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AP8802_0912 Datasheet, PDF (6/16 Pages) Diodes Incorporated – 1A LED Step-down Converter
AP8802
1A LED Step-down Converter
Application Information
LED Current Control
The LED current is controlled by the resistor RSET in Figure 1 connected between VIN and SET. The nominal
average output current in the LED(s) is defined as:
ILED
= VTHD
RSET
If the CTRL pin is driven by an external voltage (lower than 2.5V), the average LED current is:
ILED
= VCTRL
VREF
VTHD
RSET
LED current Versus RSET and VCTRL
1200
1000
0.2 0.39
0.47
800
0.56
600
400
200
0
0
0.33
0.68
0.2 0.39
0.82
0.47
1
0.56
1.2
0.33
0.47
0.68
0.82
1
1.2
0.68 0.82 1
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
2
2
2
0.15 0.3 0.45 0.6 0.75 0.9 1.05 1.2 1.35 1.5 1.65 1.8 1.95 2.1
33
3
2.25 2.4 2.55 2.7 2.85 3
RSET value [Ohms]
Figure 3: LED Current setting Vs RSET and VCTRL
LED current @
VCTRL = 1.25V
LED current @
VCTRL = 2.5V
LED current @
VCTRL = 0.625V
AP8802 Rev. 5
DS31766
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