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SparkFun BabyBuck Regulator Breakout - 3.3V (AP63203)
Who doesn't occasionally need power regulation? We certainly do, so we've designed the SparkFun BabyBuck Regulator Breakout to help us with just such a task. Featuring the AP63203 from Diodes Inc, this breakout board takes advantage of a 2A synchronous buck converter that has a wide input voltage range of 3.8V to 32V and fully integrated 125mΩ high-side power MOSFET/68mΩ lowside power MOSFET to provide high-efficiency step-down DC/DC conversion. All of this snuggled up in a low-profile, TSOT26 package that's integrated into a 0.4in by 0.5in board.
Unlike it's sibling, the BabyBuck sacrifices power option flexibility for space. Don't worry, though, because you can still use the plated through holes for input and output power. With some simple right-angle headers, you'll be up and running in no time.
Frequency Spread Spectrum (FSS) reduces EMI and a proprietary gate driver scheme resists switching node ringing without sacrificing MOSFET turn-on and turn-off times, which further erases high-frequency radiated EMI noise.
- Low-Profile Footprint
- VIN 3.8V to 32V
- VOUT 3.3V
- Up to 2A Continuous Output Current
- 0.8V ± 1% Reference Voltage
- 22µA Ultralow Quiescent Current
- Switching Frequency - 1.1MHz
- Supports Pulse Frequency Modulation (PFM)
- Up to 80% Efficiency at 1mA Light Load
- Up to 88% Efficiency at 5mA Light Load
- Fixed Output Voltage - 3.3V
- Proprietary Gate Driver Design for Best EMI Reduction
- Frequency Spread Spectrum (FSS) to Reduce EMI
- Precision Enable Threshold to Adjust UVLO
- Protection Circuitry
- Overvoltage Protection
- Cycle-by-Cycle Peak Current Limit
- Thermal Shutdown
SparkFun BabyBuck Regulator Breakout - 3.3V (AP63203) Product Help and Resources
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Customer Reviews
4.7 out of 5
Based on 3 ratings:
Works great
Small, efficient and replaces one about 3 times bigger and saves a few milliamperes
Works great!
I needed to be able to control power to sections of an IoT device I'm working on. It's in the breadboard stage of development. This device handles it very well. Using the enable pin I can power up and power down individual parts of the device with an available GPIO pin. That ability saves lots of battery power...
So easy to get 3.3VDC in the wild
Surrounded by 12VDC solar and battery systems and I need a solid 3.3VDC for a small radio system. Build a regulator?Hack a cigarette USB phone charger up and work with 5VDC? No just throw one of these in and your problem is solved!
Potential users, please be aware the quiescent draw is not 22 µA. It is approximately 130 µA with no load, and when disabled scales with the input voltage up to 320 µA.
A LiPo/LiIon battery has a nominal output of 3.7V. Will this regulator work with one? It seems that 3.8V as the minimum input was a poor design choice.
When are you folks going to bring back the 3.3 and 5 volt step up converters (NCP1402)? I used a bunch of those for projects powered by 1 and 2 cell battery packs. Very useful. Don't know why you retired them.
The NCP1402 was discontinued so we couldn't make those anymore but I agree that we need to come up with a replacement for those. :-)
Super cute! Is there a 5V big brother with the AP63205 in the works?