STMICROELECTRONICS L4901

L4901A
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DUAL 5V REGULATOR WITH RESET
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OUTPUT CURRENTS : I01 = 400mA
I 0 2 = 400mA
FIXED PRECISION OUTPUT VOLTAGE
5V ± 2%
RESET FUNCTION CONTROLLED BY INPUT
VOLTAGE AND OUTPUT 1 VOLTAGE
RESET FUNCTION EXTERNALLY PROGRAMMABLE TIMING
RESET OUTPUT LEVEL RELATED TO OUTPUT 2
OUTPUT 2 INTERNALLY SWITCHED WITH
ACTIVE DISCHARGING
LOW LEAKAGE CURRENT, LESS THAN 1µA
AT OUTPUT 1
LOW QUIESCENT CURRENT (Input 1)
INPUT OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION UP TO
60V
RESET OUTPUT HIGH
OUTPUT TRANSISTORS SO A PROTECTION
SHORT CIRCUIT AND THERMAL OVERLOAD PROTECTION
HEPTAWATT (Vertical)
(Plastic Package)
ORDERING NUMBER : L4901A
DESCRIPTION
The L4901A is a monolithic low drop dual 5V
regulator designed mainly for supplying microprocessor systems.
Reset and data save functions during switch on/off
can be realized.
PIN CONNECTION
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PIN DESCRIPTION
N°
1
2
3
Name
Input 1
Input 2
Timing
Capacitor
4
5
GND
Reset
Output
6
Output 2
7
Output 1
Function
Low Quiescent Current 400mA Regulator Input.
400mA regulator input.
If Reg. 2 is switched-ON the delay capacitor is charged with a 10µA constant current. When Reg.
2 is switched-OFF the delay capacitor is decharged.
Common Ground.
When pin 3 reaches 5V the reset output is switched high.
5V
Therefore tRD = Ct (
); tRD (ms) = Ct (nF)
10µA
5V – 400mA Regulator Output. Enabled if Vo 1 > VRT and VIN 2 > VIT. If Reg. 2 is switched-OFF
the C02 capacitor is discharged.
5V – 400mA regulator output with Low leakage (in switch-OFF condition).
BLOCK DIAGRAM
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol
V IN
Parameter
Value
Unit
24
60
V
V
DC Input Voltage
Transient Input Overvoltage (t = 40ms)
Io
Output Current
Internally Limited
Tj
Storage and Junction Temperature
– 40 to 150
°C
Value
Unit
4
°C/W
THERMAL DATA
Symbol
R th (j-c)
Parameter
Thermal Resistance Junction-case
Max.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (VIN = 14, 4V, Tamb = 25°C unless otherwise specified)
Symbol
Parameter
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
20
V
5.05
5.15
V
5
V01
V
Vi
DC Operating Input Voltage
V01
Output Voltage 1
R Load 1kΩ
4.95
V02 H
Output Voltage 2 HIGH
R Load 1kΩ
V01 –0.1
V02 L
Output Voltage 2 LOW
I02 = – 5mA
I01
Output Current 1
∆V01 = – 100mV
IL01
Leakage Output 1 Current
VIN = 0, V01 ≤ 3V
I02
Output Current 2
∆V02 = – 100mV
VI01
Output 1 Dropout Voltage (*)
I01 = 10mA
I01 = 100mA
I01 = 300mA
0.1
V
400
mA
1
400
0.7
0.8
1.1
0.8
1
1.4
6.4
V01 + 1.7
VIT
Input Threshold Voltage
VITH
Input Threshold Voltage Hyst.
∆V01
Line Regulation 1
∆V02
Line Regulation 2
7V < VIN < 18V, I02 = 5mA
∆V01
Load Regulation 1
5mA < I01 < 400mA
∆V02
Load Regulation 2
5mA < I01 < 400mA
50
100
IQ
Quiescent Current
I02 = I01 ≤ 5mA
0 < VIN < 13V
7V < VIN < 13V
IQ1
Quiescent Current 1
V01 + 1.2
250
7V < VIN < 18V, I01 = 5mA
5
VRT
Reset Threshold Voltage
Reset Threshold Hysteresis
VRH
Reset Output Voltage HIGH
IR = 500µA
VRL
Reset Output Voltage LOW
IR = –<0>5mA
tRD
Reset Pulse Delay
Ct = 10nF
V
V
V
V
mV
50
mV
5
50
mV
50
100
mV
mV
mA
4.5
1.6
6.5
3.5
0.6
0.9
V 02 – 0.15
4.9
V02 –0.05
V
30
50
80
mV
V02 – 1
4.12
V02
V
0.25
0.4
V
5
11
ms
20
µs
I01 ≤ 5mA, I02 = 0, VIN2 = 0
6.3V < VIN < 13V
VRTH
µA
mA
3
mA
Timing Capacitor Discharge Time
Ct = 10nF
∆V01
∆T
Thermal Drift
– 20°C ≤ Tamb ≤ 125°C
0.3 –
0.8
mV/°C
∆V02
∆T
Thermal Drift
– 20°C ≤ Tamb ≤ 125°C
0.3 –
0.8
mV/°C
SVR1
Supply Voltage Rejection
84
dB
Supply Voltage Rejection
f = 100Hz, VR = 0.5V
Io = 100mA
50
SVR2
50
80
dB
td
* The dropout voltage is defined as the difference between the input and the output voltage when the output voltage is lowered of 25 mV under
constant output current condition.
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TEST CIRCUIT
APPLICATION INFORMATION
In power supplies for µP systems it is necessary to
provide power continuously to avoid loss of information in memories and in time of day clocks, or to
save datawhen the primary supply is removed.The
L4901A makes it very easy to supply such equipments ; it provides two voltage regulators (both 5 V
high precision) with separate inputs plus a reset
output for the data save function.
CIRCUIT OPERATION (see Figure 1)
After switch on Reg. 1 saturates until V 01 rises to
the nominal value.
When the input 2 reaches VIT and the output 1 is
higher than VRT the output 2 (V02) switches on and
the reset output (VR) also goes high after a proFigure 1
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grammable time TRD (timing capacitor).
V02 and VR are switched togetherat low level when
one of the following conditions occurs :
- an input overvoltage
- an overload on the output 1 (V01 < VRT) ;
- a switch off (VIN < VIT - VITH) ;
and they start again as before when the condition
is removed.
An overload on output 2 does not switch Reg. 2,
and does not influence Reg. 1.
The V01 output features :
- 5 V internal reference without voltage divider
between the output and the error comparator ;
- very low drop series regulator element utilizing
current mirrors ;
permit high output impedance and then very low
leakage current error even in power down condi-
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tion.
This output may thereforebe usedto supply circuits
continuously, such as volatile RAMs, allowing the
use of a back-up battery. The V01 regulator also
features low consumption (0.6 mA typ.) to minimize
battery drain in applicationswhere the V1 regulator
is permanently connected to a battery supply.
The V02 output can supply other non essential 5 V
circuits which may be powered down when the
system is inactive, or that must be powered down
to prevent uncorrect operation for supply voltages
below the minimum value.
The reset output can be usedas a ”POWERDOWN
INTERRUPT”, permitting RAM access only in correct powerconditions,or as a ”BACK-UPENABLE”
to transfer data into in a NV SHADOW MEMORY
when the supply is interrupted.
APPLICATIONS SUGGESTIONS
Figure 2 shows an application circuit for a µP
system typically used in trip computers or in car
radios with programmable tuning.
Reg. 1 is permanently connected to a battery and
supplies a CMOS time-of-day clock and a CMOS
microcomputer chip with volatile memory.
Reg. 2 may be switched OFF when the system is
Figure 2
Figure 3 : P.C. Board Component Layout of Figure 2.
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inactive.
Figure 4 shows the L4901A with a back up battery
on the V01 output to maintain a CMOS time-of-day
clock and a stand by type N-MOS µP. The reset
output makes sure that the RAM is forced into the
low consumption stand by state, so the access to
memory is inhibit and the back up battery voltage
Figure 4
Figure 5
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cannot drop so low that memory contents are corrupted.
In this casethe main on-off switch disconnects both
regulators from the supply battery.
The L4901A is also ideal for microcomputer systems using battery backup CMOS static RAMs. As
shown in Figure 5 the reset output is used both to
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disable the µP and, through the address decoder
M74HC138, to ensure that the RAMS are disabled
as soon as the main supply starts to fall.
Another interesting application of the L4901A is in
µP system with shadow memories (see Figure 6).
When the input voltage goes below VIT, the reset
ouput enables the execution of a routine that saves
the machine’s state in the shadow RAM (xicor x
2201 for example).
Thanks to the low consumption of the Reg. 1 a
Figure 6
Figure 7 : Quiescent Current (reg.1) versus
Output Current
Figure 8 : Quiescent Current (reg.1) versus
Input Voltage
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Figure 9 : Total Quiescent Current versus
Input Voltage
Figure 10 : Regulator 1 Output Current and Short
Circuit Current versus Input Voltage
Figure 11 : Regulator 1 Output Current and Short
Circuit Current versus Input Voltage
Figure 12 : Supply Voltage Rejection
Regulators 1 and 2 versus Input Ripple Frequence
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DIM.
A
C
D
D1
E
E1
F
F1
G
G1
G2
H2
H3
L
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
L6
L7
L9
M
M1
V4
Dia
MIN.
mm
TYP.
2.4
1.2
0.35
0.7
0.6
2.34
4.88
7.42
10.05
16.7
21.24
22.27
2.6
15.1
6
2.55
4.83
2.54
5.08
7.62
16.9
14.92
21.54
22.52
2.8
15.5
6.35
0.2
2.8
5.08
3.65
MAX.
4.8
1.37
2.8
1.35
0.55
0.97
0.8
0.9
2.74
5.28
7.82
10.4
10.4
17.1
inch
TYP.
MIN.
0.094
0.047
0.014
0.028
0.024
0.095
0.193
0.295
0.396
0.657
21.84
22.77
1.29
3
15.8
6.6
0.386
0.877
0.102
0.594
0.236
3.05
5.33
40°
3.85
0.100
0.190
(typ.)
0.144
0.100
0.200
0.300
0.668
0.587
0.848
0.891
0.110
0.610
0.250
0.008
0.110
0.200
OUTLINE AND
MECHANICAL DATA
MAX.
0.189
0.054
0.110
0.053
0.022
0.038
0.031
0.035
0.105
0.205
0.307
0.409
0.409
0.673
0.860
0.896
0.051
0.118
0.622
0.260
0.120
0.210
Heptawatt V
0.152
V
L
V
E
L1
M1
A
M
D
C
D1
L5
H2
L2
L3
F
E
E1
V4
L9
H3
H1
G
G1
G2
Dia.
F
L7
L4
L6
H2
F1
HEPTAMEC
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