data brief for further information contact your local stmicroelectronics sales office. january 2009 rev 1 1/4 1 features 2 a dc output current 2.9 v to 18 v input voltage output voltage adjustable from 0.6 v to 16 v 250 khz switching frequency, programmable up to 1 mhz internal soft-start and inhibit low dropout operation: 100 % duty cycle zero-load current operation over-current and thermal protection vfqfpn8 3 mm x 3 mm package description the EVAL5985 demonstration board provides the design engineer with a fully functional step-down switching regulator with an output current of up to 2 a. the board integrates stmicroelectronics? l5985 step-down switching regulator, together with all the external components required for a typical application. the rated voltage of the input capacitor and the schottky diode rectifier repetitive peak reverse voltage are both 25 v, making the board capable of covering the entire 2.9 v - 18 v input voltage range of the l5985 device. the board features an external resistor divider (r1 and r2) designed for an output voltage of 3.3 v. the output voltage can be set to a level from 0.6 v up to the rated voltage of the output capacitor (16 v). the compensation network on the demonstration board allows the use of mlcc as output filter to keep the loop stable. the inductor saturation current and forward current of the schottky diode are within the current limit values. the switching frequency on the demonstration board is set to 500 khz by means of the r5 resistor connected to pin fsw. ! - v EVAL5985 EVAL5985 2 a step-down switching regu lator demonstration board based on the l5985 www.st.com
EVAL5985 2/4 1 EVAL5985 application circuit and component list figure 1. application circuit figure 2. package table 1. component list reference part number description manufacturer c1 grm31cr61e106ka12 10 f, 25 v murata c2 grm31cr61c226ke15b 22 f, 16 v murata c3 2.2 nf, 50 v c4 10 nf, 50 v c5 220 pf, 50 v c6 68 nf, 25 v r1 4.99 k , 1%, 0.1 w 0603 r2 1.1 k , 1%, 0.1 w 0603 r3 330 , 1%, 0.1 w 0603 r4 2.49 k , 1%, 0.1 w 0603 r5 100 k , 1%, 0.1 w 0603 l1 7447779006 6.8 h, 30%, 2.91 a wurth elektronik d1 stps2l25v 2 a, 25 v stmicroelectronics / 5 4 & |