ZETEX ZXSC440

ZXSC440
PHOTOFLASH CHARGER
DESCRIPTION
The ZXSC440 is a dedicated photoflash charger,
charging an 80␮F photoflash capacitor to 300V in 3.5
seconds from a 3V supply.
The flyback conversion efficiency is typically 75%,
much higher than the commonly used discrete
charging circuits.
The Charge pin enables the circuit to be initiated from
the camera's microprocessor, using negligible current
when flash is not being used.
The Ready pin signals the microprocessor when the
flash is charged and ready to be fired.
A small amount of hysteresis on the voltage feedback
shuts down the device as long as the capacitor remains
fully charged, again using negligible current.
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
• Charges a 80␮F photoflash capacitor to 300V in
• Digital camera flash unit
3.5 seconds from 3V
• Film camera flash unit
• Charges various value photoflash capacitors
• Over 75% flyback efficiency
• Charge and Ready pins
TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT
• Consumes only 4.5␮A when not charging
• Small MSOP8 low profile package
PINOUT
MSOP8 pin TOP VIEW
ORDERING INFORMATION
DEVICE
ZXSC440X8TA
ZXSC440X8TC
DEVICE DESCRIPTION
TEMPERATURE RANGE
PART
MARK
TAPING
OPTIONS
Camera flash charger
-40°C to +85°C
ZXSC440
TA, TC
• TA reels hold 1000 devices
• TC reels hold 4000 devices
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ZXSC440
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
PARAMETER
LIMIT
V CC
-0.3 to +10
UNIT
V
DRIVE
V
READY
-0.3 to V CC + 0.3
-0.3 to V CC + 0.3
CHARGE
-0.3 to The lower of (+5.0) or (V CC +0.3)
V
V FB , SENSE
-0.3 to The lower of (+5.0) or (V CC +0.3)
V
Operating temperature
-40 to +85
°C
Storage temperature
-55 to +150
°C
Power dissipation at 25°C
450
V
mW
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Test conditions VCC= 3V, T= 25°C unless otherwise stated)
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
V CC
V CC range
Iq (1)
Quiescent current
I STDN
Shutdown current
Eff
(2)
CONDITIONS
MIN.
V CC =8V
Reference tolerance
TCO REF
Reference temp co
T DRV
Discharge pulse width
F OSC
Operating frequency
MAX.
V
220
␮A
␮A
85
1.8V < V CC < 8V
-3.0
%
3.0
0.005
1.8V < V CC < 8V
UNIT
8
4.5
Efficiency
Acc REF
TYP.
1.8
%
%/°C
␮s
1.7
200
kHz
mV
INPUT PARAMETERS
V SENSE
Sense voltage
I SENSE
Sense input current
V FB
Feedback voltage
I FB (2)
Feedback input current
VIH (3)
Shutdown threshold
VIL
Shutdown threshold
dV LN
Line voltage regulation
V FB =0V;V SENSE =0V
V FB =0V;V SENSE =0V
22
28
34
-1
-7
-15
␮A
291
300
309
mV
-1.2
-4.5
␮A
1.5
VCC
V
0
0.55
0.5
V
%/V
OUTPUT PARAMETERS
I DRIVE
Transistor drive current
V DRIVE
Transistor voltage drive
C DRIVE
Mosfet gate drive cpbty
VOH READY
Ready flag output high
IEOR = -300nA, T A =25°C
VOL READY
Ready flag output low
I EOR = 1mA, T A =25°C
T A =25°C
T READY
dI LD
V DRIVE = 0.7V
2
3.4
0
5
VCC-0.4
300
Load current regulation
mA
V
pF
2.5
VCC
V
0
1
V
0.01
%/mA
␮s
195
NOTES
(1) Excluding gate/base drive current.
(2) IFB is typically half of these at 3V.
(3) Shutdown pin voltage must not exceed (VCC+0.3V) or 5V, whichever is lower.
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
PIN #
NAME
DESCRIPTION
1
DRIVE
Drive output for external switching transistor. Connect to base or gate of external
switching transistor
2
V FB
Reference voltage. Internal threshold set to 300mV. Connect external resistor
network to set output voltage
3
SENSE
Inductor current sense input. Internal threshold voltage set to 28mV. Connect
external sense resistor
4
N/C
5
CHARGE
Initiate photoflash capacitor charging
6
READY
Signal to microprocessor when photoflash capacitor charged
7
GND
Ground
8
V CC
Supply voltage, 1.8V to 8V
BLOCK DIAGRAM
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DEVICE DESCRIPTION
READY detector
The READY circuit is a re-triggerable 195␮s
monostable, which is re-triggered by every down
regulating action of comparator Comp1. As long as
regulation takes place, output READY is "HIGH" (high
impedance, 100K to VCC). Short dips of the output
voltage of less than 195␮s are ignored. If the output
voltage falls below the nominal value for more than
195␮s, output READY goes "LOW". This can be used to
signal to the camera controller that the flash unit has
charged fully and is ready to use.
Bandgap reference
All threshold voltages and internal currents are derived
from a temperature compensated bandgap reference
circuit with a reference voltage of 1.22V nominal. If the
REF terminal is used as a reference for external
devices, the maximum load should not exceed ±2␮A.
Dynamic drive output
Depending on the input signal, the output is either
"LOW" or "HIGH". In the high state a 3.4mA current
source (max drive voltage = VCC-0.4V) drives the base
or gate of the external transistor. In order to operate the
external switching transistor at optimum efficiency,
both output states are initiated with a short transient
current in order to quickly discharge the base or the
gate of the switching transistor.
Switching circuit
The switching circuit consists of two comparators,
Comp1 and Comp2, a gate U1, a monostable and the
drive output. Normally the DRIVE output is "HIGH"; the
external switching transistor is turned on. Current
ramps up in the inductor, the switching transistor and
external current sensing resistor. This voltage is
sensed by comparator, Comp2, at input SENSE. Once
the current sense voltage across the sensing resistor
exceeds 28mV, comparator, Comp2, through gate U1,
triggers a re-triggerable monostable and turns off the
output drive stage for 1.7␮s. The inductor discharges
into the reservoir capacitor. After 1.7␮s a new charge
cycle begins, thus ramping the output voltage. When
the output voltage reaches the nominal value and VFB
gets an input voltage of more than 300mV, the
monostable is forced "on" from Comp1 through gate
U1, until the feedback voltage falls below 300mV. The
above action continues to maintain regulation, with
slight hysteresis on the feedback threshold.
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TYPICAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
(For typical application circuit at VIN=3V and TA=25 °C unless otherwise stated)
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APPLICATIONS
Switching transistor selection
Therefore, with a 300V output, a supply of 8 volts and a
1:12 step-up transformer, there will be a 396V across
the diode. This occurs during the current ramp-up in
the primary, as it transforms the input voltage up by the
turns ratio and the polarity at the secondary is such as
to add to the output voltage already being held off by
the diode.
The choice of switching transistor has a major impact
on the converter efficiency. For optimum performance,
a bipolar transistor with low VCE(SAT) and high gain is
required. The VCEO of the switching transistor is also an
important parameter as this sees typically three times
the input voltage when the transistor is switched off.
Zetex SuperSOT™ transistors are an ideal choice for
this application. At input voltages above 4V, suitable
Zetex MOSFET transistors will give almost the same
performance with a simpler drive circuit, omitting the
ZXTD6717 pre-drive stage. Using a MOSFET, the
Schottky diode may be omitted, as the body diode of
the MOSFET will perform the same function, with just a
small loss of efficiency.
Peak current definition
In general, the IPK value must be chosen to ensure that
the switching transistor, Q1, is in full saturation with
maximum output power conditions, assuming
worse-case input voltage and transistor gain under all
operating temperature extremes.
Once I PK is decided the value of R SENSE can be
determined by:
V SENSE
RSENSE =
I PK
Output rectifier diode selection
The diode should have a fast recovery, as any time
spent in reverse conduction removes energy from the
reservoir capacitor and dumps it, via the transformer,
into the protection diode across the output transistor.
This seriously reduces efficiency. Two BAS21 diodes
in series have been used, bearing in mind that the
reverse voltage across the diode is the sum of the
output voltage together with the input voltage
multiplied by the step-up ratio of the transformer:
VR(DIODE) = VOUT(MAX) + (VIN x TURNSRATIO)
Sense resistor
A low value sense resistor is required to set the peak
current. Power in this resistor is negligible due to the
low sense voltage threshold, VSENSE. Below is a table of
recommended sense resistors:
Manufacturer
Series
R DC ( ) Range
Size
Tolerance
URL
Cyntec
RL1220
0.022 - 10
0805
±5%
http://www.cyntec.com
IRC
LR1206
0.010 - 1.0
1206
±5%
http://www.irctt.com
Using a 22m⍀ sense resistor results in a peak current of
just over 1.2A.
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Transformer parameters
Proprietary transformers are available, for example the
Pulse PAO367, Primary inductance: 24uH, Core: Pulse
PAO367, Turns ratio: 1:12, see Bill of Materials below. If
designing a transformer, bear in mind that the primary
current may be over an amp and, if this flows through
10 turns, the primary flux will be 10 Amp. Turns and
small cores will need an air gap to cope with this value
without saturation. Secondary winding capacitance
should not be too high as this is working at 300V and
could soon cause excessive losses.
ZXSC440 Transformer specifications
Part No.
Size
(WxLxH) mm
L PRI
(␮H)
L PRI -LEAK
(nH)
N
R PRI
(m⍀)
T-15-089
6.4x7.7x4
12
400
10:2
211
27
T-15-083
8x8.9x2
20
500
10:2
675
35
SBL-5.6-1
5.6x8.5x4
10
200
10:2
103
26
9.1x9.1x5.1
24
PAO367
R SEC Manufacturer
(⍀)
Tokyo Coil Eng.
www.tokyo-coil.co.jp
Kijima Musen
[email protected]
Pulse
www.pulseeng.com
12:1
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Output power calculation
The output voltage is determined by the equation:
VOUT = VFB (1 + RA / RB),
This is approximately the power stored in the coil times
the frequency of operation times the efficiency.
Assuming a current of 1.2 amps in a 30µH primary, the
stored energy will be 21.6µJ. The frequency is set by
the time it takes the primary to reach 1.2 amps plus the
1.7µs time allowed to discharge the energy into the
reservoir capacitor. Using 3 volts, the ramp time is
12µs, so the frequency will be 73kHz, giving an input
power of about 1.6 watts. With an efficiency of 75% the
output power will be 1.2 watts. An 80µF capacitor
charged to 300 volts stores 3.6J, so 1.2 watts will take 3
seconds to charge it. Higher input voltages reduce the
ramp time, the frequency therefore goes up and the
output power is increased, resulting in shorter
charging times.
where VFB=300mV
In a circuit giving 300 volts, the "1" in the above
equation becomes negligible compared to the ratio
which is around 1000. It will not be exactly
1000because of the negative input current in the
feedback pin. The resistor values, RA and RB, should
be maximized to improve efficiency and decrease
battery drain. Optimization can be achieved by
providing a minimum current of IFB(MAX)=200nA to the
VFB pin. Output is adjustable from VFB to the (BR)VCEO
of the switching transistor, Q1.
In practice, there will be some stray capacitance across
RA and this will cause a lead in the feedback which can
affect hysteresis (it makes the device shut down too
early) and it is best to swamp this with a capacitor CA
and then use a capacitor CB across RB where CB/CA =
RA/RB. This is similar to the method used for
compensating oscilloscope probes.
Output voltage adjustment
The ZXSC440 are adjustable output converters
allowing the end user the maximum flexibility. For
adjustable operation a potential divider network is
connected as follows:
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Layout issues
To optimize for best performance each of these loops
kept separate from each other and interconnected with
short, thick traces thus minimizing parasitic
inductance, capacitance and resistance. Also the
RSENSE resistor should be connected, with minimum
trace length, between emitter lead of Q1 and ground,
again minimizing stray parasitics.
Layout is critical for the circuit to function in the most
efficient manner in terms of electrical efficiency,
thermal considerations and noise.
For 'step-up converters' there are four main current
loops, the input loop, power-switch loop, rectifier loop
and output loop. The supply charging the input
capacitor forms the input loop. The power-switch loop
is defined when Q1 is 'on', current flows from the input
through the transformer primary, Q1, RSENSE and to
ground. When Q1 is 'off', the energy stored in the
transformer is transferred from the secondary to the
output capacitor and load via D1, forming the rectifier
loop. The output loop is formed by the output capacitor
supplying the load when Q1 is switched back off.
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REFERENCE DESIGNS
General camera photoflash charger
Specification
VIN =
VOUT =
Circuit diagram
5V
Efficiency =
275V
71%
Charging time =
4 seconds
Bill of materials
Ref
Value
U1
Q1
D1 (2)
200V
Package
Part number
Manufacturer
MSOP8
ZXSC440
Zetex
Notes
SOT23
ZXMN6A07F
Zetex
60V N-channel MOSFET
SOT23
BAS21
Philips
x2 200V fast rectifier diodes
connected in series
Pulse
See note (1)
Tx1
R1
22m⍀
0805
RL1210
R2
10M⍀/400V
Axial
Generic
Cyntec
Generic
R3
10k⍀
0805
Generic
Generic
R4
100k⍀
0805
Generic
Generic
C1
100uF/10V
0805
Generic
Murata
C2
10pF/500V
1206
Generic
Generic
C3
10nF/6V3
1206
Generic
Generic
C4
120uF/330V
Radial
FW Series
Rubycon
Output voltage across resistor
Output voltage seen across capacitor
Photoflash capacitor
NOTES:
(1) Transformer specification: Primary inductance: 24uH, Core: Pulse PAO367, Turns ratio: 1:12
(2) Two BAS21 200V rectifier diodes are connected in series and used in place of a 400V rectifier diode to provide faster switching speeds and
higher efficiency.
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ZXSC440
High power digital camera photoflash charger
Specification
Circuit diagram
VIN =
3V
VOUT =
Efficiency =
275V
69%
Charging time =
5 seconds
Bill of materials
Ref
Package
Part number
Manufacturer
U1
Value
MSOP8
ZXSC440
Zetex
Notes
U2
SOT23-6
ZXTD6717
Zetex
NPN/PNP dual
Q1
SOT23
FMMT619
Zetex
50V NPN low sat
SOT23
BAS21
Philips
200V fast rectifier
D1
200V
D2
200V
SOT23
BAS21
Philips
200V fast rectifier
D3
2A
SOT23-6
ZLLS2000
Zetex
2A Schottky diode
PAO367
Pulse
See note (1)
RL1210
Cyntec
Tx1
R1
22m⍀
0805
R2
130⍀
0805
Generic
Generic
R3
2k2⍀
0805
Generic
Generic
R4
10M⍀/400V
Axial
Generic
Generic
R5
10k⍀
0805
Generic
Generic
C1
100uF/10V
0805
Generic
Murata
C2
220nF
0805
GRM Series
Murata
C3
10pF/500V
1206
Generic
Generic
C4
10nF/6V3
1206
Generic
Generic
C5
120uF/330V
Radial
FW Series
Rubycon
Output voltage across resistor
Output voltage seen across capacitor
Photoflash capacitor
NOTES:
(1) Transformer specification: Primary inductance: 24uH, Core: Pulse PAO367, Turns ratio: 1:12
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ZXSC440
Low power digital camera photoflash charger
Specification
VIN =
3V
VOUT =
Efficiency =
275V
58%
Charging time =
6.8 seconds
Circuit diagram
Bill of materials
Ref
Package
Part number
Manufacturer
U1
Value
MSOP8
ZXSC440
Zetex
Notes
U2
SOT23-6
ZXTD6717
Zetex
NPN/PNP dual
Q1
SOT23
FMMT619
Zetex
50V NPN low sat
200V fast rectifier
D1
200V
SOT23
BAS21
Philips
D2
200V
SOT23
BAS21
Philips
200V fast rectifier
D3
2A
SOT23-6
ZLLS2000
Zetex
2A Schottky diode
Sumida
See note (1)
Tx1
R1
33m⍀
0805
RL1210
Cyntec
R2
200⍀
0805
Generic
Generic
R3
2k2⍀
0805
Generic
Generic
R4
10M⍀/400V
Axial
Generic
Generic
R5
10k⍀
0805
Generic
Generic
C1
100uF/10V
0805
Generic
Murata
C2
220nF
0805
GRM Series
Murata
C3
10pF/500V
1206
Generic
Generic
C4
10nF/6V3
1206
Generic
Generic
C5
80uF/330V
Radial
FW Series
Rubycon
Output voltage across resistor
Output voltage seen across capacitor
Photoflash capacitor
NOTES:
(1) Transformer specification: Primary inductance: 32uH, Core: Sumida CEEH64, Turns ratio: 1:10
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PACKAGE OUTLINE
e
c
8
R1
L
E1
E
15%%D MAX
R
1
GAGE PLANE
D
A2
A
0.25
INDENT AREA
(D/2 X E1/2)
0%%D-6%%D
A1
b
Controlling dimensions are in millimeters. Approximate conversions are given in inches
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
Millimeters
Inches
DIM
Millimeters
Inches
DIM
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
A
-
1.10
-
0.0433
E
A1
0.05
0.15
0.002
0.006
E1
A2
0.75
0.95
0.0295
0.0374
e
Max
4.90 BSC
2.90
3.10
0.65 BSC
Min
Max
0.025 BSC
0.114
0.122
0.193 BSC
b
0.25
0.40
0.010
0.0157
L
0.40
0.70
0.0157
0.0192
c
0.13
0.23
0.005
0.009
R
0.07
-
0.0027
-
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