ADM7170
Data Sheet
The tolerance of the capacitor (TOL) is assumed to be 10%, and
ADM7170
V
= 6.0V
V
= 5.0V
OUT
IN
C
BIAS is 4.35 μF at 3.0 V, as shown in Figure 57.
Substituting these values in Equation 1 yields
EFF = 4.35 μF × (1 − 0.15) × (1 − 0.1) = 3.33 μF
VIN
VOUT
C
C
OUT
4.7µF
IN
VIN
VOUT
4.7µF
SENSE
R
EN1
ON
200kΩ
C
EN
R
OFF
EN2
Therefore, the capacitor chosen in this example meets the
minimum capacitance requirement of the LDO over temper-
ature and tolerance at the chosen output voltage of 3.0 V.
100kΩ
GND
Figure 59. Typical EN Pin Voltage Divider
To guarantee the performance of the ADM7170, it is imperative
that the effects of dc bias, temperature, and tolerances on the
behavior of the capacitors be evaluated for each application.
Figure 58 shows the typical hysteresis of the EN pin. This
prevents on/off oscillations that can occur due to noise
on the EN pin as it passes through the threshold points.
PROGRAMMABLE PRECISION ENABLE
UNDERVOLTAGE LOCKOUT
The ADM7170 uses the EN pin to enable and disable the VOUT
pins under normal operating conditions. As shown in Figure 58,
when a rising voltage on EN crosses the upper threshold,
typically 1.2 V, VOUT turns on. When a falling voltage on EN
crosses the lower threshold, typically 1.1 V, VOUT turns off. The
hysteresis of the EN threshold is approximately 100 mV.
3.0
The ADM7170 also incorporates an internal undervoltage
lockout circuit to disable the output voltage when the input
voltage is less than the minimum input voltage rating of the
regulator. The upper and lower thresholds are internally fixed
with about 200 mV of hysteresis. This hysteresis prevents on/off
oscillations that can occur when caused by noise on the input
voltage as it passes through the threshold points.
SOFT START
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
The ADM7170 uses an internal soft start (SS pin open) to limit the
inrush current when the output is enabled. The start-up time for
the 5.0 V option is approximately 380 μs from the time the EN
active threshold is crossed to when the output reaches 90% of its
final value. As shown in Figure 60, the start-up time is nearly
independent of the output voltage setting.
5.0
V
EN
2.5V
3.0V
5.0V
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
(V)
1.20
1.25
1.30
V
EN
Figure 58. Typical VOUT Response to EN Pin Operation
The upper and lower thresholds are user programmable and can
be set higher than the nominal 1.2 V threshold by using two
resistors. The resistance values, REN1 and REN2, can be
determined from
R
EN1 = REN2 × (VIN − 1.2 V)/1.2 V
where:
EN2 is nominally 10 kΩ to 100 kΩ.
IN is the desired turn-on voltage.
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
TIME (ms)
R
V
Figure 60. Typical Start-Up Behavior
The hysteresis voltage increases by the factor
(REN1 + REN2)/REN1
For the example shown in Figure 59, the enable threshold is
3.6 V with a hysteresis of 300 mV.
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