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TDK lambda DC-DC converter I6A4W010A033V-001-R

shabaz_atai
shabaz_atai 18 days ago

Hi all,

We have bought I6A4W010A033V-001-R to power a Intel optiplex CPU that require a 20V and 6A power. 

We have succeded to tune the outupt voltage to 20V from a 24V input using a potentiometer over the trim pin Vout -ve pin.

Later we tried to power the CPU from this converter which we haven't succeeded. The device itself is not booting up. The power led over the start button is glowing in amber which should be white if it has proper power input. 

Unfartunately we have only moduel for testing purpose. 

What could go wrong? Do we need any extra cicuitry to make this work? Does the amp rating of the potentiometer used between the trim pin and ground also also matters for the amp capacity of the module?

We have tried with different capcitors in both output and input. The power adapter of the CPU has the sense line also aprat from the DC +ve and -ve. We even tried connecting that to the sense pin of the DC-DC converter. Nothing helped us. 

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  • JWx
    JWx 18 days ago +1
    Hello! Optiplex looks like Dell product line - which exactly model? Is this PSU being replaced an external or internal one? I think that it could have some PSU identification circuit (similar to those…
  • JWx
    JWx 18 days ago in reply to shabaz_atai +1
    here: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/el1yxq/how_to_upgrade_the_proprietary_psu_on_prebuilt/ somebody suggests that there are cables from standard ATX to Optiplex connector, but probably with…
  • JWx
    JWx 18 days ago in reply to JWx +1
    and it seems that Optiplex 3050 needs 12V not 20V so it may be damaged already if it was connected to 20V PSU
  • JWx
    JWx 18 days ago

    Hello! Optiplex looks like Dell product line - which exactly model? Is this PSU being replaced an external or internal one? I think that it could have some PSU identification circuit (similar to those used in laptops, where laptop detects if original PSU is connected and can - for example -  refuse to charge a battery when not)

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  • shabaz_atai
    shabaz_atai 18 days ago in reply to JWx

    Thanks for the reply. 

    We are trying to replace the AC to DC adapter provided with the Optiplex3050 as we have only 24V DC source. I guess the sense wire does the PSU identification. Earlier we are able power it with the help of two buck converters LM2596 connected in parallel to power the CPU as each buck converter is capable of 3A. In search of reliable voltage converter we came across this module and want to try it out. 

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    JWx 18 days ago in reply to shabaz_atai

    here: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/el1yxq/how_to_upgrade_the_proprietary_psu_on_prebuilt/

    somebody suggests that there are cables from standard ATX to Optiplex connector, but probably with some identification chip included... so maybe this TDK module and a cable with ID chip would be sufficient?

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  • JWx
    JWx 18 days ago in reply to JWx

    here are some pinouts - it seems that special chip is not needed, but standby 5V possibly will: www.dell.com/.../647f8f68f4ccf8a8de077d92 (verification against original power supply output would be advised - some posts suggest 12V standby or no standby at all for 6-pin connector)

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    JWx 18 days ago in reply to JWx

    and it seems that Optiplex 3050 needs 12V not 20V so it may be damaged already if it was connected to 20V PSU 

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  • shabaz_atai
    shabaz_atai 18 days ago in reply to JWx

    My bad the model is Optiplex 3050 micro. It is given with the 19.5V and 3.34A AC-DC adapter. We are not directly dealing with the power supply going to the motherboard. After these experiments its working as fine with its own adpater and the buck coverter setup I mentinoed earlier. 

    So, Please provide the more information or guidelines to make use of the TDK-Lambda converter. That would be really helpful. 

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  • JWx
    JWx 18 days ago in reply to shabaz_atai

    if this is a notebook-style adapter, then Dell is using some sort of signaling on third contact, which - if damaged - is causing "PSU not identified" errors, causing notebooks to run in power-saving mode (and not charging the battery for example).

    Here is some information - https://superuser.com/questions/1324643/how-to-bypass-dell-charger-detection#1757185 

    Maybe ID chip could be substituted/retrieved from Dell PSU and connected to the third contact of the connector? 

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    JWx 18 days ago in reply to JWx

    here https://github.com/KivApple/dell-charger-emulator somebody is building Dell PSU ID emulator using Attiny85 MCU

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  • phoenixcomm
    phoenixcomm 13 days ago

    JWx Me think you let the Magic Smoke out of the Chips!!! 

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