LTC1702 Linear Technology, LTC1702 Datasheet - Page 25

• Manufacturer Part Number: LTC1702
• Description: Dual 550kHz Synchronous 2-Phase Switching Regulator Controller
• Manufacturer: Linear Technology

APPLICATIONS
with 10mV of hysteresis, allowing fairly precise control of
the auxiliary voltage. If the LTC1702 is in discontinuous or
Burst Mode operation and the auxiliary output voltage
drops, the FCB pin will trip and the LTC1702 will resume
continuous operation regardless of the load on the main
output. The FCB pin removes the requirement that power
must be drawn from the inductor primary in order to
extract power from the auxiliary windings. With the loop in
continuous mode, the auxiliary outputs may be loaded
without regard to the primary load. Note that if the LTC1702
is already running in continuous mode and the auxiliary
output drops due to excessive loading, no additional
action can be taken by the LTC1702 to regulate the
auxiliary output.
POWER GOOD/FAULT FLAGS
The PGOOD pins report the status of the output voltage at
their respective outputs. Each is an open-drain output that
pulls low until the FB pin rises to (V
that the output voltage has risen to within 5% of the
programmed output voltage. Each PGOOD pin can inter-
face directly to standard logic inputs if an appropriate pull-
up resistor is added, or the two pins can be tied together
with a single pull-up to give a “both good” signal. Each
PGOOD pin includes an internal 100 s delay to prevent
glitches at the output from indicating false PGOOD
signals.
Figure 13. Regulating an Auxiliary Output with the FCB Pin
LTC1702
FCB
BG
TG
V
IN
QT
QB
U
+
INFORMATION
U
C
IN
W
REF
R
R
FCB1
FCB2
– 5%), indicating
+
+
C
C
U
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OUT(AUX)
V
OUT
OUT(AUX)
V
OUT
The FAULT pin is an additional open-drain output that
indicates if one or both of the outputs has exceeded 15%
of its programmed output voltage. FAULT includes an
internal 10 A pull-up to V
external pull-up to interface to standard logic. FAULT pulls
low in normal operation, and releases when a overvoltage
fault is detected.
When an overvoltage fault occurs, an internal latch sets
and FAULT goes high, disabling the LTC1702 until the
latch is cleared by recycling the power or pulling both
RUN/SS pins low simultaneously. Alternately, the FAULT
pin can be pulled back low externally with an open-
collector/open-drain device or an NFET or NPN, which will
allow the LTC1702 to resume normal operation, but will
not reset the latch. If the pull-down is later removed, the
LTC1702 will latch off again unless the latch is reset by
cycling the power or RUN/SS pins.
Note that both the PGOOD pins and the FAULT pin monitor
the output voltages by watching the FB pins. During
normal operation, each FB pin is held at a virtual ground by
the feedback amplifier, and changes at the output will not
appear at FB. This is not an issue with a properly designed
circuit, since the virtual ground at FB implies that the
output voltage is under control. If the feedback amplifier
loses control of the output, the virtual ground disappears
and the PGOOD circuit can see any output changes. This
occurs whenever the soft-start or current limit circuits are
active, whenever the MIN or MAX comparators are active,
or any time the feedback amplifier output (the COMP pin)
hits a rail or is in slew limit. Since the MAX comparator will
engage well before the output reaches the +15% fault
level, the FAULT output is largely unaffected by the virtual
ground at FB.
OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE
2-Step Conversion
The LTC1702 is ideally suited for use in 2-step conversion
systems. 2-step systems use a primary regulator to con-
vert the input power source (batteries or AC line voltage)
CC
and does not require an
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