Predictika · Board-mount power module orders

An AI sales agent's power module order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for isolated DC/DC power modules for a customer's board: which module, how many, the supply bus it will run from, the output voltage and load, any peak load, the height available and whether modules share a load. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published selection guide and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Flex Power Modules digital isolated regulated DC/DC converters, eighth-brick and quarter-brick: input range, output voltage, load current, peak power, height, paralleling and load sharing, baseplate and stated total power. See everything this validator covers

This validator models an order for the digital isolated regulated DC/DC converters in the Flex Power Modules 2026 Selection Guide (31 listed product references), not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Input and output — the supply bus range the board can see against each module's input voltage range, and the output voltage the board needs against the module's adjust range (or its fixed output where the guide gives none).
  • Load and peak power — the load current against the output current of the modules ordered, and the peak power against the peak rating where the guide lists one; a load between continuous and peak power goes to a person because the guide gives no duration.
  • Paralleling and sharing — more than one module for one load needs a module that lists active current sharing or droop load sharing, and the scheme asked for has to be the one listed for that module.
  • Height, baseplate and totals — the module height from the guide against the space on the board, a baseplated version (stated in the guide for the eighth-brick modules only) and the total power the order states against the modules ordered.

Any order for these converters that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (the selection guide gives none, so this page shows no price build-up), the analog, 48 V non-isolated, point-of-load, VRM, VPD, HVDC, PIM, RF power amplifier and industrial lines, efficiency, thermal derating, and ordering codes beyond the product references in the guide. Assumptions: the guide lists output current as a single figure, which the model uses as the continuous rating; peak power is used as listed, with no duration.

The AI sales agentBuilds the power module order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Input and output voltage windowsEasy
A range comparison per module is straightforward once the table is loaded.		Both ends of the bus range and the output voltage are compared with the chosen module on every call.
Paralleling only where the module lists load sharingOnly with care
Whether a module may be paralleled and by which scheme depends on a note against each product reference, so each reference needs its own flag kept in step with the guide.		The module, the number ordered and the sharing scheme asked for are checked together on every call.
Peak power with no duration givenOnly with workarounds
A rule has to separate continuous, peak and over-peak load, and the middle case needs a person, which a simple limit does not express.		Above the peak rating blocks; between continuous and peak goes to a person; the rest passes.
Totals that must match what the order statesOnly with care
The total comes from the module and the quantity, and has to agree with the figure written in the order.		The total is computed from the modules and compared with the stated figure.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The bus can fall to 36 V; this module takes 40 V at the lowest.
2The bus can rise to 65 V; this module takes 60 V at the highest.
3The bus can rise to 75 V; this module takes 60 V at the highest.
4The board needs 14 V; this module goes up to 13.2 V.
5The board needs 7.5 V; this module goes down to 8 V.
6The board needs 12.45 V; this module goes up to 12 V.
7The load draws 140 A; the modules on the order supply 108.4 A.
8The load draws 108.5 A; the modules on the order supply 108.4 A.
9The load peaks at 2,400 W, above the continuous 1,400 W; the selection guide gives peak power without its duration, so a person should confirm the load profile.
10The load peaks at 2,500 W; the modules on the order give 2,400 W at most.
11More than one module is ordered for one load, and the selection guide lists no current or load sharing for this module.
12The modules are to share the load by a different scheme than the one listed for this module (active current sharing or droop load sharing).
13The module is 13.8 mm high; the board has room for 13 mm.
14A baseplated version is wanted; the selection guide states baseplated versions only for the eighth-brick modules, so a person should confirm one exists for this module.
15The order states 1,000 W in total; the modules on the order give 1,300 W.
16The order needs at least 1 module; it has 0.
17The load draws 100 A; the modules on the order supply 0 A.
18The board needs 27 V; this module goes up to 26.4 V.
19The load peaks at 2,000 W, above the continuous 1,400 W; the selection guide gives peak power without its duration, so a person should confirm the load profile.
20The load peaks at 700 W; the modules on the order give 600 W at most.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Bus range, output voltage and load: Bus range below the module input range, output voltage too high and load above two modules

    
The agent's request. Please place an order for two BMR4580011/017 digital DC/DC converters for Northfield Networks. The supply bus runs from 36 V to 60 V and the board needs 14 V at 120 A. The modules share the load by droop load sharing. The order states 1,300 W in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Bus voltage below the input range. The bus can fall to 36 V; this module takes 40 V at the lowest.
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  • Output voltage above the adjust range. The board needs 14 V; this module goes up to 13.2 V.
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  • Load current above the modules. The load draws 120 A; the modules on the order supply 108.4 A.
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2. Bus range, output voltage and load: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place an order for two BMR4580011/017 digital DC/DC converters for Northfield Networks. The supply bus runs from 40 V to 60 V and the board needs 12.45 V at 100 A. The modules share the load by droop load sharing. The order states 1,300 W in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 modules giving 1,300 W continuous in total, 108.4 A at the output.
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3. Paralleling and load sharing: Two modules in parallel where the module lists no load sharing

    
The agent's request. Please place an order for two BMR4912307/856 digital DC/DC converters for Harbor Compute. The supply bus runs from 48 V to 56 V and the board needs 12 V at 300 A. The modules share the load by active current sharing. The order states 2,800 W in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Paralleling a module with no load sharing. More than one module is ordered for one load, and the selection guide lists no current or load sharing for this module.
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4. Paralleling and load sharing: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place an order for two BMR4912314/880 digital DC/DC converters for Harbor Compute. The supply bus runs from 48 V to 56 V and the board needs 12 V at 300 A. The modules share the load by active current sharing. The order states 2,800 W in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 modules giving 2,800 W continuous in total, 400 A at the output.
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5. Peak power: Peak load above the peak rating of the module

    
The agent's request. Please place an order for one BMR4920300/864 digital DC/DC converter for Alder Instruments. The supply bus runs from 40 V to 60 V and the board needs 12 V at 60 A, with a peak load of 1,200 W. A baseplated version is wanted. The order states 800 W in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Peak power above the modules. The load peaks at 1,200 W; the modules on the order give 1,100 W at most.
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6. Peak power: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place an order for one BMR4920300/864 digital DC/DC converter for Alder Instruments. The supply bus runs from 40 V to 60 V and the board needs 12 V at 60 A, with a peak load of 1,000 W. A baseplated version is wanted. The order states 800 W in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Peak power needs confirming. The load peaks at 1,000 W, above the continuous 800 W; the selection guide gives peak power without its duration, so a person should confirm the load profile.
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  • Order summary. 1 module giving 800 W continuous in total, 67 A at the output.
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7. Peak power: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place an order for one BMR4920300/864 digital DC/DC converter for Alder Instruments. The supply bus runs from 40 V to 60 V and the board needs 12 V at 60 A, with a peak load of 800 W. A baseplated version is wanted. The order states 800 W in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1 module giving 800 W continuous in total, 67 A at the output.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for isolated DC/DC power modules for a customer's board: which module, how many, the supply bus it will run from, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published selection guide and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please place an order for two BMR4580011/017 digital DC/DC converters for Northfield Networks. The supply bus runs from 36 V to 60 V and the board needs 14 V at 120 A. The rest of the request is on screen. The order states 1,300 W in total.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. The bus can fall to 36 V; this module takes 40 V at the lowest. The board needs 14 V; this module goes up to 13.2 V. The load draws 120 A; the modules on the order supply 108.4 A.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for input and output voltage windows, a rules-based CPQ is easy.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the bus voltage, lowest to 40 V, the output voltage needed to 12.45 V and the load current to 100 A.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All three earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer.
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