LINEAR LTC3589_12

LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
8-Output Regulator with
Sequencing and I2C
FEATURES
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DESCRIPTION
Triple I2C Adjustable High Efficiency Step-Down DC/
DC Converters: 1.6A, 1A/1.2A, 1A/1.2A
High Efficiency 1.2A Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter
Triple 250mA LDO Regulators
Pushbutton ON/OFF Control with System Reset
Flexible Pin-Strap Sequencing Operation
I2C and Independent Enable Control Pins
Power Good and Reset Outputs
Dynamic Voltage Scaling and Slew Rate Control
Selectable 2.25MHz or 1.12MHz Switching Frequency
Always-Alive 25mA LDO Regulator
8μA Standby Current
40-Pin 6mm × 6mm × 0.75mm QFN
APPLICATIONS
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Handheld Instruments and Scanners
Portable Industrial Devices
Automotive Infotainment
Medical Devices
High End Consumer Devices
Multirail Systems
Supports Freescale i.MX53/51, Marvell PXA and
Other Application Processors
The LTC®3589 is a complete power management solution for ARM and ARM-based processors and advanced
portable microprocessor systems. The device contains
three step-down DC/DC converters for core, memory and
SoC rails, a buck-boost regulator for I/O at 1.8V to 5V and
three 250mA LDO regulators for low noise analog supplies. An I2C serial port is used to control enables, output
voltage levels, dynamic voltage scaling, operating modes
and status reporting. Differences between the LTC3589,
LTC3589-1, and LTC3589-2 are summarized in Table 1.
Regulator start-up is sequenced by connecting outputs to
enable pins in the desired order or programmed via the
I2C port. System power-on, power-off, and reset functions
are controlled by pushbutton interface, pin inputs, or I2C
interface.
The LTC3589 supports i.MX53/51, PXA and OMAP processors with eight independent rails at appropriate power
levels. Other features include interface signals such as
the VSTB pin that simultaneously toggle up to four rails
between programmed run and standby output voltages.
The device is available in a low profile 40-pin 6mm × 6mm
exposed pad QFN package.
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Burst Mode, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks
of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
TYPICAL APPLICATION
Start-Up Sequence
VIN 2.7V TO 5.5V
VIN
LDO1_STDBY
0.8V TO VIN
AT 25mA
1μH
SW1
22μF
1μF
1.5μH
0.36V TO VIN
AT 250mA
1μF
22μF
LTC3589
LDO3
3
7
SW2
22μF
LDO3
SW3
LDO2
2.7μH
LDO4
1μF
0.5V TO VIN
AT 1A
0.5V TO VIN
AT 1A
SW3
1μF
BB_OUT
WAKE
(1V/DIV)
0.5V/DIV
1.5μH
1.8V
AT 250mA
2.8V
AT 250mA
SW2
LDO2
0.5V TO VIN
AT 1.6A
SW1
SW4AB
I2C
SW4CD
ENABLES
500μs/DIV
PWR_ON
WAKE
ON
GND
STATUS
3589 TA01b
1.8V TO 5V
BB_OUT
4
22μF
3589 TA01a
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features ............................................................................................................................ 1
Applications ....................................................................................................................... 1
Typical Application ............................................................................................................... 1
Description......................................................................................................................... 1
Absolute Maximum Ratings ..................................................................................................... 3
Pin Configuration ................................................................................................................. 3
Order Information ................................................................................................................. 3
Electrical Characteristics ........................................................................................................ 4
Typical Performance Characteristics .......................................................................................... 9
Pin Functions .....................................................................................................................13
Block Diagram....................................................................................................................15
Operation..........................................................................................................................16
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
LTC3589, LTC3589-1, and LTC3589-2 Functional Comparison ............................................................................. 17
Always-On LDO..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Step-Down Switching Regulators ......................................................................................................................... 20
Buck-Boost Switching Regulator .......................................................................................................................... 24
Slewing DAC Reference Operation ........................................................................................................................ 28
Pushbutton Operation ........................................................................................................................................... 29
Enable and Power-On Sequencing ........................................................................................................................ 31
Fault Detection, Shutdown, and Reporting............................................................................................................ 32
I2C Operation ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Thermal Considerations and Board Layout ........................................................................................................... 42
Typical Application ..............................................................................................................46
Package Description ............................................................................................................48
Revision History .................................................................................................................49
Typical Application ..............................................................................................................50
Related Parts .....................................................................................................................50
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(Notes 1, 3)
SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4AB, SW4CD
(Transients < 1ms, Duty Cycle < 1%) ........... –0.3V to 7V
PVIN1, PVIN2, PVIN3, PVIN4 ............... –0.3V to VIN + 0.3V
VIN_LDO2, VIN_LDO34......................... –0.3V to VIN + 0.3V
VIN, DVDD ..................................................... –0.3V to 6V
LDO1_STBY, LDO1_FB, BUCK1_FB, BUCK2_FB,
BUCK3_FB, BB_FB, BB_OUT, LDO2, LDO2_FB, LDO3,
LDO4, PGOOD, VSTB, EN1, EN2, EN3, EN4, EN_LDO2,
EN_LDO34, EN_LDO3, ON, PBSTAT, WAKE, RSTO,
PWR_ON, IRQ, ............................................ –0.3V to 6V
SDA, SCL ......................................–0.3V to DVDD + 0.3V
Operating Junction Temperature Range
(Note 2).................................................. –40°C to 150°C
Storage Temperature Range .................. –65°C to 150°C
PIN CONFIGURATION
LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2
SDA
DVDD
BUCK2_FB
BUCK3_FB
LDO1_FB
LDO2_FB
BUCK1_FB
BB_FB
DVDD
BUCK2_FB
BUCK3_FB
LDO1_FB
LDO1_STBY
VIN
LDO2_FB
BUCK1_FB
BB_FB
SDA
40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31
40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31
VIN_LDO2 1
LDO1_STBY
TOP VIEW
TOP VIEW
VIN
LTC3589
30 SCL
VIN_LDO2 1
30 SCL
LDO2 2
29 PGOOD
LDO2 2
29 PGOOD
LDO3 3
28 VSTB
LDO3 3
28 VSTB
LDO4 4
27 PVIN3
LDO4 4
27 PVIN3
26 SW3
VIN_LD34 5
25 SW2
PVIN1 6
SW1 7
24 PVIN2
SW1 7
24 PVIN2
RSTO 8
23 WAKE
RSTO 8
23 WAKE
22 PBSTAT
21 ON
PWR_ON
SW4CD
EN_LDO3
IRQ
EN2
PWR_ON
SW4CD
EN_LDO34
IRQ
BB_OUT
PVIN4
EN4
EN3
EN2
22 PBSTAT
21 ON
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
SW4AB
25 SW2
EN1 10
BB_OUT
EN1 10
26 SW3
EN_LDO2 9
PVIN4
EN_LDO2 9
EN4
PVIN1 6
41
GND
EN3
41
GND
SW4AB
VIN_LD34 5
UJ PACKAGE
40-LEAD (6mm w 6mm) PLASTIC QFN
UJ PACKAGE
40-LEAD (6mm × 6mm) PLASTIC QFN
TJMAX = 125°C, θJA = 33°C/W
EXPOSED PAD (PIN 41) IS GND, MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB
TJMAX = 125°C, θJA = 33°C/W
EXPOSED PAD (PIN 41) IS GND, MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB
ORDER INFORMATION
LEAD FREE FINISH
TAPE AND REEL
PART MARKING*
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
TEMPERATURE RANGE
LTC3589EUJ#PBF
LTC3589EUJ#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 125°C
LTC3589IUJ#PBF
LTC3589IUJ#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 125°C
LTC3589HUJ#PBF
LTC3589HUJ#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 150°C
LTC3589EUJ-1#PBF
LTC3589EUJ-1#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ-1
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 125°C
LTC3589IUJ-1#PBF
LTC3589IUJ-1#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ-1
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 125°C
LTC3589HUJ-1#PBF
LTC3589HUJ-1#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ-1
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 150°C
LTC3589EUJ-2#PBF
LTC3589EUJ-2#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ-2
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 125°C
LTC3589IUJ-2#PBF
LTC3589IUJ-2#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ-2
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 125°C
LTC3589HUJ-2#PBF
LTC3589HUJ-2#TRPBF
LTC3589UJ-2
40-Lead (6mm × 6mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 150°C
Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges. *The temperature grade is identified by a label on the shipping container.
Consult LTC Marketing for information on non-standard lead based finish parts.
For more information on lead free part marking, go to: http://www.linear.com/leadfree/
For more information on tape and reel specifications, go to: http://www.linear.com/tapeandreel/
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating
junction temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C (Note 2). VIN = PVIN1 = PVIN2 = PVIN3 = PVIN4 = VIN_LDO2 = VIN_LDO34
= DVDD = 3.8V. All regulators disabled unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
VIN
Operating Input Supply Voltage, VIN
l
ISTANDBY
VIN Standby Current
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fOSC
Oscillator Frequency
All Enables = 0V, PWR_ON = 0, ILDO1 = 0
MIN
TYP
2.7
MAX
5.5
UNITS
V
8
18
μA
2.25
2.6
MHz
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120
200
μA
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23
40
μA
50
nA
l
1.8
Step-Down Switching Regulators 1, 2, and 3
IVIN
Pulse-Skipping Mode VIN Quiescent Current
per Buck
Burst Mode ® VIN Quiescent Current per Buck
VFB = 0.85V (Note 5)
IFB
Feedback Pin Input Current
V FB = 0.8V
–50
DX
Maximum Duty Cycle
VFB = 0V
100
RSW
SW Pull-Down Resistance
Regulators Disabled
2.5
kΩ
tSS
Soft-Start Rate
(Note 6)
0.8
V/ms
VFB(MAX)
Maximum Feedback Voltage
BxDTV1 = BxDTV2 = 11111,
VIN = 2.7V to 5.5V
VFB(LSB)
Feedback LSB Step Size
VFB(MIN)
Minimum Feedback Voltage
l
0.735
%
0.75
0.765
12.5
BxDTV1 = BxDTV2 = 00000,
VIN = 2.7V to 5.5V
l
0.351
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2.0
0.3625
V
mV
0.374
V
1.6A Step-Down Switching Regulator 1
ILIM1
Peak PMOS Current Limit SW1
2.7
A
RP1
RDS(ON) of PMOS1
ISW1 = 100mA
180
mΩ
RN1
RDS(ON) of NMOS1
ISW1 = 100mA
110
mΩ
1.9
A
1.0A/1.2A Step-Down Switching Regulators 2 and 3
l
1.5
l
1.8
ILIM2, 3
Peak PMOS Current Limit SW2 and SW3 (LTC3589)
Peak PMOS Current Limit SW2 and SW3 (LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2)
2.3
A
RP2, 3
RDS(ON) of PMOS2 and PMOS3
250
mΩ
RN2, 3
RDS(ON) of NMOS2 and NMOS3
130
mΩ
1.2A Buck-Boost Switching Regulator 4 (Buck-Boost)
IVIN
PWM Mode VIN Quiescent Current
Burst Mode VIN Quiescent Current
VBB_FB = 0.85V (Note 5)
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VBB_FB
Feedback Voltage
VIN = 2.7V to 5.5V, VOUT = 5.5V
l
VOUTBB
Output Voltage Range
0.776
115
19
170
35
μA
μA
0.8
0.824
V
5.0
V
1.8
l
ILIM4
Peak PMOS Current Limit SW4AB
IPEAK4
Forward Burst Current Limit (Switch A)
2.3
ILIMR4
Reverse Current Limit (Switch D)
IZERO4
Reverse Burst Current Limit (Switch D)
Burst Mode Operation
RP4
RDS(ON) of Switch A and Switch D
ISW4AB = ISW4CD = 100mA
160
mΩ
RN4
RDS(ON) of Switch B and Switch C
ISW4AB = ISW4CD = –100mA
110
mΩ
ROUT4
BB_OUT Pull-Down Resistance
Regulator Disabled
2.5
kΩ
tSS
Soft-Start Rate
(Note 6)
IFB
Feedback Pin Input Current
V FB = 0.85V
Burst Mode Operation
2.9
A
600
mA
1
A
0
mA
2
–50
V/ms
50
nA
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating
junction temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C (Note 2). VIN = PVIN1 = PVIN2 = PVIN3 = PVIN4 = VIN_LDO2 = VIN_LDO34
= DVDD = 3.8V. All regulators disabled unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
LDO Regulators
tLDO_SS
Soft-Start Time LDO2, LDO3, LDO4
RLDO_PD
Output Pull-Down Resistance LDO2, LDO3,
LDO4
LDO Disabled
100
μs
2.5
kΩ
Always-On Regulator (LDO1_STDBY)
l
VLDO1_FB
LDO1 Feedback Voltage
VLDO1
LDO1 Line Regulation
ILDO1_STBY = 1mA, LDO1_STBY = 1.2V,
VIN = 2.7V to 5.5V
0.15
%/V
LDO1 Load Regulation
ILDO1 = 0.1mA to 25mA,
LDO1_STBY = 1.2V
0.1
%
l
ILDO1
Available Output Current
ILDO1_SC
Short-Circuit Output Current Limit
VDROP1
Dropout Voltage (Note 4)
ILDO1 = 25mA, LDO1_STBY = 3.3V
ILDO1_FB
LDO1_FB Input Current
VLDO1_FB = 0.85V
0.76
0.8
0.84
25
V
mA
65
100
200
–50
mA
mV
50
nA
LDO Regulator 2 (LDO2)
l
VIN_LDO2
VIN_LDO2 Input Voltage Range
VIN
V
IVIN_LDO2
VIN_LDO2 Quiescent Current
VIN_LDO2 Shutdown Current
Regulator Enabled
Regulator Disabled
l
l
12
0
20
1
μA
μA
IVIN
VIN Quiescent Current
EN_LDO2 = High
l
50
85
μA
VFB2(MAX)
LDO2 Maximum Feedback Voltage
L2DTV1 = L2DTV2 = 11111
l
0.75
0.765
VFB2(LSB)
LDO2 Feedback LSB Step Size
VFB2(MIN)
LDO2 Minimum Feedback Voltage
L2DTV1 = L2DTV2 = 00000
VIN_LDO2 = VIN = 2.7V to 5.5V,
ILDO2 = 1mA
LDO2 Line Regulation
ILDO2 =1mA, VINLDO2 = 2.7V to 5.5V
LDO2 Load Regulation
ILDO2 = 1mA to 250mA
1.7
0.735
12.5
l
LDO2 Available Output Current
ISC2
LDO2 Short-Circuit Current Limit
VDROP2
Dropout Voltage (Note 4)
ILDO2 = 200mA, VLDO2 = 2.5V
ILDO2 = 200mA, VLDO2 = 1.2V
ILDO2_FB
LDO2_FB Input Current
VLDO2_FB = 0.8V
0.3625
0.374
0.01
%
250
300
V
%/V
0.01
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IOUT2
0.351
V
mV
mA
450
600
mA
140
350
180
500
mV
mV
–50
50
nA
2.35
3.0
VIN
VIN
V
V
29
1
μA
μA
50
85
μA
1.8
2.8
1.854
2.884
V
V
LDO Regulator 3 (LDO3)
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l
VIN_LDO34
VIN_LDO34 Input Range (LTC3589)
VIN_LDO34 Input Range (LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2)
IVIN_LDO34
VIN_LDO34 Quiescent Current
VIN_LDO34 Shutdown Current
IVIN
VIN Quiescent Current
VLDO3
LDO3 Output Voltage (LTC3589)
LDO3 Output Voltage (LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2)
VIN_LDO34 = VIN = 2.7V to 5V,
ILDO3 = 1mA
LD03 Line Regulation
ILDO3 =1mA, VINLDO34 = 2.7V to 5.5V
LDO3 Load Regulation
ILDO3 = 1mA to 250mA
Regulator Enabled
Regulator Disabled
l
l
15
0
l
ILDO3
LDO3 Available Output Current
ILDO3_SC
LDO3 Short-Circuit Current Limit
VDROP3
LDO3 Dropout Voltage (LTC3589) (Note 4)
ILDO3 = 200mA, VLDO3 = 1.8V
LDO3 Dropout Voltage (LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2) ILDO3 = 200mA, VLDO3 = 2.8V
(Note 4)
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l
1.746
2.716
0.01
%/V
0.05
l
%
250
300
mA
450
600
mA
190
140
250
180
mV
mV
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating
junction temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C (Note 2). VIN = PVIN1 = PVIN2 = PVIN3 = PVIN4 = VIN_LDO2 = VIN_LDO34
= DVDD = 3.8V. All regulators disabled unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
LDO Regulator 4 (LDO4)
l
l
VIN_LDO34
VIN_LDO34 Input Range (LTC3589)
VIN_LDO34 Input Range (LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2)
IVIN_LDO34
VIN_LDO34 Quiescent Current
VIN_LDO34 Shutdown Current
IVIN
Enabled VIN Quiescent Current
VLDO4
(LTC3589)
LDO 4 Output Voltage
ILDO4 = 1mA, L2DTV2[6:5] = 00
L2DTV2[6:5] = 01
L2DTV2[6:5] = 10
L2DTV2[6:5] = 11
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l
l
l
2.716
2.425
1.746
3.201
VLDO4
LDO 4 Output Voltage
(LTC3589-1)
(LTC3589-2)
ILDO4 = 1mA, L2DTV2[6:5] = 00
L2DTV2[6:5] = 01
L2DTV2[6:5] = 10
L2DTV2[6:5] = 11
l
l
l
l
1.164
1.746
2.425
3.104
1.2
1.8
2.5
3.2
Regulator Enabled
Regulator Disabled
2.35
1.7
l
l
VIN
VIN
V
V
24
1
μA
μA
50
85
μA
2.8
2.5
1.8
3.3
2.884
2.575
1.854
3.399
V
V
V
V
1.236
1.854
2.575
3.296
V
V
V
V
14
0
l
LD04 Line Regulation
ILDO4 =1mA, VINLDO4 = 2.7V to 5.5V,
VOUT = 1.8V
0.01
%/V
LDO4 Load Regulation
ILDO4 = 1mA to 250mA
0.05
%
ILDO4
LDO4 Available Output Current
ILDO4_SC
LDO4 Short-Circuit Current Limit
VDROP4
LDO4 Dropout Voltage (Note 4)
l
250
300
ILDO4 = 200mA, VLDO4 = 3.3V
ILDO4 = 200mA, VLDO4 = 1.8V
ILDO4 = 200mA, VLDO4 = 3.2V (LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2)
mA
450
600
mA
120
190
120
160
250
160
mV
mV
mV
0.8
1.2
V
0.5
0.45
0.530
V
V
Enable Inputs
VENx_THR
Threshold Rising, All Enables Low
l
VENx_THR2
VENx_THF2
Threshold Rising, Any Enable High
Threshold Falling, Any Enable High
l
l
RENX
Input Pull-Down Resistance
0.420
4.5
MΩ
VSTB, PWR_ON Inputs
V VSTB_THR
V VSTB_THF
VSTB Pin Threshold Rising
VSTB Pin Threshold Falling
RVSTB
Pull-Down Resistance
l
l
0.8
0.7
0.4
0.8
0.7
1.2
4.5
l
l
VPWR_ONTHR PWR_ON Pin Threshold Rising
VPWR_ONTHF PWR_ON Pin Threshold Falling
RPWR_ON
0.4
Pull-Down Resistance
V
V
MΩ
1.2
4.5
V
V
MΩ
I2C Port
DVDD
DVDD Input Supply Voltage
IDVDD
DVDD Quiescent Current
l
1.6
SCL/SDA = 0kHz
VDVDD_UVLO DVDD UVLO Level
ADDRESS
Device Address – Write
Device Address – Read
5.5
V
0.5
μA
0.8
V
01101000
01101001
VIH SDA, SCL SDA and SCL Input Threshold Rising
VIL SDA, SCL SDA and SCL Input Threshold Falling
70
IIHSCx IILSCx
SDA and SCL Input Current
SDA = SCL = 0V to 5.5V
VOL SDA
SDA Output Low Voltage
ISDA = 3mA
fSCL
SCL Clock Operating Frequency
–250
l
30
%DVDD
%DVDD
250
nA
0.4
V
400
kHz
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating
junction temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C (Note 2). VIN = PVIN1 = PVIN2 = PVIN3 = PVIN4 = VIN_LDO2 = VIN_LDO34
= DVDD = 3.8V. All regulators disabled unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
tSU_STA
Repeated Start Condition Set-Up Time
0.6
μs
tSU_STO
Stop Condition Set-Up Time
0.6
μs
tHD_DAT(O)
Data Hold Time Output
0
tHD_DAT(I)
Data Hold Time Input
0
ns
tSU_DAT
Data Set-Up Time
100
ns
tLOW
SCL Clock Low Period
1.3
μs
tHIGH
SCL Clock High Period
0.6
μs
tf
Data Fall Time
CB = Capacitance of One BUS Line (pF)
20 + 0.1CB
300
ns
tr
Data Rise Time
CB = Capacitance of One BUS Line (pF)
20 + 0.1CB
300
ns
tSP
Input Spike Supression Pulse Width
50
ns
1.2
V
V
100
40
nA
μA
900
ns
Pushbutton Interface
VON_TH
I ON
ON Threshold Rising
ON Threshold Falling
ON Input Current
l
l
ON = VIN
ON = 0V
0.4
0.8
0.7
–100
t ON_PBSTAT1
ON Low Time to PBSTAT Low
50
ms
t ON_PBSTAT2
ON High Time to PBSTAT High
0.2
μs
t ON_WAKE
ON Low Time to WAKE High
400
ms
t ON_HR
ON Low Time to Hard Reset
5
s
tPBSTAT_PW
PBSTAT Minimum Pulse Width
50
ms
tPBSTAT_BK
PBSTAT Blanking from WAKE Low
1
s
tWAKE_OFF
Minimum WAKE Low Time
1
s
tWAKE_ON
WAKE High Time with PWR_ON = 0V
5
s
tPWR_ON
PWR_ON to WAKE High (LTC3589)
PWR_ON to WAKE High (LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2)
50
2
ms
ms
tPWR_OFF
PWR_ON to WAKE Low (LTC3589)
PWR_ON to WAKE Low (LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2)
50
2
ms
ms
Status Output Pins (PBSTAT, WAKE, PGOOD, RSTO, IRQ)
VPBSTAT
PBSTAT Output Low Voltage
IPBSTAT = 3mA
IPBSTAT
PBSTAT Output High Leakage Current
VPBSTAT = 3.8V
V WAKE
WAKE Output Low Voltage
IWAKE = 3mA
IWAKE
WAKE Output High Leakage Current
V WAKE = 3.8V
VPGOOD
PGOOD Output Low Voltage
IPGOOD = 3mA
VPGOOD = 3.8V
0.1
–0.1
0.1
–0.1
0.1
–0.1
0.4
V
0.1
μA
0.4
V
0.1
μA
0.4
V
0.1
μA
IPGOOD
PGOOD Output High Leakage Current
VPGOOD
PGOOD Threshold Rising
PGOOD Threshold Falling
–6
–8
%
%
VNRSTO
LDO1 Power Good Threshold Rising
LDO1 Power Good Threshold Falling
–6
–8
%
%
VUVLO
Undervoltage Lockout Rising
Undervoltage Lockout Falling
2.65
2.55
VUVWARN
Undervoltage Warning Rising
Undervoltage Warning Falling
3
2.9
2.7
V
V
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LTC3589-2
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating
junction temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C (Note 2). VIN = PVIN1 = PVIN2 = PVIN3 = PVIN4 = VIN_LDO2 = VIN_LDO34
= DVDD = 3.8V. All regulators disabled unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
VRSTO
RSTO Output Low Voltage
I RSTO = 3mA
I RSTO
RSTO Output High Leakage Current
VRSTO = 3.8V
VIRQ
IRQ Output Low Voltage
I IRQ = 3mA
I IRQ
IRQ Output High Leakage Current
VIRQ = 3.8V
Note 1: Stresses beyond those listed Under Absolute Maximum ratings
may cause permanent damage to the device. Exposure to any Absolute
Maximum rating condition for extended periods may affect device
reliability and lifetime.
Note 2: The LTC3589 are tested under pulsed load conditions such
that TJ ≈ TA. The LTC3589E are guaranteed to meet specifications from
0°C to 85°C junction temperature. Specifications over the –40°C to
125°C operating junction temperature range are assured by design,
characterization and correlation with statistical process controls. The
LTC3589I are guaranteed over the –40°C to 125°C operating junction
temperature range and the LTC3589H are guaranteed over the full –40°C to
150°C operating junction temperature range. High junction temperatures
degrade operating lifetimes; operating lifetime is derated for junction
temperatures greater than 125°C. The junction temperature (TJ in °C) is
calculated from the ambient temperature (TA in °C) and power dissipation
(PD, in Watts) according to the formula:
TJ = TA + (PD • θJA), where the package junction to ambient thermal
impedance θJA = 33°C/W.
MIN
TYP
MAX
0.1
0.4
V
0.1
μA
0.1
0.4
V
0.1
μA
–0.1
–0.1
UNITS
Note that the maximum ambient temperature consistent with these
specifications is determined by specific operating conditions in
conjunction with board layout, the rated package thermal impedance and
other environmental factors.
Note 3: The LTC3589 include overtemperature protection that is intended
to protect the device during momentary overload conditions. Junction
temperature will exceed 150°C when overtemperature protection is active.
Continuous operation above the specified maximum operating temperature
may impair device reliability.
Note 4: Dropout voltage is defined as (VIN – VLDO) for LDO1 or
(VIN_LDO – VLDO) for other LDOs when VLDO is 3% lower than VLDO
measured with VIN = VIN_LDO = 4.3V.
Note 5: Dynamic supply current is higher due to the gate charge being
delivered at the switching frequency.
Note 6: Soft-start measured in test mode with regulator error amplifier in
unity gain mode.
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Standby IVIN vs VIN
VIN = 3.8V, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Step-Down Switching Regulator
IVIN vs VIN
LDO2 to LDO4 IVIN vs VIN
250
14
900
PULSE-SKIPPING MODE
800
ENABLE THREE LDOs
12
200
ENABLE THREE BUCKS
700
8
6
600
ENABLE TWO LDOs
150
IVIN (μA)
IVIN (μA)
IVIN (μA)
10
ENABLE ONE LDO
100
400
ENABLE ONE BUCK
300
4
200
50
2
100
0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
VIN (V)
4.5
5.0
0
2.5
5.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
VIN (V)
4.5
5.0
22554 G01
0
2.5
5.5
3.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
VIN (V)
5.5
3589 G03
Input Supply Current
vs Temperature
Buck-Boost IVIN vs VIN
1200
Burst Mode OPERATION
3.0
3589 G02
Step-Down Switching Regulator
IVIN vs VIN
120
ENABLE TWO BUCKS
500
450
400
80
ENABLE TWO BUCKS
60
ALL REGULATORS ENABLED
PULSE-SKIPPING MODE
350
800
IVIN (μA)
IVIN (μA)
1000
ENABLE THREE BUCKS
ENABLE ONE BUCK
600
40
400
20
200
PWM MODE
300
IVIN (μA)
100
ALL REGULATORS ENABLED
Burst Mode OPERATION
250
200
150
100
Burst Mode OPERATION
50
STANDBY (ONLY LDO1 ON)
0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
VIN (V)
4.5
5.0
0
–50 –25
5.5
0
25 50 75 100 125
TEMPERATURE (°C)
3589 G04
2.10
2.05
100
0.8
90
0.6
80
0.4
0.2
0
–0.2
–10
30
110
70
TEMPERATURE (°C)
150
3589 G07
VIN = 3.8V
BURST
70
60
50
PWM MODE
40
VOUT = 5.0V
VOUT = 2.5V
VOUT = 3.3V
20
–0.6
–0.8
2.5
5.5
5.0
4.5
30
–0.4
2.00
4.0
VIN (V)
Buck-Boost Efficiency vs IOUT
1.0
EFFICIENCY (%)
PERCENT CHANGE (%)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
2.25
2.15
3.5
3589 G06
Switching Frequency Change vs VIN
2.30
2.20
3.0
3589 G05
Oscillator Frequency
vs Temperature
1.95
–50
0
2.5
150
10
3.0
3.5
4.5
4.0
VIN (V)
5.0
5.5
3589 G08
0
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
1000
3589 G9
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LTC3589-2
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Step-Down Switching Regulator 1
Efficiency vs IOUT
90
BURST
80
70
60
PWM MODE
50
40
50
20
0
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
FORCED
CONTINUOUS
40
30
0
0.01
50
FORCED
CONTINUOUS
40
0.1
1
10
100
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
PULSE-SKIPPING
10
0
0.01
1000
0.1
1
10
100
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
1000
3589 G12
Step-Down Switching Regulator
RDS(ON) vs Temperature
Buck-Boost RDS(ON) vs Temperature
0.25
0.40
VOUT = 3.3V
0.35
80
0.20
BURST
0.30
70
PMOS
BUCK2, 3 PMOS
PULSESKIPPING
60
50
FORCED
CONTINUOUS
40
RDS(ON) (Ω)
EFFICIENCY (%)
60
3589 G11
Step-Down Switching Regulator 3
Efficiency vs IOUT
90
70
20
3589 G10
100
BURST
30
PULSE-SKIPPING
10
1000
VOUT = 1.8V
80
BURST
60
20
VIN = 5.0V
VIN = 4.2V
VIN = 3.0V
90
70
30
10
100
VOUT = 1.2V
80
EFFICIENCY (%)
EFFICIENCY (%)
100
VOUT = 3.3V
0.25
RDS(ON) (Ω)
90
Step-Down Switching Regulator 2
Efficiency vs IOUT
EFFICIENCY (%)
Buck-Boost Efficiency vs IOUT
100
VIN = 3.8V, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
BUCK1 PMOS
0.20
BUCK2, 3 NMOS
0.15
0.15
NMOS
0.10
30
0.10
20
0
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
0
–50
1000
–10
30
110
70
TEMPERATURE (°C)
3589 G13
–10
30
110
70
TEMPERATURE (°C)
150
3589 G15
Step-Down Switching Regulator
Soft-Start
3.5
BUCK1
3.0
CURRENT LIMIT (A)
BUCK2, BUCK3
(LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2)
2.0
BUCK2, BUCK3
1.5
1.0
3.0
PEAK LIMIT
2.5
CLAMP LIMIT
VOUT
500mV/DIV
2.0
0
75 100 125 150
TEMPERATURE (°C)
25
50
3589 G16
IL
200mA/DIV
1.5
1.0
200μs/DIV
0.5
0.5
0
–50 –25
0
–50
Buck-Boost Current Limit
vs Temperature
3.5
2.5
150
3589 G14
Step-Down Switching
Regulator Current Limit
vs Temperature
CURRENT LIMIT (A)
0.05
BUCK1 NMOS
0.05
10
0
–50 –25
0
3589 G18
25 50 75 100 125 150
TEMPERATURE (°C)
3589 G17
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LTC3589-2
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Buck-Boost Switching Regulator
Soft-Start
VIN = 3.8V, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Step-Down Switching Regulator 1
Load Step
Dynamic Voltage Slew
PULSE-SKIPPING MODE
1V/DIV
VOUT
VOUT
1V/DIV
VOUT
50mV/DIV
PGOOD
5V/DIV
500mA/DIV
ILOAD
VSTB
IL
100μs/DIV
5V/DIV
1A/DIV
3589 G20
200μs/DIV
3589 G19
Step-Down Switching Regulator 1
Load Step
LOAD CAPACITANCE = 44μF
Buck-Boost Switching Regulator 1
Load Step
Maximum Buck-Boost Load
Current vs VIN
2.5
Burst Mode OPERATION
VOUT
200mV/DIV
ILOAD
2.0
LOAD CURRENT (A)
VOUT
50mV/DIV
ILOAD
1A/DIV
1A/DIV
40μs/DIV
3589 G21
40μs/DIV
VRRCR = 1.75mV/μs
3589 G22
LOAD CAPACITANCE = 44μF
1.0
0.5
3589 G23
40μs/DIV
LOAD CAPACITANCE = 22μF
1.5
0
2.5
VOUT = 1.8V
VOUT = 3.3V
VOUT = 5V
3.0
3.5
4.0
VIN (V)
4.5
5.0
5.5
3589 G24
LDO1 Dropout Voltage
vs Temperature
LDO1 Short-Circuit Current
vs Temperature
LDO1 Output Change vs VIN
0.5
80
VLDO1 = 25mA
0.0
CHANGE IN VLDO1 (%)
DROPOUT VOLTAGE (mV)
VLDO1 = 1.8V
400
300
VLDO1 = 3.3V
200
–1.0
VLDO1 = 1.2V
VLDO1 = 1.8V
VLDO1 = 2.8V
VLDO1 = 3.3V
–1.5
100
0
–50 –25
–0.5
–2.0
0
25
50
75 100 125 150
TEMPERATURE (°C)
3589 G25
2
3
4
5
VIN (V)
3589 G26
SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT (mA)
500
70
60
50
40
30
20
–50 –25
0
25 50 75 100 125 150
TEMPERATURE (°C)
3589 G27
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LTC3589-2
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
LDO2, LDO3, LDO4 Dropout
Voltage vs Temperature
LDO2, LDO3, LDO4 Dropout
Voltage vs Load Current
LDO2, LDO3, LDO4 Short-Circuit
Current vs Temperature
500
DROPOUT VOLTAGE (mV)
VLDO = 1.2V
400
300
VLDO = 1.8V
200
VLDO = 3.3V
100
500
SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT (mA)
500
DROPOUT VOLTAGE (mV)
VIN = 3.8V, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
400
VLDO = 1.2V
300
VLDO = 1.8V
200
100
VLDO = 3.3V
0
–50 –25
0
0
25
0
50
75 100 125 150
TEMPERATURE (°C)
50
100
150
200
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
250
450
400
350
300
250
200
–50 –25
0
25 50 75 100 125 150
TEMPERATURE (°C)
3589 G29
3589 G28
LDO2, LDO3, LDO4 Enable
Response
3589 G30
LDO2, LDO3, LDO4 Load Step
Response
LDO1 Load Step Response
VLDO4 =2.8V
VLDO3 =1.8V
1V/DIV
VLDO
50mV/DIV
VLDO1
50mV/DIV
1.8V
1.2V
VLDO2 =1.2V
20mA
220mA
ILDO1
10mA/DIV
ILDO
100mA/DIV
VEN_LDO2,VEN_LDO34
1mA
10mA
100μs/DIV
3589 G31
10μs/DIV
LOAD CAPACITANCE = 1μF
3589 G32
40μs/DIV
3589 G33
LOAD CAPACITANCE = 1μF
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
PIN FUNCTIONS
VIN_LDO2 (Pin 1): Power Input for LDO2. This pin should be
bypassed to ground with a 1μF or greater ceramic capacitor.
LDO2 (Pin 2): Output Voltage of LDO2. Nominal output
voltage is set with a resistor feedback divider that servos to
an I2C register controlled DAC reference. This pin must be
bypassed to ground with a 1μF or greater ceramic capacitor.
LDO3 (Pin 3): Output Voltage of LDO3. Nominal output
voltage is fixed at 1.8V or 2.8V (LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2).
This pin must be bypassed to ground with a 1μF or greater
ceramic capacitor.
LDO4 (Pin 4): Output Voltage of LDO4. Output voltage is
selected via the I2C port. This pin must be bypassed to
ground with a 1μF or greater ceramic capacitor.
VIN_LDO34 (Pin 5): Power Input for LDO3 and LDO4. This
pin should be bypassed to ground with a 1μF or greater
ceramic capacitor.
PVIN1 (Pin 6): Power Input for Step-Down Switching
Regulator 1. Tie this pin to VIN supply. This pin should
be bypassed to ground with a 4.7μF or greater ceramic
capacitor.
SW1 (Pin 7): Switch Pin for Step-Down Switching
Regulator 1. Connect one side of step-down switching
regulator 1 inductor to this pin.
RSTO (Pin 8): Reset Output. Open-drain output pulls low
when the always-on regulator LDO1 is below regulation
and during a hard reset initiated by a pushbutton input.
EN_LDO2 (Pin 9): Enable LDO2 Logic Input. Active high
input to enable LDO2. A weak pull-down forces EN_LDO2
low when left floating.
EN1 (Pin 10): Enable Step-Down Switching Regulator 1.
Active high input to enable step-down switching
regulator 1. A weak pull-down forces EN1 low when left
floating.
EN2 (Pin 11): Enable Step-Down Switching Regulator 2.
Active high input to enable step-down switching
regulator 2. A weak pull-down forces EN2 low when left
floating.
SW4AB (Pin 12): Switch Pin for Buck-Boost Switching
Regulator 4. Connected to the buck-boost internal power
switches A and B. Connect an inductor between this pin
and SW4CD (Pin 19).
EN3 (Pin 13): Enable Step-Down Switching Regulator 3.
Active high input to enable step-down switching
regulator 3. A weak pull-down forces EN3 low when left
floating.
EN4 (Pin 14): Enable Buck-Boost Switching Regulator 4.
Active high input to enable buck-boost switching
regulator 4. A weak pull-down forces EN4 low when left
floating.
PVIN4 (Pin 15): Power Input for Switching Regulator 4.
Tie this pin to VIN supply. This pin should be bypassed to
ground with a 4.7μF or greater ceramic capacitor.
BB_OUT (Pin 16): Output Voltage of Buck-Boost Switching
Regulator 4. This pin must be bypassed to ground with a
22μF or greater ceramic capacitor.
IRQ (Pin 17): Interrupt Request Output. Open-drain
driver is pulled low for power good, undervoltage, and
overtemperature warning and fault conditions. Clear IRQ
by writing to the I2C CLIRQ command register.
EN_LDO34 (Pin 18): LTC3589 Enable LDO3 and LDO4 Logic
Input. Active high to enable LDO3 and LDO4. Disable LDO4
via I2C software commands using I2C command registers
OVEN or L2DTV2. A weak pull-down forces EN_LDO34
low when left floating.
EN_LDO3 (Pin 18): LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2 Enable LDO3
Logic Input. Active high to enable LDO3. A weak pull-down
forces EN_LDO3 low when left floating.
SW4CD (Pin 19): Switch Pin for Buck-Boost Switching
Regulator 4. Connected to the buck-boost internal power
switches C and D. Connect an inductor between this node
and SW4AB (Pin 12).
PWR_ON (Pin 20): External Power-On. Handshaking pin
to acknowledge successful power-on sequence. PWR_ON
must be driven high within five seconds of WAKE going
high to keep power on. It can be used to activate the WAKE
output by driving high. Drive low to shut down WAKE.
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LTC3589-2
PIN FUNCTIONS
ON (Pin 21): Pushbutton Input. A weak internal pull-up
forces ON high when left floating. A normally open pushbutton is connected from ON to ground to force a low
state on this pin.
PBSTAT (Pin 22): Pushbutton Status. Open-drain output
to be used for processor interrupts. PBSTAT mirrors the
status of ON pushbutton pin. PBSTAT is delayed 50ms
from ON pin for debounce.
WAKE (Pin 23): System Wake Up. Open-drain driver output
releases high when signaled by pushbutton activation or
PWR_ON input. It may be used to initiate a pin-strapped
power-up sequence by connecting to a regulator enable
pin to initiate a pin-strapped power-on sequence.
PVIN2 (Pin 24): Power Input for Step-Down Switching
Regulator 2. Tie this pin to VIN supply. This pin should
be bypassed to ground with a 4.7μF or greater ceramic
capacitor.
SW2 (Pin 25): Switch Pin for Step-Down Switching Regulator 2. Connect one side of step-down switching regulator
2 inductor to this pin.
SW3 (Pin 26): Switch Pin for Step-Down Switching Regulator 3. Connect one side of step-down switching regulator
3 inductor to this pin.
PVIN3 (Pin 27): Power Input for Step-Down Switching
Regulator 3. Tie this pin to the VIN supply. This pin should
be bypassed to ground with a 4.7μF or greater ceramic
capacitor.
VSTB (Pin 28): Voltage Standby. When VSTB is low, DAC
reference registers are selected by bit values in command
register VCCR. When VSTB is high, the DAC registers are
forced xxDVT2 registers. Tie VSTB to ground if unused.
PGOOD (Pin 29): Power Good Output. Open-drain output
pulls down when any regulator falls below power good
threshold and during regulator dynamic voltage slew
unless disabled in I2C register. Pulls down when all regulators are disabled.
SCL (Pin 30): Clock Input Pin for the I2C Serial Port. The
I2C logic levels are scaled with respect to DVDD.
SDA (Pin 31): Data Input Pin for the I2C Serial Port. The
I2C logic levels are scaled with respect to DVDD.
DVDD (Pin 32): Supply Voltage for I2C Serial Port. This
pin sets the logic reference level of SCL and SDA I2C pins.
DVDD resets I2C registers to power on state when driven
to <1V. SCL and SDA logic levels are scaled to DVDD. Connect a 0.1μF decoupling capacitor from this pin to ground.
BUCK2_FB (Pin 33): Feedback Input for Step-Down
Switching Regulator 2. Set full-scale output voltage using
resistor divider connected from the output of step-down
switching regulator 2 to this pin to ground.
BUCK3_FB (Pin 34): Feedback Input for Step-Down
Switching Regulator 3. Set full-scale output voltage using
resistor divider connected from the output of step-down
switching regulator 3 to this pin to ground.
LDO1_FB (Pin 35): Feedback Input for LDO1. Set output voltage using a resistor divider connected from
LDO1_STDBY to this pin to ground.
LDO1_STDBY (Pin 36): Always-On LDO1 Output. This pin
provides an always-on supply voltage useful for light loads
such as a watchdog microprocessor or a real-time clock.
Connect a 1μF capacitor from LDO1_STBY to ground.
VIN (Pin 37): Supply Voltage Input. This pin should
be bypassed to ground with a 1μF or greater ceramic
capacitor.
LDO2_FB (Pin 38): Feedback Input for LDO2. Set full-scale
output voltage using a resistor divider connected from
LDO2_OUT to this pin to ground.
BUCK1_FB (Pin 39): Feedback Input for Step-Down
Switching Regulator 1. Set full-scale output voltage using
resistor divider connected from the output of step-down
switching regulator 1 to this pin to ground.
BB_FB (Pin 40): Feedback Input for Buck-Boost Switching
Regulator 4. Set the output voltage using resistor divider
connected from BB_OUT to this pin to ground.
GND (Exposed Pad Pin 41): Ground. The Exposed Pad must
be connected to a continuous ground plane on the second
layer of the printed circuit board by several interconnect
vias directly under the LTC3589 for maximum heat transfer.
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
BLOCK DIAGRAM
VIN
PVIN4
BB_OUT
VREF
0.8V TO VIN
AT 25mA
1.8V TO 5.0V
AT 1.2A
BUCK-BOOST
SW4AB
VREF
LDO1_STDBY
OK
SW4CD
LDO1_FB
ALWAYS ON LDO1
EN
OK
BB_FB
IRQ
PVIN1
ON (PB)
BUCK 1
PBSTAT
WAKE
CONTROL + SEQUENCE
EN
PWR_ON
SW1
OK
VSTB
0.5V TO VIN
AT 1.6A
VREF
DAC
BUCK1_FB
EN1
EN-PINS
PVIN2
EN2
EN-I2C
EN3
BUCK 2
EN4
EN_LDO2
EN
0.5V TO VIN
AT 1A/1.2A
OK
EN_LDO34
EN_LDO3
(LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2)
SW2
VREF
DAC
n
BUCK2_FB
DVDD
PVIN3
SDA
I2C
SCL
BUCK 3
PGOOD
EN
SW3
0.5V TO VIN
AT 1A/1.2A
OK
VREF
DAC
RSTO
7
BUCK3_FB
POWER
GOOD
VIN_LDO2
DAC
VREF
LDO2
LDO2
EN
OK
0.36V TO VIN
AT 250mA
LDO2_FB
VIN_LDO34
LDO4
1.8V, 2.5V, 2.8V, 3.3V (LTC3589)
1.2V, 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.2V (LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2) AT 250mA
LDO4
LDO3
VREF
VREF
EN
OK
EN
OK
GND (EXPOSED PAD)
LDO3
1.8V (LTC3589)
2.8V (LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2) AT 250mA
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INTRODUCTION
The LTC3589 is a complete power management solution
for portable microprocessors and peripheral devices. It
generates a total of eight voltage rails for supplying power
to the processor core, SDRAM, system memory, PC cards,
always-on real-time clock and HDD functions. Supplying
the voltage rails are an always-on low quiescent current
25mA LDO, one 1.6A and two 1A (1.2A for LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2) step-down regulators, a 1.2A buck-boost
regulator, and three 250mA low dropout regulators. Supporting the multiple regulators is a highly configurable
power-on sequencing capability, dynamic voltage slewing
DAC output voltage control, a pushbutton interface controller, regulator control via an I2C interface, and extensive
status and interrupt outputs.
The LTC3589 operates over an input supply range of 2.7V
to 5.5V. The input supplies for the 250mA LDO regulators
may operate as low as 1.7V to limit power loss at low
output voltages.
The always-on LDO1 provides a resistor programmable
output voltage as low as 0.8V and is capable of supplying
25mA. With only the always-on LDO active the LTC3589
draws just 8μA (typical). Always-on LDO1 will continue to
operate with VIN levels as low as 2.0V (typical) to maintain
memory and RTC function as long as possible.
Each of the 250mA LDO regulators has unique output
voltage configurations. LDO3 has a fixed 1.8V (2.8V for
LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2) output. LDO4 has four output
levels selectable via the I2C interface. Its possible outputs
are 1.8V, 2.5V, 2.8V, and 3.3V (1.2V, 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.2V for
LTC3589-1/ LTC3589-2). LDO2 has a dynamically slewing
DAC set point reference and an external feedback pin to
set the output voltage range with a resistive divider. Each
LDO draws 60μA (typical) quiescent current.
The LTC3589 includes three internally compensated
constant frequency current mode step-down switching
regulators two capable of supplying 1A of output current and one capable of supplying 1.6A. The LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2 step-down regulators can supply 1.2A, 1.2A,
and 1.6A. Step-down regulator switching frequencies of
2.25MHz or 1.125MHz are independently selected for each
step-down regulator using the I2C command registers.
The power-on default frequency is 2.25MHz. Each of the
step-down regulators have dynamically slewing DAC input
references and external feedback pins to set output voltage
range. The step-down regulators three operating modes,
pulse-skipping, burst, or forced continuous, are set using
the I2C interface. In pulse-skipping mode the regulator
will support 100% duty cycle. For best efficiency at low
output loads select Burst Mode operation. Forced continuous mode minimizes output voltage ripple at light loads.
The 4-switch buck-boost DC/DC voltage mode converter
generates a user-programmable output voltage rail from
1.8V to 5V. Utilizing a proprietary switching algorithm,
the buck-boost converter maintains high efficiency and
low noise operation with input voltages that are above,
below or equal to the required output rail. The buck-boost
error amplifier uses a fixed 0.8V reference and the output
voltage is set by an external resistor divider. Burst Mode
operation is enabled through the I2C control registers. No
external compensation components are required for the
buck-boost converter.
The reference inputs for the three step-down regulators
and LDO2 are 5-bit D to A converters with up-down ramping at selectable slew rates. The slew endpoint voltages
and select bits are stored in I2C registers for each DAC.
A select bit in the I2C command registers chooses which
register to use for each target voltage. Variable reference
slew rates from 0.88mV/μs to 7mV/μs are selectable in
the I2C register. Each of the four DACs has independent
voltage, voltage select, and slew rate control registers.
The LTC3589 is equipped with a pushbutton control circuit
that will activate the WAKE output, indicate pushbutton
status via the PBSTAT pin, and initiate a hard reset shutdown of the regulators. Grounding the ON pin with the
pushbutton for 400ms will force the WAKE pin to release
HIGH. The WAKE pin output can be tied to the enable pin
of the first regulator in a power-on sequence. Once in the
power-on state, subsequent pushes of the button longer
than 50ms are mirrored by the PBSTAT output. Holding
ON LOW for five seconds disables all the regulators, pulls
down the WAKE pin, and pulls down RSTO for one second
to indicate to the processor that a hard reset occurred. All
regulator enables and pushbutton inputs are inhibited for
one second following the hard reset.
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The LTC3589 has flexible options for enabling and sequencing the regulator enables. The regulators are enabled using input pins or the I2C serial port. To define a power-on
sequence tie the enable of the first regulator to be powered
up to the WAKE pin. Connect the first regulators output
to the enable pin of the second regulator, and so on. One
or more regulators may be started in any sequence. Each
enable pin has a 200μs (typical) delay between the pin
and the internal enable of the regulator. When the system
controllers are satisfied that power rails are up, the controller must drive PWR_ON HIGH to keep WAKE active. To
ensure correct start-up sequencing, the regulators outputs
are monitored by voltage comparators which require each
output to discharge below 300mV before re-enabling. A
software control command register function is available
which sets the regulators to effectively ignore their enable
pins but respond to I2C register enables. This function
enables software-only control of any combination of pinstrapped regulators and is useful for implementing system
power saving modes. Keep-alive mode exempts selected
regulators from turning off during normal shutdown. In
keep-alive mode, the LTC3589 powers down normally
and is ready for the next start-up sequence, but selected
regulators are kept on to power memory or other functions
during system standby modes.
The LTC3589 will shut down all regulators and pull down
the WAKE pin under high temperature, VIN undervoltage,
and extended low regulator output voltage conditions.
Status of a hard shutdown is reported by the IRQ status
pin and the IRQSTAT status register.
The I2C serial port on the LTC3589 contains 13 command
registers for controlling each of the regulators, one readonly register for monitoring each regulators power good
status, one read-only register for reading the cause of
an IRQ event, and one clear IRQ command register. The
LTC3589 I2C supports random addressing of any register.
LTC3589, LTC3589-1, AND LTC3589-2 FUNCTIONAL
COMPARISON
Table 1. summarizes the functional differences between
the LTC3589, LTC3589-1, and LTC3589-2.
Table 1. LTC3589, LTC3589-1, and LTC3589-2 Functional
Differences
LTC3589
LTC3589-1
LTC3589-2
Power-On Inhibit
Enable Delay
1 second
<2ms
<2ms
Buck2 Current
Output
1A
1.2A
1.2A
Buck3 Current
Output
1A
1.2A
1.2A
PGOOD Fault
Timeout
Enabled by
Default. I2C
Disable.
Disabled by
Default. I2C
Enable.
Disabled by
Default. I2C
Enable.
2ms
2ms
2.8V
2.8V
1.8V, 2.5V,
* Indicates Default 2.8V*, 3.3V
VOUT
1.2V*, 1.8V,
2.5V, 3.2V
1.2V*, 1.8V,
2.5V, 3.2V
Default LDO4
Enable
I2 C
I2 C
Wait to Enable Until Yes by Default.
Output < 300mV
I2C Select.
Yes by Default.
I2C Select.
No by Default.
I2C Select.
Insert 2k Discharge Yes if Start-Up
Resistor When
is Wait to Enable
Disabled
Until Output <
300mV
Yes if Start-Up Always
is Wait to Enable
Until Output <
300mV
PWR_ON to WAKE 50ms
Delay
LDO3 VOUT
1.8V
LDO4 VOUT
LDO34_EN Pin
Details of the operation of the LTC3589 are found in the
following sections.
ALWAYS-ON LDO
The LTC3589 includes a low quiescent current low dropout
regulator that remains powered whenever a valid supply
is present on VIN. The always-on LDO will remain active
until VIN drops below 2.0V (typical). This is below the 2.5V
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undervoltage threshold in effect for the rest of the LTC3589
circuits. The always-on LDO is used to provide power to
a standby microcontroller, real-time clock, or other keepalive circuits. The LDO is guaranteed to support a 25mA
load. A 1μF low impedance ceramic bypass capacitor from
LDO1_STBY to GND is required for compensation. A power
good monitor pulls RSTO LOW for a minimum of 14ms
(typical) whenever LDO1_STBY is 8% below its regulation
target. An LDO1_STBY undervoltage condition is reported
in the PGOOD status register. The output voltage of LDO1
is set with a resistor divider connected from LDO1_STBY
to the feedback pin LDO1_FB, as shown in Figure 1.
R1
VLDO_STBY = 0.8 • 1+ (V)
R2
Typical values for R1 are in the range of 40k to 1M.
LDO1_STBY is protected from short-circuits and overloading.
0.8V
+
VIN
–
LDO1_STBY
R1
1μF
LDO1_FB
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R2
limit protection circuits. Default operation for the LTC3589
is when an LDO regulator is disabled, a 2.5k pull-down
resistor is connected to its output.
To help reduce LDO power loss in the system, the regulators have dedicated supply inputs that may be lower than
the main VIN supply. Connect a low ESR 1μF capacitor to
each of the output pins LDO2, LDO3, and LDO4.
LDO Regulator 2
One of the LTC3589 dynamic slewing DACs serves as the
reference input of LDO2. The output range of LDO2 is set
using an external resistor divider connected from LDO2
to the feedback pin LDO2_FB, as shown in Figure 2. Set
the output voltage of LDO2 using the following formula:
R1
VOUT = 1+ • (0.3625 + L2DTVx • 0.0125)
R2
L2DTVx is the five bit word contained in the LDO2 dynamic
target voltage 1 (L2DTV1) or the LDO2 dynamic target
voltage 2 (L2DTV2) command registers. The default value
of L2DTVx[4-0] is 11001 to output a reference voltage
of 0.675V. LDO2 is enabled by writing bit 4 in the output
voltage enable (OVEN) command register to 1 or driving
the LDO2_EN pin high. Whenever the command is given to
slew LDO2 DAC reference to a lower voltage an integrated
2.5k pull-down resistor is connected to LDO2 output.
Figure 1. Always-On LDO Application Circuit
PVIN
EA
250mA LDO REGULATORS
Three LDO regulators on the LTC3589 will each deliver
up to 250mA output. The LDO regulators are enabled by
pin input or I2C command register. Pin EN_LDO2 enables
LDO2 and the LTC3589 EN_LDO34 pin enables LDO3 and
LDO4 together. An I2C command register bit is available to
decouple LDO4 from pin EN_LDO34 so that LDO4 is under
command register control only. The LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2
EN_LDO3 pin enables LDO3 only. LDO4 is controlled using
the I2C command registers. All the regulators have current
LDO2
0.3625V
TO 0.75V
R1
1μF
FB
DAC
R2
5
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Figure 2. LDO2 Application Circuit
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Table 2. Shows the I2C command register settings used
to control LDO2.
Table 2. LDO 2 Command Register Settings
COMMAND
REGISTER[BIT]
VALUE SETTING
OVEN[4]
0*
1
Disable
Enable
SCR2[4]
LTC3589/LTC3589-1
0*
1
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
Enable Immediately
SCR2[4]
LTC3589-2
0*
1
Enable Immediately
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
VCCR[5]
0*
1
Select Register L2DTV1 (V1) Reference
Select Register L2DTV2 (V2) Reference
VCCR[6]
VRRCR[7-6]
L2DTV1[4-0]
1
00
01
10
11*
Initiate Dynamic Voltage Slew
Reference Slew Rate = 0.88mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 1.75mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 3.5mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 7mV/μs
11001* DAC Dynamic Target Voltage V1
L2DTV1[5]
0*
1
Force PGOOD Low When Slewing
Normal PGOOD Operation When Slewing
L2DTV1[7]
0*
1
Shutdown LDO2 Normally
Keep LDO2 Alive
L2DTV2[4-0]
11001* DAC Dynamic Target Voltage V2
* Denotes Default Power-On Value
LDO Regulator 4
LDO4 has four output voltage options that are controlled
by the contents of command register bits L2DTV2[6]
and L2DTV2[5]. When pin EN_LDO34 is low, LDO3 and
LDO4 are controlled by writing to command register
bits OVEN[5] and OVEN[6] respectively. By default, the
LTC3589 pin EN_LDO34 enables and disables LDO3
and LDO4 simultaneously when command register bits
OVEN[5] and OVEN[6] are low. When command register
bit L2DTV2[7] is high, control of LDO4 is disconnected
from pin EN_LDO34 and controlled by command register
bit OVEN[6] regardless of the status of EN_LDO34. The
LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2 pin EN_LDO3 enables only LDO3.
Control of LDO4 on the LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2 is under
I2C control only. Table 4 shows the I2C command register
settings that control LDO4.
Table 4. LTC3589 LDO4 Command Register Settings
COMMAND
REGISTER[BIT]
VALUE
SETTING
OVEN[6]
0*
1
Disable
Enable
SCR2[6]
0*
1
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
Enable Immediately
L2DTV2[6-5]
00*
01
10
11
VLDO4 = 2.8V
VLDO4 = 2.5V
VLDO4 = 1.8V
VLDO4 = 3.3V
L2DTV2[7]
0*
1
LDO4 Enable Controlled by EN_LDO34
LDO4 Enable Controlled by OVEN[6]
LDO Regulator 3
LDO3 is a fixed 1.8V or 2.8V (LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2) output
regulator. LDO3 is enabled by driving pin EN_LDO34 or
EN_LD03 high or by writing command register OVEN[5]
to 1.
LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2 LDO4 Command Register Settings
OVEN[6]
0*
1
Disable
Enable
Table 3 shows the I2C command register settings used
to control LDO3.
SCR2[6]
LTC3589-1
0*
1
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
Enable Immediately
SCR2[6]
LTC3589-2
0*
1
Enable Immediately
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
L2DTV2[6-5]
00*
01
10
11
VLDO4 = 1.2V
VLDO4 = 1.8V
VLDO4 = 2.5V
VLDO4 = 3.2V
L2DTV2[7]
0*
1
Unused
Table 3. LDO 3 Command Register Settings
COMMAND
REGISTER[BIT]
VALUE SETTING
OVEN[5]
0*
1
Disable
Enable
SCR2[5]
LTC3589/LTC3589-1
0*
1
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
Enable Immediately
SCR2[5]
LTC3589-2
0*
1
Enable Immediately
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
* Denotes Default Power-On Value
* Denotes Default Power-On Value
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STEP-DOWN SWITCHING REGULATORS
Operating Modes
Output Voltage Programming
The step-down switching regulators include three possible
operating modes to meet the noise and power needs of a
variety of applications.
Each of the step-down converters uses a dynamically
slewing DAC output for its reference. The full-scale output
voltage is set by using a resistor divider connected from
the step-down switching regulator output to the feedback
pins (B1_FB, B2_FB, and B3_FB), as shown in Figure 3.
Set the output voltage of step-down switching regulators
using the following formula:
R1
VOUT = 1+ • (0.3625 + BxDTVx • 0.0125)(V)
R2
BxDTVx is the decimal value of the five bit binary number
in the I2C BxDTV1 or BxDTV2 command registers. BxDTV1
and BxDTV2 default to 11001 to output a reference voltage
of 0.675V. Typical values for R1 are in the range of 40k
to 1M. The capacitor CFB cancels the pole created by the
feedback resistors and the input capacitance on the FB pin
and also helps to improve load step transient response.
A value of 10pF is recommended for most applications.
Experimentation with capacitor sizes between 10pF and
33pF may yield improved transient response.
PVIN
EN
PWM
CONTROL
SW
L1
MODE
COUT
CFB
R1
FB
R2
5
DAC
0.3625V
TO 0.75V
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Figure 3. Step-Down Switching Regulator
Application Circuit
In pulse-skipping mode, at the start of every cycle, a latch
is set that turns on the main P-channel MOSFET switch.
During the cycle, a current comparator compares the
peak inductor current to the output of an error amplifier.
The output of the current comparator resets the latch.
At this time the P-channel MOSFET switch turns off and
the N-channel MOSFET synchronous rectifier turns on.
The N-channel MOSFET synchronous rectifier will turn
off when the end of the clock cycle is reached or if the
inductor current drops through zero. Using this method
of operation, the error amplifier adjusts the peak inductor
current to deliver the required output power. All necessary
loop compensation is internal to the step-down switching
regulator requiring only a single ceramic output capacitor
for stability. At light loads in pulse-skipping mode, the
inductor current may reach zero on each pulse that will
turn off the N-channel MOSFET synchronous rectifier. In
this case the switch node (SW1, SW2, or SW3) goes HIGH
impedance and the switch node will ring. This is discontinuous operation and is normal behavior for a switching
regulator. At very light loads in pulse-skipping mode, the
step-down switching regulators will automatically skip
pulses as needed to maintain output regulation. At high
duty cycle (VOUTX > VIN/2) it is possible for the inductor
current to reverse at light loads causing the step-down
switching regulator to operate continuously. When operating continuously, regulation and low noise output voltage
are maintained, but input operating current will increase
to a few milliamps.
In the forced continuous mode of operation, the inductor
current is allowed to be less than zero over the full range
of duty cycles. Operating in forced continuous mode is
a lower noise option at light loads than pulse-skipping
operation but with the drawback of higher VIN current
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due to the continuous operation of the MOSFET switch
and rectifier. Since the inductor current is allowed to be
negative in forced continuous operation the step-down
switching regulator has the ability to sink output current.
The LTC3589 automatically forces the step-down switching
regulator into forced continuous mode when dynamically
slewing the DAC voltage reference down.
When the LTC3589 step-down switching regulators are in
Burst Mode operation, they automatically switch between
fixed frequency pulse-skipping operation and hysteretic
Burst Mode control as a function of the load current. At
light loads the step-down switching regulators control the
inductor current directly and use a hysteretic control loop
to minimize both noise and switching losses. While in Burst
Mode operation, the output capacitor is charged to a voltage
slightly higher than the regulation point. The step-down
switching regulator then goes into a low power sleep mode
during which the output capacitor provides the load current.
In sleep mode, most of the switching regulator’s circuitry
is powered off to conserve battery power. When the output
voltage drops below the regulation point the regulator’s
circuitry is powered on and another burst cycle begins. As
the load current increases, the time between burst cycles
decreases. Above a load current about one-quarter rated
output load, the step-down switching regulators will switch
to low noise constant-frequency PWM operation.
Set the mode of operation for the step-down switching
regulators by using the I2C command register SCR1. Each
of the three regulators has independent mode control.
A step-down switching regulator may enter a dropout condition when its input voltage drops to near its programmed
output voltage. For example, a discharging battery voltage
of 3.4V dropping to the regulators programmed output
voltage of 3.3V. When this happens the duty cycle of the
P-channel MOSFET switch is increased until it turns on
continuously with 100% duty cycle. In dropout, the regulators output voltage equals the regulators input voltage
minus the voltage drops across the internal P-channel
MOSFET and the inductor DC resistance.
Table 5, Table 6, and Table 7 show the I2C command register
settings used to control the step-down switching regulators.
Table 5. Step-Down Switching Regulator 1 Command Register
Settings
COMMAND
REGISTER[BIT]
VALUE SETTING
SCR1[1-0]
00*
01
10
Pulse-Skipping Mode
Burst Mode Operation
Forced Continuous Mode
OVEN[0]
0*
1
Disable
Enable
SCR2[0]
LTC3589/LTC3589-1
0*
1
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
Enable Immediately
SCR2[0]
LTC3589-2
0*
1
Enable Immediately
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
VCCR[1]
0*
1
Select Register B1DTV1 (V1) Reference
Select Register B1DTV2 (V2) Reference
VCCR[0]
1
Initiate Dynamic Voltage Slew
VRRCR[1-0]
00
01
10
11*
Reference Slew Rate = 0.88mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 1.75mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 3.5mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 7mV/μs
B1DTV1[5]
0*
1
Force PGOOD Low When Slewing
Normal PGOOD Operation When Slewing
B1DTV1[4-0]
11001* DAC Dynamic Target Voltage V1
B1DTV2[4-0]
11001* DAC Dynamic Target Voltage V2
B1DTV2[5]
0*
1
2.25MHz Switching Frequency
1.125MHz Switching Frequency
B1DTV2[6]
0*
1
Switch on Clock Phase 1
Switch on Clock Phase 2
B1DTV2[7]
0*
1
Shutdown Regulator 1 Normally
Keep Regulator 1 Alive
* Denotes Default Power-On Value
Soft-Start
Soft-start is accomplished by gradually increasing the
input reference voltage on each step-down switching
regulator from 0V to the dynamic reference DAC output
level at a rate of 0.8V/ms. This allows each output to
rise slowly, helping minimize inrush current required to
charge up the regulator output capacitor. A soft-start cycle
occurs whenever a regulator is enabled either initially or
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while powering up following a fault condition. A soft-start
cycle is not triggered by a change of operating modes or
a dynamic voltage slew. During soft-start the converter is
forced to pulse-skipping mode regardless of the settings
in the SCR1 command register.
Table 6. Step-Down Switching Regulator 2 Command Register
Settings
COMMAND
REGISTER[BIT]
SCR1[3-2]
VALUE SETTING
00*
01
10
Pulse-Skipping Mode
Burst Mode Operation
Forced Continuous Mode
OVEN[1]
0*
1
Disable
Enable
SCR2[1]
LTC3589/LTC3589-1
0*
1
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
Enable immediately
SCR2[1]
LTC3589-2
0*
1
Enable immediately
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
VCCR[3]
0*
1
Select Register B2DTV1 (V1) Reference
Select Register B2DTV2 (V2) Reference
VCCR[2]
1
Initiate Dynamic Voltage Slew
VRRCR[3-2]
00
01
10
11*
Reference Slew Rate = 0.88mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 1.75mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 3.5mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 7mV/μs
0*
1
Force PGOOD Low When Slewing
Normal PGOOD Operation When Slewing
B2DTV1[5]
B2DTV1[4-0]
11001* DAC Dynamic Target Voltage V1
B2DTV2[4-0]
11001* DAC Dynamic Target Voltage V2
Since slowing the slew rate of the switch nodes causes
efficiency loss, the slew rate of the step-down switching
regulators is adjustable using the I2C command register
B1DTV1 bits 6 and 7. Optimize efficiency or EMI as necessary with four different slew rate settings. The power-on
default is the fastest slew rate, highest efficiency setting.
Table 7. Step-Down Switching Regulator 3 Command Register
Settings
COMMAND
REGISTER[BIT]
VALUE SETTING
SCR1[5-4]
00*
01
10
Pulse-Skipping Mode
Burst Mode Operation
Forced Continuous Mode
OVEN[2]
0*
1
Disable
Enable
SCR2[2]
LTC3589/LTC3589-1
0*
1
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
Enable Immediately
SCR2[2]
LTC3589-2
0*
1
Enable Immediately
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
VCCR[5]
0*
1
Select Register B3DTV1 (V1) Reference
Select Register B3DTV2 (V2) Reference
VCCR[4]
1
Initiate Dynamic Voltage Slew
VRRCR[5-4]
00
01
10
11*
Reference Slew Rate = 0.88mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 1.75mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 3.5mV/μs
Reference Slew Rate = 7mV/μs
B3DTV1[5]
0*
1
Force PGOOD Low When Slewing
Normal PGOOD Operation When Slewing
B3DTV1[4-0]
11001* DAC Dynamic Target Voltage V1
B3DTV2[4-0]
11001* DAC Dynamic Target Voltage V2
B2DTV2[5]
0*
1
2.25MHz Switching Frequency
1.125MHz Switching Frequency
B3DTV2[5]
B2DTV2[6]
0*
1
Switch on Clock Phase 1
Switch on Clock Phase 2
0*
1
2.25MHz Switching Frequency
1.125MHz Switching Frequency
B3DTV2[6]
B2DTV2[7]
0*
1
Shutdown Regulator 2 Normally
Keep Regulator 2 Alive
0*
1
Switch on Clock Phase 1
Switch on Clock Phase 2
B3DTV2[7]
0*
1
Shutdown Regulator 3 Normally
Keep Regulator 3 Alive
* Denotes Default Power-On Value
* Denotes Default Power-On Value
Switching EMI Control
The step-down switching regulators contain new patent pending circuitry to limit the edge rate of the switch
nodes SW1, SW2, and SW3. This new circuitry controls
the transition of the switch node over a period of a few
nanoseconds, significantly reducing radiated EMI and
conducted supply noise while maintaining high efficiency.
Operating Frequency
The switching frequency of each of the LTC3589 stepdown switching regulators may be independently set using
I2C command register bits B1DTV2[5], B2DTV2[5] and
B3DTV2[5]. The power-on default frequency is 2.25MHz.
Writing bit BxDTV2[5] HIGH will reduce the switching fre-
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
quency to 1.125MHz. Selection of the operating frequency
is determined by desired efficiency, component size and
converter duty cycle.
Operation at lower frequency improves efficiency by reducing internal gate charge and switching losses but requires
larger inductance and capacitance values for comparable
output ripple voltage. The lowest duty cycle of the stepdown switching regulator is determined by the converters
minimum on-time. Minimum on-time is the shortest time
duration that the converter is capable of turning its top
PMOS on and off again. The time consists of the gate
charge time plus internal delays associated with peak
current sensing. The minimum on-time of the LTC3589 is
approximately 90ns. If the duty cycle falls below what can
be accommodated by the minimum on-time, the converter
will begin to skip cycles. The output voltage will continue to
be regulated but the ripple voltage and current will increase.
With the switching frequency set to 2.25MHz, the minimum
supported duty cycle is 20%. Switching at 1.125MHz the
converter can support a 10% duty cycle.
Phase Selection
To reduce the cycle by cycle peak current drawn by the
switching regulators, the clock phase of each of the LTC3589
step-down switching regulators can be set using I2C command register bits B1DTV2[6], B2DTV2[6] and B3DTV2[6].
The internal full-rate clock has a nominal duty cycle of 20%
while the half-rate clocks have a 50% duty cycle. Setting
the command register bits high will delay the start of each
converter switching cycle by 20% or 50% depending on
the selected operating frequency.
Inductor Selection
The choice of step-down switching regulator inductor influences the efficiency of the converter and the magnitude of
the output voltage ripple. Larger inductance values reduce
inductor current ripple and therefore lower output voltage
ripple. A larger value inductor improves efficiency by lowering the peak current to be closer to the average output
current. Larger inductors, however, generally have higher
series resistance that counters the efficiency advantage
of reduced peak current.
Inductor ripple current is a function of switching frequency,
inductance, VIN, and VOUT, as shown in this equation:
IL =
V 1
• VOUT 1– OUT VIN f •L
In an example application the LTC3589 step-down switching
regulator 3 has a maximum load of 1A, VIN equals 3.8V,
and VOUT is set for 1.2V. A good starting design point for
inductor ripple is 30% of output current or 300mA. Using
the equation for ripple current, a 1.2μH inductor should
be selected.
An inductor with low DC resistance will improve converter
efficiency. Select an inductor with a DC current rating at least
1.5 times larger than the maximum load current to ensure
the inductor does not saturate during normal operations.
If short-circuit is a possible condition, the inductor should
be rated to handle the maximum peak current specified
for the step-down converter. Table 8 shows inductors that
work well with the step-down switching regulators.
Input/Output Capacitor Selection
Low ESR (equivalent series resistance) ceramic capacitors
should be used at both the output and input supply of the
switching regulators. Only X5R or X7R ceramic capacitors
should be used because they retain their capacitance over
wider voltage and temperature ranges than other ceramic
types. A 22μF capacitor is sufficient for the step-down
switching regulator outputs. For good transient response
and stability the output capacitor should retain at least
10μF of capacitance over operating temperature and bias
voltage. Place at least 4.7μF decoupling capacitance as
close as possible to each PVIN pin. Refer to Table 12 for
recommended ceramic capacitor manufacturers.
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
BUCK-BOOST SWITCHING REGULATOR
Output Voltage Programming
Set the output voltage of the LTC3589 buck-boost switching regulator using an external resistor divider connected
from BB_OUT to the feedback pin BB_FB and to GND, as
shown in Figure 4.
R1
VBB_OUT = 0.8 • 1+ (V)
R2
The value of R1 plays a role in setting the dynamics of the
buck-boost voltage mode control loop. In general, a larger
value for R1 will increase stability but reduce the speed of
the transient response. A good starting point is to choose
R1 equal to 1MΩ and calculate the value of R2 needed to set
the target output voltage. If a large output capacitor is used,
the bandwidth of the converter is reduced and R1 may be
reduced to improve transient response. If a large inductor
or small output capacitor is used then a larger R1 should
be used to bring the loop toward more stable operation.
Table 8. Inductors for Step-Down Switching Regulator 1
PART NUMBER
VALUE
(μH)
DCR (Ω)
MAX DC
CURRENT (A)
SIZE (mm) W × L × H
Coilcraft
XPL4020-102ML
XPL4020-152ML
XPL4020-222ML
LPS6225-222ML
LPS6225-332ML
LPS6225-472ML
1.0
1.5
2.2
2.2
3.3
4.7
0.029
0.036
0.060
0.045
0.055
0.065
4.00
3.60
2.60
3.90
3.50
3.00
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
6.0 × 6.0 × 2.0
6.0 × 6.0 × 2.0
6.0 × 6.0 × 2.0
Cooper
SD14-1R2-R
SD14-1R5-R
SD14-2R0-R
SD25-2R2-R
1.2
1.5
2.0
2.2
0.034
0.039
0.045
0.031
3.35
2.91
2.56
2.80
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
5.2 × 5.2 × 2.5
MANUFACTURERS
CDRH5D16NP-3R3N
3.3
0.045
2.60
5.6 × 5.6 × 1.8
TDK
VLF5014ST-1R0N2R7
VLF5014st-2R2N2R3
VLCF5020T-2R2N2R6-1
1.0
2.2
2.2
0.050
0.073
0.071
2.7
2.3
2.6
4.8 × 4.6 × 1.4
4.8 × 4.6 × 1.4
5.0 × 5.0 × 2.0
TOKO
1124BS-1R2N
1124BS-1R8N
1.2
1.8
0.047
0.056
2.9
2.7
4.5 × 4.7 × 1.8
4.5 × 4.7 × 1.8
Tokin
H-DI-0520-2R2
H-DI-0630-2R4
H-DI-0630-3R8
2.2
2.4
3.8
0.048
0.028
0.040
2.6
2.5
2
5.3 × 5.3 × 2.0
6.3 × 6.3 × 3.0
6.3 × 6.3 × 3.0
Wurth
744042001
744052002
744053003
7440530047
7440430022
1.0
2.5
3.0
4.7
2.2
0.028
0.030
0.024
0.030
0.023
2.60
2.4
2.8
2.4
2.5
4.8 × 4.8 × 1.8
5.8 × 5.8 × 1.8
5.8 × 5.8 × 2.8
5.8 × 5.8 × 2.8
4.8 × 4.8 × 2.8
Sumida
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
PVIN4
SW4AB
SW4CD
A
D
B
C
BB_OUT
EN
MODE
PWM
CONTROL
R1
22μF
BB_FB
–
0.8V
R2
+
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Figure 4. Buck-Boost Switching Regulator Application Circuit
Table 9. Inductors for Step-Down Switching Regulators 2 and 3
PART NUMBER
VALUE
(μH)
DCR (Ω)
MAX DC
CURRENT (A)
SIZE (mm) W × L × H
Coilcraft
XPL4020-102ML
XPL4020-152ML
XPL4020-472ML
1.0
1.5
4.7
0.029
0.036
0.130
4.00
3.60
1.90
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
Cooper
SD14-1R2-R
SD14-3R2-R
SD25-3R3-R
1.2
3.2
3.3
0.034
0.066
0.038
3.35
2.00
2.21
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
4.8 × 4.8 × 2.5
Sumida
CDRH5D16NP-4R7N
CDRH38D16RHPNP-3R3M
4.7
3.3
0.064
0.059
2.05
1.46
5.6 × 5.6 × 1.8
4.2 × 4.2 × 1.8
TDK
VLF5014ST-2R2N2R3
VLCF5020T-2R7N2R2-1
VLCF5020T-3R3N2R0-1
2.2
2.7
3.3
0.073
0.083
0.096
2.3
2.2
2
4.8 × 4.6 × 1.4
5.0 × 5.0 × 2.0
5.0 × 5.0 × 2.0
TOKO
1124BS-2R4N
1124BS-3R3N
2.4
3.3
0.065
0.074
2.30
2.10
4.5 × 4.7 × 1.8
4.5 × 4.7 × 1.8
Tokin
H-DI-0520-3R3
H-DI-0520-4R7
H-DI-0630-3R8
H-DI-0630-4R7
3.3
4.7
3.8
4.7
0.062
0.090
0.040
0.043
2.00
1.80
2.00
1.90
5.3 × 5.3 × 2.0
5.3 × 5.3 × 2.0
6.3 × 6.3 × 3.0
6.3 × 6.3 × 3.0
Wurth
744043004
744052002
7440530047
744042003
7440430022
4.7
2.5
4.7
3.3
2.2
0.052
0.030
0.030
0.055
0.023
1.55
2.4
2.4
1.95
2.5
5.0 × 5.0 × 3.0
5.8 × 5.8 × 1.8
5.8 × 5.8 × 2.8
4.8 × 4.8 × 1.8
4.8 × 4.8 × 2.8
MANUFACTURERS
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
Operating Modes
Table 10 shows the I2C command registers used to control
the operating modes of the LTC3589 buck-boost converter.
When command register SCR1 bit 6 is LOW, the LTC3589
buck-boost switching regulator operates in a fixed frequency pulse width modulation mode using voltage mode
feedback control. A proprietary switching algorithm allows
the converter to transition between buck, buck-boost, and
boost modes without discontinuity in inductor current or
loop characteristics. The switch topology is shown in the
application circuit in Figure 4.
When the input voltage is significantly greater than the
output voltage, the buck-boost converter operates in
buck mode. Switch D turns on continuously and switch C
remains off. Switches A and B are pulse width modulated
to produce the required duty cycle to support the output
regulation voltage. As the input voltage decreases, switch A
remains on for a larger portion of the switching cycle.
When the duty cycle reaches approximately 85%, the
switch pair AC begins turning on for a small fraction of the
switching period. As the input voltage decreases further,
the AC switch pair remains on for longer durations and
the duration of the BD phase decreases proportionately.
As the input voltage drops below the output voltage, the
AC phase will eventually increase to the point that there is
no longer any BD phase. At this point, switch A remains
on continuously while switches CD operate as a boost
converter to regulate the desired output voltage.
The buck-boost is set to Burst Mode operation by writing
a 1 to command register SCR1 bit 6. Using Burst Mode
operation at light loads improves efficiency and reduces
standby current at zero loads. In Burst Mode operation,
the inductor is charged with bursts of fixed peak amplitude
current pulses. The current pulses are repeated as often
as necessary to maintain the target output voltage. The
maximum output current that can be supplied in Burst Mode
operation is dependent upon the input and output voltage.
Typically IOUT(MAX) in Burst Mode operation is equal to:
I OUT(MAX) =
0.28 • VIN
(A)
VOUT + VIN
If the buck-boost load exceeds the maximum Burst Mode
current capability then the output rail will lose regulation and the power good comparator will indicate a fault
condition.
When the LTC3589 buck-boost is not enabled, a 2.5k pulldown resistor is connected between BB_OUT and ground.
Soft-Start
The buck-boost converter has an internal voltage mode softstart circuit that ramps the buck-boosts error amp reference
from 0V to 800mV at a rate of 2V/ms. During soft-start,
the converter is regulating to the ramping reference and
will respond to output load transients. During soft-start the
buck-boost converter is forced into continuous mode operation regardless of the state of the SCR1 command register.
Current Limit Operation
The LTC3589 buck-boost regulator has current limit circuits
to limit forward current through the A switch and reverse
current through the D switch. The primary forward current limit circuit injects a small fraction of the inductor
current into the feedback node whenever the inductor
current exceeds 2.7A (typical). Forcing the current into
the feedback node in the high gain feedback circuit has
the effect of lowering the output voltage until the average current in switch A is equal to the current limit. The
average limit uses the error amplifier in its active linear
state so once the fault condition is removed the recovery
is smooth with little overshoot.
A hard short on the output of the buck-boost will cause the
inductor current to exceed the 2.7A average current limit.
A second current limit turns off switch A in the event peak
inductor current reaches 3A (typical). The instantaneous
forward current limit provides extra protection in the event
of a sudden hard short.
The reverse current comparator on the D switch monitors the current entering the BB_OUT pin. When this
current exceeds 1A (typical) switch D will turn off for the
remainder of the switching cycle. This feature protects
the buck-boost converter from excessive reverse current
if the buck-boost output is held above the regulation point
by an external source.
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
Inductor Selection
Table 10. Buck-Boost Command Register Settings
Inductor selection criteria for the buck-boost are similar to
those given for the step-down switching regulators. The
buck-boost converter is designed to work with inductors
in the range of 1μH to 3.3μH. For most applications use a
1.5μH inductor. Choose an inductor with a DC current rating
at least two times larger than the maximum load current to
ensure that the inductor does not saturate during normal
operation. If output short-circuit is a possible condition,
the inductor should be rated to handle the maximum peak
current specified for the buck-boost converter. Table 10
shows several inductors that work well with the LTC3589
buck-boost regulator.
COMMAND
REGISTER[BIT]
VALUE SETTING
SCR1[6]
0*
1
Continuous Mode
Burst Mode Operation
OVEN[3]
0*
1
Disable
Enable
SCR2[3]
LTC3589/LTC3589-1
0*
1
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
Enable Immediately
SCR2[3]
LTC3589-2
0*
1
Enable Immediately
Wait for Output Below 300mV Before Enable
* Denotes Default Power-On Value
Table 11. Inductors for Buck-Boost Switching Regulator
PART
NUMBER
VALUE
(μH)
DCR (Ω)
MAX DC
CURRENT (A)
SIZE (mm) W × L × H
Coilcraft
XPL4020-152ML
XPL4020-222ML
XPL4020-332ML
LPS6225-332ML
LPS6225-472ML
1.5
2.2
3.3
3.3
4.7
0.036
0.060
0.085
0.055
0.065
3.60
2.60
2.40
3.50
3.00
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
4.2 × 4.2 × 2.0
6.0 × 6.0 × 2.0
6.0 × 6.0 × 2.0
Cooper
SD14-1R5-R
SD14-2R0-R
SD14-2R5-R
SD14-3R2-R
SD25-3R3-R
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.2
3.3
0.039
0.045
0.060
0.066
0.038
2.91
2.56
2.29
2.00
2.21
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
5.2 × 5.2 × 1.45
4.8 × 4.8 × 2.5
Sumida
CDRH5D16NP-3R3N
CDRH5D16NP-4R7N
3.3
4.7
0.045
0.064
2.60
2.05
5.6 × 5.6 × 1.8
5.6 × 5.6 × 1.8
TDK
VLF5014ST-2R2N2R3
VLCF5020T-2R7N2R2-1
VLCF5020T-3R3N2R0-1
2.2
2.7
3.3
0.073
0.083
0.096
2.3
2.2
2
4.8 × 4.6 × 1.4
5.0 × 5.0 × 2.0
5.0 × 5.0 × 2.0
TOKO
1124BS-1R8N
1124BS-3R3N
1.8
3.3
0.056
0.074
2.70
2.10
4.5 × 4.7 × 1.8
4.5 × 4.7 × 1.8
Tokin
H-DI-0520-3R3
H-DI-0630-3R8
3.3
3.8
0.062
0.040
2.00
2.00
5.3 × 5.3 × 2.0
6.3 × 6.3 × 3.0
Wurth
744052002
7440420027
744053003
7440530047
2.5
2.7
3.0
4.7
0.030
0.047
0.024
0.030
2.4
2.2
2.8
2.4
5.8 × 5.8 × 1.8
4.8 × 4.8 × 1.8
5.8 × 5.8 × 2.8
5.8 × 5.8 × 2.8
MANUFACTURERS
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
Capacitor Selection
Table 13. Slewing DAC Command Register Control Summary
Low ESR ceramic capacitors should be used at both the
output and input supply of the buck-boost switching
regulator. Only X5R or X7R ceramic capacitors should
be used because they retain their capacitance over wider
voltage and temperature ranges than other ceramic types.
A 22μF capacitor is sufficient for the buck-boost switching regulator output. For good transient response and
stability the output capacitor should retain at least 10μF of
capacitance over operating temperature and bias voltage.
Place at least 4.7μF decoupling capacitance as close as
possible to PVIN4 pin. Refer to Table 12 for recommended
ceramic capacitor manufacturers.
COMMAND
REGISTER[BIT]
FUNCTION
VCCR[0], VCCR[2],
VCCR[4], VCCR[6]
Voltage Change Control Register
G0 / Slew
Write a 1 to Initiate a Slew to the Voltage
Selected in VCCR[1], VCCR[3], VCCR[5],
VCCR[7] Respectively.
Bits are Reset to 0 at the End of the Slew
Operation.
VCCR[1], VCCR[3],
VCCR[5], VCCR[7]
Write a 0 to Select Voltage V1 Stored in
Registers B1DTV1[4-0], B2DTV1[4-0],
B3DTV1[4-0], L2DTV1[4-0].
Write a 1 to Select Voltage V2 in
Registers B1DTV2[4-0], B2DTV2[4-0],
B3DTV2[4-0], L2DTV2[4-0].
Table 12. Ceramic Capacitor Manufacturers
AVX
www.avxcorp.com
Murata
www.murata.com
Taiyo Yuden
www.t-yuden.com
Vishay Siliconix
www.vishay.com
TDK
www.tdk.com
B1DTV1[4-0], B2DTV1[4-0], Dynamic Target Voltage 1
B3DTV1[4-0], L2DTV1[4-0] Five Bits Corresponding to V1 Output
from Each DAC.
B1DTV1[5], B2DTV1[5],
B3DTV1[5], L2DTV1[5]
The three LTC3589 step-down switching regulators and
linear regulator LDO2 have programmable DAC reference
inputs. Each DAC is programmable from 0.3625V to 0.75V
in 12.5mV steps:
R1
VOUT = 1+ • (0.3625 + BxDTVx • 0.0125)(V)
R2
The DAC references may be commanded to independently
slew between two voltages at one of four selectable slew
rates. Table 13 summarizes the command registers used
to control slewing DAC operation.
PGOOD Mask
Write a 1 to Continue Normal PGOOD
Operation When Slewing.
Write a 0 to Force PGOOD to Pull Low
During Slew.
SLEWING DAC REFERENCE OPERATION
Controlling the DAC References
Voltage Change Control Register
Dynamic Target Select
B1DTV2[4-0], B2DTV2[4-0], Dynamic Target Voltage 2
B3DTV2[4-0], L2DTV2[4-0] Five Bits Corresponding to V2 Output
from Each DAC.
VRRCR[1-0], VRRCR[3-2],
VRRCR[5-4], VRRCR[7-6]
Voltage Ramp Rate Control
Two Bits That Set the DAC Output Slew
Rate for Step-Down Switching Regulator
and LDO2.
Setting and Slewing the DAC Outputs
The 5-bit word in dynamic target voltage command registers B1DTV1, B2DTV1, B3DTV1, and L2DTV1 programs
reference voltage V1. The 5-bit word in command registers B1DTV2, B2DTV2, B3DTV2, and L2DTV2 programs
reference voltage V2. A resistor divider network on the
output and feedback pins of the regulators set their
output voltage.
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
OPERATION
Writing a 0 or 1 to the odd bits of voltage change control
register VCCR selects DAC output voltages V1 or V2,
respectively. A slew of the DAC is initiated by writing a 1
to an even bit of register VCCR. The DAC output will slew
to either voltage, V1 or V2, as selected by the odd bits of
register VCCR. Slew begins when the I2C STOP condition
is detected. At the end of the slewing operation the GO
bits in command register VCCR are cleared.
set the regulator reference input to 0.625V. VCCR[0] set
to 1 initiates the dynamic slew to go to the new voltage.
To slew back to 1.2V write 01 to command register bits
VCCR[1:0].
The slew rate for each regulator is set in the ramp rate
control register VRRCR. Each DAC has independent output
voltage registers, voltage register select, and slew rate and
start controls. The regulators do not have to be enabled
to change the DAC outputs.
VRRCR[1:0]
01
01
Dynamic Slew Rate
VCCR[1]
0
1
Select DTV
The VSTB pin is used to set the DAC controlled output rails
to a low power standby condition. When VSTB is driven
HIGH, all four of the DAC references will immediately slew
to V2. To use VSTB to set the rails to standby voltage,
select V1 for normal rail voltages and V2 for standby rail
voltages. Drive VSTB high to immediately slew all the
DAC outputs to V2. When VSTB is driven LOW, the DAC
outputs will slew to V1.
The default power-up value of all the dynamic target voltage
registers is 11001 corresponding to a DAC output voltage of 0.675V. The DTV registers may be reprogrammed
prior to initiating a power-up sequence or at any time for
dynamic slewing.
When a step-down switching regulator output is slewing
down its mode is automatically switched to forced continuous to enable the regulator to sink current. When LDO2 is
slewing down, a 2.5k pull-down is connected to its output.
Table 14 shows command register and feedback divider
settings to enable slewing step-down switching regulator 1
between 1.2V and 1V in 70μs. The voltage ramp rate
control register bits VRRCR[1:0] are set to 01 which
selects a ramp rate of 1.75mV/μs at the DAC output.
The slew rate at the regulator output is a function of the
feedback resistor divider gain. In this example, the slew
is equal to 1.75 • (1 + 301/499) = 2.8mV/μs. Therefore, a
slew of 200mV will take 70μs. To initiate a change from
1.2V to 1V write 11 to voltage change control register bits
VCCR[1:0]. VCCR[1] selects target register B1DTV2 to
Table 14. Dynamic Slewing Example for Step-Down Switching
Regulator 1
COMMAND
REGISTER
VOUT =1.2V
VOUT =1V
B1DTV1[4:0]
11111
11111
B1DTV2[4:0]
10101
10101
Resistor Divider Shown
in Figure 3
R1 = 301kΩ
R2 = 499kΩ
PUSHBUTTON OPERATION
State Event Diagram
Figure 5 shows the LTC3589 pushbutton state diagram.
Upon the first power application to the LTC3589 VIN pin an
internal power-on reset circuit puts the pushbutton into the
power-down (PDN) state and initiates a one second timer.
The LTC3589 status pin RSTO is pulled low until one second
times out and the always-alive LDO1 is indicating power
good status. After the one second interval the pushbutton
circuit will transition to the power-off (POFF) standby state.
The LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2 powers on directly to the POFF
state bypassing the one second delay. Status pin RSTO will
be released high when LDO1 indicates power good status.
The LTC3589 will not leave the POFF state and enter the
ON OR
PWR_ON
PUP
POFF
PON
1 SEC
POR
ON OR
PWR_ON
5 SEC
PDN
POR
FAULT OR
PWR_ON OR
HARD RESET
PUP
5 SEC
POFF
PON
FAULT OR
PWR_ON OR
HARD RESET
1 SEC
PDN
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LTC3589
LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2
Figure 5. Pushbutton Controller State Diagram
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power-up state (PUP) until ON is held LOW for at least
400ms (PB400ms) or until PWR_ON is activated by the
PWR_ON pin. When the controller enters the PUP state
the open-drain WAKE pin releases HIGH. The WAKE pin
is typically used to enable the first regulator in a start-up
sequence. The pushbutton state will stay in PUP for five
seconds before transitioning to the power-on (PON) state.
Before leaving PUP, the PWR_ON pin must be brought
HIGH by the application to indicate that the system rails
are correct. If PWR_ON is not active at the end of five
seconds the pushbutton controller will continue directly
through PON to the power-down (PDN) state and pull the
WAKE pin down. Three events will cause the pushbutton
to leave the PON state: 1) lowering the PWR_ON pin, 2)
forcing a hard reset by holding the ON pin LOW for five
seconds, and 3) a fault condition is detected. Fault conditions are low VIN, device over temperature, or extended
undervoltage of one of the regulator outputs. All regulator
enables, the ON input, and PWR_ON signals are inhibited
for one second while in the PDN state. After one second
in PDN the pushbutton controller returns to POFF.
PBSTAT Operation
PBSTAT goes LOW 50ms after the initial pushbutton application (ON LOW) and will stay LOW for a minimum of
50ms. PBSTAT will go HIGH coincident with ON going HIGH
unless ON goes HIGH before the 50ms minimum on-time.
Power-Up Using the Pushbutton
When in the POFF standby state, the LTC3589 is in complete shutdown except the always active LDO1 and any
regulators enabled with the keep-alive control bits. Pull the
ON pin to ground with a pushbutton for 400ms to begin a
power-up sequence with the WAKE pin tied to an enable
pin. Drive PWR_ON high within five seconds to signal the
LTC3589 to remain in the power-on state.
Power-Down Using the Pushbutton
The pushbutton power-down operation is performed by
the system microprocessor by monitoring the PBSTAT pin.
Once in the PON state, the system controller is responsible
for deciding what action to take with a pushbutton event.
When the ON pin is held LOW for a 50ms debounce period,
the PBSTAT pin is pulled LOW. The system controller should
monitor the PBSTAT pin to determine the pushbutton has
been pushed. If the controller decides that a power-down
is desired, then it should drive the PWR_ON pin LOW.
Power-Up and Down Using PWR_ON Pin
An alternate power-up method is to drive the PWR_ON pin
to a HIGH state. After a delay of 50ms from the PWR_ON
signal, the WAKE pin will pull HIGH to drive regulator enable pins. When PWR_ON is HIGH for five seconds, the
sequence controller will enter the PON state. To power
down, drive the PWR_ON pin LOW. 50ms later WAKE will
pull low, all enabled regulators are disabled and the OVEN
command register is reset to 0x00.
Hard Reset Using the Pushbutton
When the ON pin is pulled LOW for five seconds, a hard
reset is initiated. At the end of five seconds, WAKE is
pulled LOW, the I2C command registers are reset to POR
states, enable pin states are ignored, and the one second
power-down timer is started. During the power-down time,
the enables continue to be ignored to allow the regulator
outputs to discharge. The RSTO pin is pulled LOW for
the power-down time to indicate a pushbutton hard reset
occurred. If the PWR_ON pin is LOW at the end of the
one second power-down time, the LTC3589 will remain
in standby mode. If PWR_ON is HIGH at the end of one
second and there are no fault conditions, the LTC3589 will
power-up in the same way shown in Figure 8.
Hard Reset Due to a Fault Condition
A hard reset due to VIN undervoltage, extended undervoltage of an output rail, or an overtemperature condition
initiates a hard shutdown of the LTC3589. When the fault
occurs, wake is pulled LOW, the I2C command registers
are reset to POR states, enable pin inputs are ignored,
and the one second power-down timer is started. During the power-down time, the enables continue to be
ignored to allow the regulator outputs to discharge. If the
PWR_ON pin is LOW at the end of the power-down time,
the LTC3589 will remain in standby mode with just the
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always-active LDO operating. If PWR_ON is HIGH at the
end of one second and the fault condition has cleared, the
LTC3589 will power-up in the same way shown in Figure 8.
Neither IRQ nor the status registers are cleared by the
fault induced shutdown.
ON(PB)
PBSTAT
400ms
WAKE
<5 SEC
μC/μP CONTROL
PWR_ON
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Figure 6. Power-Up Using the Pushbutton
ENABLE AND POWER-ON SEQUENCING
<5 SEC
ON(PB)
Enable Input Pin Operation
50ms
PBSTAT
WAKE
μC/μP CONTROL
PWR_ON
50ms - LTC3589
2ms - LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
3589 F07
Figure 7. Power Down Using Pushbutton
ON(PB)
PBSTAT
50ms - LTC3589
2ms - LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2
WAKE
PWR_ON
5 SEC
μC/μP CONTROL
50ms
3589 F08
Figure 8. Power-Up and Down Using PWR_ON Pin
ON(PB)
50ms
PBSTAT
WAKE
The regulator enable input pins facilitate pin-strapping an
output rail to the enable pin of the next regulator in the
desired sequence. The regulator enable inputs normally
have a 0.8V (typical) input threshold. If any enable is driven
HIGH, the remaining enable input thresholds switch to a
more accurate 500mV (typical) threshold.
Figure 11 shows an application circuit for a typical pinstrapped start-up sequence. Holding ON LOW for 400ms
brings up the WAKE pin that is tied to EN1 and EN3 to enable step-down switching regulators 1 and 3. The output of
regulator 1 is tied to EN2 and EN4 that enables step-down
switching regulator 2 and the buck-boost switching regulator 4. The output of step-down switching regulator 2 is
tied to EN_LDO2 and EN_LDO34 to enable LDO2, LDO3
and LDO4. Within five seconds of WAKE going HIGH, the
microprocessor or microcontroller must drive PWR_ON
HIGH to tell LTC3589 that rails are good and to stay in the
power-on state.
5 SEC
μC/μP CONTROL
PWR_ON
1 SEC
RSTO
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VIN
Figure 9. Hard Reset Using the Pushbutton
LTC3589
FAULT
ON(PB)
PWR_ON
WAKE
EN2
SW1
1V TO 1.2V
EN3
SW2
1.8V
EN4
SW3
0.8V TO 1V
BB_OUT
3.3V
EN_LDO34
LDO2
1.2V
ON
LDO3
1.8V
PWR_ON
LDO4
2.8V
EN_LDO2
PBSTAT
WAKE
EN1
<1 SEC
PWR_ON
μC/μP CONTROL
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IRQ
Figure 11. Pin-Strap Start-Up Sequence Application Circuit
CLIRQ
3589 F10
Figure 10. Hard Reset Due to a Fault Condition
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Figure 12 shows the start-up timing for the application shown
in Figure 11. There is a 200μs (typical) delay between the
enable pin and the internal enable signal to each regulator.
WAKE
V1
1.2V
0.5V 200μs
1V
V3
V2
0.5V
1.8V
200μs
3.3V
V4
1.2V
less of the status of PWR_ON and WAKE. Writing a 1 to
a regulator’s keep-alive bit in its dynamic target voltage
register will keep a regulator alive when the LTC3589 is
in standby (POFF) mode. A regulator with its keep-alive
bit set will stay enabled until the bit is reset writing the bit
LOW, resetting the LTC3589 with a pushbutton hard reset,
or a fault condition (UVLO, PGOOD, timeout or thermal
shutdown) occurs. PGOOD and fault status are reported
in the IRQSTAT and PGSTAT registers and on the IRQ and
PGOOD pins for keep-alive regulators when PWR_ON and
WAKE are LOW.
200μs
LDO2
LDO3
1.8V
Software Control Mode
2.8V
Once a power-up sequence is completed each regulator
may be enabled and disabled individually by the system
as needed for power mode requirements. Setting the output voltage enable command register bit OVEN[7] HIGH
disconnects each regulator from its enable pin so control
is solely through the OVEN command register. To enter
software control mode, set command bit OVEN[7] HIGH
and the desired enable bits in OVEN[6:0] HIGH. Any of the
regulators enabled in OVEN[6:0] will stay on regardless of
the state of their enable pins when OVEN[7] is HIGH. Setting the regulator enable bits and the software control bit in
OVEN[7] may occur on the same I2C start-stop sequence. A
normal shutdown using PWR_ON resets all eight bits of the
OVEN register to 0x00 to ensure all regulators are shut off.
LDO4
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Figure 12. Pin-Strap Sequencing Timing
To help ensure startup sequencing, the LTC3589 is designed to block the internal enable of a regulator until its
output has discharged to less than 300mV. The I2C system
control register 2 (SCR2) controls whether the LTC3589
waits or enables immediately. The POR default setting for
the LTC3589 and LTC3589-1 is to wait for the output to be
less than 300mV before enabling. The output discharge
resistors on the LTC3589 and LTC3589-1 regulators are
tied to the settings in SCR2.
For use in systems that might back drive the regulator
outputs higher than 300mV, the LTC3589-2 POR default
setting is to always enable regardless of output voltage
and to always engage the discharge resistors whenever
the regulator is not enabled.
Keep-Alive Operation
For systems which require an active supply rail when in
system standby, any of the three LTC3589 step-down
switching regulators or LDO2 may be kept alive regard-
FAULT DETECTION, SHUTDOWN, AND REPORTING
The LTC3589 monitors VIN, output rail voltages and internal
die temperature. A warning condition is indicated when
VIN is less than 2.9V and when internal die temperature
approaches the thermal shutdown temperature. A fault
condition occurs when VIN is less than 2.6V, any regulator
output is 8% low for 14ms, or the internal die temperature
is HIGH. Warning and fault states are reported via the IRQ,
PGOOD, and RTSO pins. Specific fault states are read via
the I2C serial port status registers IRQSTAT and PGSTAT.
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RSTO Pin Function
The RSTO (reset output) pin is an open-drain output for use
as a power-on reset signal. It is pulled LOW at initial power
until LDO1 is within 8% of its target and the initial one second
start-up timer is finished. RSTO remains HIGH during normal
operation and will be pulled low if LDO1 loses regulation for
more than 25μs or a pushbutton hard reset is initiated. RSTO
is released high 14ms after LDO1 returns to regulation.
voltage for longer than 25μs (typical), the PGOOD pin is
pulled LOW and the appropriate bit in the PGSTAT status
register (Table 15) is set.
Table 15. PGSTAT Read-Only Register Bit Definitions
PGSTAT[BIT] VALUE
SETTING
0
0
1
LDO1_STBY Output Low
LDO1_STBY Output Good
1
0
1
Step-Down Switching Regulator 1 Output Low
Step-Down Switching Regulator 1 Output Good
2
0
1
Step-Down Switching Regulator 2 Output Low
Step-Down Switching Regulator 2 Output Good
3
0
1
Step-Down Switching Regulator 3 Output Low
Step-Down Switching Regulator 3 Output Good
4
0
1
Buck-Boost Regulator 4 Output Low
Buck-Boost Regulator 4 Output Good
VIN 2.7V
5
0
1
LDO2 Output Low
LDO2 Output Good
–8%
6
0
1
LDO3 Output Low
LDO3 Output Good
7
0
1
LDO4 Output Low
LDO4 Output Good
Figure 13 shows a initial power-up for the RSTO pin. If VIN
is not above its undervoltage thresholds at the end of the 1
second start-up time, the IRQ pin will be pulled LOW and an
undervoltage bit will be set in the IRQSTAT status register.
LDO1
25μs
RSTO
1 SEC
14ms
INITIAL POWER-UP
Figure 14 shows the PGOOD pin and PGSTAT status register timing. When no regulator is enabled, the PGOOD
pin is pulled LOW and PGSTAT bits are LOW. PGOOD and
the PGSTAT bits are HIGH 250μs after the last enabled
regulator is within 7% of its target.
LDO1 UNDERVOLTAGE
LTC3589
VIN
–8%
LDO1
WAKE HIGH AFTER 1sec
IF PWR_ON HIGH
1sec
25μs
WAKE
RSTO
14ms
14ms
INITIAL POWER-UP
ENx
LDO1 UNDERVOLTAGE
LTC3589-1/LTC3589-2
200μs
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Figure 13. Initial Power-Up and LDO1 Undervoltage RSTO Timing
VOUTx
25μs
25μs
DISABLED IF
WAKE LOW
250μs
250μs
250μs
PGOOD
14ms
PGOOD Pin and PGSTAT Status Register Function
Each LTC3589 regulator has an internal power good output that is active whenever the regulators feedback pin is
closer than 7% (typical) from its input reference voltage.
If any of the internal power good signals indicate a low
IRQ
ENABLE
UNDERVOLTAGE
EXTENDED
UNDERVOLTAGE
(FAULT)
DISABLE
3589 F14
Figure 14. PGOOD Pin and PGSTAT Status Register Timing
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If any enabled regulator output falls more than 7% low
for longer than 25μs PGOOD is pulled LOW and a corresponding status bit in the PGSTAT register is set to 0.
The PGOOD pin and PGSTAT status bit remain LOW for
as long as the low voltage condition persists plus 250μs.
An extended low output rail causing the PGOOD pin to
be LOW for longer than 14ms defines a PGOOD timeout
fault condition that triggers a hard reset if not masked in
I2C register bit SCR2[7]. When SCR2[7] is HIGH, PGOOD
remains in normal operation.
During a dynamic voltage slew, PGOOD is pulled LOW
unless bit 5 in the dynamic target voltage register for
each regulator is set HIGH. The status register PGSTAT
is unaffected by a dynamic voltage slew.
Thermal Shutdown Fault and Warning
Similar to the VIN undervoltage detection circuits the overtemperature detection circuits check for warning and fault
levels. An overtemperature fault will initiate a fault induced
shutdown. An overtemperature warning sets register bit
IRQSTAT[6] and pulls the IRQ pin LOW.
IRQ Pin and IRQSTAT Status Register Function
The IRQ pin and IRQSTAT status register report PGOOD
timeout fault, VIN undervoltage warning and fault, and
high temperature warning and fault. Table 16 shows the
meaning of the IRQSTAT read-only status register bits.
Table 16. IRQSTAT Read-Only Register Bit Definitions
IRQSTAT[BIT]
VALUE
Undervoltage Detection
3
1
PGOOD Timeout Fault (PGOOD Low >
14ms)
The LTC3589 undervoltage (UV) detection circuit will output a fault condition, locking out regulator operation, until
VIN reaches 2.7V. Once VIN is above 2.7V the LTC3589 will
operate normally until VIN drops to 2.55V (typical). When
VIN drops below 2.55V, the fault condition initiates a hard
shutdown reset. Figure 15 shows undervoltage warning
and fault detection levels.
4
1
VIN Undervoltage Warning (VIN < 2.9V)
5
1
VIN Undervoltage Fault (VIN < 2.6V)
6
1
Thermal Limit Warning (TJ > 130°C)
7
1
Thermal Limit Fault (TJ > 150°C)
FAULT
WARNING
VIN
UNDERVOLTAGE
2.55V
2.65V
2.9V
3V
VIN
3589 F15
SETTING
Figure 16 shows the timing of the IRQ and IRQSTAT status
register following a warning (VIN <2.9V or high temperature
warning) event. When a warning occurs, IRQ is latched
LOW and bit IRQSTAT[4] or IRQSTAT[5] is set. IRQ remains
low and the IRQSTAT status bits remain active until the
I2C CLIRQ command is given and the warning condition
has passed.
TSD OR UV
WARNING
IRQ
Figure 15. UV Detection Hard Reset and Warning Levels
IRQSTAT
An undervoltage warning sets register bit IRQSTAT[4] and
pulls the IRQ pin LOW.
CLIRQ
3589 F16
Figure 16. IRQ and IRQSTAT Status Register Warning Timing
To minimize standby quiescent current the UVLO and
thermal sensor circuits are disabled when all the regulators are off.
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Figure 17 shows the timing of the IRQ pin and IRQSTAT
status register following a fault induced hard shutdown
event. When a fault occurs, IRQ is latched LOW and bit
IRQSTAT[3], IRQSTAT[5], or IRQSTAT[7] is set. IRQ remains LOW until the CLIRQ command is issued. When the
CLIRQ command has been issued, the IRQSTAT status bit
remains set for the one second enable inhibit time or as
long as the fault condition persists, whichever is longer.
Fault Induced Shutdown
Any of the three fault conditions will initiate a hard reset
shutdown triggering the following events: 1) A bit corresponding to the fault is set in status register IRQSTAT, 2)
IRQ and WAKE pins are pulled LOW, 3) enable pin inputs
are ignored and the regulators are disabled, 4) all enable
bits and software control mode bit in the output voltage
enable OVEN command register are cleared, and 5) the
pushbutton controller is sent to the PDN state for one
second and then to POFF. Re-enabling of regulators is
inhibited until both the fault condition and the one second
time out have passed to allow regulator outputs sufficient
time to discharge. When one second timeout and the fault
condition are both passed, if PWR_ON is HIGH, WAKE will
come up and the LTC3589 will respond to any enable pins
that are also HIGH.
TSD, UV,
OR PGOOD FAULT
IRQ
1 SEC
1 SEC
IRQSTAT
CLIRQ
3589 F17
Figure 17. IRQ and IRQSTAT Status Register Fault Timing
SDA
tHD, STA
tSU, DAT
tLOW
tBUF
tSU, STO
tHD, STA
tHD, DAT
3589 F18
SCL
tHIGH
tHD, STA
START
CONDITION
tSP
REPEATED START
CONDITION
tf
tr
STOP
START
Figure 18. LTC3589 I2C Timing
ADDRESS
0
1
1
0
1
0
0 WR
SDA
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0 ACK
SCL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SUB ADDRESS
DATA
SUB ADDRESS
DATA
S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 S0
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 S0
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
START
STOP
9
ACK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
ACK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
ACK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
ACK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
3589 F19
Figure 19. LTC3589 I2C Serial Port Multiple Write Pattern
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I2C OPERATION
commands the LTC3589 to act upon its new command
set. A STOP condition is sent by the master by transitioning SDA from LOW to HIGH while SCL is HIGH. The bus
it then free for communication with another I2C device.
I2C Interface
The LTC3589 communicates with a bus master using the
standard I2C 2-wire interface. The two bus lines, SDA and
SCL, must be HIGH when the bus is not in use. External
pull-up resistors or current sources, such as the LTC1694
SMBus accelerator, are required on these lines. The
LTC3589 is both a slave receiver and slave transmitter. The
I2C control signals, SDA and SCL are scaled internally to
the DVDD supply. DVDD should be connected to the same
power supply as the bus pull-up resistors.
I2C Byte Format
Each byte sent to or received from the LTC3589 must
be 8 bits long followed by an extra clock cycle for the
acknowledge bit. The data should be sent to the LTC3589
most significant bit (MSB) first.
I2C Acknowledge
The I2C port has an undervoltage lockout on the DVDD
pin. When DVDD is below approximately 1V, the I2C serial
port is reset to power-on states and registers are set to
default values.
The acknowledge signal is used for handshaking between
the master and the slave. When the LTC3589 is written to,
it acknowledges its write address and subsequent register
address and data bytes. When reading from the LTC3589,
it acknowledges its read address and 8-bit status byte.
I2C Bus Speed
An acknowledge pulse (active LOW) generated by the
LTC3589 lets the master know that the latest byte of
information was transferred. The master generates the
clock cycle and releases the SDA line (HIGH) during the
acknowledge clock cycle. The LTC3589 pulls down the SDA
line during the write acknowledge clock pulse so that it is
a stable LOW during the HIGH period of this clock pulse.
The I2C port operates at speeds up to 400kHz. It has
built-in timing delays to ensure correct operation when
addressed from an I2C compliant master device. It also
contains input filters designed to suppress glitches should
the bus become corrupted.
I2C START and STOP Conditions
I2C Slave Address
A bus master signals the beginning of communications
by transmitting a START condition. A START condition is
generated by transitioning SDA from HIGH to LOW while
SCL is HIGH. The master may transmit either the slave
write or the slave read address. Once data is written to the
LTC3589, the master may transmit a STOP condition that
The LTC3589 responds to factory programmed read and
write addresses. The write address is 0x68. The read address is 0x69. The least significant bit of the address byte,
known as the read/write bit, is 0 when writing data to the
LTC3589 and 1 when reading from it.
SUB ADDRESS
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 S0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
WR
SDA
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0 ACK
SCL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
START
9
START
ACK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DATA
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
RD
R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1 R0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1 ACK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
STOP
9
ACK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Figure 20. LTC3589 I2C Serial Port Read Pattern
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I2C Sub-Addressed Writing
The LTC3589 has 14 command registers for control inputs.
They are accessed by the I2C port via a sub-addressed
writing system.
Each write cycle of the LTC3589 consists of a series of three
or more bytes beginning with the LTC3589 write address.
The second byte is the sub address of the command register being written to. The sub address is a pointer to the
register where the data in the third byte will be stored. The
third byte is the data to be written to the just-received sub
address. Continue alternating sub address and data bytes
to write multiple registers in a single START sequence.
I2C Bus Write Operation
The master initiates communication with the LTC3589
with a START condition and the LTC3589 write address.
If the address matches that of the LTC3589, the LTC3589
returns an acknowledge pulse. The master should then
deliver the sub address. Again the LTC3589 acknowledges and the cycle is repeated for the data byte. The
data byte is transferred to an internal holding latch
upon the return of its acknowledge by the LTC3589.
Continue writing sub address and data pairs into the
holding latches. Addressing the LTC3589 is not required
for each sub address and data pair. If desired a REPEATSTART condition may be initiated by the master where
another device on the I2C bus is addressed. The LTC3589
remembers the valid data it has received. Once all the
devices on the I2C have been addressed and sent valid
data and a global STOP has been sent, the LTC3589 will
update its command latches with the data it has received.
I2C Sub-Addressed Reading
The LTC3589 I2C interface supports random address
reading of the I2C command and status registers. Before
reading a register, the registers sub address must be
written. Send a START condition followed by the LTC3589
write address followed by the sub address of the register
to be read. The sub address is now stored as a pointer
to the register. Send a REPEAT-START condition followed
by the LTC3589 read address. Following the acknowledgment of its read address the LTC3589 returns one bit of
information for each of the next 8 clock cycles. A STOP
condition is not required for the read operation. The read
sub address is stored until a new sub address is written.
Verify the data written to the internal data hold latches
prior to committing date to the command registers by
reading back the data before sending a STOP condition.
Continuously poll a register by repeatedly sending a START
condition followed by the LTC3589 read address, and then
clocking the data out after the read address acknowledge.
I2C Command and Status Registers
Table 17 and Table 18 show the LTC3589 I2C command
and status registers. System control register (SCR1) sets
the operating modes of the switching regulators. Each
step-down switching regulator has pulse-skipping, Burst
Mode operation, or forced continuous operation. The
buck-boost switching regulator can be put in continuous
or Burst Mode operation.
The output voltage enable (OVEN) command register
controls the individual enables of each regulator. When
OVEN[7] is set to a logic LOW value, bits OVEN[6-0] are
ORed with their respective enable pins. When OVEN[7]
is HIGH, the input pins EN1, EN2, EN3, EN4, EN_LDO2,
and EN_LDO34, are ignored and the LTC3589 regulators
respond only to the OVEN register. When the regulators
are configured in a hard wired power-up sequence, setting
OVEN[7] allows software control of individual regulators.
When the PWR_ON pin is pulled LOW all bits in the OVEN
register are reset to POR state of 0x00.
System control register 2 (SCR2) controls the operation of
the regulator start-up and regulator power good (PGOOD)
hard shutdown operation. Command register bit SCR2[7]
controls the LTC3589 behavior during an extended PGOOD
fault condition longer than 14ms. Bit SCR2[7] does not
alter PGOOD status reporting by the IRQ pin or IRQSTAT
status register. The bits in SCR2[6-0] control whether a
regulator will wait to turn on when its output is greater
than 300mV. Default POR LOW cause the LTC3589 and
LTC3589-1 regulators to wait for the output to discharge
to less than 300mV. Default POR low of the LTC3589-2
allows the regulators to start at any output voltage.
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OPERATION
Table 17. LTC3589 Command Register Table
REG
NAME B[7]
B[6]
B[5]
0x07
SCR1
Buck-Boost
Mode:
Step-Down Switching
Regulator 3 Mode :
0x10
OVEN
B[4]
B[3]
B[2]
B[1]
B[0]
DEFAULT
Step-Down Switching
Regulator 2 Mode :
Step-Down Switching
Regulator 1 Mode :
0 = Continuous 0 0 = Pulse-Skipping
0 0 = Pulse-Skipping
0 0 = Pulse-Skipping
1 = Burst Mode 0 1 = Burst
0 1 = Burst
0 1 = Burst
1 0 = Forced Continuous
1 0 = Forced Continuous
1 0 = Forced Continuous
EN_LDO3
EN_LDO2
EN4
EN3
EN2
EN1
0000 0000
Mask PGOOD LDO4
Hard
Start-Up:
Shutdown:
LDO3
Start-Up:
LDO2
Start-Up:
Buck-Boost
Start-Up:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 3
Start-Up:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 2
Start-Up:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 1
Start-Up:
0000 0000
0 = Allow
0 = Wait for
PGOOD
Output < 300mV
Timeout Hard Before Enable
Shutdown.
0 = Wait
for Output
< 300mV
Before Enable
0 = Wait for 0 = Wait
Output <
for Output
300mV Before < 300mV
Enable
Before Enable
0 = Wait
for Output
< 300mV
Before Enable
0 = Wait
0 = Wait
for Output
for Output
< 300mV Before < 300mV
Enable
Before Enable
1 = Inhibit
1 = Don’t Wait
PGOOD Hard and Disable
Shutdown.
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
Mask PGOOD LDO4
Hard
Start-Up:
Shutdown:
LDO3
Start-Up:
LDO2
Start-Up:
Buck-Boost
Start-Up:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 3
Start-Up:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 2
Start-Up:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 1
Start-Up:
0 = Inhibit
0 = Wait for
PGOOD
Output < 300mV
Timeout Hard Before Enable
Shutdown.
0 = Wait
for Output
< 300mV
Before Enable
0 = Wait for 0 = Wait
for Output
Output <
300mV Before < 300mV
Before Enable
Enable
0 = Wait
for Output
< 300mV
Before Enable
0 = Wait
0 = Wait
for Output
for Output
< 300mV Before < 300mV
Enable
Before Enable
1 = Allow
1 = Don’t Wait
PGOOD Hard and Disable
Shutdown.
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
Software
EN_LDO4
Control Mode:
0000 0000
0 = Enable
with Pin or
OVEN Register
1 = Enable/
Disable with
OVEN Register
Only
0x12
LTC3589
SCR2
0x12
SCR2
LTC3589-1
0000 0000
1 = Don’t Wait
and Disable
Discharge
Resistor.
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
Table 17. LTC3589 Command Register Table
REG
NAME B[7]
0x12
SCR2
LTC3589-2
0x20
VCCR
B[6]
B[5]
B[4]
B[3]
B[2]
B[1]
Mask PGOOD LDO4
Hard
Start-Up:
Shutdown:
LDO4
Start-Up:
LDO4
Start-Up:
LDO4
Start-Up:
LDO4
Start-Up:
LDO4
Start-Up:
LDO4
Start-Up:
0 = Allow
PGOOD
Timeout Hard
Shutdown.
0 = Don’t Wait
for Output <
300mV Before
Enable
0 = Don’t Wait 0 = Don’t Wait
for Output < for Output <
300mV Before 300mV Before
Enable
Enable
0 = Don’t Wait
for Output <
300mV Before
Enable
0 = Don’t Wait
for Output <
300mV Before
Enable
0 = Don’t Wait
for Output
< 300mV
Before Enable
1 = Allow
1 = Wait for
1 = Wait for
PGOOD Hard Output < 300mV Output <
Shutdown.
Before Enable 300mV Before
Enable
1 = Wait for 1 = Wait for
Output <
Output <
300mV Before 300mV Before
Enable
Enable
1 = Wait for
Output <
300mV Before
Enable
1 = Wait for
Output <
300mV Before
Enable
1 = Wait
for Output
< 300mV
Before Enable
LDO2
Reference
Select:
Start
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 3
Slew:
Start
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 2
Slew:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 1
Reference
Select:
Start
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 1
Slew:
0=
B1DTV1[4-0]
0 = Went
0 = Don’t Wait
for Output <
300mV Before
Enable
Start LDO2
Slew:
0=
0 = Went
L2DTV1[4-0]
1 = GO
1=
L2DTV2[4-0]
0x21
CLIRQ
0x23
B1DTV1 Step-Down Switching
Regulator Switch DV/DT
Control:
00 = 1ns
01 = 2ns
10 = 4ns
11 = 8ns
0x24
B1DTV2 Keep-Alive
Mode:
0=
0 = Went
B3DTV1[4-0]
1= GO
1=
B3DTV2[4-0]2
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 2
Reference
Select:
0=
0 = Went
B2DTV1[4-0]
1= GO
1=
B2DTV2[4-0]
DEFAULT
0000 0000
0000 0000
1= GO
1=
B1DTV2[4-0]2
PGOOD
Mask:
Step-Down Switching Regulator 1 Feedback Reference Input (V1)
0 = PGOOD
Low When
Slewing
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
11111 = 750mV
12.5mV Step Size
0001 1001
1 = PGOOD
Not Forced
Low When
Slewing.
0 = Clock
Phase 1
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 1
Clock Rate
1 = Keep-Alive 1 = Clock
Phase 2
1 = 1.12MHz
0 = Normal
Shutdown
0x25
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 3
Reference
Select:
B[0]
Phase
Select:
VRRCR LDO2 Dynamic Reference
Slew Rate:
00 = 0.88mV/μs
01 = 1.75mV/μs
10 = 3.5mV/μs
11 = 7mV/μs
Step-Down Switching Regulator 1 Feedback Reference Input (V2)
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
11111 = 750mV
0 = 2.25MHz 12.5mV Step Size
Step-Down Switching
Regulator 3 Dynamic
Reference Slew Rate:
Step-Down Switching
Regulator 2 Dynamic
Reference Slew Rate:
Step-Down Switching
Regulator 1 Dynamic
Reference Slew Rate:
00 = 0.88mV/μs
01 = 1.75mV/μs
10 = 3.5mV/μs
11 = 7mV/μs
00 = 0.88mV/μs
01 = 1.75mV/μs
10 = 3.5mV/μs
11 = 7mV/μs
00 = 0.88mV/μs
01 = 1.75mV/μs
10 = 3.5mV/μs
11 = 7mV/μs
0001 1001
1111 1111
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
Table 17. LTC3589 Command Register Table
REG
NAME B[7]
0x26
B2DTV1 Unused
B[6]
B[5]
B[4]
B[3]
B[2]
B[1]
B[0]
PGOOD
Mask:
Step-Down Switching Regulator 2 Feedback Reference Input (V1)
0 = PGOOD
Low When
Slewing
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
11111 = 750mV
12.5mV Step Size
DEFAULT
0001 1001
1 = PGOOD
Not Forced
Low When
Slewing.
0x27
B2DTV2 Keep-Alive
Mode:
0 = Normal
Shutdown
Phase
Select:
0 = Clock
Phase 1
1 = Keep-Alive 1 = Clock
Phase 2
0x29
B3DTV1 Unused
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 2
Clock Rate
Step-Down Switching Regulator 2 Feedback Reference Input (V2)
PGOOD
Mask:
Step-Down Switching Regulator 3 Feedback Reference Input (V1)
0 = PGOOD
Low When
Slewing
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
11111 = 750mV
12.5mV Step Size
0001 1001
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
0 = 2.25MHz 11111 = 750mV
12.5mV Step Size
1 = 1.125MHz
0001 1001
1 = PGOOD
Not Forced
Low When
Slewing.
0x2A
B3DTV2 Keep-Alive
Mode:
0 = Normal
Shutdown
Phase
Select:
0 = Clock
Phase 1
1 = Keep-Alive 1 = Clock
Phase 2
0x32
L2DTV1 Keep-Alive
Mode:
0 = Normal
Shutdown
1 = Keep-Alive
Unused
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 3
Clock Rate
Step-Down Switching Regulator 3 Feedback Reference Input (V2)
PGOOD
Mask:
LDO 2 Feedback Reference Input (V1)
0 = PGOOD
Low When
Slewing
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
11111 = 750mV
12.5mV Step Size
0001 1001
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
0 = 2.25MHz 11111 = 750mV
12.5mV Step Size
1 = 1.125MHz
0001 1001
1 = PGOOD
Not Changed
When
Slewing.
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
Table 17. LTC3589 Command Register Table
REG
NAME B[7]
0x33
L2DTV2 LDO4 Control LDO4 Output Voltage:
MODE:
00 = 2.8V
0 = LDO4
Enable with 01 = 2.5V
10 = 1.8V
EN_LDO34
11 = 3.3V
1 = LDO4
Enable with
OVEN[6]
LDO 2 Feedback Reference Input (V2)
L2DTV2 Unused
LDO4 Output Voltage:
LDO 2 Feedback Reference Input (V2)
00 = 1.2V
01 = 1.8V
10 = 2.8V
11 = 3.2V
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
11111 = 750mV
12.5mV Step Size
LTC3589
0x33
LTC3589-1
LTC3589-2
B[6]
B[5]
B[4]
B[3]
B[2]
B[1]
B[0]
DEFAULT
0001 1001
00000 = 362.5mV
11001 = 675mV
11111 = 750mV
12.5mV Step Size
0001 1001
Table 18. LTC3589 Read-Only Status Register Table
REG
NAME
B[7]
B[6]
B[5]
B[4]
B[3]
B[2]
B[1]
B[0]
0x02
IRQSTAT Thermal
Limit Hard
Shutdown
Occurred
Near Thermal Undervoltage
Limit
Hard
Shutdown
Occurred
Near Undervoltage PGOOD
Unused
Limit
Timeout Hard
Shutdown
Occurred
Unused
Unused
0x13
PGSTAT
LDO4 Status:
LDO3 Status:
LDO2 Status:
Buck_Boost
Status:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 3
Status:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 2
Status:
Step-Down
Switching
Regulator 1
Status:
LDO1 Status:
0 = VOUT Low
0 = VOUT Low
0 = VOUT Low
0 = VOUT Low
0 = VOUT Low
0 = VOUT Low
0 = VOUT Low
0 = VOUT Low
1 = VOUT Good 1 = VOUT Good 1 = VOUT Good 1 = VOUT Good
1 = VOUT Good 1 = VOUT Good 1 = VOUT Good 1 = VOUT Good
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
LDO2 and step-down switching regulators 1 to 3 each have
a pair of control bits in the voltage change control register
VCCR. The reference select bit selects which of two 5-bit
words are used as inputs to the regulators feedback reference DAC inputs. The slew GO bit initiates a DAC slew to
the voltage selected by the reference select bit. When the
slew is complete, the slew GO bits are reset LOW.
Accessing the CLIRQ command register will clear the IRQ
pin and will let the IRQ pin to release HIGH. The pin is
cleared when the LTC3589 acknowledges the sub address.
Data written to the CLIRQ command register is ignored.
There are eight command registers that are used to store
the 5-bit dynamic target voltage input to the feedback
reference slewing DACs – B1DTV1, B1DTV2, B2DTV1,
B2DTV2, B3DTV1, B3DTV2, L2DTV1 and L2DTV2. The
registers ending with V2 use bits 4 through 0 to store
the V2 feedback reference voltage for the regulators. The
regulators input reference voltage is set to V2 by setting
the reference select bits HIGH in VCCR and writing to the
go bits in VCCR. The V2 voltage is also selected whenever
the VSTB pin is driven HIGH. The registers ending with
V1 use bits 4 through 0 to store the V1 feedback voltage
reference for the regulators. The regulators input reference voltage is set to V1 voltage by setting the reference
select bits LOW in command register VCCR. Whenever
a new dynamic target voltage is set, either by changing
the 5-bit value or by changing the reference select bits in
VCCR, the go bits in VCCR must be written to initiate the
dynamic voltage slew. When bit 5 in B1DTV1, B2DTV1,
B3DTV1, and L2DTV1 is LOW the PGOOD pin pulls LOW
during a dynamic voltage slew. Bits 7 and 6 in B1DTV1
set the switch DV/DT rate for all the step-down switching regulators. Bit 5 in registers B1DTV2, B2DTV2 and
B3DTV2 selects the switching frequency of step-down
switching regulators 1, 2 and 3. Writing the bit LOW sets
the switching frequency to 2.25MHz. Writing the bit HIGH
sets the switching frequency to 1.125MHz.
The dynamic slew rates of the four feedback reference
DACs are independently set using bits in voltage ramp
rate command register (VRRCR). The rate shown is the
slew of the DAC output as it slews up or down to its target
value. The slew rate of the output voltage is scaled by the
gain of the resistor divider network that sets the regulator
output voltage. For example, a regulator set to an output
voltage of 1.2V when the dynamic target voltage reference
is 0.75V has a gain of 1.6. Slewing the regulator output
from 1.2V to 1V requires slewing the DAC output down
125mV from 750mV to 625mV. With a VRRCR slew rate
setting of 01 the slew time of the regulator output is 71μs.
THERMAL CONSIDERATIONS AND BOARD LAYOUT
Printed Circuit Board Power Dissipation
In order to ensure optimal performance and the ability
to deliver maximum output power to any regulator, it is
critical that the exposed ground pad on the backside of
the LTC3589 package be soldered to a ground plane on
the board. The exposed pad is the only GND connection
for the LTC3589. Correctly soldered to a 2500mm2 ground
plane on a double sided 1oz copper board the LTC3589
has a thermal resistance (θJA) of approximately 34°C/W.
Failure to make good thermal contact between the exposed
pad on the backside of the package and an adequately
sized ground plane will result in thermal resistances far
greater than 34°C/W.
To ensure the junction temperature of the LTC3589 die
does not exceed the maximum rated limit and to prevent
overtemperature faults, the power output of the LTC3589
must be managed by the application. The total power
dissipation in the LTC3589 is approximated by summing
the power dissipation in each of the switching regulators
and the LDO regulators.
The power dissipation in a switching regulator is estimated by:
PD(SWX) = (VOUTX • I OUTX )•
100 – Eff
100
Where VOUTX is the programmed output voltage, IOUTX
is the load current and Eff is the % efficiency that can
be measured or looked up in an efficiency table for the
programmed output voltage.
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LTC3589-2
OPERATION
The power dissipated by an LDO regulator is estimated by:
PD(LDOX) = (VIN(LDOX) – V LDOX )• I LDOX
Where VLDOX is the programmed output voltage, VIN(LDOX)
is the LDO supply voltage, and ILDOX is the output load
current. If one of the switching regulator outputs is used
as an LDO supply voltage, remember to include the LDO
supply current in the switching regulator load current for
calculating power loss.
An example using the equations above with the parameters
in Table 19 shows an application that is at the maximum
junction temperature of 125°C at an ambient temperature
of 85°C. LDO2, LDO3, and LDO4 are powered by stepdown switching regulator 2 and the buck-boost switching
regulator. The total load on those two switching regulators is the sum of the application load and the LDO load.
This example is with the LDO regulators at one half rated
current and the switching regulators at three quarters
rated current.
Table 19. TJ Calculation Example
OUTPUT
VIN
VOUT APP LOAD
TOTAL
LOAD
EFF
POWER
DISS
LDO1_VSTB 3.8V
1.2V
10mA
10mA
30mW
LDO2
1.8V
1.2V
100mA
100mA
60mW
LDO3
3.3V
1.8V
100mA
100mA
150mW
LDO4
3.3V
2.5V
100mA
100mA
80mW
VOUT1
3.8V
1.2V
1.2A
1.2A
80%
290mW
VOUT2
3.8V
1.8V
0.65A
0.75A
90%
140mW
VOUT3
3.8V
1.25V
0.75A
0.75A
85%
140mW
VOUT4
3.8V
3.3V
0.70A
0.90A
90%
300mW
TOTAL POWER
INTERNAL JUNCTION TEMPERATURE AT 85°C AMBIENT
Printed Circuit Board Layout
When laying out the printed circuit board, the following
checklist should be followed to ensure proper operation
of the LTC3589:
1. Connect the exposed pad of the package (Pin 41)
directly to a large ground plane to minimize thermal
and electrical impedance.
2. The switching regulator input supply traces and their
decoupling capacitors should be as short as possible.
Connect the GND side of the capacitors directly to the
ground plane of the board. The decoupling capacitors
provide the AC current to the internal power MOSFETs
and their drivers. It is important to minimize inductance
from the capacitors to the LTC3589 pins.
3. Minimize the switching power traces connecting SW1,
SW2, SW3, and buck-boost switch pins SW4AB and
SW4CD to the inductors to reduce radiated EMI and
parasitic coupling. Keep sensitive nodes such as the
feedback pins away from or shielded from the large
voltage swings on the switching nodes.
4. Minimize the length of the connection between the
step-down switching regulator inductors and the output
capacitors. Connect the GND side of the output capacitors directly to the thermal ground plane of the board.
5. Minimize the length of the connection between the
buck-boost regulator output (BB_OUT) and the output
capacitor. Connect the GND side of the output capacitor
directly to the thermal ground plane of the board.
1180mW
125°C
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LTC3589-2
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
The LTC3589 is optimized to support several families of
advanced portable applications processors including the
Marvell PXA3xx and PXA168 Xscale processors, the Freescale i.MX family including the new i.MX53 and i.MX51,
the TI OMAP processors utilizing their Smart reflex, and
many additional ARM processors.
PXA3XX Monahans Processor Support
The PXA3XX processors are hard-coded to communicate
with a PMIC at specific command register addresses in
order to power up the processor supply rails from the
low power state. The LTC3589 I2C device address and
command register addresses map to PXA3xx command
register sub-address requirements. The LTC3589 write
address is 0x68. The key command register addresses
for PXA3xx support are the Output Voltage Enable (OVEN)
register at address 0x10. VCC_APPS/A_EN is mapped
to OVEN bit 0 (enable step-down switching regulator 1).
VCC_SRAM/S_EN is mapped to OVEN bit 2 (enable stepdown switching regulator 3). The voltage change control
register (VCCR) at command register address 0x20 controls the dynamic voltage select and go bits required to
command a voltage change and slew when coming out
of low voltage standby or sleep modes into run mode.
The dynamic target voltage (xxDTV[1,2]) registers map
to the mandatory command register addresses. The full
register map for the LTC3589 shown in Table 16 and Table
17 supports Monahans, hard-coded I2C commands for
start-of-day operation, voltage-change sequence, supply
enable, and return-to-D0 state sequence.
The LTC3589 does not specifically reference the Monahans SYS_EN and PWR_EN enable pins but supports
these signals with individual enable input pins EN[1-4]
and EN_LDO[2,34] that should be hard-wired to SYS_EN
or PWR_EN as required for proper system-level power
sequencing.
The LTC3589 RSTO signal is used to drive the Monahans
hard reset signal nRESET and is based on the state of
the always-active regulator output LDO1_STBY and by a
pushbutton hard reset request. The release of the RSTO
output is delayed a minimum of 10ms as required or as
long as 1s when the LTC3589 is reset using its pushbutton controller.
PXA16X Armada Processor Support
LTC3589 includes spare register bits that can be accessed
by the processor for setting and recalling hibernate and
resume operation.
The keep-alive function allow a step-down switching
regulator to maintain system memory during a hibernate
shutdown state of the Armada processor.
i.MX53 and i.MX51 Processor Support
The LTC3589 has hardware features specifically designed
for the latest i.MX family of processors from Freescale
Semiconductor. The i.MX53 and i.MX51 control the
VSTB input pin of the LTC3589 to command transitions
between the run mode core voltage and the lower level
standby voltage. The run and standby voltage levels are
initially programmed in I2C command registers xxBTV1
and xxBTV2. When the VSTB pin is asserted high all four
dynamically controlled output supply rails will slew to the
xxBTV2 set point. When xxBTV1 and xxBTV2 are set at
the same value, as they are by default, then no slewing
occurs. This allows the single VSTB pin to control any
combination of the four DAC controlled regulators to slew
between two programmed output voltages. When VSTB is
de-asserted back to a zero value the regulators slew back
up to the xxBTV1 set point.
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LTC3589-2
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Earlier i.MX family processors such as the i.MX31 included
two VSTB pins used for controlling the regulator outputs
for a low voltage standby mode, nominal voltage run mode,
and a higher voltage overdrive mode. The LTC3589 can
be used with these processors using the VSTB input pin
to select between run and standby voltages and using
minimal software overhead to set the overdrive voltage
in I2C command registers.
The default DAC reference value in all xxBTVx registers
is 0x19. This accommodates i.MX processors and others
requiring an overdrive voltage. The value can be increased
up to 0x1F for overdrive or supply margining above the
nominal run voltage. Once programmed into the I2C command registers xxBTVx two voltage outputs are selected
by the VSTB pin. All voltage levels and changes are fully
controllable using the I2C serial port.
Reference Designs and Drivers
Reference designs, schematics, and software drivers are
available to assist the development of Freescale i.MX53
systems that use the LTC3589. Please contact your local
Linear Technology sales representative for details.
OMAP3 and DaVinci Processor Support
The OMAP3 family of ARM processors has similar requirements to the processors described above. The LTC3589 I2C
control can fully accommodate the smart reflex dynamic
voltage control with proper embedded software drivers
tailored to the LTC3589 register mapping. The LTC3589
demo board demonstrates configuring and dynamically
slewing and sequencing the outputs using I2C control. The
same provisions can be incorporated into embedded software drivers for the OMAP3 or any other target processor.
Back-Driving LTC3589 Outputs
Multirail processors or board level designs may have
surprise leakage paths between power rails. During a
start-up sequence an LTC3589 regulator output may be
pulled higher than 300mV. This violates the default settings for a LTC3589 and LTC3589-1 start-up sequence.
The LTC3589-2 power up default is to allow its regulators
to enable at any output voltage and is recommended for
designs with rail back-drive conditions.
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LTC3589-2
TYPICAL APPLICATION
10μF
VIN
VIN
PVIN1
SW1
VRTC
1.3V
25mA
FREESCALE
i.MX536
10μF
37
ARM CORE
1.10V RUN
0.85V STBY
1.6A
6
7
1μH
100k
36
LDO1_STDBY
BUCK1_FB
39
1μF
10pF
VDDGP_1-15
22μF
22μF
158k
100k
10μF
35
PVIN2
LDO1_FB
24
158k
LTC3589-2
SW2
25
PERIPHERAL CORE
1.31V RUN
0.95V STBY
SW2_VCC
1.2A
1.5μH
180k
ENABLE_DDR_1V5
BUCK2_FB
10pF
33
IMX_LDO_1V8 10
WAKE 11
SW2_VCC 13
DDR_1V5 14
9
18
20
1.3V
27
22μF
EN1
EN2
SW3
26
2.2μH
EN3
2.5V 1.2A
270k
EN4
BUCK3_FB
10μF
EN_LDO3
PVIN4
PWR_ON
BB_FB
SW4AB
22μF
100k
15
VI-O
3.35V
1.2A
16
511k
ON
10pF
34
EN_LDO2
BB_OUT
21
VDD_ANA_PLL(LDO_OUT)
NVCC_CKIH
NVCC_RESET
22μF
191k
PVIN3
10pF
22μF
40
12
158k
2.5μH
SW4CD
19
1μF
VIN_LDO2
LDO2
ANALOG
1.3V
250mA
1
2
180k
LDO2_FB
VCC_1-33
IMX_LDO_1V8
22μF
10μF
PWR_ON
NVCC_SRTC_PDW
2.2μF
38
DDR_1V5
DDR_REF
191k
VDD_DIG_PLL(LDO_OUT)
VDD_REG(IMX_LDO_1V8_IN)
NVCC_XTAL
NVCC_LVDS
NVCC_LVDS_BG
USB_OTG_VDDA25
USB_H1_VDDA25
VPH1
VHP2
NVCC_NANDF
NVCC_EIM_MAIN_1
NVCC_EIM_MAIN_2
NVCC_EIM_SEC
NVCC_SD1
NVCC_SD2
NVCC_PATA
NVCC_FEC
NVCC_GPIO
NVCC_CSI
NVCC_KEYPAD
USB_H1_VDDA33
USB_OTG_VDDA33
VDDA_1-4
VDDAL1
VP1-2
NVCC_EMI_DRAM_1-5
DDR_REF
10μF
VIN_LDO34
LDO3
ANALOG
2.8V
250mA
5
3
2.2μF
LDO4
DVDD
VIN
47k
GND
41
2.2μF
3.2V 250mA
4
32
31
30
28
8
SDA
SCL
VSTB
RST0
29
PGOOD
17
IRQ
22
PBSTAT
23
WAKE
4.7k
NVCC_LCD_1-2
NVCC_JTAG
TVDAC_AHVDDRGB_1-2
TVDAC_DHVDD
VDD_FUSE
4.7k
I2C2_SDA (KEY_ROW3)
47k
47k
47k
PWR_ON
I2C2_SCL (EMI_EB2)
PMIC_STBY_REQ
PMIC_ON_REQ
GPIO/PMIC_RDY
GPIO/IRQ
GPIO
FASTR_ANA
FASTR_DIG
GND 1-95
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
TYPICAL APPLICATION
VIN
10μF
VIN
PVIN1
SW1
VRTC
1.2V
25mA
36
1μF
6
7
VCORE
0.647V TO 1.34V
1.6A
1μH
604k
LDO1_STDBY
BUCK1_FB
LDO1_FB
1.02M
LTC3589
SW2
VSRAM
9.09k
BUCK2_FB
25
VSRAM/DDR
1.8V
1A
1.5μH
10k
WAKE
9.09k
VCORE
10k
PWR_ON
10
11
13
14
9
18
20
PVIN3
EN1
EN2
EN3
EN4
EN_LDO2
SW3
BUCK3_FB
EN_LDO34
PWR_ON
422k
26
VSOC
0.676V to 1.4V
1A
1.5μH
10pF
787k
15
VIO
3.3V
1.2A
16
1M
ON
BB_FB
VDDGP
22μF
34
10μF
BB_OUT
22μF
NVCC_EMI_DRAM
NVCC_CNTL_EMI
NVCC_PER2,3,4,5,6,8,9
NVCC_EMI(NAND+EMI)
27
681k
PVIN4
21
10pF
33
10μF
10k
VSOC
VCC(CORE)
FASTR_ANA
FASTR_DIG
22μF
24
715k
18.2k
22μF
NVCC_SRTC_POW
768k
10μF
PVIN2
10pF
39
511k
35
FREESCALE
i.MX51
10μF
37
4.7pF
22μF
VDDA33
VDD_FUSE
NVCC__EMI
NVCC_PER13,14
40
316k
SW4AB
12
2.7μH
SW4CD
VIN_LDO2
LDO2
19
VMEMORY
0.647V TO 1.34V
250mA
1μF
1
2
VANALOG
1.8V
250mA
604k
LDO2_FB
38
1μF
VDDA
VDD_DIG_PLL_A&B
VDD_TVDIG
VDD_AVA_PLL_A&B
NVCC_IPU
768k
1μF
VIN_LDO34
LDO3
5
3
1μF
LDO4
VAUX
2.8V
250mA
4
VDD_TVSUPPLY
AHVDDRGB
NVCC_DAC
NVCC_TV_BACK
NVCC_USBPHY
NVCC_OSC
1μF
DVDD
32
31
SDA
30
SCL
28
VSTB
23
WAKE
22
PBSTAT
29
PGOOD
17
IRQ
8
RST0
GND
41
47k
47k
47k
47k
4.7k
4.7k
47k
PWR_ON
GPIO
I2C2_SDA
I2C2_SCL
PMIC_VSTBY_REQ
GPIO
GPIO
PMIC_RDY
GPIO1/IRQ
POR_B
GND
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
Please refer to http://www.linear.com/designtools/packaging/ for the most recent package drawings.
UJ Package
40-Lead Plastic QFN (6mm × 6mm)
(Reference LTC DWG # 05-08-1728 Rev Ø)
0.70 ±0.05
6.50 ±0.05
5.10 ±0.05
4.42 ±0.05
4.50 ±0.05
(4 SIDES)
4.42 ±0.05
PACKAGE OUTLINE
0.25 ±0.05
0.50 BSC
RECOMMENDED SOLDER PAD PITCH AND DIMENSIONS
APPLY SOLDER MASK TO AREAS THAT ARE NOT SOLDERED
6.00 ± 0.10
(4 SIDES)
0.75 ± 0.05
R = 0.10
TYP
R = 0.115
TYP
39 40
0.40 ± 0.10
PIN 1 TOP MARK
(SEE NOTE 6)
1
2
PIN 1 NOTCH
R = 0.45 OR
0.35 × 45°
CHAMFER
4.50 REF
(4-SIDES)
4.42 ±0.10
4.42 ±0.10
(UJ40) QFN REV Ø 0406
0.200 REF
0.00 – 0.05
NOTE:
1. DRAWING IS A JEDEC PACKAGE OUTLINE VARIATION OF (WJJD-2)
2. DRAWING NOT TO SCALE
3. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS
4. DIMENSIONS OF EXPOSED PAD ON BOTTOM OF PACKAGE DO NOT INCLUDE
MOLD FLASH. MOLD FLASH, IF PRESENT, SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.20mm ON ANY SIDE, IF PRESENT
5. EXPOSED PAD SHALL BE SOLDER PLATED
6. SHADED AREA IS ONLY A REFERENCE FOR PIN 1 LOCATION ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF PACKAGE
0.25 ± 0.05
0.50 BSC
BOTTOM VIEW—EXPOSED PAD
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
REVISION HISTORY
REV
DATE
DESCRIPTION
A
9/10
Removed 0V from LDO4 on Block Diagram
15
B
12/10
Updated Part Marking in Order Information section
3
C
02/11
LTC3589-1 part added. Changes reflected throughout the data sheet
1-46
D
01/12
Updated part numbers on iMx application processors
1, 42
E
03/12
PAGE NUMBER
Updated Absolute Maximum Ratings and Pin Configuration sections
3
Added Reference Designs and Drivers section
43
Added Typical Application
44
Updated Typical Application
45
Added LTC3589-2 throughout
Updated Table 1: LTC3589/-1/-2 Functional Differences
Clarified Enable and Power-On Sequencing section
Clarified I2C Command and Status Register sections
Enhanced Command Register Table
Added section on Back-Driving Outputs
1-50
17
31-32
37
38-39
45
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Information furnished by Linear Technology Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable.
However, no responsibility is assumed for its use. Linear Technology Corporation makes no representation that the interconnection of its circuits as described herein will not infringe on existing patent rights.
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LTC3589/LTC3589-1/
LTC3589-2
TYPICAL APPLICATION
Integrated Power IC for Mobile μProcessor System with USB/Automotive Battery Charger
C7
0.47μF
3.3V, 25mA
10μF
10μF
10μF
2
VIN
4
C6
C1
4.7μF 68nF
VIN
R2
150k
5
BOOST
3
SW
10
RT
PG VC
7
GND
FB
BD SYNC
11
9
1
VBUS
18
VC WALL
19
VIN
36
C4
22μF
1μF
68k
2
1
15-17
TO μC
8
TO μC
4
R7
100k
T
5
R8
100k
VOUT
OVGATE
OVSENS
IDGATE
D0–D2
BAT
LTC4098
11
VB1
C5
10μF
0805
13
VL2
CHRG
12
VB2
10
VBB
M5
68k
14
18
23
20
68k
68k
R9
2.94k
VBB
GND BATSENS
9, 21
6
CLPROG PROG
3
7
C3
0.1μF
0603
9
11
NTCBIAS
NTC
R10
1k
Li-Ion
+
TO μP
M1
ZXMP10A18G
M2
ZXMP10A18G
SW1
BUCK1_FB
LDO1_FB
29
17
RSTO
EN1
SW2
R3
33k
R4
10k
604k
22μF
22
21
1.5μH
VB2
1.8V
1A
715k
33
22μF
EN4
EN_LDO2
SW3
EN_LDO34
26
1.5μH
WAKE
10pF
PWR_ON
BUCK3_FB
VB3
1.2V
1A
681k
34
22μF
PGOOD
787k
IRQ
BB_OUT
DVDD
4.7k 31
SDA
4.7k
30
SCL
28
25
422k
32
68k
VB1
1.2V
1.6A
39
10pF
BUCK2_FB
EN3
BB_FB
SW4AB
VSTB
VBB
3.3V
1A
16
4.7pF
40
1M
22μF
12
PBSTAT
316k
2.7μH
ON
SW4CD
VIN_LDO2
D1
MMBZ5240BLT1G
10V
1μH
7
LTC3589
EN2
HVIN
AUTOMOTIVE,
FIREWIRE,
ETC.
22μF
PVIN4
768k
8
VB3
OVGATE
LDO1_STDBY
PVIN3
15
316K
10
ACPR SW
PVIN2
10μF
27
10pF
35
M4
14
PVIN1
24
1M
R12
100k
L1
3.3μH
20
USB
8
6
C2
10μF
0805
13
R11
499k
6
37
HVBUCK
LT3480
RUN/SS
R6
40.2k
L2
10μH
10μF
LDO2
R5
10k
19
1
VB2
2
604k
LDO2_FB
R1
1k
VIN_LDO34
M3
ZXMN10A08E6
LDO3
GND
41
LDO4
1μF
VL2
1.2V
250mA
38
5
VBB
768k
1μF
VL3
1.8V
250mA
1μF
VL4
2.8V
250mA
3
4
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Seamless Transition Between Multiple Input Power Sources, VIN Range: 1.8V to 5.5V, Buck-Boost Converter
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PMIC with Li-Ion/Polymer Charger 4mm × 5mm QFN-28 Package
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Complete Multifunction PMIC: Linear Power Manager and Three Buck Regulators, 10-LED Boost Reg,
4mm × 7mm QFN-44 Package, -1 and -4 Versions Have 4.1V VFLOAT, -3 Version for SiRF Atlas IV
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Complete Multifunction PMIC: Switching Power Manager, 1A Buck-Boost + 2 Bucks + Boost + LDO,
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