The typical application diagram shown here is a good illustration of how easy the ISL8274M is to design in. The only external components required to operate are the input and output capacitors, along with a few decoupling capacitors and resistors. A set of optional external pin-strap resistors allows the user to easily configure the device for standard operations when typical values are desired for a subset of operating parameters such as output voltage and switching frequency. In this mode, no programming or communication through the PMBus is required and usage can be made of the dedicated control pins which provide a direct mean to enable the device and monitor power good status. The ISL8274M datasheet provides precise guidance to select these components based on the exact operating mode and performance expected.