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AAT1281
TM
SwitchReg
2A Driver IC for High Intensity LED Camera Flash
Typical Application
L1
1µH
SW
OUT
High Intensity White Flash LEDs
VIN
CIN
2.2µF
VBAT
COUT
2.2µF
AAT1281
Flash
FLEN
EN/SET
POK
Enable
FLOUTA
FLOUTB
Enable
POK
CB
CT
RSET
CT
47nF
AGND PGND FLGND
Super Capacitor
RSET
80.6kΩ
Pin Descriptions
Pin # Symbol Function Description
Flash timer control input. Connect a capacitor between CT and AGND to set default ON time for
the flash output. A 47nF ceramic capacitor defaults the flash timer to 600ms. Alternative timeout
periods can be programmed through AS2Cwire. To disable the flash timer, connect CT to AGND.
1
CT
I
Movie mode enable pin. Can also interface with AS2Cwire to adjust movie mode current level, CT
timing, A/B Output select and Flash/Movie mode current ratio. See programming tables for details.
2
3
4
EN/SET
FLEN
I
I
Flash enable pin. A low-to-high transition on the FLEN pin initiates a flash pulse and starts the
flash timer.
Analog ground pin. Connect AGND to PGND and FLGND at a single point as close to the AAT1281
as possible.
AGND
P
Power input. Connect IN to the input power supply voltage. Connect a 2.2ꢀF or larger ceramic
capacitor from IN to PGND as close as possible to the AAT1281.
5
6
7
VIN
SW
PI
O
P
Step-up converter switching node. Connect a 1ꢀH inductor between SW and IN.
Power ground pin. Connect PGND to AGND and FLGND at a single point as close to the AAT1281
as possible.
PGND
Power output of the step-up converter. Connect a 2.2ꢀF or larger ceramic capacitor from OUT to
PGND as close as possible to the AAT1281. Connect OUT to the super capacitor and the anode(s)
of the Flash LED(s).
8
OUT
O
9
CB
I
Super Capacitor balancing pin. Connect the center tap of Super Capacitor here.
POK output. Open drain, active low output. Connect pull-up resistor to VIN to indicate when the
Super Capacitor is charged and “Ready to Flash”.
10
POK
O
Flash Output B. Connect cathode of Flash LED B to FLOUTB. For a single flash LED, connect
FLOUTB and FLOUTA together. For two flash LEDs, each output will conduct 50% of the total
flash output current. Can be turned on or off using AS2Cwire in Movie mode.
11
12
13
FLOUTB
FLGND
FLOUTA
O
P
Flash ground pin. Connect FLGND to PGND and AGND at a single point as close to the AAT1281
as possible.
Flash Output A. Connect cathode of Flash LED A to FLOUTA. For a single flash LED, connect
FLOUTA and FLOUTB together. For two flash LEDs, each output will conduct 50% of the total
flash output current. Can be turned on or off using AS2Cwire in Movie mode.
O
Flash current setting input. A 80.6kꢂ resistor from RSET to AGND sets the maximum flash cur-
rent available at FLOUTA and FLOUTB to 2000mA. Each FLOUTA and FLOUTB channel will conduct
50% of the maximum programmed current (1000mA). This resistor also sets the maximum set-
ting of the 16 programmable movie mode levels via AS2Cwire at EN/SET pin divided by 7.3.
14
RSET
EP
I
Exposed paddle (bottom); Connect EP to PGND as close as possible to the AAT1281.
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