AN47
I
OUT
vs V
ADJ
(R
S
=600m )
350
300
250
Series1
mA
200
150
100
50
0
0
0.5
1
V
1.5
2
2.5
Figure 2
V
IN
R1
4.7k
VR1
10k
Typical output current versus ADJ voltage with R
S
= 600m
ADJ
ZTLV431
ZXLD1350
GND
Figure 3
Typical circuit of DC voltage dimming
The ZTLV431 acts as a shunt regulator to generate an external 1.25V reference voltage. The
reference voltage is applied to pot VR1 to provide dimming voltage of 0-1.25V.
Using an external regulator affects the accuracy of the current setting. If a 1% reference is used
the LED current will be more accurate than using the internal reference.
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