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How to Read Your
Power Supply's Data Sheet
Application Note
Introduction
If you are designing electronic devices and you need to power up
a design for the irst time, there's a good chance you will turn to a
programmable power supply. Many vendors make programmable
power supplies, and each one offers many different product
lines for you to choose from. To sort through which one might be
best for powering your design, you will have to turn to the power
supply's data sheet.
The data sheet will give you detailed information about how the
power supply will perform under different conditions. But before
you dive into the details in the data sheet, you need to know as
much as you can about your design. As we review the top speci-
ications, you will see how the details of your design will inluence
your choice of power supplies.
No standard for data sheets Download the data sheets
The data sheets mentioned in this
Unfortunately, there is no standard established for power supply data sheets. De- application note can be downloaded at:
scriptions of the speciication and the speciications themselves are determined by
the manufacturer and will vary from one manufacturer to the next. It is also up to