AAT3520/2/4
MicroPower™ Microprocessor Reset Circuit
Supply Voltage Transient Behavior
In some cases, fast negative transients of short
duration can appear on the VCC power supply. The
Applications Information
Reset Output Options
AAT3520 series devices provide some immunity to
line transients which can generate invalid reset puls-
es. Figure 1 shows typical behavior to short duration
pulses versus RESET comparator overdrive. As
shown in the Maximum Transient Duration vs. Reset
Threshold Overdrive graph, when the transient volt-
age becomes larger, the time allowed before assert-
ing a reset becomes shorter (i.e., typically a transient
of 100mV below the reset threshold would have to
present for more than 50µs to cause a reset).
Immunity can be increased by the addition of a small
bypass capacitor of 0.1µF connected as closely to
the VCC pin as possible.
The AAT3524 has an active low open drain output
and the AAT3520/2 have a push-pull output. The
AAT3524 may be used in multiple voltage systems
with an external pull-up resistor. This allows the
AAT3524 to interface to microprocessors with high-
er supply voltages up to 5.5V (Figure 3). In the
event of a power down or brown-out condition, the
reset signal remains valid until the VCC drops below
1.2V. To ensure validity down to ground, an exter-
nal 100kΩ resistor should be connected between
the RESET output and GND.
VCC
VCC
VCC
µP
*
100kΩ
(nominal)
AAT3520
RESET
INPUT
RESET
0.1µF
AAT3522
AAT3524
(RESET)
GND
GND
*AAT3524 Only
Figure 2: Using Recommended Bypass Capacitor.
+3.3V
+5.0V
VCC
VCC
100kΩ
5V
System
RESET
INPUT
RESET
AAT3524
GND
GND
Figure 3: Using AAT3524 Open Drain Output with Multiple Supplies.
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