Low Voltage Power Supply Project

BURN-IN Production Tester  (4 stations)

The purpose of LVPS BURN-IN tester is to perform power tests on all 3 types of LVPS DC/DC switching power supply
modules called bricks (3.3V, 5V, 15V) of versions v.6.4 and v6.5 with variable current loads and Vout trimming.
When bricks pass this test, they can be employed in ATLAS TileCal LVBOXes. Four BURN-IN stations have been
manufactured. In each station 8 bricks can be independently tested for 1-100 hours in automated way.
Four BURN-IN tester were manufactured (No1.-No4) to reach a maximum speed of 64 tested bricks per day.
 
The tester applies 200Vdc independently on eight mounted dc/dc bricks, and associated programmed dummy-loads
consume dc currents from bricks. All brick behavior and parameters are measured and stored in TXT reports
It was designed to perform long term endurance functionality of each LVPS Brick  manufactured in 2700 pcs.
Labview Control Program Time includes for each brick:
 - First Switch-ON phase of the brick @ 160V and 200Vdc,  with minimum Vout (Iload current 0.5A)
 - Vout Trimming Range test and check at three Iout levels
                    3V brick        Vo_Min Vo_Max   Iload =  0.5, 2, and 5 A
                    5V                                                                       2, 5, and 10A
                    15V                                                                 0.5, 2, and 5 A
 - DC/DC Brick Efficiency Measurements, at Vout nominal, Iout range 0.5 - 20Amp (3V,5V bricks) - 0.5 - 12A (15V)
 - Long term stability run at Vout nominal and Iout (1h up to 100 hours, set in Labview program menu)
                    3V brick      Iload =  11 A (can be changed, set in menu)
                    5V                                14 A
                    15V                               4 A
The time of test is programmable between 1-100 hours, usual time is 6h period in order to perform two shifts per day.
 
 
 
► BURN-IN production tester Photos      User Manual  PDF 2008    and      Labview 7.0 Control Program Zip
► BURN-IN Data File Samples                                                                            Read installation Notes
 
► BURN-IN production tester Block Scheme      JPG   PDF
 
  B_TESTER_MODULE_BURNIN SchemeBM pdf  PCB BM top  Bottom  List of CompBM  Photo1  Photo2
  B_TESTER_CTRL_BURNIN       SchemeBC pdf  PCB BC top  Bottom  List of CompBC   Photo1   Photo2
 ● B_TESTER_LOAD_READOUT  SchemeLR pdf  PCB LR top  Bottom  List of CompLR   Photo1   Photo2
  B_TESTER_DUMMY_LOAD     SchemeDL pdf  PCB DL top  Bottom  List of CompDL  Ph1 Ph2  Ph3  Ph4
 ● B_TESTER_200VCTRL              Scheme2C pdf  PCB 2C top  Bottom  List of Comp2C  Ph1 Ph2  Ph3
 
 ● DELTA 300V/10A Power Supply   SM300-10D manual   
                                                           Remote control connector pinout
 
 ● PIC16F87x family microcontrollers manual   Pdf
 ● All PIC C code for BURNIN boards     Zip
                                - B_tester_module              =>  BurnInModuleTest.c  &    .HEX   file
                                - B_tester_ctrl                     =>  BurnInCtrlTest.c        &    .HEX
                                - B_tester_load_readout  =>  BurnInModuleTest.c  &    .HEX
                                - B_tester_200Vctrl           =>  200VCTRL.c                &    .HEX
 
  UMS2 - USB to UART Interface Module       Photo
                  see commercial web pages        Windows drives
 
  C Compiler for Microchip PIC microcontrollers - PCW Compiler IDE
                  see commercial web pages  (Custom Computer Services Inc.)
 
  PIC Microcontroller Programmer Tool - ASIX PRESTO    Photo
                  see commercial web pages          Programming SW/Windows   ASIX UP