A8503 Datasheet

A8503
High Efficiency 6-Channel, 2 MHz, WLED/RGB Driver for
Medium Displays, with Integrated 55 V Power Switch
Features and Benefits
Description
▪ Active current sharing between LED strings for ±0.6%
accuracy and matching
▪ Drives up to 12 series × 6 parallel = 72 LEDs (Vf = 3.2 V,
If = 20 mA) at 5 V
▫ Each individual current sink is capable of 35 mA
▫ Adjustable overvoltage protection (OVP)
▪ 600 kHz to 2 MHz adjustable switching frequency
▫ Open or shorted LED string protection
▫ Open Schottky diode protection
▫ Overtemperature, cycle-by-cycle current limit,
undervoltage, and soft start time-out protections
▫ Selectable latched/auto-restart protection modes
▪ No audible MLCC noise during PWM dimming
▪ No pull-up resistors required for LED modules that use
ESD capacitors
The A8503 is a multi-output WLED/RGB LED driver for
medium-size LCD backlighting. It integrates a current-mode
boost converter with internal power switch and six current
sinks. The boost converter can provide output voltages up to
47 V. The boost converter can drive up to 72 LEDs at 20 mA
per LED with a battery voltage down to 5 V. The LED sinks
are capable of sinking up to 35 mA each, and can also be
paralleled together to achieve even higher LED currents. The
A8503 provides protection against overvoltage, open diode,
open or shorted LED string, and overtemperature. A dual
level cycle-by-cycle current limit function provides soft start
and protects against overloads. A soft start timeout monitor is
provided to enhance protection when starting up into a fault
condition.
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Package: 26 contact MLP/QFN (suffix EC)
When the MODE pin is set low, the A8503 latches on a fault,
and can be re-enabled only by cycling the input voltage, VIN,
or by toggling the EN pin. Connecting the MODE pin high
provides auto-restart after fault events. The A8503 features
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Applications
▪ Notebook and sub-notebook displays
▪ LCD monitors
▪ LCD panels
Approximate size
Typical Application
VBAT
5 to 27 V
D1
VIN
4.3 to 5.5 V
RPULLUP
FAULT
CBAT
4.7 μF
35 V
CIN
0.1 μF
RFSET
CCOMP
1 μF
EN
Shutdown
Enable
PWM
LED State
Off Off Off On Off
RISET
L1
10 μH
VIN
ROVP
SW SW
OVP
FAULT
FSET
A8503
PAD
COMP
LED1
LED2
LED3
LED4
EN
LED5
MODE
LED6
PWM
ISET
AGND PGND PGND DGND LGND
Figure 1. Typical application circuit
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High Efficiency 6-Channel, 2 MHz, WLED/RGB Driver for
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A8503
Features and Benefits (continued)
▪ Extends battery life
▫ Efficiency optimized for 3-cell notebooks
▫ 0.1 μA shutdown current
▫ Unique architecture eliminates external voltage divider and
associated battery drain
▪ Rugged and small footprint solution
▫ 55 V, 2 A DMOS switch in 4 mm × 4 mm package—allows
IPC-2221/2 / IPC-D-275 compliant PCB layout
Description (continued)
EN (enable) and PWM (dimming) pins to comply with popular
notebook backlight control interfaces.
The device is offered in a 26-contact, 4 mm × 4 mm, 0.75 mm
nominal overall height QFN, with exposed pad for enhanced thermal
dissipation. It is lead (Pb) free, with 100% matte tin leadframe
plating.
Selection Guide
Part Number
A8503GECTR-T
Packing
Package
1500 pieces per 7-in. reel
26-contact QFN/MLP with exposed thermal pad
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Characteristic
SW Pins
Symbol
Notes
Rating
Units
VSW
–0.3 to 57
V
LED1 through LED6 Pins
VLEDx
–0.3 to 34
V
OVP Pin
VOVP
–0.3 to 47
V
–0.3 to 7
V
Remaining Pins
Operating Ambient Temperature
TA
–40 to 105
ºC
Maximum Junction Temperature
TJ(max)
150
ºC
Tstg
–55 to 150
ºC
Storage Temperature
Range G
Thermal Characteristics
Characteristic
Package Thermal Resistance
Symbol
RθJA
Test Conditions*
Value Units
EC package, on 4-layer PCB based on JEDEC standard
35
ºC/W
*Additional thermal information available on the Allegro website
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Functional Block Diagram
V OUT
Vbat
5 to 27 V
L
Cbat
SW
C OUT
ROVP
10 kΩ
10 μH
4.7 μF/35 V
SW
OSC
2.2 μF
OVP
OVP
Comparators
FSET
Current Mode
O VP
Boost Controller
R fset
LED1
+
+
OCP
Soft Start
-
-
COMP
Ref
PGND
C comp
LED2
1 μF
EN
ON/OFF
Feedback
and
Control
PWM
LED3
Reference
Current
Generator
ISET
LED4
LED-select
Logic
Vin
4.3 to 5.5 V
Internal
Power
VIN
Cin
0.1μF
Shut
down
Rpullup
Latch
Reset
LED5
Open and
Short LED
Detect
UVLO
FAULT
TSD
R
Flip-flop
S
LED6
OVP
OCP
MODE
FAULT
LGND
AGND
PGND PGND
DGND
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22 NC
24 SW
23 SW
25 OVP
26 NC
Pin-out Diagram
NC
1
21 PGND
COMP
2
20 PGND
VIN
3
ISET
4
AGND
5
17 EN
FSET
6
16 FAULT
MODE
7
15 NC
19 PWM
LED6 14
LED5 13
18 DGND
LED4 12
LGND 11
9
LED2
LED3 10
8
LED1
PAD
(Top View)
Terminal List Table
Name
Number
AGND
5
Function
Connect to common star ground
COMP
2
Compensation pin; connect 1 μF capacitor to AGND or common star ground
DGND
18
Digital ground; connect to common star ground
EN
17
Device enable
¯ĀŪ¯L̄¯T̄
¯
F̄
16
During normal operation, this pin is high (high impedance); at a fault event, this pin pulls low
FSET
6
Set switching frequency; connect RFSET from FSET to AGND
ISET
4
Sets 100% current through LED string; connect RISET from ISET to AGND
LEDx
8,9,10,11,
12,13,14
LGND
11
LED current sinks; connect unused LEDx pins to ground
Power ground pin for LEDx current sinks; connect to common star ground
MODE
7
NC
1, 15, 22, 26
OVP
25
Connect this pin to output capacitor +ve node through ROVP to enable overvoltage protection; select
ROVP > 10 kΩ (VOVP is 44 V typical)
PAD
–
Exposed thermal pad, common star ground for PGND, DGND, LGND, and AGND; connect to copper
plane of the application PCB for heat transfer
PGND
20, 21
PWM
19
SW
23, 24
VIN
3
Apply VIL for latching faults, apply VIH for auto-restart; see Fault Mode table
Not connected internally
Power ground; connect both pins to common star ground
PWM LED-current control; apply logic level PWM for dimming
DMOS switch drain node; tie SW pins together on the PCB
Input supply for the IC; decouple with a 0.1 μF ceramic capacitor
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A8503
High Efficiency 6-Channel, 2 MHz, WLED/RGB Driver for
Medium Displays, with Integrated 55 V Power Switch
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS1 Valid using circuit shown in figure 1, TA = TJ = 25°C except
indicates specifications
guaranteed from −40°C to 105°C, VIN = 5.0 V, EN = PWM = VIH, RISET = 12.4 kΩ, RFSET = 34 kΩ, MODE = AGND , unless otherwise
noted
Characteristics
Input Voltage Range
Undervoltage Lockout Threshold
Undervoltage Lockout Hysteresis Window
Supply Current
Symbol
Test Conditions
VIN
VUVLO
VIN falling
VUVLOHYS
IVIN
Min.
Typ.2
Max.
Unit
4.2
–
5.5
V
–
–
4.0
V
–
0.1
–
V
Switching, at no load
–
7
–
mA
Shutdown, EN= VIL, TA = 25°C
–
0.1
1
μA
Standby, EN = VIH, PWM = VIL
–
1
2
mA
1.2
1.5
1.9
MHz
Boost Controller
Switching Frequency
fSW
Minimum Switch Off-Time
toff(min)
–
72
–
ns
Minimum Switch On-Time
ton(min)
–
72
–
ns
Input Voltage Level Low
VIL
–
–
0.4
V
Input Voltage Level High
VIH
1.5
–
–
V
Input Leakage Current
IILKG
EN = PWM = 5 V
–
100
–
μA
–
44
–
V
VOVP = 22 V, ROVP = 0 Ω, EN = VIL
–
0.1
–
μA
–
240
–
μA
ISW = 1 A
–
250
–
mΩ
VSW = 22 V
–
0.1
–
μA
ISWLIM
–
2.7
–
A
LEDx Pin Regulation Voltage
VLEDx
–
600
–
mV
ISET to ILEDx Current Gain
AISET
–
320
–
A/A
ISET Pin Voltage
VISET
–
1.235
–
V
ISET Allowable Current Range
ISET
33
–
110
μA
Current Accuracy3
ErrILEDX
LED1 through LED6 = 0.6 V, at 100% Current
–3
±0.6
3
%
ISET = 100 μA, LED1 though LED6 = 0.6 V, at 100%
Current
–3
±0.6
3
%
VLEDx = 12 V, EN = 0
–
0.1
–
μA
LEDx pin voltage level that forces latched shutdown,
MODE = low
–
18.7
–
V
Logic Input Levels (EN and PWM pins)
Overvoltage Protection
Output Overvoltage Threshold
Overvoltage Protection Leakage Current
Overvoltage Protection Sense Current
VOVP
IOVPLKG
IOVPH
Boost Switch
Switch On-Resistance
Switch Leakage Current
Switch Current Limit
RDS(on)
ISWLKG(B)
LED Current Sinks
LEDx
LEDx Current Matching4
Switch Leakage Current (LEDx)
LED Short-Detect Voltage
∆ILEDX
ISWLKG(L)
VSC
ISET = 100 μA
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A8503
High Efficiency 6-Channel, 2 MHz, WLED/RGB Driver for
Medium Displays, with Integrated 55 V Power Switch
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS1 (continued) Valid using circuit shown in figure 1, TA = TJ = 25°C except
indicates
specifications guaranteed from −40°C to 105°C, VIN = 5.0 V, EN = PWM = VIH, RISET = 12.4 kΩ, RFSET = 34 kΩ, MODE = AGND,
unless otherwise noted
Characteristics
Min.
Typ.2
Max.
Unit
Initial soft start current for boost switch
–
0.4
–
A
–
2.6
–
mA
Symbol
Test Conditions
Soft Start
Soft Start Boost Current Limit
ISW(SS)
Soft Start LEDx Current Limit
ILED(SS)
Current through enabled LEDx pins during soft start
Soft Start Timeout
tTO(SS)
The longest duration the boost is allowed to operate
during soft start
–
131,072
–
Clock
Cycles
Thermal Shutdown Threshold
TSHDN
TJ rising
–
165
–
°C
Thermal Shutdown Hysteresis
TSHDN(hys)
–
45
–
°C
¯Ā¯Ū¯L̄
¯T̄
¯ Pin
F̄
¯ĀŪ¯L̄¯T̄
¯ Pull-Down Voltage
F̄
VFAULT
¯ĀŪ¯L̄¯T̄
¯ pin with fault enabled, 10 kΩ pull-up
Voltage on F̄
resistor, to 3.3 V
–
–
0.4
V
¯ĀŪ¯L̄¯T̄
¯ Pull-Down Resistance
F̄
RFAULT
¯ĀŪ¯L̄¯T̄
¯ pin and ground with fault
Resistance between F̄
enabled, IFAULT = 100 μA
–
77
–
Ω
1Specifications
over the range TA = -40°C to 105°C; guaranteed by design and characterization.
values are at TA = 25°C.
3LED accuracy is defined as 100 × (I
SET × 320 – ILED(av) ) / (ISET × 320), ILED(av) measured as the average of ILED1 through ILED6.
4LED current matching is defined as (I
LEDx – ILED(av)) / ILED(av), with ILED(av) as defined in footnote 3.
2Typical
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Characteristic Performance
High Efficiency Boost Converter
PWM Efficiency
at Various Input Voltage Levels (VBAT)
VIN = 5 V, six channels with 9 series LEDs each,
20 mA per channel, PWM = 200 Hz, fSW = 1.5 MHz
100
Efficiency (%)
95
90
VBAT (V)
85
5
9
12
17
21
80
75
70
0
20
40
60
Duty Cycle (%)
80
100
PWM Efficiency
at Various Input Voltage Levels (VBAT)
VIN = 5 V, six channels with 9 series LEDs each,
20 mA per channel, PWM = 200 Hz, fSW = 980 kHz
100
Efficiency (%)
95
90
VBAT (V)
85
5
9
12
17
21
80
75
70
0
20
40
60
Duty Cycle (%)
80
100
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Characteristic Performance
High Efficiency Boost Converter
Efficiency (POUT/PBAT) versus Battery Supply Voltage
for Various Output Power Levels
L1 = 6.8 μH, fSW = 1.5 MHz, VIN = 5.0 V
96
95
Efficiency (%)
94
VOUT IOUT
(V) (mA)
93
92
91
25
120
25
100
30
120
30
100
90
89
88
87
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
VBAT (V)
Efficiency (POUT/PBAT) versus Battery Supply Voltage
for Various Switching Frequencies
VIN = 5.0 V, VOUT = 30 V IOUT = 120 mA
96
95
Efficiency (%)
94
93
ISW
(MHz)
92
1.5
1.0
91
2.0
90
89
88
87
86
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
VBAT (V)
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Characteristic Performance
Turn-on and Shutdown
VIN = 5 V, VBAT = 7 V, ILEDx = 20 mA, six LED channels with 10 series LEDs each
(A) Turn-on using the EN pin, with VIN = 5 V
(B) Turn-on using the VIN pin, with EN high
VEN
C1
C1
C2
IOUT
VIN
IOUT
C2
t
Symbol
C1
C2
t
t
Parameter
VEN
IOUT
time
Units/Division
2V
20 mA
2 ms
Symbol
C1
C2
t
Parameter
VIN
IOUT
time
Units/Division
2V
20 mA
2 ms
(C) Shutdown using the EN pin
IOUT
VEN
C1
C2
t
Symbol
C1
C2
t
Parameter
VEN
IOUT
time
Units/Division
2V
20 mA
200 μs
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Characteristic Performance
Average LED Current a Various PWM Duty Cycles
VIN = 5.0 V, VBAT = 12 V, PWM = 200 Hz, Output = six LED channels with 10 series LEDs each
100
IOUT (mA)
10
1
0.1
1
10
100
PWM Duty Cycle (%)
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A8503
High Efficiency 6-Channel, 2 MHz, WLED/RGB Driver for
Medium Displays, with Integrated 55 V Power Switch
Functional Description
The A8503 is a multi-output WLED/RGB LED driver for
backlighting medium-size displays. It has an integrated boost
converter to increase input supply voltage, allowing it to drive up
to 12 LEDs per channel on 6 channels with a Vf (max) of 3.2 V
at 20 mA per LED, at 5 V supply. The boost converter is a fixed
frequency current-mode converter. The switching frequency can
be set in a range from 600 kHz to 2 MHz, by an external resistor, RFSET , connected between FSET and ground. The integrated
boost DMOS switch is rated for 55 V, 2 A. This switch is protected against overvoltage, and has pulse-by-pulse current limiting. The current limiting is independent of duty cycle.
34
32
30
28
ILED (mA)
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
RISET (kΩ)
The A8503 has six well-matched current sinks that provide
regulated current through the LEDs, for uniform display brightness. The boost converter is controlled by monitoring all LEDx
pins simultaneously and continuously. All LED sinks are rated for
34 V to allow PWM dimming control.
(A)
(A)
325
323
321
Gain
LED Current Setting
The maximum LED current can be set, to 32 mA/channel,
through the ISET pin. Connect a resistor, RISET, between this pin
and ground to set the reference current level, ISET. The value of
ISET (mA) is determined by:
VIN (V)
319
5.0
ISET = 1.235 / RISET (kΩ) .
317
The resulting current is multiplied internally by a gain of 320,
then is mirrored to all enabled LEDx pins. This sets the maximum
current through LEDx, referred as the 100% Current, as shown
in figure 2A. The LEDx current can be reduced from the 100%
Current value by applying an external PWM signal on the PWM
pin (see figure 2B).
315
Enable
The IC turns on when a high signal is applied on the EN pin and
turns off when this pin is pulled low.
PWM Dimming
The A8503 has a very wide range of PWM signal input. It can
accept a PWM signal from 100 Hz to 5 kHz. When a PWM high
signal is applied, the LEDx pins sink 100% Current. When the
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
RISET (kΩ)
(B)
Figure 2. Effect of value of RISET on current through an LED string. Panel
A shows level of 100% current, and panel B shows LEDx gain.
2
1.8
1.6
fSW (MHz)
The typical RFSET versus frequency curve is shown in figure 3.
5.5
12
Boost Switching Frequency Setting
Connect an external resistor between the FSET pin and AGND,
to set boost switching frequency, fSW . The value of the boost
switching frequency, fSW (MHz), is determined by:
fSW = 52 / RFSET (kΩ) .
4.5
1.4
VIN (V)
1.2
4.5
1
5.0
5.5
0.8
0.6
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
RFSET (kΩ)
Figure 3. Switching frequency setting versus RFSET (VIN = 5 V,
VBAT = 12 V).
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PWM signal is low, the LED sinks turn off. Referring to figure 5,
there is a 4 μs ramp-up delay between when the PWM signal is
applied and when the current reaches the 90% level. Increase the
applied PWM pulse-width by 3 μs to compensate for this delay.
Startup Sequence
When EN is pulled high, the IC enters soft start. The IC first tries
to determine which LEDx pins are being used, by raising the
LEDx pin voltage with a small current. After a duration of 512
switching cycles, the LEDx pin voltage is checked. Any LEDx
channel with a drain voltage smaller then 100 mV is removed
from the control loop.
After the first PWM positive trigger, the boost current is limited
to 0.4 A and all active LEDx pins sink 1/12 of the set current
until output voltage reaches sufficient regulation level. When the
device comes out of soft start, boost current and the LEDx pin
currents are set to normal operating level. Within a few cycles,
the output capacitor charges to the voltage required to supply
full LEDx current. After VOUT reaches the required level, LEDx
current toggles between 0% and 100% with each PWM command
signal.
In case of a heavy overload on output voltage at startup, the
device may stay in soft start mode indefinitely, if the output voltage cannot rise to the LED regulation level and the MODE pin is
tied high. To avoid this scenario, A8503 has a soft start timeout
when the MODE pin is tied low. With the MODE pin low, if the
device does not finish soft start during 131,072 switching cycles,
it is shut down.
LED Open and Short Detect
All unused LED pins should be connected to ground to prevent any
undesired faults from triggering. For LED short detect, any enabled
LEDx pins that have a voltage exceeding the short circuit detect
voltage, VSC , causes the device to shut down irrespective of what
mode the A8503 is in. The open LED fault will be triggered as
soon as an enabled LEDx pin does not have sufficient current flowing through it to stay in regulation. This will result in increased
output voltage until the LED is back in regulation or overvoltage
protection (OVP) is tripped. If OVP is tripped, depending on the
mode of operation, the A8503 will either shut down (MODE =
low) or will remove the LED string from operation and continue to
operate normally (MODE = high). Please refer to the Fault Mode
table for latched and non-latched fault conditions.
Overvoltage Protection
The A8503 has two independent overvoltage protection features
to protect the device against output overvoltage. The overvoltage
level can be set, from 44 to 50 V typical, with an external resistor,
ROVP. When the current though the OVP pin exceeds 240 μA,
the OVP comparator goes high and the device shuts down in an
OVP fault state when the MODE pin is low. If the MODE pin is
high, the OVP fault disables all LEDx strings that are below regulation, thus preventing them from controlling the boost output
voltage.
The device also offers open Schottky diode protection. If for any
reason the voltage on the SW pins exceeds more than 57 V, the
IC shuts down and remains latched irrespective of the MODE pin
level. The overvoltage protection circuit is shown in figure 6.
Calculate the value for ROVP as follows:
ROVP = (VOVP – 44) / 240 μA ,
where VOVP is the desired typical OVP level in V, and ROVP is in Ω.
Overcurrent Protection
The IC provides pulse-by-pulse current limiting at 2.7 A for the
boost MOSFET. If the overcurrent fault state persists, the boost
control loop will force the compensating capacitor to rise in voltage until it reaches the overcurrent fault level. This fault shuts
down the IC and is latched when MODE pin is low (MODE =
AGND). If MODE pin is high, the overcurrent fault forces the
device into soft start.
VOUT
IOUT
VFPWM
Figure 4. PWM Pin Dimming, fPWM = 200 Hz, duty cycle = 10%. C1, IOUT
50 mA / div; ; C2, VFPWM (signal on PWM pin) 2 V / div; C3, VOUT 5 V / div,
AC coupled.
PWM
4 μs
90% Current
ILEDx
Figure 5. ILEDx versus PWM input
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Input UVLO
The device is shut down when input voltage, VIN , falls below
VUVLO.
Thermal Shutdown Protection (TSD)
The device shuts down when junction temperature exceeds
165°C. If the MODE pin is low, the thermal shutdown will latch
the device off until EN is pulled low or UVLO is triggered. The
A8503 will recover automatically when the MODE pin is high
and the junction temperature falls below 120°C.
Fault Mode
The MODE pin controls the latching of faults as shown in the
Fault Mode table. Latched faults are reset when EN is pulsed low
or VIN falls below UVLO level.
SW
A8503
–
+
1.23 V
OVP
–
OVP
disable
+
22 kΩ
1.23 V
Latch
Figure 6. Overvoltage protection circuitry
Fault Mode Table
MODE =
AGND
MODE =
VIN
Description
Overvoltage Protection
Latched
Auto-restart
Fault occurs when OVP pin exceeds VOVP threshold. Used to protect the output voltage
from damaging the part.
Open Diode Protection
Latched
Latched
Pulse-by-Pulse Current
Limiting
Auto-restart
Auto-restart
Fault occurs when the current through the DMOS switch exceeds ISWLIM, 2.7 A typical.
The DMOS switch is turned off on a cycle-by-cycle basis.
Overcurrent Protection
Latched
Auto-restart
Fault occurs when the COMP pin exceeds the overcurrent detect threshold. Multiple
pulse-by-pulse current limits will cause the COMP pin voltage to rise. After a time
period determined by the COMP current and the compensation capacitor, the COMP
voltage will exceed the overcurrent detect threshold and force a fault.
Overtemperature
Protection
Latched
Auto-restart
Fault occurs when the die temperature exceeds the overtemperature threshold,
165°C typical.
Shorted LED Protection
Latched
Latched
No
No
Fault occurs when VIN drops below VUVLO, 4.0 V typical. This fault resets all latched
faults.
Latched
Auto-restart
Fault occurs if the IC is unable to finish soft start within approximately 131,000 clock
cycles (approximately 74 ms at 1.73 MHz) after EN is set high.
Protection
VIN UVLO
Soft Start Timeout
Fault occurs when SW node exceeds the safe operating voltage of the boost DMOS
switch. Typical value is 57 V.
Fault occurs when the LEDx pin voltage exceeds VSC, 18.7 V typical.
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Application Information
A typical application circuit for dimming an LCD monitor
backlight with 72 LEDs is shown in figure 1. Figure 7 shows two
dimming methods: digital PWM control (PWM signal on the
PWM pin) and analog PWM control, with the analog signal, VA ,
applied to the ISET pin through a resistor, RA.
ISET
RISETP
Q1
The current flowing through RA can be calculated as:
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IA = (VA – VSET) / RA .
Figure 8. Configuration for 1000:1 dimming.
This current changes the reference current, ISET, as follows:
ISET = VSET / RSET – (VA – VSET) / RA .
100
LED current can be changed by changing VA. ISET can be
changed in the range from 33 to 100 μA.
Accuracy (%)
95
Application Circuit for 1000:1 Dimming Level
A wider dimming range can be achieved by changing the reference current, ISET, while using PWM dimming. For higher output,
current levels turn on Q1 (see figure 8). RISET and RISETP set the
100% current level. This current level can be set up to 32 mA,
and then it can be dimmed by applying 100% to 0.33% duty cycle
on the PWM pin. The reference current can be reduced by turning off Q1. LED current can be dimmed to 10 mA by reducing
reference current through the ISET pin. This provides a 1000:1
combined dimming level range. Figure 9 shows the accuracy,
ErrLEDX , that results using this circuit.
CBAT
4.7 μF
35 V
CIN
0.1 μF
RFSET
CCOMP
1 μF
EN
PWM
VA
85
75
0.1
1.0
10.0
Dimming Level (%)
100.0
Figure 9. Typical accuracy, normalized to the 100% current level, versus
dimming level, with FPWM = 100 Hz.
D1
VIN
4.3 to 5.5 V
FAULT
90
80
VBAT
5 to 27 V
RPULLUP
RISET
RA
L1
10 μH
VIN
ROVP
SW SW
COUT
2.2 μF
OVP
FAULT
FSET
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PAD
COMP
LED1
LED2
LED3
LED4
EN
LED5
MODE
LED6
PWM
ISET
AGND PGND PGND DGND LGND
RISET
Figure 7. Typical application circuit for analog dimming with external DC voltage
source VA. This method of dimming can be combined with digital PWM dimming.
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VBAT
5 to 27 V
D1
VIN
4.3 to 5.5 V
RPULLUP
CBAT
4.7 μF
35 V
COUT
2.2 μF
OVP
FAULT
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FSET
RFSET
ROVP
SW SW
VIN
CIN
0.1 μF
FAULT
L1
10 μH
LED1
LED2
PAD
CCOMP
1 μF
LED4
EN
PWM
RISET
LED3
COMP
EN
LED5
MODE
LED6
PWM
ISET
AGND PGND PGND DGND LGND
Figure 10. Typical application circuit with LED channels paralleled together to
achieve higher LED current (up to 64 mA per string).
VBAT
5 to 27 V
D1
VIN
4.3 to 5.5 V
RPULLUP
FAULT
CBAT
4.7 μF
35 V
CIN
0.1 μF
RFSET
CCOMP
1 μF
EN
PWM
RISET
L1
10 μH
VIN
ROVP
SW SW
All ESD capacitors across LED arrays are 0.1 μF
COUT
2.2 μF
OVP
FAULT
FSET
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PAD
COMP
LED1
LED2
LED3
LED4
EN
LED5
MODE
LED6
PWM
ISET
AGND PGND PGND DGND LGND
Figure 11. Typical application circuit for LED modules with ESD capacitors with values up to 10 nF.
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High Efficiency 6-Channel, 2 MHz, WLED/RGB Driver for
Medium Displays, with Integrated 55 V Power Switch
Recommended Components Table
Component
Rating
CBAT
4.7 μF / 35 V, X5R ceramic capacitor
CCOMP
1 μF / 10 V
CIN
0.1 μF / 10 V
Part Number
Source
GMK316F475ZG-T
Taiyo Yuden
COUT
2.2 μF / 50 V, X7R
GRM31CR71H225KA88L
Murata
D1
Schottky diode 60 V, 1.5 A
10MQ060NTRPBF
International Rectifier
RFSET
34 kΩ, 1%
RISET
19.6 kΩ, 1% (for 20 mA LED current)
ROVP
10 kΩ
RPULLUP
10 kΩ
L1
10 μH, 1.3 A
SLF6028T-100M1R3-PF
TDK
Alternate inductors
6.8 μH, 1.3 A
D53LC A915AY-6R8M
Toko
4.7 μH, 1.6 A
NP04SZB 4R7N
Taiyo Yuden
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Package EC, 26-contact QFN
0.20
4.00 ±0.15
1
2
0.40
26
26
0.95
A
1
2
C
1.10
4.00
4.00 ±0.15
1.23
Top View
2.45
4.00
27X
D
SEATING
PLANE
0.08 C
0.20 ±0.05
C
PCB Layout Reference View
0.75 ±0.05
0.40
For Reference Only
(reference JEDEC MO-220WGGE)
Dimensions in millimeters
Exact case and lead configuration at supplier discretion within limits shown
A Terminal #1 mark area
+0.15
0.40 –0.10
B
1.23
1.10
2
1
26
B Exposed thermal pad (reference only, terminal #1
identifier appearance at supplier discretion)
C Reference land pattern layout (reference IPC7351
QFN40P400X400X80-29M)
All pads a minimum of 0.20 mm from all adjacent pads; adjust as necessary
to meet application process requirements and PCB layout tolerances; when
mounting on a multilayer PCB, thermal vias at the exposed thermal pad land
can improve thermal dissipation (reference EIA/JEDEC Standard JESD51-5)
D Coplanarity includes exposed thermal pad and terminals
2.45
Bottom View
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