Texas Instruments Ramps Up Digital Power Hardware, Software, Support
July 13, 2010
To simplify digital power supply design, Texas Instruments expanded its TMS320C2000 microcontroller (MCU) digital power portfolio of controlSUITE™ software, tools and training.
To simplify digital power supply design, Texas Instruments expanded its TMS320C2000 microcontroller (MCU) digital power portfolio of controlSUITE software, tools and training. The new offering allows analog power supply designers to get up to speed with digital power supply design and helps developers to jumpstart digital power design based on TI's C2000 Piccolo MCUs. TI provides three steps to achieving the company's goal of making it easier to leverage benefits of digital power. The decision to go analog vs digital power largely depends on varying design needs. A broad portfolio of digital and analog solutions supports these needs.
1. Cost efficiently optimize design regardless of programming experience
Free, open source, modular digital power library for every design stage
Intuitive installation with automatic upgrade option via controlSUITE software
Fully leverage the C2000 Piccolo MCU performance, peripherals and control law accelerator (CLA)
2. Five C2000 kits help the designer learn the intricacies of digital power Supply design
High voltage digital PFC Developer's Kit
Digital Power Experimenter's Kit
C2000 MCU DC-DC Power Supply Developer's Kit
C2000 MCU AC-DC Power Supply Developer's Kit
Application-specific kits with digital power support, such as the dual motor control.
3. Hands-on training and support
Hands-on 3-day workshop
Day 1: Introduction to Digital Power
Day 2: Digital PSU Design
Day 3: Digital Peak Current Mode using the Piccolo MCU's CLA (control law accelerator)
