Figure 11-1 shows the recommended placement and routing of device
bypass capacitors. Below guidelines must be followed to achieve low emissions design:
- High frequency bypass capacitors 10nF must be placed close to VDD
and VISOOUT pins, less than 1mm distance away from device pins. This is very
essential for optimised radiated emissions performance. Verify that these capacitors are
0402 size so that the capacitors offer least inductance (ESL).
- Bulk capacitors of at least 10µF must be placed on power converter input
(VDD) and output (VISOOUT) supply pins.
- Traces on VDD and GND1 must be symmetric until bypass capacitors.
Similarly traces on VISOOUT and GND2 must be symmetric.
- Place two 0402 size Ferrite beads (Part number: BLM15EX331SN1) on power
supply pins, one between VISOOUT and VISOIN and the other between
GND2(11) and GISOIN(15), as shown in example PCB layout, so that any high frequency
noise from power converter output sees high impedance before reaching other components
on PCB.
- Do not have any metal traces or ground pour within 4mm of power converter
output terminals VISOOUT (pin12) and GND2 (pin11). MODE pin is also in
VISOOUT domain and must be shorted to either pin 11 or pin 12 for output
voltage selection.
- Common mode choke or ferrite beads on bus terminals (Y/Z/A/B) can minimise
any high frequency noise that can couple of RS-485 bus cable which can act as antenna
and amplify that noise. This improves radiated emissions performance on a system
level.
- Following the layout guidelines of EVM as much as possible is highly
recommended for a low radiated emissions design. Reference to the EVM is available in
Related Documentation.