A block diagram of the amplifier is shown in Figure 2 along with
pcb connections of all the commonly used external components.
Your application circuit will not use all of the components. Add
those components required by your circuit. You may have to
jumper some components to make the desired electrical con-
nections. J1 is an optional way to connect the clock circuit.
Power supply bypassing is particularly important and that is
why high quality ceramic chip capacitors are supplied with
the kit. In addition you may need to add a 10-50 uF or larger
capacitor on the +Vs pin. This additional capacitor needs to
be rated for switching operation. Note that the signal ground
and power ground are separated and tie together only at the
ground pin (5). A breadboarding area is supplied which can
accomodate 1 or 2 IC amplifiers and associated components.
The large terminal pads can be used to solder wire connec-
tions or banana jacks.
The schematic of Figure 3 can be used to verify the func-
tionality of your amplifier and help you gain a familiarity with
proper operation. At either A Out or B Out, with respect to
ground, you should observe a square wave approximately 30
V in amplitude with a fixed frequency and duty cycle that varies
from approximately 0 to 100% at a rate of 1 Hz. The current
limit is set to 2 amps.
FIGURE 3. FUNCTIONAL TEST CIRCUIT
FIGURE 2. PCB SCHEMATIC.
SA03
SA03
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*
*
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Input protection, 10V zener diode.
2
EK03U
P r o d u c t I n n o v a t i o nF r o m
EK03
FIGURE 4. PCB
TOP SIDE
SPARE
B OUT
+Vs
Vcc
A OUT
I SENSE B
I SENSE A
7
12
EK03
R2
R1
CVs
Rb
CVcc
4.686
EVAL09
REV-B
Ra
1
SIG
GND
SIG
GND
R3
ILIM/
SHDN
SIG
GND
-PWM/
RAMP
C3
C1
PWR
GND
C2
J1
R4
+PWM
CLK
OUT
CLK
IN
5.500
BOTTOM SIDE
EK03U
1
3
EK03
P r o d u c t I n n o v a t i o nF r o m
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