AL8808 COST EFFECTIVE LOW EMI 30V 1A BUCK LED DRIVER Description Pin Assignments The AL8808 is a step-down DC/DC converter designed to drive LEDs (Top View) with a constant current. The device can drive up to 8 LEDs, depending on the forward voltage of the LEDs, in series from a SW 1 voltage source of 6V to 30V. Series connection of the LEDs provides identical LED currents resulting in uniform brightness and eliminating GND 2 NEW PRODUCT the need for ballast resistors. The AL8808 switches at frequency up to 1MHz with controlled rise and fall times to reduce EMI. This allows area needed. TSOT25 Maximum output current of AL8808 is set via an external resistor connected between the VIN and SET input pins. Dimming is achieved by applying either an analog DC voltage or a PWM signal at the CTRL input pin. An input voltage of 0.4V or lower at CTRL switches Applications • MR16 Lamps • General Illumination Lamps Features • LED Driving Current Up to 1A • Better Than 5% Accuracy • High Efficiency Up to 96% • Fast Controlled Falling Edges 7ns • Operating Input Voltage from 6V to 30V • High Switching Frequency Up to 1MHz • PWM/DC Input for Dimming Control • Built-In Output Open-Circuit Protection • Built-In Over-Temperature Protection • Notes: 4 SET CTRL 3 the use of small size external components, hence minimizing the PCB off the output MOSFET simplifying PWM dimming. 5 VIN TSOT25: Available in “Green” Molding Compound (No Br, Sb) Totally Lead-Free & Fully RoHS Compliant (Notes 1 & 2) Halogen and Antimony Free. “Green” Device (Note 3) 1. No purposely added lead. Fully EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS) & 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) compliant. 2. See http://www.diodes.com for more information about Diodes Incorporated’s definitions of Halogen and Antimony free, "Green" and Lead-Free. 3. Halogen and Antimony free "Green” products are defined as those which contain <900ppm bromine, <900ppm chlorine (<1500ppm total Br + Cl) and <1000ppm antimony compounds. Typical Applications Circuit AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 1 of 20 www.diodes.com January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 NEW PRODUCT Pin Descriiptions Pin Number 1 2 Pin Name SW GND 3 CTRL 4 SET 5 VIN Function Switch Pin. Connect C inductorr/freewheeling dio ode here, minimiizing track length h at this pin to red duce EMI. GND Pin Dimming and d On/Off Control Input. • Leave floating f for norma al operation. (V VCTRL = 5V, Give es nominal average output curren nt IOUTnom = 0.1/R RS ) • Drive to o voltage below 0.4V 0 to turn off ou utput current • Drive with an analog volltage (0.5V < VCTTRL < 2.5V) to ad djust output curre ent from 20% to 100% of IOUTnom m • Drive with an analog volltage > 2.6V outp put current will be e 100% of IOUTnoom • A PWM signal (low level ≤ 0.4V and high h level > 2.6; tran nsition times lesss than 1µs) allow ws the output b the level se et by the resistorr connected to SET input pin. current to be adjusted below Set Nominal Output Current Pin. P Configure th he output current of the device. Input Supply Pin. Must be loccally decoupled to GND with > 2.2 2µF X7R ceramic capacitor – see e applications m information. section for more Functiona al Block Dia agram Figure 1. AL8808 Block k Diagram Absolute Maximum M Ratings (@TA = +25°C, unleess otherwise sppecified.) Symbol ESD HBM ESD MM VIN Parameter Human Body Model M ESD Prote ection Machine Mode el ESD Protection Continuous VIN pin voltage rela ative to GND Rating gs 2.5 200 0 Unit kV V -0.3 to +33 V VSET SET pin voltag ge relative to VIN pin -5 to +0.3 V VSW SW voltage re elative to GND -0.3 to +33 V CTRL pin inpu ut voltage -0.3 to +6 V VCTRL ISW Switch currentt 1.25 5 A TJ Junction Temp perature 150 0 °C TLEAD Lead Tempera ature Soldering 300 0 °C TST Storage Temp perature Range -55 to +150 + °C Caution: Stresse es greater than the e 'Absolute Maxim mum Ratings' specified above, may cause c permanent damage d to the devvice. These are sttress ratings only; function nal operation of the e device at these or o any other condittions exceeding tho ose indicated in thiis specification is not n implied. Device e reliability may be affected by exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions fo or extended periodss of time. Semico onductor devices are a ESD sensitive and a may be damag ged by exposure to o ESD events. Suittable ESD precautions should be takken when handling and tra ansporting these de evices. AL8808 Document numberr: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 2 of 20 www.diodes.com w January 2013 © Diodes Incorporate ed AL8808 Recommended Operating Conditions (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) Symbol Parameter VIN VCTRLH VCTRLDC NEW PRODUCT VCTRLL Min Max Operating Input Voltage Relative to GND 6.0 30 V Voltage High for PWM Dimming Relative to GND 2.6 5.5 V Voltage Range for 20% to 100% DC Dimming Relative to GND 0.5 2.5 V 0 0.4 V Voltage Low for PWM Dimming Relative to GND Unit ISW Continuous Switch Current (Note 4) 1 A fSW Maximum Switching Frequency 1 MHz +125 °C TJ Note: Junction Temperature Range -40 4. Subject to ambient temperature, input voltage and switching frequency. See applications section for suggested derating. Electrical Characteristics (@ TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V, CTRL pin floating; unless otherwise specified.) Symbol Parameter VINSU Internal Regulator Start Up Voltage VINSH Conditions Min Typ Max Unit VIN rising 5.6 V Internal Regulator Hysteresis Threshold VIN falling 200 mV IQ Quiescent Current VIN = 30V, output not switching 350 µA IS Input Supply Current fSW = 250kHz 450 VTH VTH-H ISET Set Current Threshold Voltage 95 Set Threshold Hysteresis SET Pin Input Current VCTRL Open Circuit CTRL Pin Voltage RCTRL CTRL Pin Input Resistance VREF Internal Reference Voltage VSET = VIN -0.1 Referred to internal 5V regulator. RDS(on) On Resistance of SW MOSFET ISW = 0.35A ISW_Lkg Switch Leakage Current VIN = 30V, VCTRL = 0.4V, VSENSE = 0V tR SW Rise Time tF SW Fall Time VSENSE = 100 ±20mV, fSW = 250kHz VSW = 0.1V to 12V to 0.1V, CL = 15pF 100 µA 105 mV ±20 mV 16 µA 5 V 50 kΩ 2.5 V 0.35 Ω 0.5 µA 7 ns 5 ns TOTP Over-Temperature Shutdown 145 °C TOTP-Hyst Over-Temperature Hysteresis 10 °C θJA Thermal Resistance Junction-to-Ambient TSOT25 (Note 5) 209 θJL Thermal Resistance Junction-to-Lead TSOT25 (Note 5) 57 θJT Thermal Resistance Junction-to-Top TSOT25 (Note 5) 13 Notes: °C/W 5. Device mounted on FR-4 PCB (25mm x 25mm 1oz copper, minimum recommended pad layout on top layer and thermal vias to maximum area bottom layer ground plane. For better thermal performance, larger copper pad for heat-sink is needed. …Refer to Figure 42 for the device derating curve. AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 3 of 20 www.diodes.com January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 900 350 800 250 200 150 400 L = 68µH 300 200 3 100 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 2. Supply Current vs. Input Voltage RSET = 100mΩ TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V L = 68µH, RSET = 150mΩ 1 LED 0 CTRL PIN CURRENT (µA) LED CURRENT (A) 20 TA = +25°C VIN = 12V L = 68µH 1 LED 0.8 RSET = 150mΩ 0.6 0.4 RSET = 300mΩ 0.2 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 VCTRL (V) Figure 4. LED Current vs. VCTRL -120 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 VCTRL (V) Figure 5. ICTRL vs. VCTRL 0.9 6 100 TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V 90 L = 68µH, RSET = 150mΩ 1 LED, fPWM = 500Hz 80 3 0.3 2 LED CURRENT (A) 0.6 4 DUTY CYCLE (%) 5 L = 100µH 0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 VCTRL (V) Figure 3. Switching Frequency vs. VCTRL 6 1.2 1.0 RSET = 150mΩ 1 LED 500 VCTRL = 0V VSET = VIN TA = +25°C 0 70 60 50 40 30 20 1 TA = +25°C, RSET = 150mΩ L = 33µH, L = 68µH, L = 100µH 10 0 TA = +25°C VIN = 12V 600 100 0 L = 33µH 700 300 FREQUENCY (kHz) INPUT CURRENT (µA) 400 50 LED CURRENT ERROR (%) NEW PRODUCT Typical Performance Characteristics (@ TA = +25°C, unless otherwise stated.) 0 20 40 60 80 PWM DUTY CYCLE (%) Figure 6. ILED vs. PWM Duty Cycle AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 0.0 100 0 4 of 20 www.diodes.com 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 INPUT VOLTAGE VCTRL (V) Figure 7. Duty Cycle vs. Input Voltage 30 January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 Typical Pe erformance e Characte eristics (contt.) (@ TA = +25°CC, unless otherwwise stated.) 400 60 00 SW MOSFET RDS(ON) (mΩ) SW MOSFET RDS(ON) (mΩ) 350 40 00 30 00 20 00 10 00 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 -40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 5 80 95 110 125 TURE (°C) AMBIENT TEMPERAT Figure 8. SW RDS(ON) vs. Temperature 0 6 VCTRL = Open VSET = VIN T A = 25°°C 9 12 15 18 8 21 24 27 VIN (V) age Figure 9. SW RDS(O ON) vs. Input Volta 30 0.50 0 VIN = 12V VSET = VIN TA = +25°C CTRL = Floating 0.45 5 0.40 0 SW MOSFET RDS(ON) (Ω) NEW PRODUCT 50 00 VCTRL = Open VSET = VIN = 12 2V 0.35 5 0.30 0 0.25 5 0.20 0 0.15 5 0.10 0 0.05 5 0.00 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 SW WITCH CURRENT T (mA) Figure 10. SW RDS(ON) vs. Switch S Current Figure 12. Steady S State Wa aveforms AL8808 Document numberr: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 Figu ure 11. SW Outp put Fall Time Figurre 13. SW Output Rise Time 5 of 20 www.diodes.com w January 2013 © Diodes Incorporate ed AL8808 Typical Performance Characteristics 100 4 LEDs 5 LEDs (L = 68µH, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise stated.) 0.36 7 LEDs 3 LEDs LED CURRENT (A) EFFICIENCY (%) 0.35 2 LEDs 90 1 LED 85 80 TA = 25°C L= 68µH RSET = 150mΩ 75 70 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 14. Efficiency vs. Input Voltage 0.34 2 LEDs 0.33 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 5 LEDs 7 LEDs 0.32 0.30 30 TA = 25°C L= 68µH RSET = 300mΩ 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 15. 330mA LED Current vs. Input Voltage 0.74 400 0.72 350 LED CURRENT (A) SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz) 1 LED 0.31 450 300 250 200 1 LED 150 0.70 5 LEDs 2 LEDs 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 7 LEDs 0.68 0.66 1 LED 0.64 100 0.62 50 0 2 LEDs 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 6 9 5 LEDs 0.60 12 100 4 LEDs 2 LEDs 90 5 LEDs L= 68µH, RSET = 150m Ω 6 9 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 17. 670mA LED Current vs. Input Voltage 3 LEDs 7 LEDs 3 LEDs 2 LEDs LED CURRENT (A) 1.05 70 12 1.10 7 LEDs 80 1 LED 60 50 40 30 4 LEDs 1.00 5 LEDs 1 LED 0.95 20 TA = 25°C L= 68µH RSET = 100mΩ TA = 25°C L= 68µH RSET = 150mΩ 10 0 T A = 25°C, VIN = 12V 7 LEDs 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 16. Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage DUTY CYCLE (%) NEW PRODUCT 95 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 18. Duty Cycle vs. Input Voltage AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 6 of 20 www.diodes.com 0.90 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 19. 1A LED Current vs. Input Voltage January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 Typical Performance Characteristics (670mA LED Current; TA = +25°C unless otherwise stated.) 800 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 3 1 1 LED -1 7 LEDs -3 TA = 25°C, L = 33µH RSET = 150mΩ 700 600 500 400 1 LED 300 200 100 0 -5 6 DEVIATION FROM TARGET (%) 4 3 LEDs 9 12 4 LEDs 2 1 0 1 LED -1 -2 -3 TA = 25°C, L = 68µH RSET = 150mΩ -4 -5 6 9 0 6 9 12 9 12 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 23. Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 22. LED Current Deviation vs. Input Voltage 12 5 250 2 LEDs 3 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 5 LEDs SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz) 4 7 LEDs 2 1 0 1 LED -1 -2 -3 TA = 25°C, L = 100µH RSET = 150mΩ -4 -5 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 21. Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage 400 7 LEDs 3 7 LEDs 450 5 LEDs SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz) 2 LEDs 2 LEDs 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 5 LEDs 6 9 5 TA = 25°C, L = 33µH RSET = 150mΩ 5 LEDs SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz) DEVIATION FROM TARGET CURRENT (%) 2 LEDs 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 20. LED Current Deviation vs. Input Voltage DEVIATION FROM TARGET (%) NEW PRODUCT 5 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 24. LED Current Deviation vs. Input Voltage AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 7 of 20 www.diodes.com 200 150 100 50 0 6 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 25. Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 2 LEDs 4 600 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 5 LEDs 3 2 1 1 LED 0 -1 -2 -3 TA = 25°C L = 33µH RSET = 100mΩ -4 -5 9 5 4 1 1 LED -1 -2 -3 TA = 25°C L = 68µH RSET = 100mΩ -4 -5 9 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 28. LED Current Deviation vs. Input Voltage 2 LEDs 4 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 1 LED -1 -2 -5 TA = 25°C L = 100µH RSET = 100mΩ 6 9 12 6 9 12 100 50 160 140 120 100 1 LED 80 60 40 20 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 30. LED Current Deviation vs. Input Voltage Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 150 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 29. Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage 12 AL8808 200 180 1 -4 9 7 LEDs 7 LEDs 2 -3 6 5 LEDs 200 5 LEDs 3 0 2 LEDs 3 LEDs 4 LEDs 250 0 12 5 100 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 27. Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz) 6 1 LED 200 7 LEDs 2 0 300 5 LEDs 2 LEDs 3 400 300 4 LEDs 3 LEDs 500 0 12 SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz) DEVIATION FROM TARGET CURRENT (%) 6 TA = 25°C L = 33µH RSET = 100mΩ 7 LEDs SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz) DEVIATION FROM TARGET CURRENT (%) 5 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 26. LED Current Deviation vs. Input Voltage DEVIATION FROM TARGET CURRENT (%) NEW PRODUCT Typical Performance Characteristics (1A LED Current) TA = +25°C unless otherwise stated.) 8 of 20 www.diodes.com 0 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) Figure 31. Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 Applicatio on Informattion ation AL8808 Opera In normal opera ation, when volta age is applied at +VIN, the AL880 08 internal switcch is turned on. Current starts to o flow through se ense resistor R1, inductor L1, and d the LEDs. The e current ramps up linearly, and d the ramp rate is determined by b the input volta age (+VIN) minu us the LED chain n voltage and the inductor L1. ent produces a vo oltage ramp acro oss R1. The interrnal circuit of the AL8808 sensess the voltage acro oss R1 and appliies a proportiona al This rising curre voltage to the input of the interna al comparator. NEW PRODUCT When this voltag ge reaches an in nternally set upp per threshold, the e internal switch is turned off. Th he inductor curre ent continues to flow through R1, L1, the LEDs an nd the schottky diode d D1, and ba ack to the supplyy rail, but it decayys, with the rate of decay determ mined by the forw ward voltage drop p of the LEDs and d the schottky dio ode. This decaying current produces a falling voltage e at R1, which is sensed by the AL8808. A A voltag ge proportional to o the sense voltage across R1 iss nput of the internal comparator. When W this voltage falls to the inte ernally set lowerr threshold, the in nternal switch is turned on again n. applied at the in This switch-on-a and-off cycle continues to provide e the average LE ED current set byy the sense resisttor R1. Figure 32. Typical Applica ation Circuit LED Current Control C The LED curren nt is controlled by b the resistor R1 (in Figure 32) connected betw ween VIN and SE ET pins. The AL8 8808 has an inte ernal 50k resisto or connected from the CTRL pin to o an internal 5V regulator. r When the CTRL pin iss left floating it ge ets pulled up to 5V 5 - increasing its i noise rejection oating. If the CTRL pin is left floa ating or driven ab bove 2.5V the no ominal average output current in the t LED(s) is deffined as: with CTRL left flo ILED = VTH R1 Where VTH is nominallyy 100mV. i driven by an external voltage (higher than 0.5V V and lower than 2.5V), the avera age LED current is: If the CTRL pin is ILED = L VCTRL VTH T VREF R1 Where e VREF is nomina ally 2.5V c of 660mA A and VCTRL=2.5V V or with the CTR RL pin left open the resulting resistor is: For example for a desired LED current R SET = VTH 0.1 = ≈ 150mΩ ILED 0.66 L voltage is broug ght below 0.4V, the output switch h is turned off which allows PWM dimming. When the CTRL AL8808 Document numberr: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 9 of 20 www.diodes.com w January 2013 © Diodes Incorporate ed AL8808 Application Information (cont.) Analog Dimming The CTRL pin can be driven by an external analog voltage (VCTRL), to adjust the output current to a value below the nominal average value defined by R1. The LED current decreases linearly with the CTRL voltage when 0.5V ≤ VCTRL ≤ 2.5V. Note that 100% brightness is achieved when either the CTRL pin is left floating or pulled above 2.5V by an external voltage source. For 2.6V ≤ VCTRL ≤ 5.5V the LED current will not get overdriven and will be set the current according to the equation VCTRL = 2.5V (the internal 2.2 DIMMED : 100% LED CURRENT RATIO (%) 110 100 90 TA = 25°C VIN = 12V L = 68µH 2.0 Dimmed LED Current Ratio 1.8 80 1.6 70 1.4 60 1.2 50 1.0 40 0.8 30 0.6 20 TYPICAL ERROR (%) NEW PRODUCT reference voltage). See Figure 33 below. 0.4 LED Current Error 0.2 10 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 VCTRL (V) Figure 33. LED Current Dimming Ration and Typical Error vs. Control Voltage PWM Dimming LED current can be adjusted digitally, by applying a low frequency Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) logic signal to the CTRL pin to turn the device on and off. This will produce an average output current proportional to the duty cycle of the control signal. In particular, a PWM signal with a max resolution of 10bit (~0.1% duty cycle) can be applied to the CTRL pin to change the output current to a value below the nominal average value set by resistor RSET. To achieve this resolution the PWM frequency has to be lower than 500Hz, however higher dimming frequencies can be used, at the expense of dimming dynamic range and accuracy. Typically, for a PWM frequency of 500Hz the accuracy is better than 2% for PWM ranging from 5% to 100%. 0.8 10 0.7 LED CURRENT (A) 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 VIN = 12V T A = +25°C L = 68µH RSET = 150mΩ 1 LED 9 LOAD CURRENT ERROR (%) VIN = 12V TA = +25°C L = 68µH RSET = 150mΩ 1 LED 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 10 0.0 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 PWM DUTY CYCLE (%) Figure 35. Low Duty Cycle PWM Dimming at 500Hz 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 PWM DUTY CYCLE (%) Figure 34. PWM Dimming at 500Hz AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 10 of 20 www.diodes.com 2.5 January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 Applicatio on Informattion (cont.) ng (cont.) PWM Dimmin The CTRL pin iss designed to be e driven by both 3.3V and 5V log gic levels directlyy from a logic output with either an a open drain ou utput or push pull output stage. WM dimming reso olution is determined by the number of full LED switching s cycles that t can be achie eved during the PWM on-time. A At The ultimate PW lower switching frequencies and/or higher PWM frequencies the number of full sw witching cycles that t can be achie eved is reduced thereby reducing g NEW PRODUCT earity of the PWM M dimming. the accuracy/line e PWM cycle e the LED curre ent needs to resstart from zero up u to the upperr threshold level (nominally 120mV/RSET). If thiss At the start of each threshold isn’t re eached then the accuracy will be greatly affected.. Greater PWM dimming d dynamic ranges can be e achieved by reducing r the PW WM dimming frequency and/or increasing the AL8808 A switching g frequency. P pulse resolution with differe ent PWM frequen ncies and different inductor value es driving 2 LEDss The three figures below show 0.2% duty cycle PWM a +25°C for a no ominal LED curre ent of 670mA. from a 12V rail at Figure 36. 0.2% PWM Duty Cycle at 100Hz PWM Frequenc cy and H Inductance 68µH gure 37. 0.2% PWM Duty Cycle e at 100Hz PWM Frequency and d Fig 22µH Indu uctance Figure 38. 0.2% PWM Duty Cycle at 500Hz PWM Frequenc cy and H Inductance 22µH As can be observed from Figure e 37 greater dim mming accuracy can c be achieved d by reducing both the PWM dim mming frequency and the inducto or value. AL8808 Document numberr: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 11 of 20 www.diodes.com w January 2013 © Diodes Incorporate ed AL8808 Applicatio on Informattion (cont.) Start-up and Soft S Start On initial power up the device will w not start switcching until the power supply hass reached approxximately 5.6V orr the CTRL pin voltage v is greate er s a slight delay (dependent ( on ra amp rate of input voltage and inp put bulk capacita ance of the AL88 808 circuit). Once e than 0.45V (typical). This causes ED current will build up to the upp per threshold levvel: the output startss switching the LE ILEDS SSPK = VCTRL 0.1× 1 1 .2 2.5 V R1 NEW PRODUCT This will cause some s additional input current to th hat of charging th he input bulk cap pacitance. One way w of reducing this t additional cu urrent is to reduce e the upper LED current c threshold level by slowing g down the rise of the CTRL pin voltage v – implementing a soft-start. The AL8808 doe es not have in-bu uilt soft-start actiion allowing veryy fast control of the t output Powerr MOSFET switcch which improve es PWM dimming g accuracy. Soft start can be e easily impleme ented by adding an a external capa acitor from the CTRL C pin to groun nd. The internal pull-up resistor to t the internal 5V V rail on the CTRL L pin will charge the t external capa acitor up to 5V. The external cap pacitor slows up the ramp-up of the CTRL pin vo oltage thereby re educing the LED current via anallog dimming. To ensure soft-starrt occurs it is essential that the cap pacitor is large en nough to keep th he CTRL pin volta age below 2.5V during d the ramp--up of the input voltage. v This is achieved d by increasing th he time taken forr the CTRL volta age to rise to the upper (turn-off) threshold and byy slowing down the t rate of rise o of the control voltage at the input off the comparatorr. acitor increases the time taken for f the output to o reach 90% of its final value, th his delay is 25µss/nF, but will imp pact on the PWM M Adding this capa dimming accuracy depending on n the delay introd duced. Figure 39. Soft Start with w 100nF Cap pacitor on CTRL L pin (VIN = 24V, ILED = 667mA, 1 LED) Reducing Outtput Ripple Peak to peak rip pple current in the e LED(s) can be reduced, if required, by shunting g a capacitor C2 across the LED((s) as shown in Figure F 32. A value of 1μF will reduce the supply ripple current significan ntly in the typica al case. Proportio onally lower ripp ple can be achie eved with highe er capacitor valuess. apacitor will not affect operating g frequency or efficiency, e but it will w increase sta art-up delay, by reducing the ratte of rise of LED D Note that the ca voltage. By adding this capacito or the current wa aveform through the LED(s) chan nges from a trian ngular ramp to a more sinusoida al version withou ut an current value. altering the mea AL8808 Document numberr: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 12 of 20 www.diodes.com w January 2013 © Diodes Incorporate ed AL8808 Applicatio on Informattion (cont.) Inductor Sele ection Recommended inductor values for the AL8808 are in the range e 33µH to 100µH H. Note that the e AL8808 Web Calculator C provides performance ed component va alues. The inducctance used will depend on a combination c of In nput voltage and d LED chain voltage to set the data for selecte required switching frequency. Lower L inductor values can be ussed to increase the switching freq quency and redu uce solution size e but may affect NEW PRODUCT opagation delayss) and increase power p dissipation n (due to switchin ng losses). LED current acccuracy (due to pro Figure 40. Inductor Valu ue with Input Volttage and Numbe er of LEDs ould be mounted d as close to the device d as possib ble with low resisstance/stray inducctance connectio ons to the SW pin. The inductor sho The chosen coil should have a saturation s currentt higher than the peak output currrent and a contin nuous current ratting above the o current. required mean output Suitable coils forr use with the AL L8807 are listed in i the table below w: L D DCR ISATT Part No. ( (V) (µH) (A)) MSS1038-333 33 0.093 2.3 3 MSS1038-683 68 0.213 1.5 5 NPIS64D330M MTRF 33 0.124 1.1 1 Manufacturer oilCraft www.coilcraft.com Co NIC www.niccom mp.com osen to maintain n operating duty cycle c and switch 'on'/'off' times ovver the supply vo oltage and load current c range. The inductor value should be cho quations can be used u as a guide, with reference to Figure 1 - Ope erating waveform ms. The following eq Switch ‘On’ tim me: tON = LΔI − − VIN VLED IAVG x (RS + rL + RSW W) Switch ‘Off’ tim me: tOFF = L ΔI + + VLED VD IAVG L G x (RS + rL ) Where: L is the coil inductance (H) rL is the coil resistance (Ω) stance (Ω) RS is the currrent sense resis Iavg is the required LED curre ent (A) VIN is the su upply voltage (V) ΔI is the coill peak-peak ripple current (A) {Intternally set to 0.4 4 x IAVG} VLED is the total t LED forward d voltage (V) RSW is the switch s resistance (Ω) {=0.35Ω nom minal} VD is the dio ode forward volta age at the require ed load current (V V) AL8808 Document numberr: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 13 of 20 www.diodes.com w Figure e 41. Typical Swiitching Waveform m January 2013 © Diodes Incorporate ed AL8808 Application Information (cont.) Capacitor Selection The small size of ceramic capacitors makes them ideal for AL8808 applications. X7R type is recommended because it retains capacitance value over wider voltage and temperature ranges than other types such as Y5V or Z5U. X5R is a useful compromise over a restricted temperature range. Note that even X7R capacitance reduces significantly with increased DC bias voltage. At 50% of rated voltage, the capacitance loss is between about 10% to 50% of nominal. Therefore it is often necessary to select a voltage rating which is at least twice the operating voltage. NEW PRODUCT Input Capacitor In Figure 32, the input capacitor C1 is required as a reservoir. Diode D1 switches at a rate of typically up to 400kHz. The power supply has a finite impedance, often including a wiring inductance value of the order of 100nH to 1uH or more depending upon the system design. C1 is required to limit the power supply voltage and current ripple both to allow stable regulation of the LED current, and also to meet EMC requirements. A 2.2μF input capacitor is sufficient for most DC powered applications of AL8808. This depends upon the operating voltage and current and the maximum level of ripple required. Additional capacitors may be required in parallel for EMC purposes. This is described below in a separate section. However, if operated from a rectified low voltage AC source, such as MR16, then the input capacitance will need to be significantly increased to provide enough reservoir charge when the input voltage falls below the minimum operating voltage of the AL8808 or the LED chain voltage Output Capacitor In Figure 32, the output capacitor C2 is normally required to limit the load voltage and current ripple, in order to meet EMC requirements. A value of 0.1µF to 1µF is sufficient for many requirements, depending on voltage and current conditions. Additional capacitors may be required in parallel for EMC purposes. This is described below in a separate section. Diode Selection For maximum efficiency and performance, the flywheel rectifier (D1) should be a fast low capacitance Schottky diode with low reverse leakage at the maximum operating voltage and temperature. The silicon PN diode is not suitable because of its increased power loss, due to a combination of lower forward voltage and reduced recovery time. The use of a Super-Barrier-Rectifier (SBR) is not recommended for use as a flywheel diode in this application. (However the SBR provides significant advantages when used with an AC power input as a bridge rectifier driving VIN.) It is important to select D1 with a peak current rating above the peak coil current and a continuous current rating higher than the maximum output load current. In particular, it is recommended to have a diode voltage rating at least 15% higher than VIN to ensure safe operation during the switching and a mean current rating at least 10% higher than the peak diode current. The power rating is verified by calculating the power loss through the diode. In practice, the voltage rating selection is often increased by up to about 50% to obtain a better compromise with loss due to reverse leakage current at higher temperature. Also the current rating is typically selected to provide a margin of up to about 50%. Schottky diodes, e.g. DFLS240L or DFLS140, with their low forward voltage drop and fast reverse recovery, are the ideal choice for AL8808 applications. Leakage current is sufficiently limited for the application. AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 14 of 20 www.diodes.com January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 Application Information (cont.) Thermal Considerations For continuous conduction mode of operation, the absolute maximum junction temperature must not be exceeded. The maximum power dissipation depends on several factors: the thermal resistance of the IC package (θJC), PCB layout, airflow surrounding the IC, and difference between junction and ambient temperature. The maximum power dissipation can be calculated using the following formula: TJ(MAX) − TA θ JA where TJ(MAX) is the maximum operating junction temperature; for the AL8808 this is +125°C. TA is the ambient temperature, and θJA is the junction to ambient thermal resistance. The major thermal path for the TSOT25 package is pin 2 (GND pin) and it is important for minimizing the θJA that a suitable area and thermal mass is associated with pin 2. The thermal impedance from the AL8808 junction to pin 2 is approximately 57°C/W. The AL8808’s θJA on a 25 x 25mm double sided FR4 PCB with minimum recommended pad layout on top layer and thermal vias to maximum area on bottom layer with 1oz copper standing in still air is approximately 209°C/W. Yielding a maximum power dissipation at 25°C of 0.47W The AL8808’s θJA on a 25 x 25mm double sided FR4 PCB with maximum area top and bottom with vias is approximately 151°C/W; which gives a maximum power dissipation at 25°C of 0. 66W. Figure 42 shows the power derating of the AL8808 on different area PCB with maximum area on bottom of PCB with 1 and 2oz copper standing in still air. 1.0 2 0.9 (50mm) with 2oz Cu max area top 2 (50mm) with 1oz Cu max area top 0.8 POWER DISSIPATION (W) NEW PRODUCT PD(MAX) = 2 (25mm) with 2oz Cu max area top 2 0.7 (25mm) with 1oz Cu min area top 0.6 (25mm) with 2oz Cu min area top 2 0.5 2 (50mm) with 1oz Cu min area top 0.4 2 (25mm) with 1oz Cu min area top 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 -40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (C) 95 110 125 Figure 42. Derating Curve for Different PCB AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 15 of 20 www.diodes.com January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 Applicatio on Informattion (cont.) out Considerattions EMI and Layo The AL8808 is a switching regulator with fast edges and mea asures small diffferential voltagess; as a result off this care has to be taken with h CB.To help with these effects the e AL8808 has been developed to t minimise radia ated emissions by b controlling the e decoupling and layout of the PC ds of the internal power MOSFET T. The rise and d fall times are controlled c to get the right compro omise between power p dissipation n switching speed due to switching g losses and radia ated EMI. NEW PRODUCT ge (falling edge) dominates the ra adiated EMI which is due to an interaction i betwe een the Schottkyy diode (D1), Sw witching MOSFET T The turn-on edg and PCB tracks. After the Scho ottky diode reversse recovery time of around 5ns has h occurred; the e falling edge of the SW pin seess a resonant loop p between the Sch hottky diode capa acitance and the e track inductance, LTRACK, See Figure F 43. t Anode of the e Schottky diode e, D1, and then from f D1’s cathod de to the decoup pling capacitors C1 should be ass The tracks from the SW pin to the e. short as possible There is an indu uctance internally y in the AL8808 this t can be assumed to be aroun nd 1nH. For PCB B tracks a figure of 0.5nH per mm m can be used to o estimate the prim mary resonant frequency. If the track is capable of o handling 1A in ncreasing the thicckness will have e a minor effect on o the inductance e and length will dominate d the size e of the inductancce. equency of any oscillation is dettermined by the combined inducctance in the track and the effecctive capacitance e of the Schottkyy The resonant fre diode. An exam mple of good layout is shown in Figure 44 - the stray track inductan nce should be less than 5nH. Figure 44. Recommen nded PCB Layout Figure 43. PC CB Loop Resonance Summary: 1. on with copper fo oil on top and bo ottom. Provide maximum m coverag ge of copper ground plane on bo oth sides. Ensure e Use a PCB constructio ed together using g plated via hole es placed at regular intervals. This T is required both for low EM MI the grround areas are tightly connecte 2. (EMC) operation and also a to minimize device temperattures by spreadin ng the dissipated d heat. e of D1. The sep paration of these nodes should be e Place capacitor C1 as close as possible to VIN, and as close as possible to the cathode less th han about 5mm. To ensure the best b possible EM MI filtering (greate est attenuation), place the capaciitor and its coppe er trace such tha at the input current pass ses directly throu ugh the capacitor mounting pad. This minimizess common imped dance coupling due d to the added d nductance conne ection between th he capacitor and d its ground conn nection. Use 2 o or parasiitic inductance off the copper tracce. Ensure low in 3. more ground g via holes s close to the gro ound pad. Place sense resistor R1 R as close as po ossible to VIN and d SET. 4. Place D1 anode, the SW S pin and the in nductor as close together as posssible to avoid ringing. 5. s close as possible to L1 and SET. S To ensure e the best possib ble EMI filtering (greatest attenu uation), place the e Place capacitor C2 as per trace such tha at the input curre ent passes direcctly through the capacitor c mountin ng pad. This minimizes common n capaccitor and its copp imped dance coupling due to the added parasitic inducta ance of the coppe er trace. AL8808 Document numberr: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 16 of 20 www.diodes.com w January 2013 © Diodes Incorporate ed AL8808 Application Information (cont.) EMI and Layout Considerations (cont.) EMC Design In addition to the layout instructions above, it may be necessary to take further measures to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) and meet EMC requirements. This depends on the speed of the switching transitions. The fast switching edges include spectral harmonics spreading into the UHF frequency range towards 500MHz. In this respect, AL8808 has been optimized to shape the switching current waveform to minimize EMI NEW PRODUCT while maintaining fast enough switching for high power efficiency. However, depending on the physical system design it may be necessary to add additional filtering to reduce radiated and conducted emissions. The required circuit changes depend on a number of system design aspects including the PCB size, the housing design and the length of external connecting wires. Radiated Emission Typically, the filtering required to control radiated emission consists of one or two additional capacitors placed close to the connecting points of the wires. Very often the frequency range requiring most attenuation is in the region of 100MHz to 500MHz. In order to provide best attenuation in this frequency range, use a capacitor of 1000pF to 2200pF with COG dielectric type, rated 50V or 100V. This capacitor provides very low ESR in this frequency range. Place two such capacitors, one near the VIN wire connection and one near the output connection to L1. Again, to ensure the best possible EMI filtering (greatest attenuation), place the capacitor and its copper trace such that the input or output current passes directly through the capacitor mounting pad. This minimizes common impedance coupling due to the added parasitic inductance of the copper trace. Conducted Emission Conducted emission limits sometimes require filtering in the lower frequency range, from the switching frequency itself (Typically 200kHz) up to about 30MHz. Usually the requirement only applies on the input side. The existing power supply may already include suitable measures. If necessary add an input capacitor to reduce the ripple in this frequency range. Again the capacitors and their copper traces should be carefully placed to avoid inductive common impedance coupling. Sometimes an additional series filter inductor may be added to achieve the desired attenuation. An additional shunt capacitor to ground is connected resulting in a pi-filter configuration. AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 17 of 20 www.diodes.com January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 Applicatio on Informattion (cont.) Fault Conditio on Operation The AL8808 hass by default open n LED protection n. If the LEDs sh hould become op pen circuit the AL L8808 will stop oscillating; o the SE ET pin will rise to o VIN and the SW pin will then fall to GND. No exce essive voltages will w be seen by th he AL8808. If the LEDs shou uld become shorrted together the AL8808 will con ntinue to switch and a the current through the AL88 808’s internal sw witch will still be a at NEW PRODUCT the expected cu urrent - so no excessive e heat will w be generated d within the AL8 8808. However, the duty cycle at which it operrates will change e dramatically and d the switching frequency will mo ost likely decrease. See Figure 45 4 for an examp ple of this behavior at 24V input voltage driving 3 LEDs. t internal power MOSFET swiitch is significanttly reduced beca ause almost all of o the input volta age is now deve eloped across the e The on-time of the inductor. The offf-time is significa antly increased because the reverse voltage acrosss the inductor iss now just the Scchottky diode volltage (See Figure e 32) causing a much slower deca ay in inductor currrent. Figure 45. Sw witching Charac cteristics (norma al open to shortt LED chain) High Tempera ature Operatio on and Protection The AL8808 is a high efficiency switching LED driver capable of operating junctio on temperatures up to +125°C. This allows it operate with ambien nt temperature in excess of 100°C given the co orrect thermal im mpedance to fre ee air. If a fault should occur that t leads to inccreased ambien nt nd hence junctio on temperature then t the Over-Te emperature Prottection (OTP) off the AL8808 willl cut in turning the t output of the e temperatures an AL8808 off. Thiss will allow the junction temperatu ure of the AL8808 to cool down and a potentially givving an opportun nity for the fault to o clear itself. own junction tem mperature of the e AL8808 is approximately +145°C with a hysterresis of +10°C. This means thatt the AL8808 will The OTP shutdo never switch-off with a junction temperature t belo ow +125°C allow wing the designer to design the system s thermally to fully utilize th he wide operating g junction tempera ature of the AL88 808. AL8808 Document numberr: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 18 of 20 www.diodes.com w January 2013 © Diodes Incorporate ed AL8808 Ordering Information AL8808 XX - XX Package Packing Part Number Package Code Packaging AL8808WT-7 WT TSOT25 7 : 7” Tape & Reel 7” Tape and Reel Quantity 3000/Tape & Reel Part Number Suffix -7 Marking Information TSOT25 (Top View) 5 4 7 NEW PRODUCT WT : TSOT25 XX : Identification code Y : Year 0~9 W : Week : A~Z : 1~26 week; a~z : 27~52 week; z represents 52 and 53 week X : A~Z : Internal code XX Y W X 1 2 3 Part Number AL8808WT-7 Package TSOT25 Identification Code B9 Package Outline Dimensions (All dimensions in mm.) Please see AP02002 at http://www.diodes.com/datasheets/ap02002.pdf for latest version. D e1 E E1 L2 c 4x θ1 e L θ 5x b A A2 A1 AL8808 Document number: DS35648 Rev. 2 - 2 19 of 20 www.diodes.com TSOT25 Dim Min Max Typ A 1.00 − − A1 0.01 0.10 − A2 0.84 0.90 − D 2.90 − − E 2.80 − − E1 1.60 − − b 0.30 0.45 − c 0.12 0.20 − e 0.95 − − e1 1.90 − − L 0.30 0.50 L2 0.25 − − θ 0° 8° 4° θ1 4° 12° − All Dimensions in mm January 2013 © Diodes Incorporated AL8808 Suggested Pad Layout Please see AP02001 at http://www.diodes.com/datasheets/ap02001.pdf for latest version. C C Dimensions Value (in mm) C 0.950 X 0.700 Y 1.000 Y1 3.199 NEW PRODUCT Y1 Y (5x) X (5x) IMPORTANT NOTICE DIODES INCORPORATED MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARDS TO THIS DOCUMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION). 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