UCD3138A64 Series
Highly Integrated Digital Controller for Isolated Power with 3 Feedback Loops and 8 DPWM Outputs
Manufacturer: Texas Instruments
Catalog
Highly Integrated Digital Controller for Isolated Power with 3 Feedback Loops and 8 DPWM Outputs
Key Features
• Digital Control of up to 3 Independent Feedback LoopsDedicated PID-Based Hardware2-Pole, 2-Zero ConfigurableNonlinear ControlSoft-Start and Soft-Stop with and without PrebiasFast Input Voltage Feed Forward HardwareSynchronous Rectifier Dead Time Optimization Peripheral to Use with UCD7138 Synchronous Rectifier DriverUp to 16 MHz Error Analog-to-Digital Converter (EADC)Configurable Resolution as Small as 1 mV/LSBAutomatic Resolution SelectionUp to 8× OversamplingHardware-Based Averaging (up to 8×)10-Bit Effective DAC With 4 Bits of DitherAdaptive Sample Trigger PositioningUp to 8 High-Resolution Digital Pulse Width Modulated (DPWM) Outputs250-ps Pulse Width Resolution4-ns Frequency and Phase ResolutionAdjustable Phase-Shift Between OutputsAdjustable Dead-band Between PairsCycle-by-Cycle Duty Cycle MatchingUp to 2-MHz Switching FrequencyConfigurable PWM Edge MovementTrailing ModulationLeading ModulationTriangular ModulationConfigurable Feedback ControlVoltage ModeAverage Current ModePeak Current Mode ControlConstant CurrentConstant PowerConfigurable Modulation MethodsFrequency ModulationPhase-Shift ModulationPulse Width ModulationFast, Automatic, and Smooth Mode SwitchingFrequency Modulation and PWMPhase-Shift Modulation and PWMFrequency Modulation and Phase-Shift ModulationHigh Efficiency and Light Load ManagementBurst ModeIdeal Diode EmulationSynchronous Rectifier Soft On/OffLow IC Standby PowerPrimary Side Voltage SensingCopper Trace Current SensingFlux and Phase Current BalancingCurrent Share Bus SupportAverage or Master and SlaveFeature Rich Fault Protection Options7 High-Speed Analog ComparatorsCycle-by-Cycle Current LimitingProgrammable FaultExternal Fault Capability10 Digital ComparatorsProgrammable Blanking TimeSynchronization of DPWM Waveforms Between Multiple UCD3138A devices14-Channel, 12-Bit, 267-ksps General-Purpose ADCProgrammable Averaging FiltersDual Sample and HoldInternal Temperature SensorFully Programmable High-Performance 31.25-MHz, 32-Bit ARM7TDMI-S Processor32 KB of Program Flash2 KB of Data Flash with ECC4 KB of Data RAMFirmware Boot-Load in the Field via PMBus or UARTCommunication PeripheralsPMBus1 UARTUART Auto-baud Rate AdjustmentTimer Capture with Selectable Input PinsUp to 5 Additional General Purpose TimersBuilt In Watchdog: BOD and POR64-Pin QFN and 40-Pin QFN PackageOperating Temperature: –40°C to +125°CDebug InterfaceCode Composer Studio with JTAG InterfaceFusion Digital Power Designer GUI SupportDigital Control of up to 3 Independent Feedback LoopsDedicated PID-Based Hardware2-Pole, 2-Zero ConfigurableNonlinear ControlSoft-Start and Soft-Stop with and without PrebiasFast Input Voltage Feed Forward HardwareSynchronous Rectifier Dead Time Optimization Peripheral to Use with UCD7138 Synchronous Rectifier DriverUp to 16 MHz Error Analog-to-Digital Converter (EADC)Configurable Resolution as Small as 1 mV/LSBAutomatic Resolution SelectionUp to 8× OversamplingHardware-Based Averaging (up to 8×)10-Bit Effective DAC With 4 Bits of DitherAdaptive Sample Trigger PositioningUp to 8 High-Resolution Digital Pulse Width Modulated (DPWM) Outputs250-ps Pulse Width Resolution4-ns Frequency and Phase ResolutionAdjustable Phase-Shift Between OutputsAdjustable Dead-band Between PairsCycle-by-Cycle Duty Cycle MatchingUp to 2-MHz Switching FrequencyConfigurable PWM Edge MovementTrailing ModulationLeading ModulationTriangular ModulationConfigurable Feedback ControlVoltage ModeAverage Current ModePeak Current Mode ControlConstant CurrentConstant PowerConfigurable Modulation MethodsFrequency ModulationPhase-Shift ModulationPulse Width ModulationFast, Automatic, and Smooth Mode SwitchingFrequency Modulation and PWMPhase-Shift Modulation and PWMFrequency Modulation and Phase-Shift ModulationHigh Efficiency and Light Load ManagementBurst ModeIdeal Diode EmulationSynchronous Rectifier Soft On/OffLow IC Standby PowerPrimary Side Voltage SensingCopper Trace Current SensingFlux and Phase Current BalancingCurrent Share Bus SupportAverage or Master and SlaveFeature Rich Fault Protection Options7 High-Speed Analog ComparatorsCycle-by-Cycle Current LimitingProgrammable FaultExternal Fault Capability10 Digital ComparatorsProgrammable Blanking TimeSynchronization of DPWM Waveforms Between Multiple UCD3138A devices14-Channel, 12-Bit, 267-ksps General-Purpose ADCProgrammable Averaging FiltersDual Sample and HoldInternal Temperature SensorFully Programmable High-Performance 31.25-MHz, 32-Bit ARM7TDMI-S Processor32 KB of Program Flash2 KB of Data Flash with ECC4 KB of Data RAMFirmware Boot-Load in the Field via PMBus or UARTCommunication PeripheralsPMBus1 UARTUART Auto-baud Rate AdjustmentTimer Capture with Selectable Input PinsUp to 5 Additional General Purpose TimersBuilt In Watchdog: BOD and POR64-Pin QFN and 40-Pin QFN PackageOperating Temperature: –40°C to +125°CDebug InterfaceCode Composer Studio with JTAG InterfaceFusion Digital Power Designer GUI Support
Description
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The UCD3138 family is a digital power supply controller from Texas Instruments offering superior levels of integration and performance in a single chip solution. The UCD3138x, in comparison to Texas Instruments UCD3138x digital power controller offers 64 kB of program Flash memory in UCD3138A64 (128 KB in UCD3138128) and additional options for communication such as SPI and a second I2C port. The availability of program Flash memory in multiple 32 kB banks enables designers to implement dual images of firmware (e.g. one main image + one back-up image) in the device and provides the option to execute from either of the banks using appropriate algorithms. It also creates the unique opportunity for the processor to load a new program and subsequently execute that program without interrupting power delivery. This feature allows the end user to add new features to the power supply in the field while eliminating any down-time required to load the new program.
The flexible nature of the UCD3138 family makes it suitable for a wide variety of power conversion applications. In addition, multiple peripherals inside the device have been specifically optimized to enhance the performance of AC/DC and isolated DC/DC applications and reduce the solution component count in the IT and network infrastructure space. The UCD3138 family is a fully programmable solution offering customers complete control of their application, along with ample ability to differentiate their solution. At the same time, TI is committed to simplifying our customer’s development effort through offering best in class development tools, including application firmware, Code Composer StudioTMsoftware development environment, and TI’s Fusion Power Development GUI which enables customers to configure and monitor key system parameters.
At the core of the controller are the Digital Power Peripherals (DPP). Each DPP implements a high speed digital control loop consisting of a dedicated Error Analog to Digital Converter (EADC), a PID based 2 pole - 2 zero digital compensator and DPWM outputs with 250ps pulse width resolution. The device also contains a 12-bit, 267 ksps general purpose ADC with up to 15 channels, timers, interrupt control, PMBus, I2C, SPI and UART communications ports. The device is based on a 32-bit ARM7TDMI-S RISC microcontroller that performs real-time monitoring, configures peripherals and manages communications. The ARM microcontroller executes its program out of programmable flash memory as well as on chip RAM and ROM.
In addition to the DPP, specific power management peripherals have been added to enable high efficiency across the entire operating range, high integration for increased power density, reliability, and lowest overall system cost and high flexibility with support for the widest number of control schemes and topologies. Such peripherals include: light load burst mode, synchronous rectification, LLC and phase shifted full bridge mode switching, input voltage feed forward, copper trace current sense, ideal diode emulation, constant current constant power control, synchronous rectification soft on and off, peak current mode control, flux balancing, secondary side input voltage sensing, high resolution current sharing, hardware configurable soft start with pre bias, as well as several other features. Topology support has been optimized for voltage mode and peak current mode controlled phase shifted full bridge, single and dual phase PFC, bridgeless PFC, hard switched full bridge and half bridge, active clamp forward converter, two switch forward converter and LLC half bridge and full bridge.
The UCD3138 family is a digital power supply controller from Texas Instruments offering superior levels of integration and performance in a single chip solution. The UCD3138x, in comparison to Texas Instruments UCD3138x digital power controller offers 64 kB of program Flash memory in UCD3138A64 (128 KB in UCD3138128) and additional options for communication such as SPI and a second I2C port. The availability of program Flash memory in multiple 32 kB banks enables designers to implement dual images of firmware (e.g. one main image + one back-up image) in the device and provides the option to execute from either of the banks using appropriate algorithms. It also creates the unique opportunity for the processor to load a new program and subsequently execute that program without interrupting power delivery. This feature allows the end user to add new features to the power supply in the field while eliminating any down-time required to load the new program.
The flexible nature of the UCD3138 family makes it suitable for a wide variety of power conversion applications. In addition, multiple peripherals inside the device have been specifically optimized to enhance the performance of AC/DC and isolated DC/DC applications and reduce the solution component count in the IT and network infrastructure space. The UCD3138 family is a fully programmable solution offering customers complete control of their application, along with ample ability to differentiate their solution. At the same time, TI is committed to simplifying our customer’s development effort through offering best in class development tools, including application firmware, Code Composer StudioTMsoftware development environment, and TI’s Fusion Power Development GUI which enables customers to configure and monitor key system parameters.
At the core of the controller are the Digital Power Peripherals (DPP). Each DPP implements a high speed digital control loop consisting of a dedicated Error Analog to Digital Converter (EADC), a PID based 2 pole - 2 zero digital compensator and DPWM outputs with 250ps pulse width resolution. The device also contains a 12-bit, 267 ksps general purpose ADC with up to 15 channels, timers, interrupt control, PMBus, I2C, SPI and UART communications ports. The device is based on a 32-bit ARM7TDMI-S RISC microcontroller that performs real-time monitoring, configures peripherals and manages communications. The ARM microcontroller executes its program out of programmable flash memory as well as on chip RAM and ROM.
In addition to the DPP, specific power management peripherals have been added to enable high efficiency across the entire operating range, high integration for increased power density, reliability, and lowest overall system cost and high flexibility with support for the widest number of control schemes and topologies. Such peripherals include: light load burst mode, synchronous rectification, LLC and phase shifted full bridge mode switching, input voltage feed forward, copper trace current sense, ideal diode emulation, constant current constant power control, synchronous rectification soft on and off, peak current mode control, flux balancing, secondary side input voltage sensing, high resolution current sharing, hardware configurable soft start with pre bias, as well as several other features. Topology support has been optimized for voltage mode and peak current mode controlled phase shifted full bridge, single and dual phase PFC, bridgeless PFC, hard switched full bridge and half bridge, active clamp forward converter, two switch forward converter and LLC half bridge and full bridge.