BL8531C High Efficiency, Multi-Function Step-up DC/DC Controller DESCRIPTION FEATURES BL8531C series are CMOS-based PFM step-up DCDC Controller with low supply current and high output voltage accuracy. Quiescent current drawn from power source is as low as 6uA. It is capable of delivering 500mA output current at 4.0V output with 2V input Voltage. Only four external components are necessary: An inductor, a Schottky diode, an output filter capacitor and a NMOSFET or a NPN transistor All of these features make BL8531C series be suitable for the portable devices, which are supplied by a single battery to four-cell batteries. BL8531C has a drive pin (EXT) for external transistor. So it is possible to load a large output current with a power transistor which has a low voltage dropout. BL8531C integrates stable reference circuits and trimming technology, so it can afford high precision and low temperature-drift coefficient of the output voltage. BL8531C is available in SOT-23-3, SOT-23-5 and SOT-89-3 packages which are PB free. And in SOT23-5 the device can be switch on or off easily by CE pin, to minimize the standby supply current. Deliver 500mA at 4.0V Output voltage with 2V input Voltage The controller output voltage can be adjusted from 2.5V～6.0V(In 0.1V step) Output voltage accuracy ---------------------2% Low temperature-drift coefficient of the output voltage-----------------------100ppm/C Only four external components are necessary: An inductor, a Schottky diode, an output filter capacitor and a NMOSFET or a NPN transistor High power conversion efficiency----------90％ Low quiescent current drawn from power source--------------------------------------------- 6uA Small package--SOT-23-3, SOT-23-5, SOT-89-3 APPLICATIONS TYPICAL APPLICATION Power source for PDA, DSC, MP3 Player, electronic toy and wireless mouse Power source for a single or dual-cell batterypowered equipments Power source for LED ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS BL8531C www.belling.com.cn 1 BL8531C ORDERING INFORMATION MARKING INFORMATION BL8531C □ 1□ 2□ 3□ 4 Code Product Classification □ 1 □ 2 □ 3 □ 4 Description Marking 3C:Product Code Temperature&Rohs: C: -40~85C , Pb Free Rohs Std. Package type: B3: SOT-23-3 B5: SOT-23-5 C3: SOT-89-3 Packing type: TR: Tape&Reel (Standard) Output voltage: e.g. 25=2.5V 56=5.6V 60=6.0V 3CXX Parameter Value Output Voltage Range EXT Pin Voltage CE Pin Voltage Operating Junction Temperature (Tj) Ambient Temperature (Ta) SOT-23-3 Power Dissipation SOT-23-5 SOT-89-3 Storage Temperature (Ts) Lead Temperature & Time -0.3V-12V -0.3V-(VOUT+0.3) -0.3V-(VOUT+0.3) 125C -40C -85C 250mW 250mW 500mW -40C -150C 260C,10S Note: Exceed these limits to damage to the device. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions may affect device reliability. Value Suggestion: Use tantalum type capacitor to reduce the ripple of the output voltage. Use 1nF filter ceramic type capacitor to connect OUT pin and GND pin. The filter capacitor is recommended as close as possible to OUT pin and GND pin. www.belling.com.cn 2 XX: Output Voltage Product Classification LBXX LLBYW CE GND OUT EXT NC RECOMMENDED WORK CONDITIONS 0.8V-Vout 10-100uH ≥10uF 47-220uF -40C -85C BL8531CCB3TR□ □ Marking 3C:Product Code 3CXX Parameter XX: Output Voltage Product Classification ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATING Input Voltage Range Inductor Input Capacitor Output Capacitor Ambient Temperature (Ta) BL8531CCB5TR□ □ BL8531CCC3TR□ □ Marking LB: Product Code XX: Output Voltage LL: LOT NO. B: FAB Code YW: Date Code Chip Enable (Active high) Ground Pin Output Pin, Power supply for internal Switching Pin No Connection BL8531C ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Default condition (unless otherwise provided): Vin=0.6×Vout, Iout=10mA, Temperature=25C, Use external circuit in test circuit list SYMBOL ITEM Vout Output Voltage Vin Iin Input Voltage Input Current *(No load) IDD Quiescent current * Istandby VCEH VCEL Chip leakage current CE “H” threshold voltage CE “L” threshold voltage Fosc Oscillator frequency IEXTH EXT”H” output current IEXTL EXT”L” output current Duty Oscillator duty cycle TEST CONDITIONS 2.45 2.646 2.94 3.234 3.528 3.92 4.9 5.88 Iout=0mA, Vin=Vout*0.6 No external component, Vout =Vout×1.05 VCE=0V VCE: 02V VCE: 20V Vout=Vout*0.96 Test EXT pin frequency 3.0V<=Vout<=3.9V 4.0V<=Vout<=4.9V 5.0V<=Vout<=6.9V 3.0V<=Vout<=3.9V 4.0V<=Vout<=4.9V 5.0V<=Vout<=6.9V On(Vlx“L”)side Note: Diode：Schottky type, such as: 1N5817, 1N5819, 1N5822 Inductor: 27uH(R<0.5) Output capacitor: 100uF(Tantalum type) Vout pin filter capacitor: 1nF(Ceramic type) Input capacitor: 47uF www.belling.com.cn MIN 3 REFERENCE DATA TYP. MAX 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 4.0 5.0 6.0 20 2.55 2.754 3.06 3.366 3.672 4.08 5.1 6.12 12 25 V uA 6 15 uA 1 uA V V 0.8 0.3 70 UNIT V 400 KHz -21 -35 -41 23 25 31 75 mA mA mA mA mA mA % 80 BL8531C BLOCK DIAGRAM TYPICAL APPLICATIONS (1) Application with external NMOSFET Fig 2 (2) Application with external NPN transistor Fig 3 Note: R1=330Ω, C1=10nF. (R1 can be calculated by load. If load is light R1’s value can be added. If load is heavy R1’s value can be smaller. ) www.belling.com.cn 4 BL8531C DETAILED DESCRIPTION BL8531C series are boost structure, voltage-type pulse-frequency modulation(PFM) step-up DC-DC controller. Only four external components are necessary: an inductor, a schottky diode, an output filter capacitor and a NMOSFET or a NPN transistor. The step-up DC-DC converter, constructed by BL8531C, can be adjusted from 2.5V to 6.0V, 0.1V step. By using the depletion technics, the quiescent current drawn from power source is lower than 8uA. The high efficiency device consists of resistors for output voltage detection and trimming, a start-up voltage circuit, an oscillator, a reference circuit, a PFM control circuit, a switch protection circuit and a driver transistor. the switch current and quiescent current of chip will effect efficiency certainly. So in very light load condition, the efficiency will drop. Therefore, it is recommended that user use BL8531C in the condition of load current as large as several tens of mA to several hundreds of mA. SELECTION OF THE EXTERNAL COMPONENTS Thus it can be seen, the inductor, schottky diode and external NMOSFET or NPN transistor. affect the conversion efficiency greatly. The inductor and the capacitor also have great influence on the output voltage ripple of the converter. So it is necessary to choose a suitable inductor, a capacitor, an external NMOSFET or NPN transistor and a right schottky diode, to obtain high efficiency and low ripple. BL8531C integrates PFM control system. This system controls fixed power switch on duty cycle frequency to stabilize output voltage by calculating results of other blocks which sense input voltage, output voltage, output current and load conditions. In PFM modulation system, the frequency and pulse width is fixed. The duty cycle is adjusted by skipping pulses, so that switch ontime is changed based on the conditions such as input voltage, output current and load. The oscillate block inside BL8531C provides fixed frequency and pulse width wave. Before discussion，we define D INDUCTOR SELECTION Above all, we should define the minimum value of the inductor that can ensure the boost DC-DC to operate in the continuous current-mode condition. The reference circuit provides stable reference voltage to output stable output voltage. Because internal trimming technology is used, the chip output change less than ±2%. At the same time， the problem of temperature-drift coefficient of output voltage is considered in design, so temperature-drift coefficient of output voltage is less than 100ppm/℃。 L min D (1 D) 2 R L 2f The above expression is got under conditions of continuous current mode, neglect Schottky diode’s voltage, ESR of both inductor and capacitor. The actual value is greater that it. If inductor’s value is less than Lmin，the efficiency of DC-DC converter will drop greatly, and the DCDC circuit will not be stable. Secondly, consider the ripple of the output voltage, High-gain differential error amplifier guarantees stable output voltage at difference input voltage and load. In order to reduce ripple and noise, the error amplifier is designed with high band-with. D Vin Lf Vin DVin Im ax 2 2 Lf (1 D) RL I BL8531C has a drive pin (EXT) for external transistor. So it is possible to load a large output current with a power transistor and a low saturation voltage. At very light load condition, www.belling.com.cn Vout Vin Vout . 5 BL8531C If inductor value is too small, the current ripple through it will be great. Then the current through diode and power switch will be great. Because the power switch on chip is not ideal switch, the energy of switch will improve. The efficiency will fall. Consider ESR of capacitor，ripple will increase: r' r When current is large, ripple caused by ESR will be main factor. It may be greater than 100mV。The ESR will affects efficiency and increase energy loss. So low-ESR capacitor (for example: tantalum capacitor) is recommend or connect two or more filter capacitors in parallel. Thirdly ， in general, smaller inductor values supply more output current while larger values start up with lower input voltage and acquire high efficiency. DIODE SELECTION An inductor value of 3uH to 1mH works well in most applications. If DC-DC converter delivers large output current (for example: output current is great than 50mA), large inductor value is recommended in order to improve efficiency. If DC-DC must output very large current at low input supply voltage, small inductor value is recommended. Rectifier diode will affects efficiency greatly ， Though a common diode (such as 1N4148) will work well for light load ， it will reduce about 5%~10% efficiency for heavy load，For optimum performance, a Schottky diode (such as 1N5817,1N5819,1N5822) is recommended. INPUT CAPACITOR The ESR of inductor will effect efficiency greatly. Suppose ESR value of inductor is rL，Rload is load resistor，then the energy can be calculated by following expression : If supply voltage is stable, the DC-DC circuit can output low ripple, low noise and stable voltage without input capacitor. If voltage source is far away from DC-DC circuit, input capacitor value greater than 10uF is recommended. rL Rload (1 D) 2 For example: input 1.5V, output is 3.0V, Rload=20Ω, rL=0.5Ω, The energy loss is 10%. Consider all above，inductor value of 47uH、 ESR<0.5Ω is recommended in most applications. Large value is recommended in high efficiency applications and smaller value is recommended Vout~GND FILTER CAPACITOR Because the chip’s switch current flows from Vout pin, then through the chip into GND pin. Therefore if the output capacitor’s two pins were not very near the chip’s Vout pin and GND pin, Vout ‘s stable would be affected. User will found that the output voltage will drop when load grows up if the output capacitor’s two pin is not very near the chip’s Vout pin and GND pin. In this condition, 1nF ceramic capacitor is recommended at very near the chip’s Vout pin and GND pin. So in all BL8531C application, two capacitors are needed to obtain stable output voltage. The 100μF tantalum output capacitor is recommended to stable output voltage nearby load. The 1nF Vout pin to GND pin ceramic filter capacitor is recommended to stable chip’s sense voltage. OUTPUT CAPACITOR SELECTION Ignore ESR of capacitor，the ripple of output voltage is: r Vout D Vout Rload Cf So large value capacitor is needed to reduce ripple. But too large capacitor value will slow down system reaction and cost will improve. So 100uF capacitor is recommended. Larger capacitor value will be used in large output current system. If output current is small (<10mA), small value is needed. www.belling.com.cn Im ax RESR Vout 6 BL8531C TEST CIRCUITS Output voltage test circuit Fig 4 Quiescent current test circuit Fig 5 Input Current (no load) test circuit Fig 6 Oscillator frequency and duty cycle test circuit Fig 7 www.belling.com.cn 7 BL8531C EXTEND APPLICATIONS 12V STEP-UP APPLICATION Fig 8 Note: BL8531C’s output voltage is 6V. When the output current is small or no load, the output voltage will be unstable, use the RZD for flowing the bias current through the zener diode. For step-up application, a diode(for example: 1N4148) is needed as starter circuit. STEP-DOWN APPLICATION Fig 9 Note: In step-down application, use starter circuit as above. 2.5V≤Vzener≤Vout. RST is needed for bias current of zener diode. This starter circuit also can be used in high voltage step-up application. www.belling.com.cn 8 BL8531C FLYBACK STEP-UP/STEP-DOWN APPLICATION Fig 10 Note: In step-down and step-up/step-down application, starter circuit in fig 8 is need. In step-up application, simpler starter circuit in fig 9 can be used. www.belling.com.cn 9 BL8531C TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS (Recommended operating conditions: L=10uH, Cin=47uF, Cout=100uF, Cp=1nF Topt=25C. unless otherwise noted) BL8531C BL8531C BL8531C BL8531C BL8531C www.belling.com.cn BL8531C 10 BL8531C PACKAGE LINE Package SOT-23-3 Devices per reel 3000Pcs Unit mm 3000Pcs Unit mm Package dimension： Package SOT-23-5 Devices per reel Package specification： www.belling.com.cn 11 BL8531C Package SOT-89-3 Devices per reel Package Dimension: www.belling.com.cn 12 1000Pcs Unit mm