LTC3230
5-LED Main/Sub Display
Driver with Dual LDO
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
TheLTC®3230isalownoisechargepumpDC/DCconverter
designed to drive 4 Main LEDs and 1 Sub LED, plus two
200mA linear regulators to provide additional system
power.TheLTC3230chargepumprequiresonlyfoursmall
ceramic capacitors and one current set resistor to form a
complete LED power supply and current controller.
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Low Noise Charge Pump Provides High Efficiency
with Automatic Mode Switching
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Multimode Operation: 1x, 1.5x, 2x
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Full-Scale Current Set Resistor
Up to 125mA Total LED Current
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Single Wire Enable/Brightness Control for Main and
Sub Display LEDs
Built-in soft-start circuitry prevents excessive inrush cur-
rent during start-up and mode changes. High switching
frequency enables the use of small external capacitors.
Main and Sub full-scale current settings are programmed
by a single external resistor.
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32:1 Linear LED Brightness Control
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Dual 200mA Linear Regulators
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Four 25mA Low Dropout Main LED Current Sources
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One 25mA Low Dropout Sub LED Current Source
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Low Noise Constant Frequency Operation
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Charge pump efficiency is optimized based on the voltage
across the LED current sources. The part powers up in 1x
modeandautomaticallyswitchestothenexthighermode,
1.5x and subsequently 2x, whenever any LED current
source approaches dropout.
Low Shutdown Current: 3μA
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Internal Soft-Start Limits Inrush Current During
Start-Up and Mode Switching
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Open/Short LED Protection
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No Inductors
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20-Lead 3mm × 3mm QFN Package
Two 200mA linear regulators have independent enable
and output voltage select pins. Each regulator can be set
to one of three pre-selected output voltages with tri-level
input pins. The regulators may be enabled independently
of the charge pump.
APPLICATIONS
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Multi-LED Driver and Dual LDO Supplies for Cell
Phone, PDA, Digital Camera and PND Applications
, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Protected by U.S. Patents
including 6411531.
The LTC3230 is available in a low profile (0.75mm) 3mm
× 3mm 20-lead QFN package.
TYPICAL APPLICATION
C1
1 F
C2
1 F
Efficiency vs VIN Voltage
100
90
125mA
C1P C1M C2P C2M
CPO
MAIN
SUB
V
= 2.7V
IN
TO 5.5V
80
70
V
IN
C3
2.2 F
C6
1 F
LTC3230
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
60
50
40
ENM
ENS
ENM
ENS
MLED1
MLED2
MLED3
MLED4
SLED
ENLDO1
ENLDO2
V1
3230 TA01a
30
LDO1
1.5V
C4
1 F
200mA
20
4 LEDs AT 9mA/LED
V2
V
T
= 3V
= 25°C
R
2.8V
200mA
LDO2
F
A
SET
10
0
R
GND
SET
C5
1 F
17.4k
1%
3
3.4 3.6 3.8
(V)
4
4.2 4.4
3.2
V
IN
ENM OR ENS
3230 TA01b
SET BRIGHTNESS LEVEL ON
OFF
3230fa
1