DATA SHEET • AAT4616 ULTRAHIGH PRECISION ADJUSTABLE CURRENT LIMITED LOAD SWITCH WITH FAULT FLAG
Reverse
Blocking
OUT
IN
Over-Temperature
Protection
Under-Voltage
Lockout
4 ms
Delay
FLT
ON/ON
1.2
Reference
V
Current Limit
Control
SET
GND
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Figure 15. AAT4616 Functional Block Diagram
typically occurs during device turn-on, but may also occur
during a port hot plug-in event. The AAT4616 is ideally suited
for protection of peripheral ports such as USB, RS232, and
parallel ports.
Functional Description
The AAT4616 is a single-channel current-limit load switch that
is intended to protect against short-circuit and over-current
events by current limiting to a preset level. This device also
provides a reverse current blocking feature, on/off enable
control, and a fault flag to notify a system controller of an
over-current, short-circuit, or over-temperature events.
Figure 15 shows the functional block diagram.
Reverse Current Blocking
In the event of a load current exceeding a programmed current
limit level (ILIM), a high-speed current limit loop limits the
current in a microsecond and resets to low impedance once the
short circuit condition is removed.
The reverse current blocking feature prevents current flowing
from OUT to IN when the device is disabled. When the device is
enabled, the electrical characteristics between IN and OUT is
still similar to an ideal switch, and current can flow in either
direction.
The AAT4616 is internally protected from thermal damage by an
over-temperature detection circuit. If the die temperature
reaches the internal thermal limit, the power device is switched
off until the die temperature cools to a level below the thermal
limit threshold. This device may operate in a thermal cycling
state indefinitely or until the over-current condition is removed.
Application Information
Setting Current Limit
The AAT4616 current limit can be set by an external resistor
(RSET) connected from the SET pin to GND. RSET can be
calculated by the following equation:
The AAT4616 operates with input voltages ranging from 2.4 V to
5.5 V which, along with its extremely low operating current,
makes it ideal for battery-powered applications. In cases where
the input voltage drops below 2.4 V, the AAT4616 MOSFET is
protected from entering the saturated region of operation by
being automatically shut down by the under-voltage lockout
circuit.
750mA
RSET
6k
ILIM
where ILIM is in mA and RSET in k.
Table 5 summarizes resistor values for current limit settings.
Use 1ꢀ tolerance metal film resistors for programming the
desired current limit setting. Figure 16 shows the output current
vs. output voltage with RSET equal to 6.04 k.
Current limit or over-temperature conditions are reported by the
open drain FAULT output. A 4 ms masking interval prevents
false reporting during the charging of a capacitive load, which
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