HV831/HV839
HV831/HV839
High Voltage Dual EL Lamp Driver
Features
General Description
❏ Independent input control for lamp selection
The Supertex HV831 and HV839 are high voltage drivers
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. These devices use a single inductor
and a minimum number of passive components. The nominal
regulated output voltage that is applied to the EL lamp is ±80V for
HV831and±90VforHV839.HV839willprovidehigherbrightness
due to its higher output voltage regulation. The chip can be
disabled by connecting C1 and C2 (pins 1 and 4) to GND.
❏ Split supply capability
❏ Patented output timing
❏ One minature inductor to power both lamps
❏ 150nA shutdown current
❏ Wide input voltage range (2.0V to 5.0V)
❏ Output voltage regulation
❏ No SCR output
The HV831 and HV839 have an internal oscillator, a switching
MOSFET, and two high voltage EL lamp drivers. The frequency
fortheswitchingMOSFETissetbyanexternalresistorconnected
between the RSW-OSC pin and the voltage supply pin VDD. The EL
lamp driver frequency is set by dividing the MOSFET switching
frequency by 128. An external inductor is connected between
the LX and VDD pins. Depending on EL lamp size, 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.
❏ Small package 10-pin MSOP dual EL driver IC
❏ Low audible noise via Patent Pending technology
Applications
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Mobile cellular phones, dual display
Keypad and LCD backlighting
Portable instrumentation
Dual segment lamps
Two input control pins (C1 and C2) are available to select various
modes of the device. The device can be disabled by applying
GND to both C1 and C2 (pins 1 and 4). C1 and C2 control the ON/
OFF states of EL1 and EL2, respectively. EL1 will be ON when C1
is at VDD and EL2 will be ON when C2 is at VDD. EL1 and EL2 will
Hand held wireless communication devices
be ON when both C1 and C2 are at VDD
.
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
80V for HV831 and 90V for HV839, the switching MOSFET is
turned off to conserve power. The outputs EL1 to Com and EL2
toComareconfiguredasHbridgesandareswitchinginopposite
states to achieve 160/180V across the EL lamp for HV831/
HV839.
Typical Application Circuit
VDD
0
C1
EL1 10
VDD
1
2
EL Lamp 1
VDD
0
VDD
EL2
9
EL Lamp 2
Com
CS
RSW-OSC
8
7
6
3
4
5
C2
1N914
LX
GND
LX
+
Cs
100V
VIN
HV831MG/
HV839MG
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03/24/03
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