SNVSB14C April 2018 – October 2021 LM5036
PRODUCTION DATA
The oscillator frequency of LM5036 device is set by a resistor connected between the RT pin and AGND. The RT resistor should be located close to the device. To set a desired oscillator frequency (fOSC), the value of RT resistor can be calculated from Equation 1.
For example, if the desired oscillator frequency is 400-kHz, that is, each phase (LSG and HSG) switches at 200-kHz, the value of RT is calculated to be 25-kΩ. If the LM5036 device is to be synchronized to an external clock, that signal must be coupled into the RT pin through a 100-pF capacitor. The RT pin voltage is nominally regulated at VRTReg (2-V typical) and the external pulse amplitude should lift the pin to between 3.5-V and 5.0-V on the low-to-high transition. The synchronization pulse width should be between 15-ns and 200-ns. The RT resistor is always required, whether the oscillator is free running or externally synchronized and SYNC frequency must be equal to or greater than the frequency set by the RT resistor.