A6217 and A6217-1
Automotive-Grade, Constant-Current
PWM Dimmable Buck Regulator LED Driver
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
The A6217 is a single IC switching regulator that provides
constant-currentoutputtodrivehigh-powerLEDs.Itintegrates
ahigh-sideN-channelDMOSswitchforDC-to-DCstep-down
(buck) conversion. A true average current is output using a
cycle-by-cycle, controlled on-time method.
• AEC-Q100 qualified
• 6 to 48 V supply voltage
• True average output current control
• 3 A maximum output over operating temperature range
(1.5 A for A6217-1)
• Cycle-by-cycle current limit
• Integrated MOSFET switch
Output current is user-selectable by an external current sense
resistor. Output voltage is automatically adjusted to drive
various numbers of LEDs in a single string. This ensures the
optimal system efficiency.
• Enable / PWM dimming via direct logic input or power
supply voltage
• Internal control loop compensation
• Undervoltage lockout (UVLO) and thermal shutdown
protection
LED dimming is accomplished by a direct logic input pulse-
width-modulation (PWM) signal at the enable pin.
• Low power shutdown (1 µA typical)
• Robust protection against:
▫ꢀAdjacentꢀpin-to-pinꢀshort
▫ꢀPin-to-GNDꢀshort
▫ꢀComponentꢀopen/shortꢀfaults
• Enhancements over A6213:
The device is provided in a 3 mm × 3 mm wettable flank 10-pin
DFN(suffixEJ)oran8-pinnarrowSOIC(suffixLJ), bothwith
exposed pad for enhanced thermal dissipation. Both packages
are lead (Pb) free, with 100% matte-tin leadframe plating.
▫ꢀDitheringꢀofꢀswitchingꢀfrequencyꢀtoꢀreduceꢀEMI
▫ꢀAbleꢀtoꢀdriveꢀsingleꢀwhiteꢀLEDꢀfromꢀ18ꢀVꢀsupplyꢀatꢀ2.2ꢀMHz
▫ꢀSmallerꢀpackageꢀoption
APPLICATIONS:
Automotive lighting
• Daytime running lights
• Front and rear fog lights
• Turn/stop lights
PACKAGES:
10-pin DFN with
wettable flank
• Map light
(suffix EJ)
• Dimmable interior lights
Not to scale
8-pin SOICN
(suffix LJ)
TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT
V (6 to 48 V)
IN
L1
LED+
C1
GND
A6217
(EJ)
1, 2
9,10
VIN
SW
D1
R1
C4
3
4
8
7
TON
BOOT
GND
VCC
EN
EN
CS
PAD
6
5
C5
Enable/PWM Dimming
(100 Hz to 2 kHz)
LED–
RSENSE
A6217-DS