LTC1474_15 Datasheet, PDF (11/20 Pages) Linear Technology – Low Quiescent Current High Efficiency Step-Down Converters

LTC1474/LTC1475
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
LTC1475 Pushbutton On/Off and
Microprocessor Interface
The LTC1475 provides pushbutton control of power on/off
for use with handheld products. A momentary ground on
the ON pin sets an internal S/R latch to run mode while a
momentary ground on the LBI/OFF pin resets the latch to
shutdown mode. See Figure 6 for a comparsion of on/off
operation of the LTC1474 and LTC1475 and Figure 7 for a
comparison of the circuit implementations.
In the LTC1475, the LBI/OFF pin has a dual function as
both the shutdown control pin and the low battery com-
parator input. Since the “OFF” pushbutton is normally
open, it does not affect the normal operation of the low
battery comparator. In the unpressed state, the LBI/OFF
input is the divided down input voltage from the resistive
divider to the internal low battery comparator and will
normally be above or just below the trip threshold of
1.23V. When shutdown mode is desired, the LBI/OFF pin
is pulled below the 0.7V threshold to invoke shutdown.
RUN
LTC1474
MODE
ON
LBI/OFF
LTC1475
MODE
RUN
SHUTDOWN
RUN
ON OVERRIDES LBI/OFF
WHILE ON IS LOW
RUN SHUTDOWN
RUN
1474/75 F06
Figure 6. Comparison of LTC1474 and LTC1475
Run/Shutdown Operation
The ON pin has precedence over the LBI/OFF pin. As seen
in Figure 6, if both pins are grounded simultaneously, run
mode wins.
Figure 18 in the Typical Applications section shows an
example for the use of the LTC1475 to control on/off of a
microcontroller with a single pushbutton. With both the
microcontroller and LTC1475 off, depressing the
pushbutton grounds the LTC1475 ON pin and starts up the
LTC1475 regulator which then powers up the microcon-
troller. When the pushbutton is depressed a second time,
the depressed switch state is detected by the microcon-
troller through its input. The microcontroller then pulls the
LBI/OFF pin low with the connection to one of its ouputs.
With the LBI/OFF pin low, the LTC1475 powers down
turning the microcontroller off. Note that since the I/O pins
of most microcontrollers have a reversed bias diode
between input and supply, a blocking diode with less than
1µA leakage is necessary to prevent the powered down
microcontroller from pulling down on the ON pin.
Figure 19 in the Typical Applications section shows how to
use the low battery comparator to provide a low battery
lockout on the “ON” switch. The LBO output disconnects
the pushbutton from the ON pin when the comparator has
tripped, preventing the LTC1475 from attempting to start
up again until V_IN is increased.
100k
RUN
RUN
LTC1474
ON
100k
ON
V_IN
LTC1475
LBI/OFF
OFF
1474/75 F07
Figure 7. Simplified Implementation of
LTC1474 and LTC1475 On/Off
Absolute Maximum Ratings and Latchup Prevention
The absolute maximum ratings specify that SW (Pin 5) can
never exceed V_IN (Pin 7) by more than 0.3V. Normally this
situation should never occur. It could, however, if the
output is held up while the supply is pulled down. A
condition where this could potentially occur is when a
battery is supplying power to an LTC1474 or LTC1475
regulator and also to one or more loads in parallel with the
the regulator’s V_IN. If the battery is disconnected while the
LTC1474 or LTC1475 regulator is supplying a light load
and one of the parallel circuits is a heavy load, the input
capacitor of the LTC1474 or LTC1475 regulator could be
pulled down faster than the output capacitor, causing the
absolute maximum ratings to be exceeded. The result is
often a latchup which can be destructive if V_IN is reapplied.
Battery disconnect is possible as a result of mechanical
stress, bad battery contacts or use of a lithium-ion battery
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