SBVS301B October 2016 – September 2021 TPS3850
PRODUCTION DATA
The TPS3850 features both overvoltage detection and undervoltage detection. This detection is achieved through the combination of two comparators with a precision voltage reference and a trimmed resistor divider (fixed versions only). The SENSE pin is used to monitor the critical voltage rail; this configuration optimizes device accuracy because all resistor tolerances are accounted for in the accuracy and performance specifications. Both comparators also include built-in hysteresis that provides some noise immunity and ensures stable operation. If the voltage on the SENSE pin drops below VIT-(UV), then RESET is asserted (driven low). When the voltage on the SENSE pin is between the positive and negative threshold voltages, RESET deasserts after the user-defined RESET delay time, as shown in Figure 7-3.
The SENSE input can vary from GND to 6.5 V, regardless of the device supply voltage used. Although not required in most cases, for noisy applications, good analog-design practice is to place a 1-nF to 10-nF bypass capacitor at the SENSE pin to reduce sensitivity to transient voltages on the monitored signal.