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If I am not using the Gate In, Gate Out, or Trim pins on VI-200 / VI-J00 converters and the PC, PR or SC on the Maxi, Mini and Micro converters, can I leave them floating?

April 26, 2017converters Gate maxi pc pins PR SC trim vi-200

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If I am not using the Gate In, Gate Out, or Trim pins on VI-200 / VI-J00 converters and the PC, PR or SC on the Maxi, Mini and Micro converters, can I leave them floating?

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This depends on how the converters are being applied; however, some applications do not require the functionality that these pins provide. Hence these pins can be left as a “no connect”. See the Vicor Applications Manual and Maxi, Mini and Micro Design Guides for more information.