The MAX1587A evaluation system (EV system) consists
of a MAX1587A evaluation kit (EV kit) and a companion
Maxim CMAXQUSB board.
The MAX1587A evaluation kit (EV kit) is a fully assembled
and tested surface-mount printed circuit board
(PCB) that evaluates the MAX1587A power-management
IC (PMIC). The IC is optimized for microprocessor-based applications. The MAX1587A integrates three high-performance synchronous step-down DC-DC
power supplies, two low-dropout (LDO) regulators,
a battery backup supply, and various power-management
functions.
The Maxim SMBus interface board (CMAXQUSB)
allows a PC to use its USB port to emulate an
SMBus/I²C-compatible 2-wire interface. Windows®
98SE/2000/XP-compatible software provides a professional
interface to exercise the features of the
MAX1587A. The program is menu driven and offers a
graphical user interface (GUI) with control buttons and
a status display.
The MAX1587A EV system (MAX1587AEVCMAXQU)
includes both the EV kit and the CMAXQUSB interface
board. Order the MAX1587A EV kit if you already have an
SMBus interface.