TLC5916_10 Datasheet, PDF (17/30 Pages) Texas Instruments – 8-BIT CONSTANT-CURRENT LED SINK DRIVERS

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TLC5916, TLC5917
8-BIT CONSTANT-CURRENT LED SINK DRIVERS
SLVS695A – JUNE 2007 – REVISED MARCH 2008
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Operating Principles
Constant Current
In LED display applications, TLC5916/TLC5917 provides nearly no current variations from channel to channel
and from IC to IC. While I_OUT ≤ 100 mA, the maximum current skew between channels is less than ±3% and
between ICs is less than ±6%.
Adjusting Output Current
TLC5916/TLC5917 scales up the reference current, I_ref, set by the external resistor R_ext to sink a current, I_out, at
each output port. Users can follow the below formulas to calculate the target output current I_OUT,target in the
saturation region:
V_R-EXT = 1.26 V × VG
I_ref = V_R-EXT/R_ext, if another end of the external resistor R_ext is connected to ground
I_OUT,target = I_ref × 15 × 3^{CM – 1}
Where R_ext is the resistance of the external resistor connected to the R-EXT terminal, and V_R-EXT is the voltage of
R-EXT, which is controlled by the programmable voltage gain (VG), which is defined by the Configuration Code.
The Current Multiplier (CM) determines that the ratio I_OUT,target/I_ref is 15 or 5. After power on, the default value of
VG is 127/128 = 0.992, and the default value of CM is 1, so that the ratio I_OUT,target/I_ref = 15. Based on the default
VG and CM:
V_R-EXT = 1.26 V × 127/128 = 1.25 V
I_OUT,target = (1.25 V/R_ext) × 15
Therefore, the default current is approximately 52 mA at 360 Ω and 26 mA at 720 Ω. The default relationship
after power on between I_OUT,target and R_ext is shown in Figure 14.
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Figure 14. Default Relationship Curve Between I_OUT,target and R_ext After Power Up
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