SNVSBK2A September   2019  – June 2021 LP8733

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and 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 I2C Serial Bus Timing Parameters
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  DC/DC Converters
        1. 7.3.1.1 Overview
        2. 7.3.1.2 Dual-Phase Operation and Phase-Adding/Shedding
        3. 7.3.1.3 Transition Between PWM and PFM Modes
        4. 7.3.1.4 Dual-Phase Switcher Configurations
        5. 7.3.1.5 Buck Converter Load Current Measurement
        6. 7.3.1.6 Spread-Spectrum Mode
      2. 7.3.2  Sync Clock Functionality
      3. 7.3.3  Low-Dropout Linear Regulators (LDOs)
      4. 7.3.4  Power-Up
      5. 7.3.5  Regulator Control
        1. 7.3.5.1 Enabling and Disabling Regulators
        2. 7.3.5.2 Changing Output Voltage
      6. 7.3.6  Enable and Disable Sequences
      7. 7.3.7  Device Reset Scenarios
      8. 7.3.8  Diagnosis and Protection Features
        1. 7.3.8.1 Power-Good Information (PGOOD pin)
          1. 7.3.8.1.1 PGOOD Pin Gated Mode
          2. 7.3.8.1.2 PGOOD Pin Continuous Mode
          3. 7.3.8.1.3 PGOOD Pin Inactive Mode
        2. 7.3.8.2 Warnings for Diagnosis (Interrupt)
          1. 7.3.8.2.1 Output Power Limit
          2. 7.3.8.2.2 Thermal Warning
        3. 7.3.8.3 Protection (Regulator Disable)
          1. 7.3.8.3.1 Short-Circuit and Overload Protection
          2. 7.3.8.3.2 Overvoltage Protection
          3. 7.3.8.3.3 Thermal Shutdown
        4. 7.3.8.4 Fault (Power Down)
          1. 7.3.8.4.1 Undervoltage Lockout
      9. 7.3.9  Operation of the GPO Signals
      10. 7.3.10 Digital Signal Filtering
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Modes of Operation
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 I2C-Compatible Interface
        1. 7.5.1.1 Data Validity
        2. 7.5.1.2 Start and Stop Conditions
        3. 7.5.1.3 Transferring Data
        4. 7.5.1.4 I2C-Compatible Chip Address
        5. 7.5.1.5 Auto-Increment Feature
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
      1. 7.6.1 Register Descriptions
        1. 7.6.1.1  DEV_REV
        2. 7.6.1.2  OTP_REV
        3. 7.6.1.3  BUCK0_CTRL_1
        4. 7.6.1.4  BUCK0_CTRL_2
        5. 7.6.1.5  BUCK1_CTRL_1
        6. 7.6.1.6  BUCK1_CTRL_2
        7. 7.6.1.7  BUCK0_VOUT
        8. 7.6.1.8  BUCK1_VOUT
        9. 7.6.1.9  LDO0_CTRL
        10. 7.6.1.10 LDO1_CTRL
        11. 7.6.1.11 LDO0_VOUT
        12. 7.6.1.12 LDO1_VOUT
        13. 7.6.1.13 BUCK0_DELAY
        14. 7.6.1.14 BUCK1_DELAY
        15. 7.6.1.15 LDO0_DELAY
        16. 7.6.1.16 LDO1_DELAY
        17. 7.6.1.17 GPO_DELAY
        18. 7.6.1.18 GPO2_DELAY
        19. 7.6.1.19 GPO_CTRL
        20. 7.6.1.20 CONFIG
        21. 7.6.1.21 PLL_CTRL
        22. 7.6.1.22 PGOOD_CTRL_1
        23. 7.6.1.23 PGOOD_CTRL_2
        24. 7.6.1.24 PG_FAULT
        25. 7.6.1.25 RESET
        26. 7.6.1.26 INT_TOP_1
        27. 7.6.1.27 INT_TOP_2
        28. 7.6.1.28 INT_BUCK
        29. 7.6.1.29 INT_LDO
        30. 7.6.1.30 TOP_STAT
        31. 7.6.1.31 BUCK_STAT
        32. 7.6.1.32 LDO_STAT
        33. 7.6.1.33 TOP_MASK_1
        34. 7.6.1.34 TOP_MASK_2
        35. 7.6.1.35 BUCK_MASK
        36. 7.6.1.36 LDO_MASK
        37. 7.6.1.37 SEL_I_LOAD
        38. 7.6.1.38 I_LOAD_2
        39. 7.6.1.39 I_LOAD_1
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Applications
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
        1. 8.2.1.1 Inductor Selection
        2. 8.2.1.2 Buck Input Capacitor Selection
        3. 8.2.1.3 Buck Output Capacitor Selection
        4. 8.2.1.4 LDO Input Capacitor Selection
        5. 8.2.1.5 LDO Output Capacitor Selection
        6. 8.2.1.6 Current Limit vs. Maximum Output Current
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Device Support
      1. 11.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 11.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 11.3 Support Resources
    4. 11.4 Trademarks
    5. 11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 11.6 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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7.3.1.5 Buck Converter Load Current Measurement

The buck load current can be monitored through I2C registers. The monitored buck converter is selected with the LOAD_CURRENT_BUCK_SELECT bit in the SEL_I_LOAD register. A write to this selection register starts a current measurement sequence. The regulator is automatically forced to the PWM mode for the measurement period. The measurement sequence is 50 µs long, maximum.

The LP8733xx device can be configured to give out an interrupt (the I_MEAS_INT bit in the INT_TOP_1 register) after the load current measurement sequence is finished. The load current measurement interrupt can be masked with the I_MEAS_MASK bit (TOP_MASK_1 register). The measurement result can be read from the registers I_LOAD_1 and I_LOAD_2. The register I_LOAD_1 bits BUCK_LOAD_CURRENT[7:0] gives out the LSB bits, and the register I_LOAD_2 bit BUCK_LOAD_CURRENT[8] gives out the MSB bit. The measurement result BUCK_LOAD_CURRENT[8:0] LSB is 20 mA, and the maximum code value of the measurement corresponds to 10.22 A. In dual-phase configuration, the measured current is the total value of the master and slave phases.