Daughter card simplifies digital power control design

The solution is suitable for digital power applications such as power conditioners, uninterruptible power supplies, AC/DC power supplies, solar inverters and more. To further ease development, the BoosterPack is supported by the collection of graphical software tools in powerSUITE.

TI’s Digital Power BoosterPack offers a low-cost daughter card that, when combined with its F28069M LaunchPad, makes it easy to control a buck converter. Developers can leverage the company’s C2000 Piccolo F2806x MCU, which integrates the C28x real-time processing core as well as sophisticated control peripherals, including tightly coupled PWMs with 150ps of resolution and ADCs with speeds up to 3.46MSPS to enable faster switching frequency power supplies. The solution also integrates TI’s CSD87588N NexFET power block, LM5109B and UCC27424 FET drivers, and OPA353 operational amplifier, all within a small form factor. The low-power BoosterPack operates on 18W, which eliminates the risk associated with developing high-voltage systems.

The Digital Power BoosterPack includes out-of-the-box code examples to help developers quickly jumpstart development. The solution is supported by several software tools within powerSUITE, which is available within controlSUITE, the company’s one-stop shop for C2000 MCU documentation and code examples. powerSUITE is a collection of graphical software tools, including the Solution Adapter, Compensation Designer and the Software Frequency Response Analyzer, that enables designers to easily develop and modify their digital power applications and accelerate time-to-market. These tools provide an intuitive interface to seamlessly integrate developed code into TI’s Code Composer Studio IDE.

Begin easily controlling your next digital power stage today with TI’s Digital Power BoosterPack (BOOSTXL-BUCKCONV), available for MSRP $59 via the TI Store and authorised distributors. The compatible C2000 Piccolo F28069M LaunchPad (LAUNCHXL-F28069M) is available today for MSRP $24.99. Alternatively, you can purchase the Digital Power BoosterPack bundled with the F28069M LaunchPad (LAUNCH-69M-BUCK) for $79.99. To further ease development, customers can access the powerSUITE software tools from TI’s website.

The BoosterPack and powerSUITE software tools will be showcased at APEC 2015, which takes place from 15th to 19th March at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. TI will be situated at booth 1001.