DN79 ZXSC400 1W LED driver Neil Wolstenholme, Applications Engineer, Zetex Semiconductors plc Description ZXSC400 is configured to the reference design below. The target application is a 1W white LED driven from a two cell NiCd/NiMH or alkaline battery input for flashlights and high powered LED driving. The supply voltage for ZXSC400 reference design is: VIN = 1.8V ~ 3V. L1 D1 22uH ZHCS1000 VIN Q1 LED1 FMMT617 U1 ZXSC400 C1 100uF/6V3 VCC VDRIVE STDN ISENSE GND LXHL-PW01 C2 VFB 100uF/6V3 R1 R2 22mohm 0.82ohm GND Figure 1 Schematic diagram Ref. Value Package Part number Manufacturer Contact details Notes U1 N/A SOT23-6 ZXSC400E6 Zetex www.zetex.com Boost converter Q1 N/A SOT23 FMMT617 Zetex www.zetex.com Low sat NPN transistor D1 40V/1A SOT23 ZHCS1000 Zetex www.zetex.com 40V/1A Schottky diode L1 22uH/2.5A N/A Coilcraft www.coilcraft.com 22H/2.5A SMT inductor R1 22m⍀ 0805 Generic NA 0805 5% tolerance R2 0.82⍀ 0805 Generic NA 0805 5% tolerance C1 100F/6V3 1812 18126D107KAT2A AVX www.avx.com 100F/6V3/X5R/1812 C2 100F/6V3 1812 18126D107KAT2A AVX www.avx.com 100F/6V3/X5R/1812 LXHL-PW01 www.lumileds.com 1W white LED emitter LED1 1W N/A DO3316P-223 Table 1 Issue 1 - May 2005 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2005 Lumileds Bill of materials 1 www.zetex.com DN79 Performance Increasing efficiency On ZXSC400 reference design, R1 is set to 22mΩ to ensure that the LED current is regulated over the full input voltage range of 3V ~ 1.8V. For improved efficiency R1 can be changed to a 33mΩ resistor but LED current will not be regulated below 2V. See Figure 2, Performance graphs. 400 VSTDN=VIN ILED=350mA 90 LED Current (mA) Efficiency (%) 100 R1=33mohms 80 70 R1=22mohms 60 50 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 VSTDN=VIN 380 R1=22mohms 360 340 R1=33mohms 320 300 3.0 1.8 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 Input voltage (V) Input Voltage (V) Efficiency vs Input Voltage LED Current vs Input Voltage 1000 800 VSTDN=VIN R1=22mohms 600 400 3.0 LED Voltage (V) Input Current (mA) 4.0 VSTDN=VIN R1=33mohms 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 3.8 R1=33mohms 3.6 3.4 R1=22mohms 3.2 3.0 3.0 1.8 2.8 Input Voltage (V) Input Current vs Input Voltage Figure 2 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 Input Voltage (V) LED Voltage vs Input Voltage Performance graphs Europe Americas Asia Pacific Corporate Headquarters Zetex GmbH Streitfeldstraße 19 D-81673 München Germany Zetex Inc 700 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, NY 11788 USA Zetex (Asia Ltd) 3701-04 Metroplaza Tower 1 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Fong Hong Kong Zetex Semiconductors plc Zetex Technology Park, Chadderton Oldham, OL9 9LL United Kingdom Telefon: (49) 89 45 49 49 0 Fax: (49) 89 45 49 49 49 [email protected] Telephone: (1) 631 360 2222 Fax: (1) 631 360 8222 [email protected] Telephone: (852) 26100 611 Fax: (852) 24250 494 [email protected] Telephone (44) 161 622 4444 Fax: (44) 161 622 4446 [email protected] These offices are supported by agents and distributors in major countries world-wide. This publication is issued to provide outline information only which (unless agreed by the company in writing) may not be used, applied or reproduced for any purpose or form part of any order or contact or be regarded as a representation relating to the products or services concerned. The company reserves the right to alter without notice the specification, design, price or conditions of supply of any product or service. www.zetex.com 2 Issue 1 - May 2005 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2005