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Vout_ov_fault_response, Vout_uv_fault_limit, Vout_uv_fault_response – Maxim Integrated MAX15303 PMBus Command Set User Manual

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MAX15303 PMBus Command Set User’s Guide

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VOUT_OV_FAULT_RESPONSE

fault does not abate, shutdown and attempt to restart according to bits [5:3].

10

Stop regulating immediately, delay for the time specified in bits [2:0], then attempt to

restart according to bits [5:3]. (Default setting)

11

Stop regulating immediately, and then restart as soon as possible after the fault

condition abates.

Bits [5:3] determine the number of retry attempts. The MAX15303 supports only a subset of the full
PMBus functionality for this portion of the command:

000-110

No attempt is made to restart after a fault shutdown. (Default setting)

111

Attempt to restart continuously until commanded off, or until another fault

condition causes the unit to shut down.

Bits [2:0] determine the fault-tolerance or retry-delay timing. Each binary value in bits [2:0]
corresponds to a multiple of 100ms, up to a possible maximum of 111

bin

= 700ms. A value of 000

bin

will cause the MAX15303 to use the minimum possible timing value, typically about 30-40ms. (The
default timing for overvoltage faults is
000

bin

.)

VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT

Reference:

Standard Command

Lockable:

Yes

Command Code:

0x44

Format:

Unsigned integer mantissa

Data Bytes:

2

Units:

V

Transfer:

Read/Write Word

Factory Value:

0x019A (0.100V)

Description/Notes: See Section 15.6 of the PMBus Specification Part II.

VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT mantissa data sent to and from the MAX15303 must be divided by 4096 to
determine the actual voltage value, according to the fixed value of

VOUT_MODE

.

In the MAX15303, there are seven possible output voltage ranges based on seven corresponding
internal feedback divider taps. The MAX15303 hardware has 8-bit resolution for the undervoltage
fault limit within each of these seven ranges.

The desired value of VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT is retained in memory, regardless of limitations
imposed by the feedback divider range and the 8-bit fault limit resolution, but the read-back value is
based on actual hardware register settings.

The factory value of 0x019A (0.100V) will be overridden during initialization to

VOUT_COMMAND

x 0.85, unless a specific value has been written to the User Store.

VOUT_UV_FAULT_RESPONSE

Reference:

Standard Command

Lockable:

Yes

Command Code:

0x45

Format:

Bit field

Data Bytes:

1

Units:

N/A

Transfer:

Read/Write Byte

Factory Value:

0x00 (Ignore undervoltage faults)

Description/Notes: See Sections 10.5.1 and 15.7 of the PMBus Specification Part II.

Note that the MAX15303 does not support finite, non-zero restart-attempt counts. (Continuous
restart attempts are supported.)