Evaluates: MAX34417 MAX34417 Evaluation Kit General Description Features The MAX34417 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides the hardware Easy Evaluation of the MAX34417 and software graphical user interface (GUI) necessary 2 USB-1 C/SMBus Interface to evaluate the MAX34417 SMBus Four-Channel, High PC, Laptop, or Tablet with Windows XP , Windows Dynamic Range Power Accumulator. The EV Kit includes 7, 8, and 10 Compatible Software a MAX34417ENE+ installed EV board, as well as a micro- Proven PCB Layout USB cable to communicate with a PC. Fully Assembled and Tested EV Kit Contents Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet. Assembled circuit board including MAX34417ENE+ Micro-USB cable MAX34417 EV Kit Photo Windows XP is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Microsoft Corporation. 319-100142 Rev 0 2/18Evaluates: MAX34417 MAX34417 Evaluation Kit 7) Measure the potential from 3.3V and +3.3V test MA34417 EV Kit Files points to Ground and verify that it is within the range FILE DECRIPTION of 3.2V to 3.4V. MAX34417 Power 8) Measure the potential from 5V test point to Ground Application program Accumulator EV Kit Software and verify that it is within the range of 4.8V to 5.2V. 9) Set the S1 switch to right side (fast position) and S2 switch to left side (power-on position). Quick Start 10) Make sure that the RSENSE (m), on Control/ Required Equipment Registers page under Sense Resistors, shows 10.00. 11) With the output set to +3.8V and disabled, connect One high-current DC power supply capable of the positive terminal of the power supply to the supplying +3V to 15V up to at least 3A IN1 P (SOURCE pin of the J1A) of the EV kit and One digital multimeter for measuring the voltage connect the ground terminal to the GND header. PC, laptop, or tablet with Microsoft Windows XP, 12) Tune variable Power Resistor to 38 and then connect Windows 7, 8, and 10 compatible software it between the IN1 N (RETURN pin of the J1A) of the EV kit and GND connector of the EV kit. Micro-USB cable (included in the EV kit box) 13) On Monitor/Graph page of the GUI, under Read Variable power resistor for measuring the power Options, set the Polling Rate to 2.5 seconds. MAX34417 EV kit 14) Turn on the power supply. Click Auto Poll and verify the voltage and average power. Procedure 15) Repeat steps 11 to 14 for IN2, IN3, and IN4. The EV Kit is fully assembled and tested. Follow the steps Note: All 4 channels could be tested simultaneously below to verify board operation: by connecting four +3.8V DC supplies to the IN1 P, 1) Place the EV Kit hardware on a nonconductive surface IN2 P, IN3 P, and IN4 P, and connecting four to ensure that nothing on the PCB gets shorted to power resistors to IN1 N, IN2 N, IN3 N, and IN4 N. the workspace. If using one DC power source for all 4 channels, 2) Ensure that all four jumpers on J3/J22 are installed. make sure that the DC power supply is capable of 3) Prior to starting the GUI, connect the J20 connector supplying the total current. of the EV kit to a PC using the supplied micro-USB 16) Change the position of S1 switch to left side (slow cable, the POWER LED (D20) should be green, and position) or slide the Slow Enable, on the Modes the COM LED (D21) should be red and slowly flash window of the GUI, for Slow mode verification. orange. 17) Slide Park Enable, on the Modes window of 4) Visit www.maximintegrated.com/evkitsoftware the GUI, for park on any of the four channels to download the latest version of the MAX34417 measurement. power accumulator EV kit software. Save the EV kit 18) Change the position of S2 switch to right side software to a temporary folder. (power-off position) and verify that the Auto Poll 5) Install and open the MAX34417 power accumulator stops polling. EV kit Software. 6) When the GUI appears, the text at the bottom-right corner of the window should display EV Kit Connected and the text at the bottom-left corner of the window should display Connected Mode. The COM LED (D21) changes to green. Maxim Integrated 2 www.maximintegrated.com