This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Evaluation Boards - DC/DC & AC/DC (Off-Line) SPMS category on DigiKey.com
Products within this family provide a convenient means of evaluating the performance or behavior of devices used for switch-mode power conversion, including both DC-DC and AC-DC types. Devices described as “regulators” (those containing an internal power switching device) and “controllers” (those designed to control an external power switch) are both included.
SelectionCharacteristics
Main Purpose: Indicates a product’s typical application, or a purpose for which a device is specifically designed or adapted.
Outputs and Type: Indicates the number of output circuits provided, and indicates presence or lack of a galvanic isolation barrier between input and output.
Power - Output: Indicates the maximum amount of power that can be output by the device.
Voltage - Output: Indicates the voltage or range of voltages able to be output by the device.
Current - Output: The maximum amount of current that can be output by the device.
Voltage - Input: Typically represented by a range, this indicates the low and high voltage limits which one can expect standard operation. Voltages outside this range may damage the device and other system components.
Regulator Topology: Indicates the conversion topology/topologies that are implemented by the focus IC of an evaluation board.
Frequency - Switching: Describes a device’s nominal operating frequency or frequency range; the rate at which an input power source is switched in the course of the conversion process.
Board Type: Indicates the extent to which a board has been populated.
Supplied Contents: Indicates items included with purchase.
Utilized IC / Part: Indicates the central integrated circuit the device is designed around.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | DC2387A |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 505-DC2387A-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Analog Devices Inc. |
| DESCRIPTION | LTM8071 - DC/DC, Step Down 1, Non-Isolated Outputs Evaluation Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | COM-18357 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 1568-COM-18357-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | SparkFun Electronics |
| DESCRIPTION | AP63203 - DC/DC, Step Down 1, Non-Isolated Outputs Evaluation Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | CM2 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 1470-3280-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | XP Power |
| DESCRIPTION | CA Series CA DC/DC Converter Outputs Evaluation Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | LM5156HEVM-FLY |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 296-LM5156HEVM-FLY-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Texas Instruments |
| DESCRIPTION | LM5156H - DC/DC, Step Up 1, Non-Isolated Outputs Evaluation Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
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