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24V/50mA General-Purpose Output-Driver
General Description
Features
The epc70x family is a general purpose high-side power switch for
24V interfaces. A low-side switch is also available, please refer to
the separate data sheet of epc700/702. The device is capable to
drive a load of 50mA at 30VDC. If a higher driving current is
necessary or if the output voltage shall be higher than 30VDC,
these chips can be used to drive an external power transistor. In
this mode of operation, the external transistor is fully protected
against over-current by the epc chip.




High-side power switch
Driving capability without external transistor 50 mA/30VDC
Programmable short-circuit detection delay-time and recovery time
Static (epc701) or flashing (epc703) indication of the over-current status
 Self-healing output mode
 Available in CSP6 package with very small footprint and standard
QFN16 package
If the current through the external load exceeds a specified
threshold during a longer time period than a predefined time, the Applications
output is turned off to protect the output switch. The switch is
turned on again after a predefined off-time, thus enabling the load
 PLC
again in a self-healing mechanism. The over-current information is
 Sensors
indicated on the STATUS pin.
 Controllers
epc701 and epc703 are easy to use and reduce the need of external components to the minimum, thus saving pcb space and
money.
Functional Block Diagram
VDD
+
ref
STATUS
VDD
RSENSE
–
Over current
sense
+
GND
SENSE
Over-current
delay / release
GND
ISource
Control logic
IN
OUT
Isink
GND
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Configuration
registers
GND
1
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1)
Recommended Operating Conditions
Min.
Max.
Units
Power Supply Voltage V DD
-0.3 to +36.0 V (Note 2)
Power Supply Voltage (V DD)
9.6
30
V
maximum Power Dissipation
100mW
Storage Temperature Range (T S)
-40°C to +85°C
Operating Temperature (T O)
-40°
+85°
C
Humidity (non-condensing)
+5
+95
%
Lead Temperature solder, 4 sec. (T L) +260°C
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Recommended operating conditions indicate conditions for which the device is intended to be functional, but do not guarantee specific performance limits. For guaranteed specifica tions and test conditions, see Electrical Characteristics.
Note 2: Supply voltages up to 36 Volts may be present for 10 seconds only.
Note 3: This device is a highly sensitive CMOS amplifier with an ESD rating of JEDEC HBM class 1C (>1kV). Handling and assembly of this
device should only be done at ESD protected workstations.
Electrical Characteristics
VDD = 9.6V < V DD < 30V, -40°C < T A < +85°C
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions/Comments
Values
Min.
VDD
ΔVDD
Supply Voltage
9.6
Ripple on Supply Voltage
Peak-Peak
no load
IDD
Supply Current
VOUT
Output Voltage
VSat
Output Saturation Voltage
@50mA output current referenced to V DD
ISENS
Sens Current
Current trigger threshold
VSENS
Current Sens Voltage
Over-current trigger threshold voltage (by using an external
power switch), referenced to V DD
IPeak
VStatus
Typ.
Units
30
V
10
%VDD
400
μA
30
V
-1
-2
V
50
60
70
mA
-0.18
-0.2
-0.25
V
-0.6
A
300
0
Short Circuit Peak Current Initial current during a short circuit (<1ms, 50Ω series resistor)
Status Output (referenced
to GND)
Max.
Logical high
2
5.5
Logical low
-0.3
0.8
V
Sink driving capability
-8
-10
-12
mA
fStatus
Status Output Frequency
epc703 only, duty cycle 50%
1.5
1.7
1.9
Hz
VIN
Input (referenced to GND)
Logical high
2.0
5.5
Logical low
-0.3
0.8
Hysteresis
0.25
Pull-down resistance
100
PDIS
Power Dissipation
On-chip power dissipation
tON
Response Time
On
tOFF
Response Time
Off
tdel
Off-delay Time
Time between over-current detection and STATUS/OUT
change (default value), refer to section Programming
Programmable off-delay values
tminOFF
Recovery Time
Minimum down time of the OUT pin to protect the external
transistor (default value), refer to section Programming
tminoff/tdelay = frt (when used without external driver transistor,
refer to section “Over-current Reset Sequence”)
tSTARTUP
Start-up time
VDD ramp > 100 V/ms
CL_max
External Load Capacitance
Load capacitance that can be driven through OUT without trig gering over-current @2kOhm load and 5μs delay time
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kΩ
100
mW
1.0
1.2
μs
0.7
1.0
μs
50.0
60.0
μs
400
500
600
ms
10/20/50/100/200/500/1,000/
1,500
Short circuit recovery
delay time factor
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5/10/20/50/100/200/500/1,000
Programmable values
frt
40.0
150
V
1,000
200
2
30
μs
nF
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Connection Diagrams
GND
IN
IN
Top View
3
6
2
GND
15
1
SENS
8
Top View
OUT
7
12
4
11
5
10
6
9
VDD
14
SENS
13
OUT
5
VDD
16
STATUS
1
6-Pin Chip Scale Package (CSP)
6-Pin
CSP
16-Pin
QFN
Pin Name
1
8
GND
2
7
IN
3
5
STATUS
4
16
VDD
5
14
SENS
6
13
OUT
n/a
1-4, 6,
9-12, 15
NC
2
3
STATUS
4
16-Pin QFN Package
Description
Negative power supply pin
Input from the controller
Output status signal to the controller
Positive power supply pin
Input either to switch internal/external mode or to measure the voltage drop on an external
shunt resistor to detect over-current
Output
Not connected. Connect these pins to GND.
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Functional Description
Normal Operation
During typical operation the OUT follows the IN as shown in Figure 1. In the the other state (when IN is set to high level), the internal switch is
closed pulling the OUT pin to V DD. As long as the output current does not exceed the current threshold, OUT is stable ON and STATUS is
stable HIGH-Z. The delay from IN to OUT is defined as t ON and tOFF for the rising and the falling edge respectively.
IN
OUT (without
external Transistor
OUT (with
external Transistor
0
VDD-⎮VSat⎮
HIGH-Z
VDD
0
toff
ton
SHORT
SENS
0
VDD
Vth sens
STATUS
epc700
HIGH-Z
STATUS
epc702
HIGH-Z
Figure 1: Normal operation
Please note that the status of the pin OUT is dependent whether the chip is operated with or without external driver transistor. In the
subsequent diagrams, the version without external driver transistor is shown only.
0
IN
OUT 0
0
SHORT
VDD
SENS
Vth sens
text
STATUS
epc701
tdel
HIGH-Z
STATUS HIGH-Z
epc703
tLED
Figure 2: Short circuit detection
t
Note: The parameter t ext used in this paper is described in Figure
7.
tLED
LED
Over-current Sequence
A short on the load side will lead to an over-current through OUT. If an over-current stays longer than the time t del and text, OUT is turned off as
shown in the figure below. At the same time STATUS changes its state to indicate an over-current situation to an external controller. STATUS
can also be used to drive directly an indicator LED due to its 10mA driving capability. epc701 delivers a constant on-signal, whereas epc703
has a flashing output.
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Current Peak at OUT
A short current peak when OUT is turned on, typically generated by a capacitive load, could trigger the short-circuit protection logic. However,
if the current peak is shorter than t ext plus tdel, the over-current peak will be ignored.
Make sure that the energy drawn by such a current peak does not destroy the internal/external output transistor.
IN
OUT
HIGH-Z
STATUS
VDD
SENS
Vth sens
text
<tdel
Figure 3: Short over-current pulse, i.e., by switching a capacitive load
Over-current Reset Sequence
If there is a permanent short circuit at OUT, such short circuit will be detected and OUT is turned off. After a waiting time t minOFF, the device tries
to turn on OUT again. If the short circuit is still present, OUT is immediately turned off again. This sequence continues until the short circuit is
removed or IN goes to LOW or power is turned off. This mode is called self-healing since the device tries to self-heal the short circuit end to
switch back into normal operation. As a consequence in the case of a permanent over-current, short current peaks are issued into the load,
respectively short.
The time t minOFF has to be set to a value that the internal/external switch cannot be damaged by a too high power dissipation. Without an exter nal switch, the time t minOFF has to be at least 1,000 times longer than the time t del.
IN
0
OUT
0
SHORT
SENS
0
VDD
Vth sens
text
tdel
tminOFF
STATUS HIGH-Z
epc701
STATUS HIGH-Z
epc703
tLED
Figure 4: Over-current reset sequence
If one wants to reduce the waiting time in case of a short circuit situation, it can be done by simply taking IN to a low state and then to high
again. Please refer to the timing diagram in Figure 5. However, make sure that the maximum power dissipation of the chip or the external
switching transistor will never be exceeded above the allowed maximum.
IN
OUT
SHORT
SENS
VDD
Vth sens
text
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Figure 5: Over-current status reset
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Application Information
epc701 and epc703 have two modes of operation, where the SENS pin is used to define the mode. When SENS is tied to GND, the chip ope rates as a source driver capable to drive max. 50mA at 30VDC (refer to Figure 6). The load is connected directly between the OUT pin and
ground GND. If the current through the internal switch exceeds 50mA, the switch is turned off.
If the SENS pin is connected to a shunt resistor R S as shown in Figure 7, the OUT pin is driven by a sink driver also capable to drive 50mA to
control an external power transistor. This mode is used if the required output current has to be higher than 50mA, e.g. 1A and/or the output
voltage exceeds 30VDC.
The load current is measured by monitoring the voltage drop over a resistor. If the internal switch is used, also the current measurement
resistor is located internally (Figure 6). In the case of using an external power transistor as shown in Figure 7, the current measurement
resistor R S has to be placed externally. If the voltage drop at R S exceeds the threshold of -200 mV referenced to V DD, the output stage is deactivated. The timing diagrams of the signals can be found in section “Functional Description”.
The IN signal must be low during power-up (t STARTUP) for proper function of the chip. The epc70x has a built in pull down resistor, so not
external active driving is needed during startup.
epc701 or epc703 Using the Internal Switch
Figure 6 shows the epc701/703 in the mode using the internal switch. To enable this
mode, the SENS pin has to be connected to GND. Note that the GND of the chip and
the GND at the load must be connected together. The factor f rt between minimum offtime and delay-time must be maintained in order not to damage the chip due to over heating. This factor has to be higher than 1,000. In the worst case scenario a peak
current of approx. 0.6A is flowing from the load at 30V into the chip with a t Del set at
50μs if a short-circuit occurs. If the recovery time t minoff in this case is smaller then
50ms, the average power dissipation exceeds the safe operation condition and the
device will get damaged.
VDD
VDD
STATUS
SENSE
IN
OUT
R1≥50Ω
epc701
epc703
Diode D1 is to protect the internal switch against voltage surges when inductive loads
are turned off.
DL
GND
RL
D1
R1 is to protect the internal switch in case of a short circuit on the load when a very
low impedance power supply is used.
Please note that is this configuration, the GND voltage of the load must not be below
the GND of the chip. Otherwise, a parasitic diode between GND and OUT turns on
and can be damaged. Thus, always connect the GND of the load directly with the
GND of the chip.
GNDL≥GND
GND
Figure 6: epc701 or epc703 using internal switch
to drive a load of up to 50mA /30VDC
epc701 or epc703 Using an External Switching Transistor
Figure 7 shows the operation mode using an external switch T1 in order to extend the
output current/voltage drive capability. In this example, a bipolar transistor is used,
VDD
whereas the base current is limited by the resistor R B. The maximum base current is
50mA. In order not to damage the chip, the user has to select the resistor R B such that
chip does not need to drive more
VDDthan 50mA. Other possible switches are a NPN BJT
or an n-channel MOSFET.
STATUS
SENSE
The load is turned on and off by setting the pin IN to high respectively to low level.
When the load is turnedINon, the load current flows from V DD through the resistor RS
and through transistor T1 to GNDExt. This current
creates a voltage drop over R S. The
R1≥50Ω
OUT
resulting voltage is applied to pin SENS,
which measures the voltage drop. If it
exceeds the threshold of an internal
epc701 comparator, set to -200mV referenced to VDD, the
output is turned off after the given
delay time t del. If the delay time should be extended
epc703
DL
R
to a value above the possibleGND
settings of t del (refer to Table
3),L an RC network can
D1
added, designated as RT and CT in Figure 7. The additional time delay can be calculated approx. as RT x CT. However, the time varies according to the current through
RS. This design concept is especially useful, when a large capacitor in the load path
GNDL≥GND
needs to be charged. The additional
detection helps in such
GND delay in the over-current
a situation.
Note that GND of the chip and GND Ext on the load are different in most of the applications. The value of VDD to the chip GND must be between 9.6 and 30V. GND Ext of the
load instead, can be on a level which is appropriate to the external switching transistor.
The diode D1 is to protect the transistor T 1 against voltage surges when inductive
loads are turned off.
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VDD
CT
VDD
STATUS
SENSE
RSENSE
RT
IN
OUT
R1
T1
epc701
epc703
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DL
RL
GND
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an external switching transistor.
In case of a short-circuit in the load the turn-off delay
can be extended by an external RC network.
This network adds text to the internal delay tdel.
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Programming
The time delay (tdel), until the output is turned off after the detection of an over-current condition can be programmed in order to adapt the ti ming to specific requirements, i.e., if a capacitive load has to be operated or an external transistor allows other values. The default value is
50μs which allows to charge a load capacitor of approx. 100 – 500nF without an external power transistor, dependent on the source impe dance, the load impedance and the voltage V L.
The time until the output is turned on again after a short circuit can be programmed as well (t minOFF). This “self-healing” mechanism is very useful because no operator interaction is necessary after a short circuit to enable normal function once the short circuit has been eliminated. The
default value is 500ms which means that the device tries to turn the output on after 0.5s waiting time in the short circuit mode. This waiting
time is recommended as long as t del is not changed. If t del has been changed, the parameter t minOFF shall be changed accordingly in order to
respect parameter frt. The user has to ensure that the maximum operation conditions are never exceeded in order to avoid damage of the
device.
It is to note that the parameters programmed are stored in a non-volatile random access memory. Thus, the parameters can be lost after a
power down for longer than 5ms (data retention time @ 25ºC: min. 100ms). The corresponding requirements for safety applications have to
take in consideration. Parameters can be changed as many times as necessary and even under operation to change the behavior of an
output. During power-on, the default values are restored automatically.
Programming Interface
The interface to store changed parameters are the pins IN and STATUS. IN is the chip select pin and STATUS, which is under normal opera tion an output, is used as an input pin. As long as the IN pin is at low state, parameters can be stored through the STATUS pin. Since IN is low
during the programming of new parameters, OUT is low as well.
The digital input high threshold is typically at 2.2V, thus a 5V compatible communication. Please note that the voltage at STATUS should not
exceed 5.5V, referenced to GND.
Single Wire Communication Interface
The epc70x is based on a single wire communication interface by using the STATUS pin. Programming is done by a 21-Bit Manchester code
according to IEEE 802.4.
Clock
(internal)
Data
1
0
0
1
1
0 0
Manchester
code
Figure 8: Manchester encoding sample
Figure 8 shows such a sample Manchester encoded data-stream. The clock and the corresponding data is used to generate the Manchester
data-stream. Each positive clock-edge in the Manchester encoded data (indicated with the up-arrow) corresponds to a 1 and each negative
clock-edge (indicated with the down-arrow) corresponds to a 0.
Data Clock Frequency Range
The communication frequency range has to be according to Table 1.
minimal
Data clock
typical
396kHz
maximum
450kHz
540kHz
Table 1: Frequency range for programming
Configuration Bit Stream for changing the delay time
In order to guarantee a reliable communication with the Manchester encoded bit stream on STATUS, some additional bits have been added to
the configuration bits. Table 2 shows the digital pattern for the delay time configuration and the recovery time configuration.
Bit #
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
tDel Value
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
D1
D2
D3
1
d1
d2
d3
TminOFF Value
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
O1
O2
O3
1
o1
o2
o3
Table 2: Configuration of the delay and the recovery time
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The delay time is set with d 1, d2, and d3. The bits D1, D2, and D3 are the inverted values of d 1, d2, and d3. Table 3 shows the value mapping
table for the 8 different delay times.
delay [µs]
D1
D2
D3
d1
d2
d3
Comments
50
1
1
1
0
0
0
Default value
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
10
1
0
1
0
1
0
20
1
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
200
0
1
0
1
0
1
500
0
0
1
1
1
0
1000
0
0
0
1
1
1
Table 3: Delay-time programming table
An un-configured chip is applying a default delay time of 50µs corresponding to [d 1, d2, d3] = 000 and [D 1, D2, D3] = 111.
The recovery time is set to o 1, o2, and o 3, resp. O 1, O2, and O 3 which are the inverted values of o 1, o2, and o 3. Table 4 shows the value mapping
table for the 8 different recovery time delay values.
Recovery
time [ms]
O1
O2
O3
o1
o2
o3
Comments
500
1
1
1
0
0
0
Default value
10
1
1
0
0
0
1
20
1
0
1
0
1
0
50
1
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
200
0
1
0
1
0
1
1000
0
0
1
1
1
0
1500
0
0
0
1
1
1
Table 4: Recovery time programming table
An un-configured chip is applying the default recovery time of 500ms corresponding to [o 1, o2, o3] = 000 and [O 1, O2, O3] = 111.
Programming Example
An example for changing the delay time to 100µs is shown in the following diagram:
Clock
Data
1
0 1
1
0
0 0
0
0
4
5
7
8
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Manchester
Code
Bit #
0
1
2
3
6
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Figure 9: Programming example to set tdel to 100μs
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CSP-6 Package
)
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Scale
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0.43
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1.0 +0.0/-0.1
0.56
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1.56
Mechanical Dimensions
Pin 1
Solder balls Sn7.5Ag2.5
0.43
0.15 ±0.01
0.3
1.4 +0.0/-0.1
0.43
1.86
no solder mask inside this area
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Reflow Solder Profile
For infrared or conventional soldering the solder profile has to follow the recommendations of IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020C (min. revision C) for
Pb-free assembly for both types of packages. The peak soldering t emperature (TL) should not exceed +260°C for a maximum of 4 sec.
Packaging Information (all measures in mm)
Tape & Reel Information
The devices are packaged into embossed tapes for automatic placement systems. The tape is wound on 178 mm (7 inch) or 330 mm (13
inch) reels and individually packaged for shipment. General tape-and-reel specification data are available in a separate data sheet and indicate the tape sizes for various package types. Further tape-and-reel specifications can be found in the Electronic Industries Association (EIA)
standard 481-1, 481-2, 481-3.
CSP6 Tape
QFN16 Tape
Pin 1
12
8
Pin 1
2
8
8
CSP6 Tape
Tape
Pin 1
1
epc does not guarantee that
there are no empty cavities
in the tape. Thus,QFN16
the pick-and-place
machine Pin
should
check the presence of a chip
during picking.
Part Number
epc700-CSP6
epc700-QFN16
epc701-CSP6
epc701-QFN16
epc702-CSP6
epc702-QFN16
epc703-CSP6
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Ordering Information
Package
RoHS compliance
Packaging Method
CSP6
Yes
Reel
QFN16
Yes
Reel
CSP6
Yes
QFN16
Yes
Reel
CSP6
Yes
Reel
QFN16
Yes
Reel
CSP6
Yes
Reel
QFN16
Yes
Reel
4
10
8
Reel
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