High Voltage Positive Hot Swap Controller
and Digital Power Monitor with PMBus
ADM1272
Data Sheet
adjusted down, if required, using a resistor divider network
from the VCAP regulator output voltage to the ISET pin. An
FEATURES
Controls supply voltages from 16 V to 80 V (absolute
maximum 120 V)
additional resistor can also be placed from ISET to VIN (or VOUT) to
allow the current limit to track inversely with the rail voltage.
This resistor allows an approximate system power limit to be used.
High voltage (80 V) IPC-9592 compliant packaging
<500 ns response time to short circuit
FET energy monitoring for adaptable FET SOA protection
Gate boost mode for fast recovery from OC transients
Programmable random start mode to stagger power-on
FET fault detection
Remote temperature sensing with programmable warning
and shutdown thresholds
Programmable 2.5 mV to 30 mV system current-limit setting
range
0.85ꢀ accurate current measurement with 12-bit ADC
The ADM1272 limits the current through the sense resistor by
controlling the gate voltage of an external N channel field effect
transistor (FET) in the power path. The sense voltage, and there-
fore the load current, is maintained below the preset maximum.
The ADM1272 protects the external FET by monitoring and
limiting the energy transfer through the FET while the current
is being controlled. This energy limit is set by the choice of compo-
nents connected to the EFAULT pin (for fault protection
mode) and the ESTART pin during startup. Therefore,
different energy limits can be set for start-up and normal fault
conditions. During startup, inrush currents are maintained very
low and different areas of the safe operating area (SOA) curve
are of interest, whereas during fault conditions, the currents
can be much higher.
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LOAD, VIN, VOUT, temperature, power, and energy telemetry
Programmable start-up current limit
Programmable linear output voltage soft start
1ꢀ accurate UV and OV thresholds
Programmable hot swap restart function
2 programmable GPIO pins
The controller uses the drain to source voltage (VDS) across the
FET to set the current profile of the EFAULT and ESTART pins
and, therefore, the amount of much energy allowed to be
transferred in the FET. This energy limit ensures the MOSFET
remains within the SOA limits. Optionally, use a capacitor on
the DVDT pin to set the output voltage ramp rate, if required.
In case of a short-circuit event, a fast internal overcurrent
detector responds in hundreds of ns and signals the gate to shut
down. A 1.5 A pull-down device ensures a fast FET response. The
gate then recovers control within 50 μs to ensure minimal
disruption during conditions, such as line steps and surges. The
ADM1272 features overvoltage (OV) and undervoltage (UV)
protection, programmed using external resistor dividers on the
UVH, UVL, and OV pins. The use of two pins for undervoltage
allows independent accurate rising and falling thresholds. The
PWRGD output pin signals when the output voltage is valid
and the gate is sufficiently enhanced. The validity of VOUT is
determined using the PWGIN pin.
Reports power and energy consumption
Peak detect registers for current, voltage, and power
PMBus fast mode compliant interface
48-lead 7 mm × 8 mm LFCSP
APPLICATIONS
48 V/54 V systems
Servers
Power monitoring and control/power budgeting
Central office equipment
Telecommunication and data communication equipment
Industrial applications
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADM1272 is a hot swap controller that allows a circuit board
to be removed from or inserted into a live backplane. It also
features current, voltage, and power readback via an integrated
12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC), accessed using a
PMBus™ interface. This device is able to withstand up to 120 V,
which makes it very robust in surviving surges and transients
commonly associated with high voltage systems, usually clamped
using protection devices such as transient voltage suppressors
(TVSs) that can often exceed 100 V.
The 12-bit ADC measures the voltage across the sense resistor,
the supply voltage on the SENSE+ pin, the output voltage, and
the temperature using an external NPN/PNP device. A PMBus
interface allows a controller to read data from the ADC. As
many as 16 unique I2C addresses can be selected, depending on
how the two ADRx pins are connected. The ADM1272 is available
in a custom 48-lead LFCSP (7 mm × 8 mm) with a pinstrap mode
that allows the device to be configured for automatic retry or
latchoff when an overcurrent (OC) fault occurs.
The load current, ILOAD, is measured using an internal current
sense amplifier that measures the voltage across a sense resistor
in the power path via the SENSE+ and SENSE− pins. A default
current limit sense voltage of 30 mV is set, but this limit can be
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