EPC9144: 15 V high current pulsed laser diode driver demo board for Time of Flight (TOF)
The EPC9144 development board is primarily intended to drive laser diodes with high current pulses with total
pulse widths as short as 1.2 ns and currents of up to 28 A.
The board is designed around the AEC-Q101 automotive qualified 15 V EPC2216 eGaN® FET.
The EPC9144 ships with the EPC9989 interposer board with footprints for different lasers, RF connectors, and
a collection of other footprints designed for experimentation with different loads.
The use of the interposers allows many different lasers or other loads to be mounted while still being able
to use the EPC9144. Laser diodes or other loads are not included and must be supplied by the user.
Features
- 15 V high current pulsed laser diode
- EPC2216 ground-referenced eGaN FET driven by TI’s LMG1020 gate driver
- Multiple ultra-low inductance connection options
Applications
- Time of Flight – autonomous vehicles, facial recognition, warehouse automation, drones and
mapping