445 - When I measure the Power Manager II HVOUT voltage it is low, why?
Most likely the scope probe or volt-meter has too low an impedance and is pulling the voltage down. For example, if the High Voltage Output (HVOUT) is programmed to source 12 uA and the scope probe used to measure the output voltage is 100k to ground. Then ohms law tells us that I X R = V = 1.2V. Thus, the measured voltage will be about 1.2V even if the HVOUT is programmed for a voltage much higher such as 10V.