Evaluation Kits

The TPS23880EVM daughter card features the octal channel, TPS23880, IEEE 802.3bt ready PoE PSE controller. When paired with the IEEE802.3bt ready PSE motherboard BOOST-PSEMTHR-007 (sold separately), user's can evaluate the TPS23800 device.

The full PoE Evaluation ecosystem includes the following (optional companion tools also listed):

• TPS23880 Evaluation System
  • BOOST-PSEMTHR-007: Mother board for IEEE802.3bt ready PoE PSE applications (sold separately)
  • TPS23880EVM-008: TPS23880 Daughter Card for IEEE802.3bt ReadyPoE PSE Application
  • USB2ANY Interface Adaptor (MUST HAVE COMPANION): Used with TPS23880EVM GUI for I2C Interaction with TPS23880EVM (BOOST-PSEMTHR-007 & TPS23880EVM-008)
  • MSP-EP430FR5969 (OPTIONAL COMPANION): MSP430 LaunchPad Development Kit used with Code Composer Studio for TPS23880EVM-008 firmware development
• TPS2373 Evaluation Module for IEEE802.3bt PoE PD Applications
• TPS2372-4EVM Evaluation Module for IEEE802.3bt PoE PD Applications
• TPS2372-3 IEEE802.3bt Type 3 PoE PD Evaluation Module for Lighting
• TPS23880 Power over Ethernet MSP430 Reference Code

Features:

• Eight IEEE802.3bt ready channel PoE PSE controller
• Pin programmable I2C addresses
• Low cost 2-layer PCB
• Flexible operation modes: Auto, Semi-Auto and Manual