DLPS132 May   2018 DLPA4000

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      System Block Diagram
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 SPI Timing Parameters
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Description
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Supply and Monitoring
        1. 7.3.1.1 Supply
        2. 7.3.1.2 Monitoring
          1. 7.3.1.2.1 Block Faults
          2. 7.3.1.2.2 Low Battery and UVLO
          3. 7.3.1.2.3 Thermal Protection
      2. 7.3.2 Illumination
        1. 7.3.2.1 Programmable Gain Block
        2. 7.3.2.2 LDO Illumination
        3. 7.3.2.3 Illumination Driver A
        4. 7.3.2.4 External MOSFETs
          1. 7.3.2.4.1 Gate series resistor (RG)
          2. 7.3.2.4.2 Gate series diode (DG)
          3. 7.3.2.4.3 Gate parallel capacitance (CG)
        5. 7.3.2.5 RGB Strobe Decoder
          1. 7.3.2.5.1 Break Before Make (BBM)
          2. 7.3.2.5.2 Openloop Voltage
          3. 7.3.2.5.3 Transient Current Limit
        6. 7.3.2.6 Illumination Monitoring
          1. 7.3.2.6.1 Power Good
          2. 7.3.2.6.2 RatioMetric Overvoltage Protection
      3. 7.3.3 External Power MOSFET Selection
        1. 7.3.3.1 Threshold Voltage
        2. 7.3.3.2 Gate Charge and Gate Timing
        3. 7.3.3.3 On-resistance RDS(on)
      4. 7.3.4 DMD Supplies
        1. 7.3.4.1 LDO DMD
        2. 7.3.4.2 DMD HV Regulator
        3. 7.3.4.3 DMD/DLPC Buck Converters
        4. 7.3.4.4 DMD Monitoring
          1. 7.3.4.4.1 Power Good
          2. 7.3.4.4.2 Overvoltage Fault
      5. 7.3.5 Buck Converters
        1. 7.3.5.1 LDO Bucks
        2. 7.3.5.2 General Purpose Buck Converters
        3. 7.3.5.3 Buck Converter Monitoring
          1. 7.3.5.3.1 Power Good
          2. 7.3.5.3.2 Overvoltage Fault
      6. 7.3.6 Auxiliary LDOs
      7. 7.3.7 Measurement System
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 SPI
      2. 7.5.2 Interrupt
      3. 7.5.3 Fast-Shutdown in Case of Fault
      4. 7.5.4 Protected Registers
      5. 7.5.5 Writing to EEPROM
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 Component Selection for General-Purpose Buck Converters
    3. 8.3 System Example With DLPA4000 Internal Block Diagram
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Power-Up and Power-Down Timing
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 10.1.1 LED Driver
        1. 10.1.1.1 PowerBlock Gate Control Isolation
        2. 10.1.1.2 VIN to PowerBlocks
        3. 10.1.1.3 Return Current from LEDs and RSense
        4. 10.1.1.4 RC Snubber
        5. 10.1.1.5 Capacitor Choice
      2. 10.1.2 General Purpose Buck 2
      3. 10.1.3 SPI Connections
      4. 10.1.4 RLIM Routing
      5. 10.1.5 LED Connection
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
    3. 10.3 Thermal Considerations
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Device Support
      1. 11.1.1 Device Nomenclature
    2. 11.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 11.3 Community Resources
    4. 11.4 Trademarks
    5. 11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 11.6 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 12.1 Package Option Addendum
      1. 12.1.1 Packaging Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

7.3.2.1 Programmable Gain Block

IDAC registers 0x03h to 0x08h determine the current through the LEDs, which is measured through the sense resistor RLIM. The device compares the voltage across RLIM with the current setting from the IDAC registers. The loop regulates the current to the set value.

DLPA4000 Illum_Gain_Block.gifFigure 5. Programmable Gain Block in the Illumination Control Loop

When current flows through an LED, a forward voltage builds up across the LED. The LED acts as a (low) differential resistance that is part of the load circuit for VLED. Together with the wire resistance (RWIRE) and the on-resistance (RON) of the MOSFET switch, the device creates a voltage divider with the RLIM resistor that is a factor in the loop gain of the ILED control. During normal conditions, the loop produces a well-regulated LED current up to 32 A.

Because this voltage divider is a component of the control loop, make sure to consider issues such as resistance and attenuation. For instance, when the application includes two LEDs connected in series, or when the application has relatively high wiring resistance, the loop gain reduces due to the extra attenuation caused by the increased series resistance of rLED + RWIRE +RON. As a result, the loop response time lowers. To compensate for this increased attenuation, increase the loop gain by selecting a higher gain for the programmable gain block. Use register 0x25h [3:0] to set the gain increase.

During normal operation the default gain setting (00h) suffices. In case of two LEDs connected in series a gain setting 01h or 02h suffices.

Wiring resistance also impacts the control-loop performance. Avoid unnecessary large wire length in the loop. Maintain a wiring resistance as low as possible to yield the highest efficiency. When wiring resistance continues to impact the response time of the loop, select an appropriate setting of the gain block. Also be aware of connector resistance and PCB tracks. Every milli-ohm of resistance counts.