With the increasing demand for animation in
automotive lighting, LEDs must be controlled independently. Therefore, LED drivers with
digital interfaces are essential to effectively drive pixel-controlled lighting
applications. In exterior lighting, multiple lamp functions are typically located on
different PCB boards with off-board wires connected to each other. It is difficult for a
traditional single-ended interface to meet the strict EMC requirements. By using an
industrial-standard CAN physical layer, the UART-based FlexWire interface of the TPS929160-Q1 easily accomplishes long distance off-board communication without
impacting EMC.
The TPS929160-Q1 is a 16-channel,
40V high-side LED driver that controls the 8-bit output current and 12-bit PWM duty cycles.
The device meets multiple regulation requirements with LED open-circuit, short-to-ground,
and single LED short-circuit diagnostics. A configurable watchdog also automatically sets
FAIL-SAFE states when the MCU connection is lost, and, with programmable EEPROM, TPS929160-Q1 can flexibly be set for different application scenarios.
With the increasing demand for animation in
automotive lighting, LEDs must be controlled independently. Therefore, LED drivers with
digital interfaces are essential to effectively drive pixel-controlled lighting
applications. In exterior lighting, multiple lamp functions are typically located on
different PCB boards with off-board wires connected to each other. It is difficult for a
traditional single-ended interface to meet the strict EMC requirements. By using an
industrial-standard CAN physical layer, the UART-based FlexWire interface of the TPS929160-Q1 easily accomplishes long distance off-board communication without
impacting EMC.
The TPS929160-Q1 is a 16-channel,
40V high-side LED driver that controls the 8-bit output current and 12-bit PWM duty cycles.
The device meets multiple regulation requirements with LED open-circuit, short-to-ground,
and single LED short-circuit diagnostics. A configurable watchdog also automatically sets
FAIL-SAFE states when the MCU connection is lost, and, with programmable EEPROM, TPS929160-Q1 can flexibly be set for different application scenarios.