The device exits LPM if any of four
conditions is met:
- Load current increases slowly: If
the load current increases beyond ILPM,exit slowly, the device wakes
up and pulls the LPM pin low to signal the device is no longer in low power
mode. The output voltage droop is minimal.
- Load current increases rapidly
(short-circuit): If the load current increases rapidly beyond
IPKLPM,SC, the device shuts down to protect itself and come back
on within the tWAKE time in normal operation with full functionality.
As the part comes back on, LPM pin is pulled LOW to represent that the part has
come out of LPM. The FLT pin continues to be pulled low if
the fault is still present after exiting LPM.
- Any ENx is toggled (from ON to
OFF or OFF to ON): If any channel is turned ON or turned OFF during LPM, the
device wakes up and perform the desired action. Additionally, any toggling of
ENx_AUX wakes up the device, even if it does not cause an ON/OFF
transition. After the device wakes up, if the LPM entry conditions are
still met, the part enters LPM again after tSTBY.
- DIAG_EN is turned ON: if DIAG_EN
goes high, the device goes into the DIAGNOSTIC mode which fully turns on the
part so that all of the functionality works as intended in the DIAGNOSTIC state.
If DIAG_EN goes back low, with all LPM entry conditions are met, the part goes
back into LPM after tSTBY.
Any time the device comes out of LPM
to ACTIVE state, the LPM pin is pulled LOW. If the system needs to wake up when the
device comes out of LPM, the LPM pin can be used to send a wake up signal to the
MCU. Otherwise the LPM pin can be ignored.