RT9301
Applications Information
The LED current of each channel can be controlled from
2mA to 50mA. It is easy to obtain a multi-color output
by changing the current of ISET1, ISET2, and ISET3
respectively.
The RT9301 is a 3-Channel current source driver for RGB
LED or white LEDs. The output current can be controlled
from 2mA to 50mA by adjusting the setting current from
external. It is easy to support a multi-color RGB LED.
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Input UVLO
RSET = 51k
RSET = 36k
RSET = 75k
50
40
30
20
10
0
The input operating voltage range of the RT9301 is 2.8V to
5.5V. An input capacitor at the VINpin could reduce ripple
voltage. It is recommended to use a ceramic 1uF or larger
capacitance as the input capacitor. This IC provides an
under voltage lockout (UVLO) function to prevent it from
unstable issue when startup. The UVLO threshold of input
falling voltage is set at 2.1V typically with a hysteresis
0.1V.
RSET = 160k
RSET = 360k
Output Current Setting
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
The LED current is setting by the current of ISET pin. The
LED current of the three channels (LED1, LED2, LED3)
could be set from the ISET (ISET1, ISET2, ISET3) pins
individually. The typical application circuit shows as
Figure 1.
VSET (V)
Figure 2. LED Current Setting
Figure 2 shows the characteristics of ILED vs. VSET. If the
RSET is selected, the LED current could be controlled from
VSET. The voltage of VSET must be higher than 1.3V to
enable the LED. For low LED current application, it is
recommended to use a higher resistance on RSET (for
example: RSET = 360kΩ).
V
BAT
1uF
VIN LED1 LED2 LED3
R
SET1
V
V
V
ISET1
ISET2
ISET3
To disable the LED current, the ISET pin should be
connected to ground or floating. For one LED or two LEDs
application, the unused ISET pin should be connected to
GND. In addition, don’ t short VSETx to ISETx pin.
SET1
SET2
SET3
R
SET2
RT9301
R
SET3
GND
Figure 1. Typical Application Circuit
V
BAT
1uF
The LEDcurrent can be controlled from an external voltage
(VSET) and a resistor (RSET) between VSET and ISET pin.
The voltage range of VSET is from 1.3V to 5.5V. The internal
reference voltage at ISET pin is 0.9V typically. LEDcurrent
is set as 800 times the current flowing into ISET pin.
Therefore, the LED current can be calculated as the
following equation.
VIN LED1 LED2 LED3
R
SET1
V
V
ISET1
ISET2
ISET3
SET1
R
SET2
RT9301
SET2
GND
VSET1 ~ 3 - 0.9V
ILED1 ~ 3 = 800 x ISET1 ~ 3 = 800 x
RSET1 ~ 3
Figure 3. Application Circuit for Two LEDs
For example, RSET1 = 45kΩ and VSET1 = 1.8V, the current
of LED1 is equal to 16mA.
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DS9301-02 March 2007