isl97636 Intersil Corporation, isl97636 Datasheet - Page 12

• Manufacturer Part Number: isl97636
• Description: 8-channel Led Driver
• Manufacturer: Intersil Corporation

Some users employ some special types of LEDs that have
zener diode structure in parallel with the LED for ESD
enhancement and enabling open circuit operation. When
this type of LED is open circuited, the effect is as if the LED
forward voltage has increased but no lighting. Any affected
string will not be disabled, unless the failure results in the
boost OVP limit being reached, allowing all other LEDs in the
string to remain functional. Care should be taken in this case
that the boost OVP limit and SCP limit are set properly, so as
to make sure that multiple failures on one string do not
cause all other good channels to be faulted out. This is due
to the increased forward voltage of the faulty channel making
all other channels look as if they have LED shorts. See
Table 1 for details regarding responses to fault conditions.
Overvoltage Protection (OVP)
The integrated OVP circuit monitors the output voltage and
keeps the voltage at a safe level. The OVP threshold is set
as:
These resistors should be large to minimize the power loss.
For example, a 1MΩ R
to 32.2V. Large OVP resistors also allow C
slowly during the PWM off time.
Undervoltage Lockout
If the input voltage falls below the UVLO level of 2.45V, the
device will stop switching and reset. Operation will restart
when the voltage comes back into the operating range.
Input Overcurrent Protection
During normal switching operation, the current through the
internal boost power FET is monitored. If the current
exceeds the current limit, the internal switch will be turned
OVP
=
1.21V
×
(
R
UPPER
UPPER
+
R
LOWER
12
and 39kΩ R
) R
⁄
LOWER
LOWER
OUT
discharges
sets OVP
(EQ. 4)
ISL97636
off. This monitoring happens on a cycle-by-cycle basis in a
self protecting way.
Additionally, the ISL97636 monitors the voltage at the LX
and OVP pins. At start-up, a fixed current is injected out of
the LX pins and into the output capacitor. The device will not
start-up unless the voltage at LX exceeds 1.2V. Furthermore,
should the voltage at LX not rise above this threshold during
any subsequent period where the power FET is not switched
on, it will immediately disable the input protection FET. The
OVP pin is also monitored such that if it rises above and
subsequently falls below 20% of the target OVP level, the
input protection FET will also be switched off.
Over-Temperature Protection (OTP)
The ISL97636 includes two over-temperature thresholds. The
lower threshold is set to +130°C. When this threshold is
reached, any channel which is outputting current at a level
significantly below the regulation target will be treated as “open
circuit” and disabled after a time-out period. This time-out
period is also reduced to 800µs when it is above the lower
threshold. The intention of the lower threshold is to allow bad
channels to be isolated and disabled before they cause enough
power dissipation (as a result of other channels having large
voltages across them) to hit the upper temperature threshold.
The upper threshold is set to +150°C. Each time this is
reached, the boost will stop switching and the output current
sources will be switched off. Once the device has cooled to
approximately +100°C, the device will restart with the DC
LED current level reduced to 77% of the initial setting. If the
dissipation problem persists, subsequent hitting of the limit
will cause identical behavior, with the current reduced in
steps to 53% and finally 30%. Unless disabled via the EN
pin, the device stays in an active state throughout.
For the extensive fault protection conditions, please refer to
Figure 18 and Table 1 for details.
May 9, 2008
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