LT3743
High Current Synchronous
Step-Down LED Driver with
Three-State Control
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LT®3743 is a fixed frequency synchronous step-down
DC/DCcontrollerdesignedtodrivehighcurrentLEDs. The
average current mode controller will maintain inductor
current regulation over a wide output voltage range of 0V
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PWM Dimming Provides Up to 3000:1 Dimming Ratio
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CTRL_SEL Dimming Provides Up to 3000:1 Dimming
Ratio Between Any Current
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Three-State Current Control for Color Mixing
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6% Current Regulation Accuracy
to (V – 2V). LED dimming is achieved through analog
IN
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6V to 36V Input Voltage Range
dimming on the CTRL_L, CTRL_H and CTRL_T pins and
with PWM dimming on the PWM and CTRL_SEL pins.
Through the use of externally switched load capacitors,
the LT3743 is capable of changing regulated LED current
levels within several μs, providing accurate, high speed
PWM dimming between two current levels. The switching
frequencyisprogrammablefrom200kHzto1MHzthrough
an external resistor on the RT pin.
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Average Current Mode Control
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2μs Maximum Recovery Time Between Any Current
Regulation State
<1μA Shutdown Current
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Output Voltage Regulation and Open-LED Protection
Thermally Enhanced 4mm × 5mm QFN and
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28-Pin FE Package
Additional features include voltage regulation and
overvoltage protection set with a voltage divider from the
output to the FB pin. Overcurrent protection is provided
and set by the CTRL_H pin.
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks of Linear
Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Protected by U.S. Patents including 7199560, 7321203 and others pending.
APPLICATIONS
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DLP Projectors
High Power Architectural Lighting
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Laser Diodes
TYPICAL APPLICATION
92% Efficient 20A LED Driver
V
IN
10V TO 36V
V
IN
EN/UVLO
PWM
CTRL_SEL
EN/UVLO
PWM
CTRL_SEL
4.7μF
s4
1μF
RT
SYNC
HG
CTRL_SEL
220nF
82.5k
40k
5V/DIV
V
OUT
20A MAXIMUM
CBOOT
1.1μH
2.5mΩ
PWM
5V/DIV
V
REF
SW
LT3743
2nF
HOT
20μF
CTRL_L
V
CC_INT
SW
20V/DIV
1mF
20μF
R
LG
CTRL_H
CTRL_T
40k
1mF
45.3k
GND
+
SENSE
SENSE
I
LED
10A/DIV
–
R
NTC
680k
PWMGH
SS
PWMGL
10nF
3743 TA01b
V
= 24V
20μs/DIV
51k
IN
0A TO 2A TO 20A LED CURRENT STEP
FB
VCL
VCH
1mF
10.0k
3743 TA01a
34k
9nF
34k
9nF
3743f
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