AP8800A COST EFFECTIVE 28V BUCK 1-W LED DRIVER Description Pin Assignments The AP8800A is a step-down DC/DC converter designed to drive (Top View) LEDs with a constant current. The device can drive up to 7 LEDs, depending on the forward voltage of the LEDs, in series from a voltage source of 8V to 28V. Series connection of the LEDs provides identical LED currents resulting in uniform brightness and eliminating the need for ballast resistors. The AP8800A switches at frequency up to 600kHz. This allows the use of small size external components, SW 1 GND 2 CTRL 3 5 VIN 4 SET hence minimizing the PCB area needed. Maximum output current of AP8800A is set via an external resistor connected between the VIN and SET input pins. Dimming is achieved by applying either a DC voltage or a PWM signal at the CTRL input pin. An input voltage of 0.2V or lower at CTRL switches off the output MOSFET simplifying PWM dimming. Features Applications • LED driving current up to 370mA • MR16 Lamps • Better than 5% accuracy • General Illumination Lamps • High efficiency up to 95% • Operating input voltage from 8V to 28V • Simple, versatile solution requiring only 4 components • PWM/DC input for dimming control • Built-in output open-circuit protection • TSOT25: Available in “Green” Molding Compound (No Br, Sb) with lead Free Finish/ RoHS Compliant Totally Lead-Free & Fully RoHS Compliant (Notes 1 & 2) Halogen and Antimony Free. “Green” Device (Note 3) Notes: 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 AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 1 of 13 www.diodes.com August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Pin Descriptions Pin Name SW GND Pin Number 1 2 CTRL 3 SET 4 VIN 5 Function Switch Pin. Connect inductor/freewheeling diode here, minimizing track length at this pin to reduce EMI. GND Pin Dimming and On/Off Control Input. • Input voltage of 0.2V or lower forces the device into low current standby mode and shuts off the output. An open-drain/collector PWM signal allows the output current to be adjusted below the level set by the resistor connected to SET input pin. • The input impedance is about 50kΩ, and if the pin is left open VCTRL = VREF. • Drive with DC voltage (0.3V < VCTRL < 2.5V) to adjust output current from 24% to 200% of IOUTnom Set Nominal Output Current Pin. Configures the output current of the device. Input Supply Pin. Must be locally decoupled to GND with > 2.2µF X7R ceramic capacitor – see applications section for more information. Functional Block Diagram Absolute Maximum Ratings (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) Symbol VIN VSET VSW VCTRL ISW TJ TLEAD TST Caution: Parameter Continuous VIN Pin Voltage Relative to GND Set Voltage Relative to VIN SW Voltage Relative to GND CTRL Pin Input Voltage Switch Current Junction Temperature Lead Temperature Soldering Storage Temperature Range Ratings -0.3 to +30 VIN -5 to VIN +0.3 -0.3 to +30 -0.3 to +5 0.45 105 300 -55 to +150 Unit V V V V A °C °C °C Stresses greater than the 'Absolute Maximum Ratings' specified above, may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only; functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions exceeding those indicated in this specification is not implied. Device reliability may be affected by exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods of time. Semiconductor devices are ESD sensitive and may be damaged by exposure to ESD events. Suitable ESD precautions should be taken when handling and transporting these devices. AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 2 of 13 www.diodes.com August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Recommended Operating Conditions (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) Symbol Min Max Unit Operating Input Voltage Relative to GND 8.0 28 V VCTRLDC Voltage Range for 24% to 200% DC Dimming Relative to GND 0.3 2.5 V VCTRLL Voltage Low for PWM Dimming Relative to GND 0.2 V 370 mA VIN ISW DPWM Parameter Continuous Average Switch Current (Note 4) Duty Cycle Range Applied to CTRL (f < 500Hz) fSW Switching Frequency TA Ambient Temperature Range Note: 0.01 1 600 kHz -40 105 °C 4. Dependent on junction and ambient temperature. Electrical Characteristics (@TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V, unless otherwise specified.) Symbol Typ Max Unit IQ Quiescent Current Parameter VCTRL = 1.25V, fSW = 250kHz 300 650 µA ISD Shutdown Current VCTRL = 0V 20 30 µA 100 105 mV VTHD Internal Threshold Voltage VREF Internal Reference Voltage ISET SET Pin Input Current RDS(ON) On Resistance of MOSFET ISW-LKG Switch Leakage Current fSW Switching Frequency with L = 100µH tSS Soft-Start Time tPD Internal Comparator Propagation Delay θJA Note: Thermal Resistance Junction-to-Ambient Conditions Min 95 1.25 VSET = VIN-0.1 1.3 1.5 ADJ pin floating L = 100H IOUT = 350mA @ 1 LED (VLED = 3.4V) Time taken for output current to reach 90% of final value after VCTRL = 0.3V TSOT25 (Note 5) V µA 2.2 Ω 5 µA 250 kHz 500 µs 55 ns 200 °C/W 5. Test condition for TSOT25: Device mounted on FR-4 PCB (25mm x 25mm 1oz copper, minimum recommended pad layout on top layer and thermal vias to bottom layer ground plane. For better thermal performance, larger copper pad for heat-sink is needed. AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 3 of 13 www.diodes.com August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Typical Characteristics 25 500 TA = 25°C TA = 25°C 20 Shutdown Current (µA) Quiescent Current (µA) 400 300 200 15 10 100 0 0 5 0 4 0 12 16 20 24 28 Input Voltage (V) Shutdow n Current (Non-Sw itching) vs. Input Voltage 1.255 8 12 16 20 24 28 Input Voltage (V) Quiescent Current (Switching) vs. Input Voltage 1.2425 4 TA = 25°C 8 V IN = 12V V REF (V) Reference Voltage (V) 1.25 1.242 1.245 1.24 1.2415 4 8 12 16 20 24 Input Voltage (V) Reference Voltage vs. Input Voltage 28 1.235 -40 1.4 V IN = 12V Power Switch On-Resistance ( Ω) 1.2 Reference Voltage (V) 10 35 60 85 110 Ambient Temperature ( °C) Reference Voltage vs. Ambient Temperature 2.4 TA = 25°C 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 -15 2.2 2 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 0 1 2 1 -40 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Input Voltage (V) Reference Voltage vs. Input Voltage (Low Voltage) AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 110 10 35 60 85 Ambient Temperature (°C) Power Switch On-Resistance vs. Ambient Temperature 4 of 13 www.diodes.com -15 August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Typical Characteristics (cont.) 350 RS = 0.3 Ω V IN = 12V L = 100µH R S = 0.33 Ω 300 R S = 0.56 Ω 1 250 IOUT Mean (mA) Deviation From Nominal Set Current(%) 2 0 200 RS = 1 Ω 150 100 -1 50 -2 -40 0 -15 10 35 60 85 110 Ambient Temperature (°C) Change in LED Current vs. Ambient Temperature AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 0 5 of 13 www.diodes.com 0.5 1.5 2 V CTRL (V) Output Current vs. VCT RL 1 2.5 3 August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Application Information (@TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V, unless otherwise specified.) AP8800A Operation The AP8800A is a hysteretic LED current switching regulator sometimes known as an equal ripple switching regulator. In normal operation, when voltage is applied at +VIN (See Figure 1), the AP8800A internal switch is turned on. Current starts to flow through sense resistor R1, inductor L1, and the LEDs. The current ramps up linearly, and the ramp rate is determined by the input voltage +VIN, and the inductor L1 (See Figure 2). Figure 2 Typical Switching Waveform Figure 1 Typical Configuration This rising current produces a voltage ramp across RSET. The internal circuit of the AP8800A senses the voltage across RSET and applies a proportional voltage to the input of the internal comparator. When this voltage reaches an internally set upper threshold, the internal switch is turned off. The inductor current continues to flow through RSET, L1, the LEDs and the schottky diode D1, and back to the supply rail, but it decays, with the rate of decay determined by the forward voltage drop of the LEDs and the schottky diode. This decaying current produces a falling voltage at RSET, which is sensed by the AP8800A. A voltage proportional to the sense voltage across RSET is applied at the input of the internal comparator. When this voltage falls to the internally set lower threshold, the internal switch is turned on again. This switch-on-and-off cycle continues to provide the average LED current set by the sense resistor RSET, with a switching current determined by the input voltage and LED chain voltage. In normal operation the off time is relatively constant (determined mainly by the LED chain voltage) with only the on-time varying as the input voltage changes. At duty cycles up to around 80% the ramp of the LED/switch current is very linear; however, as the duty cycle approaches 95% the LED current ramp starts to become more exponential. This has two effects: 1. The overall on time starts to increase lowering the overall switching frequency. 2. The average LED current starts to increase – which may impact accuracy. LED Current Control With the CTRL pin left floating and the external current sense resistor, RSET (greater than 0.3 Ω) is connected between VIN and SET, the nominal average output current in the LEDs is: ILED = VTH R SET where VTH is nominally 100mV AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 6 of 13 www.diodes.com August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Application Information (cont.) (@TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V, unless otherwise specified.) Inductor Selection A 68μH inductor or higher, is recommended for most AP8800A applications with input voltage at 12V. Figure 3 displays the resulting switching frequency with various main circuit parameters: Supply voltage, Inductor value and number of LEDs to be driven. Switching Frequency 700 600 100 47 Frequency [kHz] 500 150 400 12V - 1LED 68 24V - 3 LEDs 220 300 28V - 4LEDs 100 200 150 470 220 100 470 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Inductor Value [uH] Figure 3 Switching Frequency vs. Supply Voltage, Inductor, and Number of LEDs Capacitor Selection A low ESR capacitor should be used for input decoupling, as the ESR of this capacitor appears in series with the supply source impedance and lowers overall efficiency. This capacitor has to supply the relatively high peak current to the coil and smooth the current ripple on the input supply. A minimum value of 1μF is acceptable if the DC input source is close to the device, but higher values will improve performance at lower input voltages, especially when the source impedance is high. The input capacitor should be placed as close as possible to the IC. For AC input sources a bigger capacitor ( 300uF in the case of 12C AC) to guarantee the accuracy of the LED current. For maximum stability over temperature and voltage, capacitors with X7R, X5R, or better dielectric are recommended. Capacitors with Y5V dielectric are not suitable for decoupling in this application and should NOT be used. Diode Selection For maximum efficiency and performance, the rectifier (D1) should be a fast low capacitance SBR diode with low reverse leakage at the maximum operating voltage and temperature. The recommended diode for use with this part is the SBR1A40, with a current rating above the peak coil current and a continuous current rating higher than the maximum output load current. It is very important to consider the reverse leakage of the diode when operating above 85°C. Excess leakage will increase the power dissipation in the device. AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 7 of 13 www.diodes.com August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Application Information (cont.) (@TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V, unless otherwise specified.) LED Current Dimming The LED current can be dimmed in two ways; 1. Analog Dimming: Where a dc voltage is applied to the CTRL pin or 2. PWM Dimming: Where a Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) signal is applied to the CTRL pin. Analog Dimming If the CTRL pin is driven by an external voltage (lower than 2.5V), the average LED current in this case is: V V ILED = CTRL × TH VREF R SET A DC signal from 0.3V to 2.5V applied to the CTRL pin will vary the LED current from 24% to 200% of nominal LED current. This gives an approximate 8:1 dimming range; care, should be exercised when overdriving the CTRL pin to 200% of nominal LED current not to exceed the power dissipation of the package. The graph in figure 4 shows values of nominal average output current for 3 values of current setting resistor (RSET) in the typical application circuit shown on Figure 1, for different voltages applied on the CTRL pin. LED current Versus RSET and VCTRL 400 0.56 350 0.3 LED Current [mA] 300 0.33 0.39 250 LED current @ VCTRL = 1.25V 0.68 0.75 0.82 0.47 200 0.56 0.68 0.3 150 0.39 0.47 0.56 100 50 LED current @ VCTRL = 2.5V 1 1.2 0.82 0.68 1 1.2 0.82 LED current @ VCTRL = 0.625V 1.5 1 1.2 2 1.5 1.5 2 3 2 3 3 0 0 0.15 0.3 0.45 0.6 0.75 0.9 1.05 1.2 1.35 1.5 1.65 1.8 1.95 2.1 2.25 2.4 2.55 2.7 2.85 3 RSET value [Ohms] Figure 4 LED Current Setting vs. RSET and VCTRL AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 8 of 13 www.diodes.com August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Application Information (cont.) (@TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V, unless otherwise specified.) PWM Dimming A PWM signal with a max resolution of 8bit can be applied to CTRL regulate the output current to a value below the nominal average value set by resistor RSET. PWM dimming gives a wider average LED current variation and is more accurate at lower average LED currents than by applying dc voltage to the CTRL pin to achieve average LED current dimming. Figure 5 shows the typical PWM response of the AP8800A. An internal filter produces a rump. Figure 5 Typical PWM Dimming Waveform The recommended method of driving the CTRL pin and controlling the amplitude of the PWM waveform is to use a small NPN switching transistor as shown below: Figure 6 Open Collector PWM Dimming Circuit This scheme uses the 200k resistor between the ADJ pin and the internal voltage reference as a pull-up resistor for the external transistor eg MMBT3904. Soft-Start An external capacitor from the CTRL pin to ground will provide soft-start delay, by increasing the time taken for the voltage on this pin to rise to the turn-on threshold and by slowing down the rate of rise of the control voltage at the input of the comparator. The soft-start time is 0.5ms/nF. AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 9 of 13 www.diodes.com August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Application Information (cont.) (@TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V, unless otherwise specified.) Fault Conditions The AP8800A is inherently protected against open-LED conditions. If one LED becomes open circuit the device automatically stops switching and will only retart if the open-LED fault is removed. If one or more LEDs should become shorted together then the switching frequency and duty cycle will change. If one or more LEDs get shorted together, the ramp-up time of LED current will become shorter due to there being a larger voltage across the inductor. However, the ramp-down time of the LED current will increase due to the voltage across the inductor becoming smaller. Figure 7 below shows the AP8800A driving 3 LEDs when all 3 LEDs become shorted together. Due to the large voltage change across the inductor during both LED current ramp-up and ramp-down we see a large difference in switching frequency. Figure 7 LED Short Fault Condition Thermal Considerations The graph below in Figure 8, gives details for the power derating of the AP8800AWT. This assumes the device to be mounted on a 25 x 25mm PCB with 1oz copper standing in still air. 450 400 Power dissipation (mW) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 -40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 Ambient temperature (°C) Figure 8 Derating Curve AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 10 of 13 www.diodes.com August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Application Information (cont.) (@TA = +25°C, VIN = 12V, unless otherwise specified.) Application Example SET CTRL GND VIN SW The typical application for the AP8800A is the MR16 application driving 1W rated LEDs from a 12V ac supply. AP8800A Component List Quantity PCB Ident Value 1 U1 AP8800A LED Driver IC Diodes Inc. 1 D1, D2, D3, D4, D5 SBR1A40 Input bridge & freewheeling diode Diodes Inc. 1 R1 0R15 Resistor, 0805, +/-1% <+/-300ppm KOA SR732ATTDR150F Kemet 1 C1 330µF 20V Electrolytic capacitor Kemet 1 C2 1µF > = 25V 1 C3 100nF > = 25V 1 L1 100µH AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 Description X7R 1206 Generic Kemet C1206105K5RAC7800 (50v) NIC NMC1206X7R105K50F (50v) X7R 0805 Generic C0805C104K5RAC (50v) NIC NMC0805X7R104K50TRPF (50v) LPS6235 - series 11 of 13 www.diodes.com Suggested Source Kemet Kemet Components NIC Kemet Components NIC Coilcraft August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Ordering Information Part Number Package Code Packaging AP8800AWT-7 WT TSOT25 Quantity 3000/Tape & Reel 7” Tape and Reel Part Number Suffix -7 Marking Information (1) TSOT25 (Top View) 4 7 5 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 AP8800AWT-7 Package TSOT25 Identification Code AZ 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 AP8800A Document number: DS35100 Rev. 3 - 2 12 of 13 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 August 2012 © Diodes Incorporated AP8800A Suggested Pad Layout Please see AP02001 at http://www.diodes.com/datasheets/ap02001.pdf for the latest version. C C Dimensions Value (in mm) C 0.950 X 0.700 Y 1.000 Y1 3.199 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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