SNVSBF6B October 2019 – December 2020 TPSM265R1
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The TPSM265R1 has a flexible and easy-to-use soft-start control pin, SS. The soft-start feature prevents inrush current when power is first applied. Soft start is achieved by slowly ramping up the target regulation voltage when the device is powered up or enabled. Selectable and adjustable start-up timing options include minimum delay (no soft start), 900-µs internally fixed soft start, and an externally programmable soft start.
Leaving the SS pin open enables the internal soft-start control ramp with a soft-start interval of 900 µs. The soft-start time can be increased by connecting an external capacitor, CSS, from SS to GND. Applications with a large amount of output capacitance or higher output voltage can benefit from increasing the soft-start time. Longer soft-start time reduces the supply current needed to charge the output capacitors and supply any output loading. An internal current source, ISS, of 10 µA charges CSS and generates a ramp to control the ramp rate of the output voltage. Use Equation 4 to calculate the CSS capacitance for a desired soft-start time, tSS.
CSS is discharged by an internal FET when VOUT is shut down by EN, UVLO, or thermal shutdown.
It is desirable in some applications for the output voltage to reach its nominal setpoint in the shortest possible time. Connecting a 100-kΩ resistor from SS to GND disables the soft-start circuit, and the TPSM265R1 operates in current limit during start-up to rapidly charge the output capacitance.