LTpowerCADTM Design Tool Users Guide

LTpowerCAD@Linear.com

Ver. 1.2.2.0 Aug 2011

Note: The Linear Technology LTpowerCAD Design Tool is a powerful power supply design program for selected Linear Technology products. This document serves as a guide for the Linear Technology LTpowerCAD Design Tool. It explains the various functions that are supported by the LTpowerCAD Design Tool. Copyright 2011, Linear Technology Corporation. All rights reserved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TableofContents...................................................................................................................................................2 1 2 LinearTechnologyCorporationLTpowerCADDesignToolLicenseAgreement/Disclaimer...........................3 SoftwareRequirementsandInstallation.......................................................................................................4
2.1 2.2 System&SoftwareRequirements..........................................................................................................................4 Installation..............................................................................................................................................................4

GettingStartedwithLTpowerCADDesignTool ...........................................................................................7 .
3.1 StartaNewDesign..................................................................................................................................................7 3.1.1 SearchandSelectaLinearTechnologyProduct...........................................................................................................................8 3.1.2 DesignSpreadsheet.....................................................................................................................................................................10 3.1.3 DesignPowerStageComponents...............................................................................................................................................14 3.1.4 DesignCompensationLoop........................................................................................................................................................16 . 3.1.5 WrapUpandSummary...............................................................................................................................................................17 OpenExistingDesign.............................................................................................................................................18

3.2

4 5

UpdatetheLTpowerCADDesignToolLibrary............................................................................................19 Appendix.....................................................................................................................................................20
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 LoadTransientPrediction......................................................................................................................................20 LTspiceTMSimulation..............................................................................................................................................20 ComponentLibrary...............................................................................................................................................21 PCBLayoutExample..............................................................................................................................................23 TheAccuracyoftheLTpowerCADDesignTool....................................................................................................24 LTpowerCADDesignToolSupportedLTCProductsList.......................................................................................24 LinearTechnologyCorporationLTpowerCADDesignToolLicenseAgreement...................................................27 LTpowerCADDesignToolContactInformation...................................................................................................31 LTpowerCADDesignToolReleaseInformation...................................................................................................31

1 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LTPOWERCAD DESIGN TOOL LICENSE AGREEMENT/DISCLAIMER

Welcome to the Linear Technology LTpowerCAD Design Tool. The LTpowerCAD Design Tool is a powerful power supply design tool program that significantly eases the tasks of selecting component values, estimating power loss and efficiency, and optimizing the compensation loop. This design tool is copyrighted. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the LTpowerCAD Design Tool License Agreement in the Appendix, upon acceptance of the agreement, you will be granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free right solely to design supplies with Linear Technology products. Linear Technology Corporation owns the LTpowerCAD Design Tool. You may not redistribute, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the LTpowerCAD Design Tool. Upgrades, modifications, or repairs to this design tool will be strictly at the discretion of Linear Technology. As always, Linear Technology has made the best effort to support our customers. However, due to the external component value variations, it remains the customers responsibility to verify the program's calculation results by actually building the circuit and evaluating its performance. Note: Please note that the current version of the LTpowerCAD Design Tool only supports a limited number of Linear Technology Monolithic and uModule Parts. For a full list of Linear Technology products and selection guideline, please visit www.linear.com or contact your local sales representative.

2 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION

2.1 SYSTEM & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS The following system & software is required for installing and running the LTpowerCAD Design Tool for Microsoft Windows. You must update your system to meet this minimum requirement before running the LTpowerCAD Design Tool. Microsoft Windows-based PC with Windows XP SP2 or higher operation system. Microsoft Office Excel 2000, 2003 or 2007 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and plus

The Microsoft .NET Framework can be downloaded and installed at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d0e5dea7-ac26-4ad7-b68cfe5076bba986&displaylang=en For additional information, please contact Linear Technology LTpowerCAD development group at: LTpowerCAD@Linear.com

2.2 1.

INSTALLATION Double click Setup.exe to start the LTpowerCAD Design Tool Setup Wizard.

2.

Click the Next button.

3.

Choose I Agree and click the Next button.

4. Select the folder to which to install LTpowerCAD Design Tool and click the Next button. The default folder for Design Tool is C:\Program Files\Linear Tech\LTpowerCAD\.

5.

Click the Next button to start the installation.

6.

Click the Close button to close the LTpowerCAD Design Tool Setup Wizard.

3 GETTING STARTED WITH LTPOWERCAD DESIGN TOOL

The LTpowerCAD Design Tool is a powerful power supply design tool program that significantly eases the tasks of designing a power supply, from designing power components to estimating efficiency and optimizing the control compensation loop. To start a new design or review an existing design, simply click the LTpowerCAD icon from your Windows Desktop or the Start Menu.

The LTpowerCAD Design Tool main menu includes five functional buttons. Start New Design button is used to start a new power converter design project Open Existing Design button is used to open and review an existing design project from a user specified location Help button is used to view the help file LTC Sales Contacts button is used to show Linear Technology local sales office contact information Sync Release button is used to synchronize and update the latest version of the parts database from the internet

3.1

START A NEW DESIGN

LTpowerCAD Design Tool provides an easy-to-follow and self-explaining guide that leads the user to designing a complete power converter according to their application specifications by following four steps. Enter Supply Specifications

Search & select a Linear Technology Product Design Power Stage Components

Design Control Compensation Loop

Finish and Summary

3.1.1 Search and Select a Linear Technology Product When the Start New Design button on the main menu is clicked, a New Design window will show up allowing the user to input the project specification and select qualified Linear Technology Monolithic or uModule part for the first step of the design process.

User is required to enter Min. Input Voltage, Nom. Input Voltage and Max. Input Voltage, along with up to three Output Rails under the Specification group box in order to use the LTpowerCAD Design Tool internal search engine to suggest a part. For single output poly-phase designs the user can enter the Num. of Parallel Phases to satisfy higher total output current requirements. The user can also select required features under the Feature group box for further qualification. The LTpowerCAD Design Tool will automatically list qualified Linear Technology Monolithic and uModule part names along with detailed specifications in the part list table once user has entered a valid circuit specification or has updated any specification parameters or feature requirements. Also, the user can click the All Parts button to display all parts supported by the LTpowerCAD Design Tool, bypassing the internal search engine, if the user is familiar with Linear Technology Monolithic and uModule parts and wants to select a qualified part himself. Note: Please note that the current version of the LTpowerCAD Design Tool only supports a limited number of Linear Technology Monolithic and uModule parts. If there is a specific part you need and it is not include in the LTpowerCAD Design Tool list, then please click the LTC Web Search button to go to the Linear Technology website to search qualified parts or contact your local Linear Technology sales office.

Two buttons Start Design and Web Link are located in the first two columns for each part listed in the part list table. The Start Design button will start a Microsoft Excel based Design Spreadsheet which will guide the user thought the whole converter design process including selecting circuit components, designing and optimizing the control compensation loop. The Web Link button will open the Linear Technology web page for the selected part in the default web browser. If the Microsoft Excel based Design Spreadsheet is not currently available, the Start Design button will show in gray. If the part is not available on the Linear Technology website, the Web Link button will show in gray. In both cases, please contact your local Linear Technology sales office. Otherwise click the Start Design button to start a new design. After clicking the Start Design button, a Save Design File dialog will pop up allowing the user to save the design project to a specific folder. The default saving folder is the My Documents folder.

Save the Design

3.1.2 Design Spreadsheet After saving the design project file, the user will be directed to a Microsoft Excel based Design Spreadsheet for that specific Linear Technology Monolithic or uModule Part. The Design Spreadsheet will guide the user thought the whole converter design process including selecting circuit components, designing and optimizing the control compensation loop. Before the first time using the Design Spreadsheet, the user need to Enable Macros feature in Microsoft Excel in order to start all the design and optimizing functions build in the Design Spreadsheet.

In Microsoft Excel 2007 Edition, the following Security Warning Message will automatic appear on under the toolbar. Please click Option button and select Enable this content to Enable Macros.

Security Warning

Enable this content

In Microsoft Excel 2003 and Excel 2000 Edition, the following Security Warning Message will automatic appear. Please click Enable Macros to Enable Macros.

Design Spreadsheet includes three worksheets, Main, Summary, and Notes. Main (or Title and Schematics) worksheet: The page where the user inputs design specifications in the blue cells and receives design result information in the yellow cells and from graphs. Summary worksheet: Results of the user-input design are shown here in table format. Notes worksheet: Blank page where user can add notes about the specifics of the design, if desired.

3.1.3 Design Power Stage Components Part I of the Design Spreadsheet helps the user to design or choose the power stage components and evaluate the performance. The design specifications entered by the user in the search page will be automatically transferred to this program. According to this design specification, the Design Spreadsheet will suggest optimized component values such as inductance and resistance for user reference. The user needs to fill in the actual component values or choose them from the component library (please see Appendix for detail). After the user chooses the actual component, the circuit design key performance parameters, such as output voltage ripple, will be calculated and displayed for the user to evaluate. Also the user can simulate the circuit performance by exporting the design to the LTspiceTM simulation tool by simply clicking the Export to LTspice button (please see Appendix for details).

Datasheet Circuit Specification

Export to LTspice Simulation

The values/descriptions in yellow background cells are calculated / recommended by the LTpowerCAD design tool. They cannot be modified by users. On the other hand, the values in blue background cells need to be entered by the user for their specific designs. In a design spreadsheet, sometimes a cell value appears in RED font. This usually means that there is a warning. The LTpowerCAD design tool often recommends the typical component values with lower/upper limits. If the value entered by the user is outside the range of LTpowerCAD design tools recommendations, the program shows related circuit values in RED as a warning. In this case, the warning does not cause any malfunction of the design tool. However, the supply designer should consider whether s/he really wants to keep the current value or follow the value recommended by the LTpowerCAD design tool.

3.1.4 Design Compensation Loop After determining the power stage components, Part II of the design sheet helps users to optimize the feedback loop design. The user can enter desired loop bandwidth and phase margin and let the program suggest the compensation network values. Or, the user can simply adjust the sliding bars for the compensation component values and check the resulting loop gain Bode Plot and load transient performance.

Control Loop Bandwidth

Predicted Load-step Response

3.1.5 Wrap-Up and Summary Once a design is complete, the Summary worksheet shows the key power component values and a list of a simple Bill-of-Materials (BOM). The Summary worksheet also helps the user to estimate the total cost and board footprint of the power train. The user could also use the Notes worksheet to record any information they want to keep.

3.2

OPEN EXISTING DESIGN

The user could open and review an existing design file by simply clicking the Open Existing Design button at the LTpowerCAD Design Tool main menu.

After the user selected an existing design file, the Design Spreadsheet will automatically start for user to review and modify.

4 UPDATE THE LTPOWERCAD DESIGN TOOL LIBRARY

Linear Technology always makes its best effort to provide the customers with the latest and the best design and analysis tool to significantly ease the customers design process. By clicking the Sync Release button at the main window, the LTpowerCAD Design Tool could automatically synchronize and download the latest supported Linear Technology Parts Library and Components Library from Internet. To help keep the design tool library current, the program will remind the user to Sync Release if the program has not been updated within the last 45 days.

Note: The users computer needs to have internet connection before using the Sync Release function. Please use the Administration account to run the LTpowerCAD Design Tool before using the Sync Release function.

5 APPENDIX
5.1 LOAD TRANSIENT PREDICTION

The design tool program provides an approximation of the output voltage overshoot/undershoot waveform during load transients. This approximation is calculated based on the average small-signal model of the power supply. Therefore, it does NOT take into consideration possible large-signal nonlinear effects that may exist in the real experimental test with a large and very fast load step. In reality, sometimes the overshoot/undershoot is higher than the small-signal estimation. Even so the transient waveforms give the designer a good starting point to estimate the output voltage overshoot/undershoot and required minimum output capacitance. To verify the design, it is important and recommended to actually build the circuit and evaluate its performance. The output transient waveform is the averaged waveform over a switching cycle. The switching frequency ripple is not included in this waveform. The user also needs to include the switching ripple for the total transient spike.

5.2

LTSPICETM SIMULATION

The LTpowerCAD Design Tool offers users the ability to simulate their designed circuits with the LTspice simulator, which is real-time simulation software that can be downloaded freely at the following URL: http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/ltspice.jsp.

Export to LTspice Simulation

In the design spreadsheet, there is an Export to LTspice button, usually located close to the circuit diagram in Part I. Clicking on this button brings up an Export LTspice file as window, which allows users to name and save their designs into an .asc file. An .asc file can be read and simulated by the LTspice simulator. The design tool automatically transfers all the component values to the .asc file.

After saving the LTspice simulation file, the design tool will ask if the LTspice simulator is already installed. If yes, the design tool opens the LTspice simulator. Then by clicking the RUN button and clicking the node to see the voltage waveform in the LTspice simulator, users can observe the performance of their designed circuits in both steady state and transient modes.

5.3

COMPONENT LIBRARY

The component library provides a convenient interface between the design programs and a list of popular components. Inside the LTpowerCAD design tool package, there are two standard libraries: the capacitor library with file extension .xcap, and the inductor library with file extension .xind. Please do NOT change the file type of these library files. To access the component libraries during designs, click on a capacitor or inductor symbol that is highlighted in blue; a window will pop up. Selecting the Add this component to the library button allows you to copy the parameters of a chosen capacitor or inductor to the corresponding library for later use. Selecting the Find a component from the library button allows you to select a component from a standard library and copy its parameter to the current design spreadsheet.

After selecting either Add this component to the library or Find a component from the library, the program will ask you to select a component library to open. If a correct library file is already open, it will be listed in the white box. In this case, select a library from the list and click on the Go to Library button activates this library. If no component library is open, please click on the Open Library button and an Open Library window will show for you to specify the library file that you wish to open. Please note that only an .xcap file can be specified as a capacitor library, and only a .xind file can be specified as an inductor library. The default capacitor library is located at \LTpowerCAD\LTClib\Standard.xcap; the default inductor library is located at \LTpowerCAD\LTClib\Standard.xind.

After an appropriate component library file has been opened, if Add this component to the library was selected earlier, then the spreadsheet component parameters will be automatically transferred to the library file. If Find a component from the library was selected, then clicking on any row of the library sheet will enable you to copy it to the design spreadsheet. The standard.xcap and standard.xind files can be duplicated as long as they keep the same file extension. The duplicated files can also interface with a design spreadsheet as described above. In addition, the library files can be opened independently, allowing users to edit or add components freely.

5.4

PCB LAYOUT EXAMPLE

A reference PCB layout example for each Linear Technology Monolithic and uModule Part in the LTpowerCAD Design Tool is available by clicking the View Layout Example button, which is usually located near the circuit diagram of the Design Spreadsheet. This function can quickly display a reference PCB layout design as well as important instructions for the corresponding Linear Technology Part for users to read and print. It is also recommended to view the datasheet regarding the layout considerations. A datasheet link is available at the top of each Design Spreadsheet.

Datasheet

PCB Layout Example

5.5

THE ACCURACY OF THE LTPOWERCAD DESIGN TOOL

As always, Linear Technology has made best efforts to support our customers with a quality design tool. However, due to model limitations and external component value variations, it remains the customers responsibility to verify the program's calculation results by actually building the circuit and evaluating its performance. Linear Technology verifies the loop Bode Plot and load transient for each Linear Technology Monolithic and uModule part released in the LTpowerCAD Design Tool with real bench tests on the Linear Technology Standard Demo Circuit Boards. Threrfore we have a good level of confidence in the accuracy of our loop designs. Users are always welcome to contact their local Linear Technology Sales Office for help.

5.6

LTPOWERCAD DESIGN TOOL SUPPORTED LTC PRODUCTS LIST Monolithic Step-Down Converters

LTC PART NUMBER LTC3403 LTC3404 LTC3405 LTC3405A LTC3405A-1.375 LTC3405A-1.5 LTC3405A-1.8 LTC3406 LTC3406-1.2 LTC3406-1.5 LTC3406-1.8 LTC3406B LTC3406B-2 LTC3407 LTC3407-2 LTC3407-3 LTC3407-4 LTC3409 LTC3410 LTC3410-1.2 LTC3410-1.65 LTC3410-1.875

VIN RANGE (V) 2.5~5 2.65~6 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 3.3~5.5 2.5~5.5 1.6~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5

VOUT RANGE (V) 0.3~3.5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 1.375 1.5 1.8 0.6~5 1.2 1.5 1.8 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 1.8/3.3 0.6~5 0.613~5 0.8~5 1.2 1.65 1.875

IOUT RANGE (A) 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

NUM. OF OUTPUT RAILS Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Dual Dual Dual Dual Single Single Single Single Single

LTC PART NUMBER LTC3410B LTC3411 LTC3411A LTC3412 LTC3412A LTC3413 LTC3414 LTC3415 LTC3416 LTC3417 LTC3417A LTC3417A-2 LTC3418 LTC3419 LTC3547 LTC3549 LTC3561 LTC3568 LTC3602 LTC3603 LTC3605 LTC3608 LTC3609 LTC3610 LTC3611 LTC3612 LTC3614 LTC3616

VIN RANGE (V) 2.5~5.5 2.625~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.625~5.5 2.25~5.5 2.25~5.5 2.25~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.25~5.5 2.25~5.5 2.25~5.5 2.25~5.5 2.25~5.5 2.5~5.5 2.5~5.5 1.6~5.5 2.63~5.5 2.5~5.5 4.5~10 4.5~15 4~15 4~18 4.5~32 4~24 4.5~32 2.25~5.5 2.3~5.5 2.3~5.5

VOUT RANGE (V) 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.596~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.611~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.6~9.5 0.6~14 0.6~14 0.6~15 0.6~15 0.6~15 0.6~15 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5

IOUT RANGE (A) 0.3 1.25 1.25 2.5 3 3 4 7 4 1.4/0.8 1.5/1 1.5/1 8 0.6 0.3 0.25 1 1.8 2.5 2.5 5 8 6 12 10 3 4 6

NUM. OF OUTPUT RAILS Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Dual Dual Dual Single Dual Dual Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single

uModule DC/DC Converters

LTC PART NUMBER LTM4600 LTM4600HV LTM4601 LTM4601-1 LTM4601HV LTM4602 LTM4602HV LTM4603 LTM4603-1 LTM4603HV VIN RANGE (V) 4.5~20 4.5~28 4.5~20 4.5~20 4.5~28 4.5~20 4.5~28 4.5~20 4.5~20 4.5~28 VOUT RANGE (V) 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 IOUT RANGE (A) 10 10 12 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 NUM. OF OUTPUT RAILS Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single

LTC PART NUMBER LTM4604 LTM4605 LTM4606 LTM4607 LTM4608 LTM4609 LTM4611 LTM4612 LTM4613 LTM4614 LTM4615 LTM4616 LTM4618 LTM4619 LTM4627 LTM4628 LTM8021 LTM8022 LTM8023 LTM8025 LTM8027 LTM8031 LTM8032 LTM8033

VIN RANGE (V) 2.375~5.5 4.5~20 4.5~28 4.5~36 2.7~5.5 4.5~36 1.5~5.5 5~36 5~36 2.375~5.5 2.375~5.5 2.7~5.5 4.5~26.5 4.5~27 4.5~20 4.5~26.5 3~36 3.6~36 3.6~36 3.6~36 4.5~60 3.6~36 3.6~36 3.6~36

VOUT RANGE (V) 0.8~5 0.8~16 0.6~5 0.8~24 0.6~5 0.8~34 0.8~5.2 3.3~15 3.3~15 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.6~5 0.8~5 0.8~5 0.6~5 0.6~5 0.8~5 0.8~10 0.8~10 0.8~24 2.5~24 0.8~10 0.8~10 0.8~24

IOUT RANGE (A) 4 5 for boost 12 for buck 6 5 for boost 10 for buck 8 5 for boost 10 for buck 15 5 8 4 4 for bucks 1.5 for VLDO 8 6 4 15 8 per phase 0.5 1 1 1 4 1 2 3

NUM. OF OUTPUT RAILS Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Dual Triple Dual Single Dual Single Dual Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single

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LTPOWERCAD DESIGN TOOL CONTACT INFORMATION

Please contact Linear Technology LTpowerCAD Design Tool development group at LTpowerCAD@Linear.com for any question in using this software. 5.9 LTPOWERCAD DESIGN TOOL RELEASE INFORMATION

Version 1.0: Initial release, Sep 2009. Version 1.1: Improved GUI and added update feature to main interface, May 2010. Version 1.2: Added poly-phase / parallel phase search feature to main interface, Feb 2011. Version 1.2.2.0: Improved international compatibility, Aug 2011.