Wide Input Voltage Range, High Efficiency
Fault Tolerant LED Driver
A8515
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS1 (continued) Valid at VIN = 16 V, TA = 25°C, indicates specifications guaranteed by design
and characterization over the full operating temperature range with TA = TJ = –40°C to 105°C; unless otherwise noted
Characteristics
Oscillator Frequency
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.2
Max.
Unit
RFSET = 10 kΩ
1.8
−
2
1
2.2
−
MHz
MHz
kHz
V
Oscillator Frequency
fSW
RFSET = 20 kΩ
RFSET = 35.6 kΩ
−
580
1.00
−
−
FSET/SYNC Pin Voltage
FSET Frequency Range
Synchronization
VFSET
fFSET
RFSET = 10 kΩ
−
−
580
2500
kHz
Synchronized PWM Frequency
fSWSYNC
580
150
−
−
2300
kHz
ns
Synchronization Input
Minimum Off-Time
tPWSYNCOFF
−
Synchronization Input
Minimum On-Time
tPWSYNCON
150
−
−
ns
VSYNC(H) FSET/SYNC pin, high level
VSYNC(L) FSET/SYNC pin, low level
−
−
−
0.4
V
V
SYNC Input Logic Voltage
2.0
−
LED Current Sinks
LEDx Accuracy
ErrLED
ΔLEDx
VLED
ISET = 120 μA
ISET = 120 μA
−
−
0.5
0.5
2
1
%
%
LEDx Matching
LEDx Regulation Voltage
VLED1 = VLED2 , ISET = 120 μA
ISET = 120 μA
−
720
980
1.003
−
−
mV
A/A
V
I
SET to ILEDx Current Gain
AISET
VISET
ISET
960
−
1000
−
ISET Pin Voltage
Allowable ISET Current
40
125
μA
While LED sinks are in regulation, sensed
from LEDx pin to GND
VLED Short Detect
VLEDSC
ILEDSS
4.6
−
−
−
V
Current through each enabled LEDx pin
during soft start
Soft Start LEDx Current
−
3.2
mA
Measured while EN/PWM = low, during
dimming control and internal references
are powered-on (exceeding tPWML results in
shutdown)
Maximum PWM Dimming
Until Off-Time
fSW
cycles
tPWML
−
32,750
−
Minimum PWM On-Time
tPWMH
First cycle when powering-up device
−
−
0.75
0.5
2
1
μs
μs
Time between PWM enable and LED current
reaching 90% of maximum
EN/PWM High to LED-On Delay
tdPWM(on)
Time between PWM enable going low and
LED current reaching 10% of maximum
EN/PWM Low to LED-Off Delay
tdPWM(off)
−
−
500
ns
GATE Pin
Gate Pin Sink Current
Gate Fault Shutdown
IGSINK
VGS = 0 V with respect to VIN
−
−
−104
−
μA
μs
tGFAULT
−
3
Gate to source voltage measured when gate
is on
Gate Voltage
VGS
−
-6.7
−
V
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6
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