SLUSCZ1 May   2017 TPS92518-Q1

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Simplified Schematic
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 7.1 CSN Pin Falling Delay (tDEL)
    2. 7.2 Off-Timer (tOFF)
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1  General Operation
        1. 8.3.1.1 Constant Off-Time vs. Constant µs×V operation
        2. 8.3.1.2 Output Equation
        3. 8.3.1.3 OFF Timer
          1. 8.3.1.3.1 Off-time and Maximum Off-time Calculations
      2. 8.3.2  Important System Considerations: Off-Timer and Maximum Peak Threshold Values
        1. 8.3.2.1 Peak Current Sense Comparator
        2. 8.3.2.2 Peak Current Threshold - LEDx _PKTH_DAC
        3. 8.3.2.3 Off-Time Thresholds - LEDx_TOFF_DAC and LEDx_MAXOFF_DAC
      3. 8.3.3  Shunt FET or Matrix dimming: Maximum Off-timer Calculation
        1. 8.3.3.1 Output Ringing and TPS92518-Q1 Protection
        2. 8.3.3.2 Live Peak and Off-Time Threshold Changes
      4. 8.3.4  VIN and the VCC Internal Regulators
      5. 8.3.5  Output Enable Control Logic
        1. 8.3.5.1 EN/UV2 - SPI Control Bypass
      6. 8.3.6  BOOT Capacitor and BOOT UVLO
      7. 8.3.7  Drop-out Operation
        1. 8.3.7.1 Early Drop-Out (Boot Capacitor Voltage >> VBOOT-UVLO)
        2. 8.3.7.2 Full Drop-Out (Boot Capacitor Voltage reaching VBOOT-UVLO)
        3. 8.3.7.3 Minimum BOOT Voltage and FET Control
        4. 8.3.7.4 BOOT Controlled internal Pull-Down
      8. 8.3.8  Analog and PWM Dimming
        1. 8.3.8.1 Dimming Methods
        2. 8.3.8.2 PWMx Pin Operation
        3. 8.3.8.3 PWM Dimming - Current Rise Performance
        4. 8.3.8.4 PWM and Analog Dimming - Linearity Limitations and Buck Converters
          1. 8.3.8.4.1 PWM:
          2. 8.3.8.4.2 ANALOG:
        5. 8.3.8.5 DCM Current Calculation
        6. 8.3.8.6 Current Sharing
      9. 8.3.9  VIN and CSPx Pin Configuration
      10. 8.3.10 Enable and Undervoltage Lock-out Configuration
      11. 8.3.11 Voltage Sampling and DAC Operation
        1. 8.3.11.1 ADC Control and LED Voltage Updating
      12. 8.3.12 Device Functional Modes
        1. 8.3.12.1 Analog Dimming
        2. 8.3.12.2 PWM Dimming
    4. 8.4 Serial Interface
      1. 8.4.1 Command Frame
      2. 8.4.2 Response Frame Formats
        1. 8.4.2.1 Read Response Frame Format
        2. 8.4.2.2 Write Response Frame Format
        3. 8.4.2.3 Write Error/POR Frame Format
        4. 8.4.2.4 SPI Error
    5. 8.5 Registers
      1. 8.5.1  CONTROL Register (Address = 00h) [reset = 00h]
        1. Table 3. CONTROL Register Field Descriptions
      2. 8.5.2  STATUS (FAULT) Register (Address = 01h) [reset = 10h]
        1. Table 4. STATUS Register Field Descriptions
      3. 8.5.3  THERM_WARN_LMT Register (Address = 02h) [reset = 80h]
        1. Table 5. THERM_WARN_LMT Register Field Descriptions
      4. 8.5.4  LED1_PKTH_DAC Register (Address = 03h) [reset = 80h]
        1. Table 6. LED1_PKTH_DAC Register Field Descriptions
      5. 8.5.5  LED2_PKTH_DAC Register (Address = 04h) [reset = 80h]
        1. Table 7. LED2_PKTH_DAC Register Field Descriptions
      6. 8.5.6  LED1_TOFF_DAC Register (Address = 05h) [reset = 80h]
        1. Table 8. LED1_TOFF_DAC Register Field Descriptions
      7. 8.5.7  LED2_TOFF_DAC Register (Address = 06h) [reset = 80h]
        1. Table 9. LED2_TOFF_DAC Register Field Descriptions
      8. 8.5.8  LED1_MAXOFF_DAC Register (Address = 07h) [reset = 80h]
        1. Table 10. LED1_MAXOFF_DAC Register Field Descriptions
      9. 8.5.9  LED2_MAXOFF_DAC Register (Address = 08h) [reset = 80h]
        1. Table 11. LED2_MAXOFF_DAC Register Field Descriptions
      10. 8.5.10 VTHERM Register (Address = 09h) [reset = 0h]
        1. Table 12. VTHERM Register Field Descriptions
      11. 8.5.11 LED1_MOST_RECENT Register (Address = 0Ah) [reset = 0h]
        1. Table 13. LED1_MOST_RECENT Register Field Descriptions
      12. 8.5.12 LED1_LAST_ON Register (Address = 0Bh) [reset = 0h]
        1. Table 14. LED1_LAST_ON Register Field Descriptions
      13. 8.5.13 LED1_LAST_OFF Register (Address = 0Ch) [reset = 0h]
        1. Table 15. LED1_LAST_OFF Register Field Descriptions
      14. 8.5.14 LED2_MOST_RECENT Register (Address = 0Dh) [reset = 0h]
        1. Table 16. LED2_MOST_RECENT Register Field Descriptions
      15. 8.5.15 LED2_LAST_ON Register (Address = 0Eh) [reset = 0h]
        1. Table 17. LED2_LAST_ON Register Field Descriptions
      16. 8.5.16 LED2_LAST_OFF Register (Address = 0Fh) [reset = 0h]
        1. Table 18. LED2_LAST_OFF Register Field Descriptions
      17. 8.5.17 Reset Register (Address = 10h) [reset = 0h]
        1. Table 19. Reset Register Field Descriptions
    6. 8.6 Programming
      1. 8.6.1 TPS92518-Q1 Register Typedef - Sample Code
      2. 8.6.2 Command Frame - Sample Code
      3. 8.6.3 SPI Read/Write - Sample Code
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 9.3 Dos and Don'ts
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 10.1 Input Source Direct from Battery
    2. 10.2 Input Source from a Boost Stage
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 12.2 Community Resources
    3. 12.3 Trademarks
    4. 12.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 12.5 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

8.3.1.1 Constant Off-Time vs. Constant µs×V operation

Although commonly referred to as constant off-time, the off-time does vary with the output voltage in the standard TPS92518-Q1 configuration. This relation ensures constant peak-to-peak inductor current ripple (ΔIL-PP). Although not common, the VLEDx pin can be set to a fixed value to generate a truly constant off-time and limit changes in frequency, however current regulation degrades. To maintain regulation and a constant ripple over various output voltages, the converter off-time must become shorter or longer as VLEDx pin voltage changes. This results in a change in frequency. In this regard, the off-time register can be considered as a seconds-times-volts setting (s × V) for the converter. The TPS92518-Q1Electrical Characteristics table specification for off-time specifies a certain off time duration for a certain register value. The time is also dependent on the VLEDx pin voltage. For example, the off-time is specified at 4 µs for a VVLEDx= 30 V and LEDx_TOFF_DAC = 255. The internal analog circuitry operates to keep the ripple and µs·V (micro-second volt) product constant. If the LEDx voltage changes to 15 V, the off time adjusts to 8 µs. If the LEDx voltage changes to 60 V the off time adjusts to 2 µs, and so on.

Two general cases can be examined: If the input voltage and output voltage are relatively constant, the frequency also remains constant. If either the input voltage or the output voltage changes, the frequency changes. For a fixed input voltage, the device operates at the maximum frequency at 50% duty cycle and the frequency reduces as the duty cycle becomes shorter or longer. A graphical representation is shown in Figure 17.

For a fixed output voltage (VVLEDx), the off-time stays fixed. The frequency then increases as the duty cycle becomes smaller with an increasing VIN voltage. This relation is shown in Figure 18.

TPS92518-Q1 FrequencyPeak2.gifFigure 17. Frequency vs. LED Output Voltage. Fixed Input Voltage
TPS92518-Q1 FrequencyPeak_fixedVout.gifFigure 18. Frequency vs. Input Voltage. Fixed LED Voltage