Do you have the ability to RoadTest Power Integrations TinySwitch-5 RDK-1016?

It's an interesting question - I selected that I have everything, but in reality, that very much depends on what is intended to be tested. I did a couple of Power Integrations RoadTests before (RDR-928, RDR-707Q) which should give you an idea of what I can get up to.

But put simply, I do have the means to safely generate a stabilised AC input, to trim that input to a target voltage, to measure the input accurately with a power analyser, to load up the output with an electronic load which also provides the metering, to automate the setup through scripting and analyse the resulting data for efficiency. I can do some thermal imaging and ripple/noise measurements, transient load step response measurements. I do have multiple DC electronic loads which would suit this board as it has two output rails (so we can do a bit of cross-regulation testing too). But I (and I suspect almost nobody except a qualified EMC test lab) don't have the means to test for conducted/radiated emissions as it pertains to EMC compliance, nor do I have the means to safely enforce a test ambient temperature or perform converter feedback-loop stability tests (as I don't have an injection transformer to run a bode plot, and such tests require quite an elaborate set-up to complete).

So far, it would seem PI's own test reports are exceedingly comprehensive, which is commendable. Even I, after marathon efforts, may only be able to cover about half of what they did.

As for what else I would need, sometimes it's hard to really know exactly what would be needed ahead of time and/or whether a given set-up is going to work until it is tried. But let's just say test equipment is not inexpensive, and so I often hesitate to consider asking for it as it sometimes feels like asking for a $2000 hammer to crack a peanut.

- Gough

It's an interesting question - I selected that I have everything, but in reality, that very much depends on what is intended to be tested. I did a couple of Power Integrations RoadTests before (RDR-928, RDR-707Q) which should give you an idea of what I can get up to.

But put simply, I do have the means to safely generate a stabilised AC input, to trim that input to a target voltage, to measure the input accurately with a power analyser, to load up the output with an electronic load which also provides the metering, to automate the setup through scripting and analyse the resulting data for efficiency. I can do some thermal imaging and ripple/noise measurements, transient load step response measurements. I do have multiple DC electronic loads which would suit this board as it has two output rails (so we can do a bit of cross-regulation testing too). But I (and I suspect almost nobody except a qualified EMC test lab) don't have the means to test for conducted/radiated emissions as it pertains to EMC compliance, nor do I have the means to safely enforce a test ambient temperature or perform converter feedback-loop stability tests (as I don't have an injection transformer to run a bode plot, and such tests require quite an elaborate set-up to complete).

So far, it would seem PI's own test reports are exceedingly comprehensive, which is commendable. Even I, after marathon efforts, may only be able to cover about half of what they did.

As for what else I would need, sometimes it's hard to really know exactly what would be needed ahead of time and/or whether a given set-up is going to work until it is tried. But let's just say test equipment is not inexpensive, and so I often hesitate to consider asking for it as it sometimes feels like asking for a $2000 hammer to crack a peanut.

- Gough