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  • [FAQ] Why are the settings not saved after device reset? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 You must click Write to Hardware first followed by Store RAM to Flash to store all settings into…

  • [FAQ] Where is the latest version of the TI Fusion GUI?

    Make sure to use the latest version of the TI Fusion Designer GUI ( Fusion Digital Power Designer ) . TI also provides an "Alert Me" feature to notify the registered users when a new GUI version is available to download. For more FAQ please check…

  • [FAQ] Why are the fault shutdown slave rails not off immediately? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 The faulted rail is configurable to either shutdown immediate or soft off. This is set at the fault…

  • [FAQ] Why are the rails off immediately instead of following the sequencing settings (dependencies, TOFF delay) when toggling the CONTROL? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 There is a CONTROL signal turnoff configuration: Soft Off (with Sequencing) or Immediately Off.…

  • [FAQ] Can the logical GPO (LGPO) output be used to turn on and off the power rail? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 Yes, but it is not recommended to do so. A rail EN pin has many features that logic GPO pins do…

  • [FAQ] Why does the turnon and turnoff sequence or re-sequence hang or take very long to complete? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 If the sequence hangs, check at which step the sequence is stuck, then find the cause. For example…

  • [FAQ] Why does the time interval between two re-sequences longer than the value set in "time between re-sequences"? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 The "time between re-sequences" only starts to count when all rails are below their POWER_GOOD_OFF…

  • [FAQ] Why do rails not re-sequence after restart is exhausted? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 Re-sequence cannot start until all re-sequencing rails are below the POWER_GOOD_OFF threshold. Make…

  • [FAQ] When is the re-sequencing count reset? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 The re-sequencing count is reset when all re-sequencing rails stay above the POWER_GOOD threshold…

  • [FAQ] When is the retry count reset? UCD90xxx

    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCD90120A , UCD9090 , UCD90160A , UCD90160 , UCD90240 , UCD90320U , UCD90120 , UCD9090A , UCD90124 , UCD90124A , UCD90320 The retry count is reset whenever the rail stays above the POWER_GOOD threshold for a TON_MAX_FAULT_LIMIT…

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