UG-139
Rev. 1.0, Jun. 17, 2020
Innovati ve Power
TM
ActiveSwitcher
TM
is a trademark of Qorvo.
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ACT88430EVK1-109 User’s Guide
Description
This document describes the characteristics and operation of the Qorvo ACT88430EVK1-109 evaluation kit
(EVK). It provides setup and operation instructions, schematic, layout, BOM, and test data. This EVK
demonstr ates the ACT88430VM109 Active PMU power manag ement IC. O ther ACT88430VMxxx options can
be evaluated on this EVK by replacing the IC and any other necessary components.
Features
The EVK c an be us ed as a standalone board i f desire d. Howev er, to ac cess the internal r egisters a nd to t ake
full advantage of the IC’s capability, the user must connect the EVK kit to a PC with Qorvo’s USB-TO-I2C
interfac e d on gle a nd us e t h e GU I software . The E VK p rov ides full acc es s to e ac h conv er ter’s input a nd outpu t
voltage, as well as all the digital control signals. This gives the user the flexibility to configure the EVK to match
their real system.
Note that the ACT88430EVK1-109 is specifically configured for the ACT88430VM109.
Figure 1– EVK Picture
UG-139
Rev. 1.0, Jun. 17, 2020
Innovati ve Power
TM
ActiveSwitcher
TM
is a trademark of Qorvo.
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EVK Content s
The ACT88430EVK1-109 evaluation kit comes with the following items:
1. EVK assembly
2. USB-TO-I2C dongle
a. Dongle
b. Custom 4-pin connector that connects the USB-TO-I2C dongl e to the EVK as sembly
Required Equipment
ACT88430EVK1-109
USB-TO-I2C Dongle
Power supply – 5V @ 4A for full power operation
Oscilloscope – >100MHz , > 2 channels
Loads – Electronic or resistive. 4.0A minimum current capability.
Digital Multi-meters (DMM)
Windows compatible computer with spare USB port.
Hardwa re Setup
Figure 2 – EVK Setup