Hot Swap Controller and
I2C® Power Monitor with Convert Pin
ADM1176
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
Allows safe board insertion and removal from a live backplane
Controls supply voltages from 3.15 V to 16.5 V
Precision current sense amplifier
ADM1176
MUX
V
VCC
0
Precision voltage input
SDA
SCL
12-BIT
ADC
2
12-bit ADC for current and voltage readback
Charge pumped gate drive for external N-channel FET
Adjustable analog current limit with circuit breaker
3ꢀ accurate hot swap current limit level
Fast response limits peak fault current
Automatic retry or latch-off on current fault
Programmable hot swap timing via TIMER pin
Active-high ON pin
I C
I
1
A
A1
A0
SENSE
CURRENT
SENSE
AMPLIFIER
FET DRIVE
CONTROLLER
ON
GATE
1.3V
UV COMPARATOR
GND
I2C® fast mode-compliant interface (400 kHz maximum)
Two address pins allow 16 devices on the same bus
10-lead MSOP
TIMER
Figure 1.
APPLICATIONS
3.15V TO 16.5V
R
N-CHANNEL FET
SENSE
Power monitoring/power budgeting
Central office equipment
VCC
SENSE
GATE
Telecommunication and data communication equipment
PCs/servers
CONTROLLER
P = VI
ADM1176
SDA
SDA
SCL
ON
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
SCL
The ADM1176 is an integrated hot swap controller that offers
digital current and voltage monitoring via an on-chip, 12-bit
analog-to-digital converter (ADC), communicated through an
I2C interface.
TIMER
A1
A0
GND
Figure 2. Applications Diagram
An internal current sense amplifier senses voltage across the sense
resistor in the power path via the VCC pin and the SENSE pin.
The ADM1176 limits the current through this resistor by control-
ling the gate voltage of an external N-channel FET in the power
path, via the GATE pin. The sense voltage (and, therefore, the
inrush current) is kept below a preset maximum.
A 12-bit ADC can measure the current seen in the sense
resistor, as well as the supply voltage on the VCC pin. An
industry-standard I2C interface allows a controller to read
current and voltage data from the ADC. Measurements can be
initiated by an I2C command. Alternatively, the ADC can run
continuously, and the user can read the latest conversion data
whenever it is required. Up to 16 unique I2C addresses can be
created, depending on the way the A0 and A1 pins are connected.
The ADM1176 protects the external FET by limiting the time
that it spends with maximum current running through it. This
current limit period is set by the choice of capacitor attached to
the TIMER pin. Additionally, the device provides protection from
overcurrent events that may occur once the hot swap event is
complete. In the case of a short-circuit event, the current in the
sense resistor exceeds an overcurrent trip threshold, and the FET
is switched off immediately by pulling down the GATE pin.
The ADM1176 is packaged in a 10-lead MSOP.
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