IRDC3841 International Rectifier, IRDC3841 Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: IRDC3841
• Description: BOARD EVAL SYNC BUCK CONVERTER
• Manufacturer: International Rectifier

Specifications of IRDC3841

• Silicon Manufacturer: International Rectifier
• Kit Contents: Board
• Features: Compact, High Performance And Flexible Solution, 600kHz Frequency
• Svhc: No SVHC (15-Dec-2010)
• Core Architecture: Power Management -
• Rohs Compliant: No

LAYOUT
The PCB is a 4-layer board. All of layers are 2 Oz. copper. The IR3841 SupIRBuck and all of the
passive components are mounted on the top side of the board.
Power supply decoupling capacitors, the Bootstrap capacitor and feedback components are located
close to IR3841. The feedback resistors are connected to the output voltage at the point of regulation
and are located close to the SupIRBuck. To improve efficiency, the circuit board is designed to
minimize the length of the on-board power ground current path.
CONNECTIONS and OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
A well regulated +12V input supply should be connected to VIN+ and VIN-. A maximum 8A load should be
connected to VOUT+ and VOUT-. The connection diagram is shown in Fig. 1 and inputs and outputs of the
board are listed in Table I.
IR3841 has two input supplies, one for biasing (Vcc) and the other as input voltage (Vin). Separate supplies
should be applied to these inputs. Vcc input should be a well regulated 4.5V-5.5V supply and it would be
connected to Vcc+ and Vcc-.
If single 12V application is required connect R7 (zero Ohm resistor) which enables the on board bias
regulator (see schematic). In this case there is no need of external Vcc supply.
The output can track a sequencing input at the start-up.
removed and the external sequencing source should be applied between Seq. and Agnd.
and R28 can be selected to provide the desired ratio between the output voltage and the tracking input. For
proper operation of IR3841, the voltage at Seq. pin should not exceed Vcc.
02/02/2009
Connection
VIN+
VIN-
Vcc+
Vcc-
VOUT-
VOUT+
Enable
Seq.
P_Good
Table I. Connections
Signal Name
V
Ground of V
Vcc input
Ground for Vcc input
Ground of V
V
Enable
Sequence Input
Power Good Signal
in
out
(+12V)
(+1.8V)
in
out
For sequencing application, R16 should be
IRDC3841
The value of R14
2