Texas Instruments provides an
Excel-based calculator for getting the best results when using the TPUL2G123-Q1. This calculator can be found through the
device's product folder, located in the Design and development section. The
steps below are used for manually calculating the required timing component values
using the information available in this document.
- Select the desired output pulse width, which will be referred to as
two.
- Solve: Cext1 =
two/50000.
- Select the nearest decade
capacitor value to Cext1 from the following and use for
Cext. { 100pF, 1nF, 10nF, 100nF, 1µF, 10µF }
- Solve: Rext1 =
two/Cext.
- Using Rext1 from step
4 and Cext from step 3, find the closest K factor using the
appropriate plot from the Typical Characteristics section.
- Solve: Rext =
two/(K × Cext)
- Connect the selected timing resistor,
Rext, from RC to VCC.
- Connect the selected timing capacitor,
Cext, from RC (positive) to C (negative). The C pin can
additionally be connected to ground, however it is not required for normal
operation.
- Add a 0.1µF bypass capacitor from VCC
to GND. The capacitor needs to be placed physically close to the device and
electrically close to both the VCC and GND pins. An example layout is
shown in the Layout section.
- Ensure the capacitive load at the output is ≤
50pF. This is not a hard limit, however, it will optimize performance and
prevent reliability issues. This can be accomplished by providing short,
appropriately sized traces from the TPUL2G123-Q1 to
any receiving devices.
- Ensure the resistive load at the
output is larger than (VCC / IO(max))Ω. Doing this will
prevent the maximum output current from the Absolute Maximum Ratings from
being violated. Most CMOS inputs have a resistive load measured in MΩ; much
larger than the minimum calculated previously.
- Thermal issues are rarely a concern for TPUL
family devices, however, the power consumption and thermal increase can be
calculated using the steps provided in the application report, CMOS
Power Consumption and Cpd Calculation.