LT1186F
DAC Programmable
CCFL Switching Regulator
(Bits-to-NitsTM)
facemodesincludingstandardSPImodeandpulsemode.
On power-up, the DAC counter resets to half-scale and the
DACconfigurestoSPIorpulsemodedependingonthe CS
signal level. In SPI mode, the system microprocessor
serially transfers the present 8-bit data and reads back the
previous8-bitdata. Inpulsemode, theuppersixbitsofthe
DAC configure as increment-only (1-wire interface) or
increment/decrement(2-wireinterface)operationdepend-
ing on the DIN signal level.
FEATURES
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Wide Battery Input Range: 4.5V to 30V
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Grounded Lamp or Floating Lamp Configurations
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Open Lamp Protection
Precision 50µA Full-Scale DAC Programming Current
Standard SPI Mode or Pulse Mode
DAC Setting Is Retained in Shutdown
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APPLICATIONS
TheLT1186Fcontrolcircuitryoperatesfromalogicsupply
voltage of 3.3V or 5V. The IC also has a battery supply
voltage pin that operates from 4.5V to 30V. The LT1186F
draws 6mA typical quiescent current. An active low shut-
down pin reduces total supply current to 35µA for standby
operation and the DAC retains its last setting. A 200kHz
switchingfrequencyminimizesmagneticcomponentsize.
Current mode switching techniques with cycle-by-cycle
limiting gives high reliability and simple loop frequency
compensation. The LT1186F is available in a 16-pin nar-
row SO package.
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Notebook and Palmtop Computers
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Portable Instruments
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Retail Terminals
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DESCRIPTION
The LT®1186F is a fixed frequency, current mode, switch-
ing regulator that provides the control function for Cold
Cathode Fluorescent Lighting (CCFL). The IC includes an
efficient high current switch, an oscillator, output drive
logic, control circuitry and a micropower 8-bit 50µA full-
scale current output DAC. The DAC provides simple “bits-
to-lamp current control” and communicates in two inter-
, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
Bits-to-Nits is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation. 1 Nit = 1 Candela/meter2
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
90% Efficient Floating CCFL with 1-Wire (Increment Only) Pulse Mode Control of Lamp Current
UP TO 6mA
LAMP
CCFL BACKLIGHT APPLICATION CIRCUITS
D1
L1 = COILTRONICS CTX210605
L2 = COILTRONICS CTX100-4
*DO NOT SUBSTITUTE COMPONENTS
COILTRONICS (407) 241-7876
CONTAINED IN THIS DATA SHEET ARE COVERED
BAT85
C2
27pF
3kV
BY U.S. PATENT NUMBER 5408162
AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING
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6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
15
14
13
12
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10
9
C5
1000pF
CCFL
L1
CCFL V
SW
PGND
3
2
1
5
4
BAT
I
BULB
BAT
CCFL
8V TO 28V
+
C3B
+
C3A
R2
220k
2.2µF
2.2µF
DIO
35V
C7, 1µF
35V
LT1186F
R1
750Ω
CCFL V
AGND
SHDN
ROYER
C
C1*
0.068µF
V
IN
V
3.3V
CC
+
OR 5V
C4
2.2µF
R3
100k
SHUTDOWN
FROM MPU
I
OUT
Q2*
Q1*
CLK
CS
D
OUT
D
IN
L2
100µH
D1
1N5818
ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC IS RECOMMENDED FOR C3A AND C3B.
LT1186F • TA01
MAKE 3CB ESR ≥ 0.5Ω TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE LT1186F HIGH-SIDE
SENSE RESISTOR DUE TO SURGE CURRENTS AT TURN-ON
C1 MUST BE A LOW LOSS CAPACITOR, C1 = WIMA MKP-20
Q1, Q2 = ZETEX ZTX849 OR ROHM 2SC5001
0µA TO 50µA I
CCFL
CURRENT GIVES
0mA TO 6mA LAMP CURRENT
FOR A TYPICAL DISPLAY.
FOR ADDITIONAL CCFL/LCD CONTRAST APPLICATION CIRCUITS,
REFER TO THE LT1182/83/84/84F DATA SHEET
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