ADP3212/NCP3218
Table 5. Phase Number and Operation Modes1
No. of Phases
Selected by
the User
N [3,2 or 1]
N [3,2 or 1]
No. of Phases
in Operation
No.
PSI
DPRSLP
*
VID Transition2
Current Limit
*
*
No
Yes
No
Yes
Operation Modes3
PWM, CCM only
PWM, CCM only
PWM, CCM only
PWM, CCM only
RPM, automatic CCM/DCM
PWM, CCM only
*
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
N
N
1
N
1
1
0
0
*
0
0
0
1
1
*
N [3,2 or 1]
*
*
*
1
1 * = don’t care.
2 VID transient period is the time following any VID change, including entry into and exit from deeper sleep mode. The duration of VID transient period is the same as
that of PWRGD masking time.
3 CCM stands for continuous current mode, and DCM stands for discontinuous current mode.
Figure 9. Single-Phase RPM Mode Operation