The LMR60410
is in an active mode whenever the EN pin voltage has risen above VEN-TH(R), the
input voltage exceeds VINUVLO(R), and no other fault conditions are present. The
simplest way to enable the LMR60410 is to connect the EN pin
to VIN, which allows self start-up when the applied input voltage exceeds the
VINUVLO(R).
In active mode, the LMR60410 is in one of the following modes:
- Continuous conduction mode (CCM) with
fixed switching frequency when the load current is above half of the inductor current
ripple
- Auto mode - light load operation: pulse
frequency modulation (PFM) where switching frequency is reduced at light load
- FPWM mode - light load operation: CCM
mode when the load current is lower than half of the inductor current ripple
- Minimum on-time: at high input voltage
and low output voltages, the switching frequency is reduced to maintain regulation
- Dropout mode: when switching frequency
is reduced to minimize voltage dropout between input and output