SNVSC22B October   2023  – June 2024 LM51772

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 Handling Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Timing Requirements
    7. 5.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 6 Parameter Measurement Information
  8. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  Buck-Boost Control Scheme
        1. 7.3.1.1 Buck Mode
        2. 7.3.1.2 Boost Mode
        3. 7.3.1.3 Buck-Boost Mode
      2. 7.3.2  Power Save Mode
      3. 7.3.3  Programmable Conduction Mode PCM
      4. 7.3.4  Reference System
        1. 7.3.4.1 VIO LDO and nRST-PIN
      5. 7.3.5  Supply Voltage Selection – VSMART Switch and Selection Logic
      6. 7.3.6  Enable and Undervoltage Lockout
        1. 7.3.6.1 UVLO
        2. 7.3.6.2 VDET Comparator
      7. 7.3.7  Internal VCC Regulators
        1. 7.3.7.1 VCC1 Regulator
        2. 7.3.7.2 VCC2 Regulator
      8. 7.3.8  Error Amplifier and Control
        1. 7.3.8.1 Output Voltage Regulation
        2. 7.3.8.2 Output Voltage Feedback
        3. 7.3.8.3 Voltage Regulation Loop
        4. 7.3.8.4 Dynamic Voltage Scaling
      9. 7.3.9  Output Voltage Discharge
      10. 7.3.10 Peak Current Sensor
      11. 7.3.11 Short Circuit - Hiccup Protection
      12. 7.3.12 Current Monitor/Limiter
        1. 7.3.12.1 Overview
        2. 7.3.12.2 Output Current Limitation
        3. 7.3.12.3 Output Current Monitor
      13. 7.3.13 Oscillator Frequency Selection
      14. 7.3.14 Frequency Synchronization
      15. 7.3.15 Output Voltage Tracking
        1. 7.3.15.1 Analog Voltage Tracking
        2. 7.3.15.2 Digital Voltage Tracking
      16. 7.3.16 Slope Compensation
      17. 7.3.17 Configurable Soft Start
      18. 7.3.18 Drive Pin
      19. 7.3.19 Dual Random Spread Spectrum – DRSS
      20. 7.3.20 Gate Driver
      21. 7.3.21 Cable Drop Compensation (CDC)
      22. 7.3.22 CFG-pin and R2D Interface
      23. 7.3.23 Advanced Monitoring Features
        1. 7.3.23.1  Overview
        2. 7.3.23.2  BUSY
        3. 7.3.23.3  OFF
        4. 7.3.23.4  VOUT
        5. 7.3.23.5  IOUT
        6. 7.3.23.6  INPUT
        7. 7.3.23.7  TEMPERATURE
        8. 7.3.23.8  CML
        9. 7.3.23.9  OTHER
        10. 7.3.23.10 ILIM_OP
        11. 7.3.23.11 nFLT/nINT Pin Output
        12. 7.3.23.12 Status Byte
      24. 7.3.24 Protection Features
        1. 7.3.24.1  Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
        2. 7.3.24.2  Over Current Protection
        3. 7.3.24.3  Output Over Voltage Protection 1 (OVP1)
        4. 7.3.24.4  Output Over Voltage Protection 2 (OVP2)
        5. 7.3.24.5  Input Voltage Protection (IVP)
        6. 7.3.24.6  Input Voltage Regulation (IVR)
        7. 7.3.24.7  Power Good
        8. 7.3.24.8  Boot-Strap Under Voltage Protection
        9. 7.3.24.9  Boot-strap Over Voltage Clamp
        10. 7.3.24.10 CRC - CHECK
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Overview
      2. 7.4.2 Logic State Description
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 I2C Bus Operation
      2. 7.5.2 Clock Stretching
      3. 7.5.3 Data Transfer Formats
      4. 7.5.4 Single READ from a Defined Register Address
      5. 7.5.5 Sequential READ Starting from a Defined Register Address
      6. 7.5.6 Single WRITE to a Defined Register Address
      7. 7.5.7 Sequential WRITE Starting at a Defined Register Address
  9. 8 LM51772 Registers
  10. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.2.1  Custom Design with WEBENCH Tools
        2. 9.2.2.2  Frequency
        3. 9.2.2.3  Feedback Divider
        4. 9.2.2.4  Inductor and Current Sense Resistor Selection
        5. 9.2.2.5  Output Capacitor
        6. 9.2.2.6  Input Capacitor
        7. 9.2.2.7  Slope Compensation
        8. 9.2.2.8  UVLO Divider
        9. 9.2.2.9  Soft-Start Capacitor
        10. 9.2.2.10 MOSFETs QH1 and QL1
        11. 9.2.2.11 MOSFETs QH2 and QL2
        12. 9.2.2.12 Loop Compensation
        13. 9.2.2.13 External Component Selection
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 9.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 9.4 Layout
      1. 9.4.1 Layout Guidelines
        1. 9.4.1.1 Power Stage Layout
        2. 9.4.1.2 Gate Driver Layout
        3. 9.4.1.3 Controller Layout
      2. 9.4.2 Layout Example
    5. 9.5 USB-PD Source with Power Path
    6. 9.6 Parallel (Multiphase) Operation
    7. 9.7 Constant Current LED Driver
    8. 9.8 Wireless Charging Supply
    9. 9.9 Bi-Directional Power Backup
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Documentation Support
      1. 10.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 10.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 10.3 Support Resources
    4. 10.4 Trademarks
    5. 10.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 10.6 Glossary
  12. 11Revision History
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
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Orderable Information

7.3.20 Gate Driver

The LM51772 features four internal logic-level nMOS gate drivers. The drivers maintain the high frequency switching of both half bridges needed for a buck-boost operation. If the device is in boost or buck mode, the other half bridge high-side switch needs to be permanent on. The internal gate drivers support this by sharing the current from the other half bridge, which is switching. Therefore, a minimum of quiescent current can be provided as no additional char pump is needed. Due to the high drive current capability, the LM51772 can support a wide range of external power FETs as well as a parallel operation of them.

The LO and HO outputs are protected with a shoot-through protection, which prevents both outputs to be turned on at the same time. If the PWM modulation logic of the buck-boost turns the LOx pin off, the HOx pin is not turned on until the following are true:

  1. A minimum internal transition time (tt(dead)) is reached.
  2. The voltage on the LOx pin drops below the detection threshold VTH(GATEOUT).
This behavior is similar when HOx turns off and LOx turns on.

The high-side supply voltage for the gate driver are monitored by an additional bootstrap UVLO comparator. This comparator monitors the differential voltage between SWx and HBx. If the voltage drops below the threshold the buck-boost converter operation turns off. The device restarts automatically once the positive going threshold is reached with the soft-start scheme.

Additionally, the LM51772 monitors the upper voltage between SWx and HBx. If this voltage exceeds the threshold voltage of the clamping circuit, the LM51772 activates a internal current source to pull the voltage down.

The dead-time values can be controlled by SEL_SCALE_DT, SEL_MIN_DEADTIME_GDRV in the register Table 8-16.

The SEL_SCALE_DT can also be selected via the CFG-PIN (Table 7-6) in case the I2C interface is not used in the application. If enabled it increase the default dead time seeting by typically 15ns.

Additionally there is a optional frequency dependency of the transition (dead) -time between high and low side. This addresses the usual differences of the silicon MOSFET Qg in high power applications with low switching frequencies and lower power application with higher switching frequencies. When this option is enabled, the dead-time will be shorter when the switching frequency is set higher. The frequency dependency can be enabled or disabled with the register EN_CONST_TDEAD in register Table 8-16


LM51772 Functional Block Diagram Gate Driver
Figure 7-31 Functional Block Diagram Gate Driver