SNVSCW4A May 2025 – September 2025 TPS37100
PRODMIX
Capacitor release time delay (tCTR) occurs when the OUT A and OUT B transitioning from a fault state (VOL) to a non-fault state (VOH). The time delay (tCTR) can be programmed by connecting a capacitor between CTR pin and GND. For situations with a fault on SENSE after OUT A and OUT B recovers, the TPS3710x makes sure that the CTR capacitor is fully discharged before starting the recovery sequence. This makes sure that the programmed CTR time is maintained for consecutive faults.
The relationship between external capacitor CCTR_EXT (typ) and the time delay tCTR (typ) is given by Equation 5.
RCTR (typ) = is in kilo ohms (kΩ)
CCTR_EXT (typ) = is given in microfarads (μF)
tCTR (typ) = is given in milliseconds (ms)
The release delay time varies according to three variables: the external capacitor (CCTR_EXT), CTR pin internal resistance (RCTR) provided in Section 6.5, and the constant (tCTR (CTR = open)) provided in Section 6.7. The minimum and maximum variance due to the constant is show in Equation 9 and Equation 10:
There is no limit to the capacitor on CTR pin. Having a too large of a capacitor value can cause very slow charge up (rise times) due to capacitor leakage and system noise can cause the internal circuit to hold OUT A or OUT B active.
* Leakages on the capacitor can affect accuracy of release time delay.