SLVSIO7 July 2026 LM5192
PRODUCTION DATA
When operating in PFM mode under light load conditions, the effective switching frequency can be in the audible frequency range (< 20kHz). For applications requiring switching frequency to be outside of the audible range (> 20kHz), the LM5192 provides an Out-of-Audio operation feature that can limit the switching frequency to 20kHz with minimal load.
Enable the Out-of-Audio operation while in PFM mode by setting the OUT_OF_AUDIO bit to high (0xD9[2] = 1b). With the Out-of-Audio operation enabled, the minimum inductor peak current criteria for PFM switching is disabled, allowing much less energy to be delivered to the output each cycle. This action dramatically reduces the minimum output current required to switch continuously at the nominal switching frequency. Additionally, the maximum number of skipped off times while in dropout is reduced from 16x to 8x when the switching frequency is set to 200kHz.