1.0.0

dpsk4-power-buck-voltage-mode-control, release v1.0.0

Release Highlights

The Digital Power Starter Kit, Version 4 (dpsk4) features a 200 MHz, 32-bit dsPIC33AK Digital Signal Controller. The board provides a buck converter and a boost converter, both with on-board resistive loads.

This is the first release of the voltage mode control example of the single phase buck converter the basic loop implementation of a digital feedback loop is demonstrated. The firmware builds on previously released versions for the Digital Power Starter Kit, version 3, featuring dsPIC33CK.

Features

• 500 KHz Switching Frequency
• 500 KHz Control Frequency
• Programmable Soft-Start

Protection

• Input Under Voltage Lock Out (UVLO)
• Input OVer Voltage Lock Out (OVLO)
• Output Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
• Regulation Error Detection (RED)
• Over Temperature Protection (OTP)

Toolchain Updates

• Changed minimum MPLAB X IDE version to 6.25 and later - Get latest Version
• Changed minimum XC-DSC compiler version to v3.21 - Get latest Version
• Changed minimum PowerSmart version to v1.2.0 - Get latest Version
• Changed minimum Device File Pack (DFP) version to 1.0.81

Supported Hardware Revisions

• Digital Power Starter Kit 4, Revision 1.0 (Part-No. 330017-4)

Visit www.microchip.com/330017-4 for more information

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