SLVSES8A October 2020 – December 2020 LM5127-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
In the diode emulation operation, inductor current flow is allowed only in one direction; from the input source to the output load. Each channel can be dynamically and independently programmable between FPWM and DE by connecting 57.6 kΩ RSS at the SS pin in parallel with CSS in FPWM mode. In boost configuration, the device monitors the SENSE1-SW1 voltage during the high-side switch on-time and turns off the high-side switch when the SENSE1-SW1 voltage falls down below VZCD-BOOST. A reverse current flow through the high-side switch is prevented by latching off the high-side switch for the remainder of the PWM cycle. In buck configuration, the device monitors SW-PGND voltage during the low-side switch on-time and turns off the low-side switch when the SW-PGND voltage crosses over VZCD-BUCK. A reverse current flow through the low-side switch is prevented by latching off the low-side switch for the remainder of the PWM cycle. The main benefit of the diode emulation is to lower the power loss at light load conditions.