A power control system and method including a plurality of point-of-load
regulators (POL) providing corresponding regulated output voltages; a
manager for communicating control signals and operational parameters with
said point-of load regulators; a digital bus to carry control signals
therebetween; and an analog bus to carry operational parameters
therebetween. Analog sensing circuits and a mutliplexer on the POL
communicate operational parameters to and from the manager via the analog
bus and are controlled via the digital bus. The operational parameters
include output voltage, output current, over voltage, temperature,
amplifier or comparator offset, and amplifier gain. The analog sensing
circuits are calibrated by trim registers on the POL under digital
control by the manager.