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PF3000: Different skipping behaviour

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corono
Contributor II

Hi

On a custom board design, I'm using the PF3000A1 for the power supply of an IMX7D. The VDD_ARM voltage is connected to SW1A (1.1V), the VDD_SOC is connected to SW1B (1V). I'm measuring the current through the inductance and found a strange skipping behavior of the PMIC.

VDD_ARM:

Under no load condition, the VDD_ARM voltage is in skipping mode:

VDD_ARM_IN_1V1_Curr_NoLoad.png

Increasing the load shifts from skipping mode to continuous mode:

VDD_ARM_IN_1V1_Curr_1x100.png

VDD_ARM_IN_1V1_Curr_2x100.png

Everything as expected.

VDD_SOC:

The behavior of VDD_SOC is quite different. Under no (extra) load condition:

VDD_SOC_IN_1V0_NoLoad.png

This does not look like skipping mode for me, more like a current limit. Increasing the load increases the peak current, but the behavior is still the same.

VDD_SOC_IN_1V0_Benchmark.png

Can anyone explain this behavior?

Thanks!

Sebastian

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corono
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Hi

Thanks for your answer. The voltage is connected to the SW1B output.

The current waveform from the sabre board looks normal. It seems that something with my board is broken, but only with this one I'm testing at the moment.Probabley I broke something with soldering.

I've tested two others of my boards this morning and both work. So everything should be alright.

Sebastian

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corono
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Hi

Thanks for your answer. The voltage is connected to the SW1B output.

The current waveform from the sabre board looks normal. It seems that something with my board is broken, but only with this one I'm testing at the moment.Probabley I broke something with soldering.

I've tested two others of my boards this morning and both work. So everything should be alright.

Sebastian

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guoweisun
NXP TechSupport
NXP TechSupport

Hi

Do you try to test in NXP PF3000 evkit at same condition?

Which output channel about VDD_SOC on corresponding  on PF3000?

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