SNVSCF7A December 2022 – August 2024 TPS3435
PRODUCTION DATA
The TPS3435 uses an open-drain configuration for the WDO output, as shown in Figure 8-2. When the FET is off, the resistor pulls the drain of the transistor to VDD and when the FET is turned on, the FET pulls the output to ground, thus creating an effective resistor divider. The resistors in this divider must be chosen to make sure that VOL is below the maximum value. To choose the proper pullup resistor, there are three key specifications to keep in mind: the pullup voltage (VPU), the recommended maximum WDO pin current (ISink), and VOL. The maximum VOL is 0.3V, meaning that the effective resistor divider created must be able to bring the voltage on the reset pin below 0.3V with ISink kept below 2mA for VDD ≥ 3V and 500μA for VDD = 1.5V. For this example, with a VPU =VDD = 1.5V, a resistor must be chosen to keep ISink below 500μA because this value is the maximum consumption current allowed. To make sure this specification is met, a pullup resistor value of 10kΩ was selected, which sinks a maximum of 150μA when WDO is asserted.