Application Note

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User Manual for HPD GD BOARD G1 SiC

Gate Driver Board

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Important notice ............................................................................................................................ 2

Safety precautions.......................................................................................................................... 3

Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... 4

1

How to order Gate Driver Boards (HPD GD BOARD G1 SiC)................................................... 5

2

Feature and Limitations Overview................................................................................... 6

2.1

Block Diagram & Key Features................................................................................................................6

2.2

Recommended Operating Conditions....................................................................................................7

2.3

Limitations of the Evaluation Kit ............................................................................................................7

2.4

Key Components List ..............................................................................................................................8

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Quickstart Guide............................................................................................................ 9

3.1

Recommended equipment for evaluation.............................................................................................9

3.2

Interface and Testpad Description .........................................................................................................9

3.2.1

Signal Connector X1 & Interface PCB ................................................................................................9

3.2.2

Overview of Test pads........................................................................................................................9

3.3

Power Supply to the Gate Driver Board................................................................................................12

3.4

Double Pulse Test (without a MCU board) ...........................................................................................13

3.4.1

Enabling gate driver EiceDRIVERTM ..................................................................................................13

3.4.2

Switching the gate driver.................................................................................................................14

3.4.3

Gate resistance.................................................................................................................................14

3.5

Monitoring feature ................................................................................................................................15

3.5.1

LED diagnosis ...................................................................................................................................15

3.5.2

DESAT protection.............................................................................................................................15

3.5.3

Fault signal NFLT and ready signal RDY ..........................................................................................16

3.6

NTC temperature and DC-Link voltage Measurement.........................................................................17

3.6.1

NTC temperature measurement .....................................................................................................17

3.6.2

DC-Link voltage measurement ........................................................................................................18

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References and Revision History ....................................................................................19