FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
FUNCTIONAL INTERNAL BLOCK DESCRIPTION
Also the device has a precharge voltage that add 0.5 Volts
to the Boost, cycle by cycle of the PWM. It helps the boost to
respond faster every time the load turns back on again.
of the PWM duty cycle. This pin can also be used to modulate
the LED at a lower frequency than the PWM dimming
frequency (Minimum pulse width = 150 ns).
A pulsed mode can also be programmed using the I2C
interface (STROBE bit = 1). In this mode, each rising edge of
the PWM signal turns on the next channel, while turning off
all other channels. The duration that the channel is
illuminated is set by the duty cycle of the PWM input pin. This
can be used to scan the output channels.
CURRENT MIRROR
The programmable current mirror matches the current in
10 LED strings to within 2%. The maximum current is set
using a resistor to GND from the ISET pin. This can be scaled
down using the I2C interface to 255 levels.
Zero current is achieved by turning off the LED Driver by
I2C (registers CHENx = 0h) for a duty cycle from 0% to 99%
or by pulling PWM pin low regardless of the duty cycle.
I2C capability allows the channels to be controlled
individually or in parallel.
DISABLING LED CHANNELS
MC34844 allows the user to enable and disable each of
the 10 channels separately by writing the corresponding
CHENx bit on Registers 08 and 09 thru I2C.
When a channel is disabled thru I2C prior the device starts
to operate, the corresponding LED driver is disabled but the
feedback circuit is still connected. This may interfere with the
operation of the dynamic headroom control (DHC) which can
lead to erratic output voltage regulation. For this condition,
the output voltage may ramp up to the OVP level if the
voltage on the LED driver is not substantially above the DHC
regulation voltage (0.75 V typ). Because of this operation
under I2C/SMBUS Mode, we recommend to connect the
unused channels to VDC2 thru a100 kohm resistor and also
follow the below powering up sequence:
Current on LED Channel (PIN and NIN mode disabled)
Eqn. 1
ICH[RegisterValue]
Current[A] = -----------------------------------------------------------
RSET[ohms]
In the off state, the LEDs current is set to 0 and the boost
converter stops switching.
This feature allows to drive more than 50 mA of current by
connecting the LED string to 2 or more LED channels in
parallel. For example; if the application requires to drive 5
channels at 100 mA, then the bottom of each LED string
should be connected to two channels in order to duplicate the
current capability (Example: CH0+CH1 = 100 mA).
1. PWM pin = Low.
2. Power up the part.
PWM GENERATOR
3. Program the I2C commands and disable the unused
channels.
The PWM generator can operate in either master or slave
modes, as set by the M/~S pin.
4. Enable the Boost and current drivers by taking PWM
pin to HIGH.
In master mode, the internal PWM generator frequency is
programmed through the I2C interface (registers FPWM).
The default programmed value set the number of 25 kHz
clocks (40 μs) in one PWM cycle. The 18-bit resolution allows
minimum PWM frequencies of 100 Hz to be programmed.
The resulting frequency is output on the CK pin.
This previous device's operation does not happen when all
channels are being used because the voltage across the LED
drivers is always equal or higher than the DHC regulation
voltage (0.75 V typ). For this condition, the user can disable/
enable any of the channels thru I2C without causing any
erratic behavior but the FAIL pin cannot be cleared. If FAIL
pin is to be cleared thru I2C, it will be necessary to use the
suggested configuration shown at the FAIL PIN session.
PWM Frequency
Eqn. 2
19.2Mhz
PWMFrequency[Hz] = -------------------------------------------------------------------
FPWM[RegisterValue]
FAIL PIN
In slave mode, the CK pin acts as an input. The internal
digital PLL uses this frequency as the PWM frequency. By
setting one device as master, and connecting the CK output
to the input on a number of slave configured devices, all
PWM frequencies are synchronized together.
If a LED fails open in any of the LED strings, the voltage in
that particular LED channel will be close to ground and the
LED open failure is detected. When this happens, a failure is
registered, the FAIL pin is set to its high-impedance stage,
and the channel is turned off.
The duty cycle of the PWM waveform in both master and
slave modes is set using a second register on the I2C
interface (register DPWM), and can be controlled from 100%
duty cycle to 1/256 Tpwm = 0.39%. Zero percent of duty cycle
is achieved by turning LED drivers off (register CHENx = 0h)
or pulling PWM pin low.
The FAIL pin cannot be cleared for manual mode unless a
complete power on reset is applied. However for I2C/SMBUS
mode, the FAIL pin is cleared by disabling the malfunction
channels (CHENx = 0) and clearing the failure bit (CLRFAIL
bit = 1).
If the application only requires clearing the failure for the
floating or unused channels, then the unused channels must
be connected to VDC2 thru a 100 kohm resistor to avoid
An external PWM can also be used. The PWM input is
'AND'ed with the internal signal. By setting the serial interface
to 100% duty cycle (default), the external pin has full control
34844
Analog Integrated Circuit Device Data
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