HV832
HV832
Dual High Voltage, Low Noise EL Lamp Driver
Features
General Description
❏ 8-pin dual EL driver IC
The Supertex HV832 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. The device uses a single inductor and a minimum number
of passive components. The nominal regulated output voltage
that is applied to the EL lamp is ±90V.
❏ Input control for lamp selection
❏ Split supply capability
❏ Patented output timing
❏ One minature inductor to power both lamps
❏ 150nA shutdown current
The HV832 has an internal oscillator, a switching MOSFET, and
twohighvoltageELlampdrivers. Thefrequencyfortheswitching
MOSFETis set at 51KHz nominal. The ELlamp driver frequency
is set by dividing the MOSFET switching frequency by 128. An
external inductor is connected between the LX and VDD pins or
VIN for split supply applications. A 0.001 to 0.01µF, 100V
capacitor is connected between CS and Ground. The EL lamps
are connected between EL1 to Com and EL2 to Com.
❏ Wide input voltage range (2.0V to 5.0V)
❏ Output voltage regulation
❏ No SCR output
Applications
❏ Dual display cell phones
❏ Keypad and LCD backlighting
❏ Dual segment lamps
An input control pin is available to select various modes of the
device. Each logic pulse applied to the control pin will cause the
device to change to the next mode. The sequence for the modes
is: (1) EL1 on only, (2) EL2 on only, (3) both EL1 and EL2 on, and
(4) device shuts down. During power up of the device, the mode
will default to shut down.
❏ Handheld wireless communication devices
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 of
90V, the switching MOSFETis turned off to conserve power. The
outputs EL1 to Com and EL2 to Com are configured as H bridges
EL1/EL2 and Com are switching in opposite states to achieve
180V across the EL lamp.
Typical Application
VDD
Logic Input Pulse
EL Lamp 1
1
EL2
8
EL1
VDD
EL Lamp 2
Com
CS
7
6
5
2
3
4
Control
GND
LX
+
VIN
CS
HV832MG
CIN
_
LX
12/13/01
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