft-start with external capacitor
- Precision enable pin with hysteresis
- OVP, UVLO inputs and PGOOD output
- Internally protected with peak current limit, thermal shutdown and restart
- Accurate current limit minimizes inductor size
- Non-linear current mode slope compensation
- eTSSOP-16 exposed pad package