As shown in Figure 6-7, monitor the open-drain DIAG pin to confirm the device is operational and the
output data are valid. During power-up, the DIAG pin is actively held low until the
high-side supply is in regulation and the modulator starts outputting data. The DIAG
pin is actively pulled low if:
- The low side does not receive data from the high side (for example, because of a
loss of power on the high side). The modulator outputs a constant bitstream of
logic 0's in this case, that is, the DOUT pin is permanently low.
- The high-side DC/DC output voltage (DCDC_OUT) or the high-side LDO output
voltage (HLDO_OUT) drop below the respective undervoltage detection thresholds
(brown-out). In this case, the low-side still receives data from the high-side
but the data is potentially invalid. However, the modulator outputs a constant
bitstream of logic 0's in this case, meaning that the DOUT pin is permanently
low.