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Application Note 1900
USB to PMBus™ Adapter User Guide
The Intersil USB to PMBus Adapter (often referred to as a
“dongle”) is used to connect a demonstration board with a
PMBus interface to a PC. The USB to PMBus
adapter is
powered from the USB output of the host PC. The USB
interface utilizes the USB Mini format, and the output uses a
standard 2 row, 6 pin header on 0.100 inch centers. The
PMBus command set is accessed by using the
PowerNavigator™ evaluation software from a PC running
Microsoft Windows. PowerNavigator software is downloaded
from the Intersil website using the following link:
http://www.intersil.com/powernavigator.html
USB to PMBus Adapter Quick
Start Guide
• Connect the USB Mini provided between the host computer
and the USB to PMBus adapter
• Connect USB to PMBus adapter to demonstration board to
test or evaluate
• Apply input power (labeled VIN) to the demonstration board
• Using the host PC’s internet browser, connect to the
following website:
http://www.intersil.com/powernavigator.html
• Follow the instructions on the website.
• Once the PowerNavigator software is installed, double-click on
the PowerNavigator icon and follow the software’s instructions
Technical Details
A typical application set-up is shown in Figure 1. For those
wishing to make discrete connections to an application board,
a pictorial diagram of the output pin signals is shown in
Figure 2
. A schematic of the USB to PMBus Adapter internal
circuitry is provided in Figure 3
. The Bill Of Materials is detailed
on page 3.
.
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ZLUSBEVAL3Z USB to PMBus Adapter and Cable
FIGURE 1. USB TO PMBus TYPICAL SET-UP
TO HOST COMPUTER
DEMO BOARD VIN
FIGURE 2. PIN CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM
SDA
SCL
3.3V
GND
SALRT
ENABLE
September 29, 2014
AN1900.1
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