HV831
High Voltage Dual EL Lamp Driver
Features
General Description
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Independent input control for lamp selection
The Supertex HV831 is a high voltage driver designed for driving
two EL lamps with a combined area of 3.5 square inches. The input
supply voltage range is from 2.0V to 5.0V. The device is designed to
reduce the amount of audible noise emitted by the lamp. This device
uses a single inductor and minimum number of passive components
to drive two EL lamps. The nominal regulated output voltage of 80V
is applied to the EL lamps. The two EL lamps can be turned on
and off by the two logic input control pins, C and C2. The device is
disabled when both C1 and C2 (pins 1 and 4)1are at logic low.
Split supply capability
Patented output timing
One miniature inductor to power both lamps
Low shutdown current
Wide input voltage range 2.0V to 5.0V
Output voltage regulation
No SCR output
Available in 10 - pin MSOP package
The HV831 has an internal oscillator, a switching MOSFET, and two
high voltage ELlamp drivers. An external resistor connected between
the RSW-OSC and the voltage supply pin V sets the frequency for the
switching MOSFET. The EL lamp driverDfDrequency is set by dividing
the MOSFET switching frequency by 128. An external inductor is
connected between the LX and the VDD pins. Depending on the EL
lamp size, a 1.0 to 10.0nF, 100V capacitor is connected between CS
and Ground. The two EL lamps are connected between EL1 to Com
and EL2 to Com.
Applications
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Mobile cellular phones, dual display
Keypad and LCD backlighting
Portable instrumentation
Dual segment lamps
Hand held wireless communication devices
The switching MOSFETcharges the external inductor and discharges
it into the capacitor at C . The voltage at C increases. Once the
voltage at C reaches a nSominal value of 80V,Sthe switching MOSFET
is turned offSto conserve power. The outputs EL1 to Com and EL2 to
Com are configured as H bridges and switch in opposite states to
achieve 160V across the EL lamp.
Typical Application Circuit
VDD = ON
0 = OFF
EL Lamp 11
VDD = ON
0 = OFF
1
2
10
C1
EL1
9
EL2
VDD
RSW-OSC
+
EL Lamp 21
8
RSW-OSC
Com
3
4
5
VDD
CDD
7
C
2
CS
D
-
6
LX
GND
HV831MG
LX
+
-
CS
VIN
~
CIN
1
The bigger sized lamp should be tied to EL1 and the smaller
sized lamp to EL2 terminals (pins 10 and 9 respectively)
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