MAX16834_15 Datasheet, PDF (7/23 Pages) Maxim Integrated Products – High-Power LED Driver with Integrated High-Side LED Current Sense and PWM Dimming MOSFET Driver

MAX16834
High-Power LED Driver with Integrated
High-Side LED Current Sense and
PWM Dimming MOSFET Driver
Pin Description (continued)
PIN
QFN, TQFN TSSOP
7
9
8
10
9
11
10
12
11
13
12
14
13
15
14
16
15
17
16
18
17
19
18
20
19
1
20
2
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NAME
FUNCTION
FLT Active-Low, Open-Drain Fault Indicator Output. See the Fault Indicator (FLT) section.
Resistor-Programmable Switching Frequency Setting/Sync Control Input. Connect a resistor
RT/SYNC from RT/SYNC to SGND to set the switching frequency. Drive RT/SYNC to synchronize the
switching frequency with an external clock.
UVEN
Undervoltage-Lockout (UVLO) Threshold/Enable Input. UVEN is a dual-function adjustable
UVLO threshold input with an enable feature. Connect UVEN to V_IN through a resistive voltage-
divider to program the UVLO threshold. Observe the absolute maximum value for this pin.
PWMDIM PWM Dimming Input. Connect to an external PWM signal for dimming operation.
CS
Current-Sense Amplifier Positive Input. Connect a resistor from CS to PGND to set the inductor
peak current limit.
PGND Power Ground
NDRV External n-Channel Gate-Driver Output
V_CC
7V Low-Dropout Voltage Regulator. Bypass to PGND with at least a 1μF low-ESR ceramic
capacitor. V_CC provides power to the n-channel gate driver (NDRV).
IN Positive Power-Supply Input. Bypass to PGND with at least a 0.1μF ceramic capacitor.
HV High-Side Positive Supply Input Referred to LV. HV provides power to high-side linear regulator
CLV ^{5V High-Side Regulator Output. CLV provides power to the dimming MOSFET driver. Connect a}
0.1μF to 1μF ceramic capacitor from CLV to LV for stable operation.
DIMOUT External Dimming MOSFET Gate Driver. DIMOUT is capable of sinking/sourcing 50mA.
LV
High-Side Reference Voltage Input. Connect to SGND for boost configuration. Connect to IN for
boost-buck configuration.
SENSE+
LED Current-Sense Positive Input. Connect a bypass capacitor of at least 0.1μF between
SENSE+ and LV close to the IC.
EP
Exposed Pad. Connect EP to a large-area contiguous copper ground plane for effective power
dissipation. Do not use as the main IC ground connection. EP must be connected to SGND.
Detailed Description
The MAX16834 is a current-mode, high-brightness LED
(HB LED) driver designed to control a single-string LED
current regulator with two external n-channel MOSFETs.
The MAX16834 integrates all the building blocks nec-
essary to implement a fixed-frequency HB LED driver
with wide-range dimming control. The MAX16834
allows implementation of different converter topologies
such as SEPIC, boost, boost-buck, or high-side buck
current regulator.
The MAX16834 features a constant-frequency, peak-cur-
rent-mode control with programmable slope compensa-
tion to control the duty cycle of the PWM controller. A
dimming driver offers a wide-range dimming control for
the external n-channel MOSFET in series with the LED
string. In addition to PWM dimming, the MAX16834
allows for analog dimming of LED current.
The MAX16834 switching frequency (100kHz to 1MHz)
is adjustable using a single resistor from RT/SYNC. The
MAX16834 disables the internal oscillator and synchro-
nizes if an external clock is applied to RT/SYNC. The
switching MOSFET driver sinks and sources up to 3A,
making it suitable for high-power MOSFETs driving in
HB LED applications, and the dimming control allows
for wide PWM dimming at frequencies up to 20kHz.
The MAX16834 is suitable for boost and boost-buck
LED drivers (Figures 2 and 3).
The MAX16834 alone operates over a wide 4.75V to
28V supply range. With a voltage clamp that limits the
IN pin voltage to less than 28V, it can operate in boost
configuration for input voltages greater than 28V.
Additional features include external enable/disable
input, an on-chip oscillator, fault indicator output (FLT)
for LED open/short or overtemperature conditions, and
an overvoltage protection circuit for true differential
overvoltage protection (Figure 1).
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