Charlotte, NC (March 16, 2015) – Today, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced that it has simplified digital power control design with the new, low-cost Digital Power BoosterPack. The BoosterPack is a plug-in daughter card for the C2000™ Piccolo™TMS320F28069M LaunchPad development kit that makes it easy to understand digital power development using the real-time control architecture of TI’s C2000 microcontrollers (MCUs). The BoosterPack is ideal for digital power applications such as power conditioners, uninterruptible power supplies, AC/DC power supplies, solar inverters and more. To further ease development, the BoosterPack is supported by the collection of graphical software tools in powerSUITE. The new BoosterPack and powerSUITE software tools will be showcased at the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Expo (APEC) in booth 1001 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Digital Power BoosterPack simplifies control design
TI’s new Digital Power BoosterPack offers a low-cost daughter card that, when combined with TI’s F28069M LaunchPad, makes it easy to control a buck converter. Developers can leverage TI’s C2000 Piccolo F2806x MCU, which integrates the C28x real-time processing core as well as sophisticated control peripherals, including tightly coupled PWMs with 150ps of resolution and ADCs with speeds up to 3.46MSPS to enable faster switching frequency power supplies. The BoosterPack also integrates TI’s CSD87588N NexFET™ power block, LM5109B andUCC27424 FET drivers, and OPA353 operational amplifier, all within a small form factor. The low-power Digital Power BoosterPack operates on 18 watts, which eliminates the risk associated with developing high-voltage systems.
Digital power software tools ease development
TI’s Digital Power BoosterPack includes out-of-the-box code examples to help developers quickly jumpstart development. The BoosterPack is supported by several software tools within powerSUITE, which is available within controlSUITE™ — TI’s one-stop shop for C2000 MCU documentation and code examples. powerSUITE is a collection of graphical software tools, including the Solution Adapter, Compensation Designer and the Software Frequency Response Analyzer, that enables designers to easily develop and modify their digital power applications and accelerate time to market. These tools provide an intuitive interface to seamlessly integrate developed code into TI’s Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE):
- The Solution Adapter allows designers to easily modify existing code examples for custom hardware using a simple GUI instead of writing development code.
- The Compensation Designer enables developers to create compensators of different styles, providing a method to effortlessly tune control loops.
- The Software Frequency Response Analyzer enables developers to quickly measure the frequency response of digital power converter control loops implemented on a C2000 MCU.
Pricing and availability
Begin easily controlling your next digital power stage today with TI’s Digital Power BoosterPack (BOOSTXL-BUCKCONV), available for MSRP $59 USD via the TI Store and authorized distributors. The compatible C2000 Piccolo F28069M LaunchPad (LAUNCHXL-F28069M) is available today for MSRP $24.99. Alternatively, you can purchase the Digital Power BoosterPack bundled with the F28069M LaunchPad (LAUNCH-69M-BUCK) for $79.99. To further ease development, customers can access the powerSUITE software tools from ti.com.
About TI’s digital power products
Texas Instruments offers the broadest portfolio of digitally enabled, configurable and fully programmable power controllers, providing customers with flexibility, efficiency and integration to meet dynamic system needs and reduce total cost. TI’s digital power solutions support both power conversion and communication protocols that address a range of applications including industrial, automotive and communications infrastructure.
Innovation is at the core of TI MCUs
Beginning with the foundation of leading process technology and adding unique system architecture, intellectual property and real-world system expertise, TI continues its 20+ years of MCU innovation with low-power and performance MCUs. With unique products for ultra-low power, low-power performance and security communications, to real-time control, control and automation, and safety, designers can accelerate time to market with TI’s ecosystem of tools, software, wireless connectivity solutions, extensive Design Network offerings and technical support.
For more information:
- Read TI’s white paper on how to choose a TI digital power IC.
- Learn about TI’s C2000 MCU solutions for digital power applications.
- Find out about TI’s LaunchPad development kit ecosystem.
- Follow TI on Twitter.
- Like TI MCU on Facebook.
- Join the TI E2E™ Community.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. By employing the world’s brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today. Learn more at www.ti.com.
