HV829A/B
HV829A/B
Advance Information
High Voltage EL Lamp Driver
Features
General Description
❑ Processed with HVCMOS® technology
The Supertex HV829A/B are high voltage EL lamp driver inte-
grated circuits designed for driving EL lamps of up to 70nF at
1000Hz. The input supply voltage range is from 2.7V to 5.5V.
These devices use a single inductor, a high voltage switching
FET and a minimum number of passive components. The
HV829A/B will supply the EL lamp with an AC square wave with
a peak-to-peak voltage of two times the set regulated DC
voltage.
❑ VDD voltage range = 2.7 to 5.5V DC
❑ Output load up to 70nF (20 in2 for 3.5nF/ in2 lamp)
❑ Adjustable DC-DC converter frequency
❑ Continious output voltage regulation control
(from 50V to 200V)
The HV829A/B has one internal oscillator and a high voltage EL
lamp driver. The frequency for the external switching MOSFET
is set by an external resistor connected between the RSW-osc pin
and GND. The EL frequency for the HV829A is equal to the
switchingfrequencydividedby64wheretheELfrequencyforthe
HV829B is equal to the switching frequency divided by 128. Gate
of the external MOSFET is connected to the Gate pin. An
external inductor is connected between the Drain of external
MOSFET and VDD pin. A 0.01-2.5µF capacitor is connected
between Cs and ground. The EL lamp is connected between VA
and VB. The output voltage regulation level is controlled via the
VREG pin for dimming and/or conservation of power. The output
voltage regulation can be controlled continuously between 50V
and 200V depending on the voltage applied to VREG pin (0.75V
to 3V).
Application
❑ Electronic Organizers
❑ Handheld Portable Computers
❑ Display Signs
❑ Portable Instrumentation Equipment
The switching MOSFET charges the external inductor and
discharges it into the capacitor at CS. The voltage at CS will start
to increase. Once the voltage at CS reaches a nominal value
chosen by the user, the switching MOSFET is turned OFF to
conserve power. The outputs VA and VB are configured as an H
bridge and are switching in opposite states to achieve the AC
voltage of +/- VREG voltage across the EL lamp.
Typical Application Circuit
Off=V
DD
On=GND
VDD
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
VDD
V
V
A
B
EL Lamp
Lx
Vreg
RSW-osc
VREG
GND
Gate
BAV21
C
S
HV829ASG
+
-
VN2224N3 or
TN2425N8
C
VIN
IN
C
S
250V
09/05/02
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