MP3385A
4-String, 80V Output,
WLED Controller with I2C Interface
The Future of Analog IC Technology
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
The MP3385A is a step-up controller with four
regulated current channels designed to drive
WLED arrays for mid- and large-sized LCD
panel backlighting applications.
4-String, Max 300mA/String WLED Driver
4.5V to 33V Input Voltage Range
80V ABS Rating for Each String
1.8% Current Matching Accuracy for Each
String
The MP3385A uses peak-current mode and
PWM control architecture for system loop
regulation. The MP3385A drives an external
MOSFET to boost up the output voltage from a
4.5V-to-33V input supply.
The MP3385A employs an I2C digital interface
that can flexibly set operation and protection
modes, including dimming mode, dimming
current and dimming ratio, OCP, OVP, LED
short protection threshold, and switching
frequency. For easy application use and board
debugging, the MP3385A detects and disables
the unused LED strings automatically during
start-up to avoid charging the output to the OVP
threshold.
Unused Channel Auto-Detection Function
during Start-Up
100kHz-900kHz Programmable Switching
Frequency
Multiple Dimming Modes Selected by I2C
Interface
o Direct PWM Dimming Mode
o Internal Fixed 23kHz PWM Dimming
Mode by I2C
o Analog Dimming Mode by Input Pulse
o Internal Analog Dimming Mode by I2C
o Mixed Dimming Mode by Input Pulse
o Internal Mixed Dimming Mode by I2C
2%-100% Programmable Full Scale Current
with 8-Bit Resolution
0%-100% LED Dimming Range with 10-Bit
Resolution for Internal Dimming Mode
Cascading Capability with a Single Power
Source
18V to 80V Over-Voltage Protection (OVP),
2V/Step
The MP3385A achieves 1.8% current matching
between each string. The low regulation voltage
on the LED current sources improves efficiency
and reduces power loss to achieve a higher
current output.
The MP3385A supports analog, PWM, and
combined analog and PWM dimming modes to
meet different application requirements. Full
0.15V to 0.5V Latch-Off/Recoverable Over-
Current Protection (OCP) Threshold,
50mV/Step
protection
features
include
over-current
Recoverable Thermal Shutdown Protection
protection (OCP), over-temperature protection
(OTP), under-voltage protection (UVP), over-
voltage protection (OVP), LED short/open
protection, and inductor/diode short protection.
APPLICATIONS
Desktop LCD Flat Panel Displays
All-in-One PCs
2D/3D LCD TVs
The MP3385A is available in a QFN-20
(4mmx4mm) package.
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MP3385A Rev. 1.01
8/29/2017
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