General Description
The MAX1773 evaluation kit (EV kit) is a fully assembled and tested surface-mount circuit board that routes charge and discharge currents between two battery packs, a buck step-down battery charger, and an AC-adapter power source. The circuit uses a MAX1773 IC in a 20-pin TSSOP package and is configured for an AC-adapter input range of +4.75VDC to +28VDC.

FEATUREs
♦ +4.75V to +28V AC-Adapter Input Range
♦ Up to 5A Steering Capability
♦ P-Channel MOSFET Steering Switches
♦ Adjustable Battery Minimum Voltage Level
♦ SMBus Multiplexer
♦ AC-Present and Battery-Status LEDs
♦ Interfaces to MAX1772EVKIT Battery Charger
♦ Surface-Mount Components
♦ Fully Assembled and Tested