RT8284N
Application Information
Soft-Start
The RT8284N is a synchronous high voltage buck converter
that can support the input voltage range from 4.5V to 23V
and the output current can be up to 2A.
The RT8284N contains an external soft-start clamp that
gradually raises the output voltage. The soft-start timing
can be programmed by the external capacitor between
SS pin andGND. The chip provides a 6μAcharge current
for the external capacitor. If 0.1μF capacitor is used to
set the soft-start, the period will be 15.5ms (typ.).
Output Voltage Setting
The resistive voltage divider allows the FB pin to sense
the output voltage as shown in Figure 1.
V
OUT
Chip Enable Operation
R1
The EN pin is the chip enable input. Pulling the EN pin
low (<0.4V) will shut down the device. During shutdown
mode, the RT8284N quiescent current drops to lower than
3μA. Driving the EN pin high ( > 2.7V, < 5.5V) will turn on
the device again. For external timing control (e.g.RC),
the ENpin can also be externally pulled high by adding a
REN* resistor and CEN* capacitor from the VIN pin
(see Figure 5).
FB
RT8284N
GND
R2
Figure 1. Output Voltage Setting
The output voltage is set by an external resistive voltage
divider according to the following equation :
R1
R2
⎛
⎝
⎞
⎟
⎠
VOUT = VFB 1+
⎜
An external MOSFET can be added to implement digital
control on the EN pin when no system voltage above 2.5V
is available, as shown in Figure 3. In this case, a 100kΩ
pull-up resistor, REN, is connected between VIN and the
EN pin. MOSFET Q1 will be under logic control to pull
down the EN pin.
where VFB is the feedback reference voltage 0.923V (typ.).
External Bootstrap Diode
Connect a 10nF low ESR ceramic capacitor between the
BOOT pin and SW pin. This capacitor provides the gate
driver voltage for the high side MOSFET.
1
3
2
VIN
EN
BOOT
V
IN
C
BOOT
V
OUT
C
IN
It is recommended to add an external bootstrap diode
between an external 5V and BOOT pin for efficiency
improvement when input voltage is lower than 5.5V or duty
ratio is higher than 65% .The bootstrap diode can be a
low cost one such as IN4148 or BAT54. The external 5V
can be a 5V fixed input from system or a 5V output of the
RT8284N. Note that the external boot voltage must be
lower than 5.5V
RT8284N
R
EN
100k
L
SW
7
Chip Enable
R1
C
OUT
Q1
5
6
FB
8
SS
C
C
R
C
C
SS
R2
4,
COMP
9 (Exposed Pad)
GND
C
P
Figure 3. Enable Control Circuit for Logic Control with
Low Voltage
5V
To prevent enabling circuit when VIN is smaller than the
VOUT target value, a resistive voltage divider can be placed
between the input voltage and ground and connected to
the EN pin to adjust IC lockout threshold, as shown in
Figure 4. For example, if an 8V output voltage is regulated
from a 12V input voltage, the resistor, REN2, can be
selected to set input lockout threshold larger than 8V.
BOOT
10nF
RT8284N
SW
Figure 2. External Bootstrap Diode
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