19-5666; Rev 2; 12/10
Dual-Channel Automotive CCFL Controller
DS382
General Description
Features
♦ Dual-Channel CCFL Controllers for Backlighting
The DS3882 is a dual-channel cold-cathode fluorescent
lamp (CCFL) controller for automotive applications that
provides up to 300:1 dimming. It is ideal for driving
CCFLs used to backlight liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
in navigation and infotainment applications and for dri-
ving CCFLs used to backlight instrument clusters. The
DS3882 is also appropriate for use in marine and avia-
tion applications.
LCD Panels and Instrument Clusters in
Automotive Navigation/Infotainment Applications
♦ Minimal External Components Required
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♦ I C Interface
♦ Per-Channel Lamp-Fault Monitoring for Lamp-
Open, Lamp-Overcurrent, Failure to Strike, and
Overvoltage Conditions
The DS3882 features EMI suppression functionality and
provides a lamp current overdrive mode for rapid lamp
heating in cold weather conditions. The DS3882 sup-
ports configurations of 1 or 2 lamps with fully indepen-
dent lamp control and minimal external components.
Multiple DS3882 controllers can be cascaded to sup-
port applications requiring more than 2 lamps. Control of
the DS3882, after initial programming setup, can be
♦ Status Register Reports Fault Conditions
♦ Accurate ( 5%) Independent On-Board Oscillators
for Lamp Frequency (40kHz to 100kHz) and DPWM
Burst-Dimming Frequency (22.5Hz to 440Hz)
♦ Lamp and DPWM Frequencies can be
Synchronized with External Sources to Reduce
Visual LCD Artifacts in Video Applications
♦ Optional Spread-Spectrum Lamp Clock Reduces
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completely achieved through I C software communica-
EMI
tion. Many DS3882 functions are also pin-controllable if
software control is not desired.
♦ Lamp Frequency can be Stepped Up or Down to
Move EMI Spurs Out of Band
Applications
♦ Lamp Current Overdrive Mode with Automatic
Turn-Off Quickly Warms Lamp in Cold
Temperatures
Automotive LCDs
Instrument Clusters
♦ Analog and Digital Brightness Control
Marine and Aviation LCDs
♦ 300:1 Dimming Range Possible Using the Digital
Pin Configuration
Brightness Control Option
♦ Programmable Soft-Start Minimizes Audible
TOP VIEW
Transformer Noise
+
FAULT
A0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
28 OVD2
27 LCM2
26 GB2
♦ On-Board Nonvolatile (NV) Memory Allows Device
Customization
SDA
♦ 8-Byte NV User Memory for Storage of Serial
SCL
25 GA2
Numbers and Date Codes
LSYNC
LOSC
BRIGHT
PSYNC
POSC
24 V
CC
♦ Low-Power Standby Mode
DS3882
23 PDN
22 LCO
21 GND
20 STEP
19 N.C.
18 OVD1
17 LCM1
16 GB1
15 GA1
♦ 4.75V to 5.25V Single-Supply Operation
♦ Temperature Range: -40°C to +105°C
♦ 28-Pin TSSOP Package
A1 10
GND_S 11
SVML 12
SVMH 13
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE
-40°C to +105°C
-40°C to +105°C
PIN-PACKAGE
28 TSSOP
DS3882E+C
V
14
DS3882E+T&R/C
28 TSSOP
CC
+Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
T&R = Tape and reel.
TSSOP
Typical Operating Circuit appears at end of data sheet.
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