Table 5. Suspend Mode DAC Codes
) for an input logic level high.
tion circuit. When the junction temperature rises above
activates the soft-shutdown sequence. Once the con-
high-side gate-driver low. Toggle
cools by 15掳C.
Thermal shutdown can be disabled through the 鈥渘o-fault鈥?/div>
test mode (see the
No-Fault Test Mode
section).
No-Fault Test Mode
The latched-fault protection features and overlap mode
can complicate the process of debugging prototype
breadboards since there are (at most) a few milliseconds
in which to determine what went wrong. Therefore, a 鈥渘o-
fault鈥?test mode is provided to disable the fault protection
(overvoltage protection, undervoltage protection, and
thermal shutdown) and overlap mode. Additionally, the
test mode clears the fault latch if it has been set. The no-
fault test mode is entered by forcing 12V to 15V
on
SHDN.
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Multiphase Quick-PWM
5V Bias Supply (V
CC
and V
DD
)
The Quick-PWM controller requires an external 5V bias
supply in addition to the battery. Typically, this 5V bias
supply is the notebook鈥檚 95%-efficient 5V system sup-
ply. Keeping the bias supply external to the IC
improves efficiency and eliminates the cost associated
with the 5V linear regulator that would otherwise be
needed to supply the PWM circuit and gate drivers. If
stand-alone capability is needed, the 5V bias supply
can be generated with an external linear regulator.
The 5V bias supply must provide V
CC
(PWM controller)
and V
DD
(gate-drive power), so the maximum current
drawn is:
I
BIAS
= I
CC
+ f
SW
(Q
G(LOW)
+ Q
G(HIGH)
)
where I
CC
is provided in the
Electrical Characteristics,
f
SW
is the switching frequency, and Q
G(LOW)
and Q
G(HIGH)
are the MOSFET data sheet鈥檚 total gate-charge specifi-
cation limits at V
GS
= 5V. V+ and V
DD
can be tied
together if the input power source is a fixed 4.5V to 5.5V
supply. If the 5V bias supply is powered up prior to the
battery supply, the enable signal (SHDN going from low
to high) must be delayed until the battery voltage is pre-
sent to ensure startup.
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