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SLUS336A –JUNE 1998–REVISED DECEMBER 2016
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Pin Functions
PIN
I/O DESCRIPTION
NAME CDIP,
PDIP,
SOIC PLCC
CAOUT 3 4 O
Current amplifier output. This is the output of a wide-bandwidth operational amplifier that senses line
current and commands the pulse-width modulator (PWM) to force the correct current. This output
swings close to GND, allowing the PWM to force zero duty cycle when necessary. The current
amplifier remains active even if the IC is disabled. The current-amplifier output stage is an NPN
emitter-follower pullup and an 8-kΩresistor to ground.
CT 14 18 I
Oscillator timing capacitor. A capacitor from CT to GND sets the PWM oscillator frequency.
Use Equation 1:
(1)
ENA 10 13 I
Enable. ENA is a logic input that enables the PWM output, voltage reference, and oscillator. ENA
also releases the soft-start clamp, allowing SS to rise. When not in use, connect ENA to a 5-V supply
or pull ENA high with a 22-kΩresistor. The ENA pin is not intended to be used as a high speed
shutdown to the PWM output.
GND 1 2 —
Ground. All voltages are measured with respect to GND. VCC and VREF must be bypassed directly
to GND with an 0.1-µF or larger ceramic capacitor. The timing capacitor discharge current also
returns to this pin, so the lead from the oscillator timing capacitor to GND must also be as short and
as direct as possible.
GTDRV 16 20 O
Gate drive. The output of the PWM is a totem-pole MOSFET gate driver on GTDRV. This output is
internally clamped to 15 V so that the IC operates with VCC as high as 35 V. Use a series gate
resistor of at least 5 Ωto prevent interaction between the gate impedance and the GTDRV output
driver that might cause the GTDRV output to overshoot excessively. Some overshoot of the GTDRV
output is always expected when driving a capacitive load.
IAC 6 8 I
Input AC current. This input to the analog multiplier is a current. The multiplier is tailored for very low
distortion from this current input (IAC) to MULTOUT, this is the only multiplier input that must be used
for sensing instantaneous line voltage. The nominal voltage on IAC is 6 V, in addition to a resistor
from IAC to rectified 60 Hz, connect a resistor from IAC to REF. If the resistor to VREF is one-fourth
of the value of the resistor to the rectifier, then the 6-V offset is cancelled, and the line current has
minimal cross-over distortion.
ISENSE 4 5 I Current-sense minus. This is the inverting input to the current amplifier. This input and the non-
inverting input, MULTOUT, remain functional down to and below GND. Take care to avoid taking
these inputs below –0.5 V because they are protected with diodes to GND.
MULTOUT 5 7 I/O
Multiplier output and current-sense plus. The output of the analog multiplier and the non-inverting
input of the current amplifier are connected together at MULTOUT. The cautions about taking
ISENSE below –0.5 V also apply to MULTOUT. As the multiplier output is a current, this is a high-
impedance input similar to ISENSE, so the current amplifier can be configured as a differential
amplifier to reject GND noise. Figure 9 shows an example of using the current amplifier differentially.
NC — 1, 6,
11, 16 — No connection
PKLMT 2 3 I Peak current limit. The threshold for PKLMT is 0 V. Connect this input to the negative voltage on the
current-sense resistor as shown in Figure 9. Use a resistor to VREF to offset the negative current-
sense signal up to GND.
RSET 12 15 I Oscillator charging current and multiplier limit set. A resistor from RSET to GND programs oscillator
charging current and maximum multiplier output. Multiplier output current does not exceed 3.75 V
divided by the resistor from RSET to GND.
SS 13 17 I
Soft start. SS remains at GND as long as the device is disabled or VCC is too low. SS pulls up to
over 8 V by an internal 14-mA current source when both VCC becomes valid and the IC is enabled.
SS acts as the reference input to the voltage amplifier if SS is below VREF. With a large capacitor
from SS to GND, the reference to the voltage regulating amplifier rises slowly, and increases the
PWM duty cycle slowly. In the event of a disable command or a supply dropout, SS quickly
discharges to ground and disables the PWM.
VAOUT 7 9 O
Voltage amplifier output. This is the output of the operational amplifier that regulates output voltage.
Like the current amplifier, the voltage amplifier remains active even if the IC is disabled with either
ENA or VCC. This means that large feedback capacitors across the amplifier stay charged through
momentary disable cycles. Voltage amplifier output levels below 1 V inhibit multiplier output. The
voltage amplifier output is internally limited to approximately 5.8 V to prevent overshoot. The voltage
amplifier output stage is an NPN emitter-follower pullup and an 8-kΩresistor to ground.