JAJSU29 March 2024 ISOUSB211-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION
The ISOUSB211-Q1 can be powered by connecting a 4.25 V to 5.5 V supply on VBUSx pins, in which case an internal LDO generates V3P3Vx voltage. This option is suitable for the side facing the USB connector, where a 5-V VBUS supply is available. Alternatively, VBUSx and V3P3Vx pins can be shorted together and an external 3.3-V power supply can be connected to both. This second option is suitable for the side facing the microcontroller, where a 5-V supply may not be available.
The ISOUSB211-Q1 also needs a 1.8-V supply for operation. A 2.4 V to 5.5 V supply can be connected on VCCx pins, in which case internal LDOs generate the V1P8Vx supplies. In the simplest implementation, VCCx can be connected to the USB VBUS on the side facing the connector, and to the 3.3-V local supply on the side facing the microcontroller. In this implementation, there is power dissipation on the internal LDOs of ISOUSB, which limits the maximum ambient temperature supported by ISOUSB211-Q1.
To reduce power dissipation inside the ISOUSB211-Q1, an external 1.8-V supply can be connected to both VCCx and V1P8Vx pins shorted together, in which case the internal 1.8-V LDOs of ISOUSB211-Q1 are bypassed. In this implementation, some of the power dissipation is transferred to the external 1.8-V supply, and overall higher ambient temperature operation is achieved for the ISOUSB211-Q1. If the external 1.8-V supply is an LDO, the effect is to reduce power dissipation inside ISOUSB211-Q1, but overall no reduction in system current or power dissipation is achieved. Alternatively, if the external 1.8-V supply is a DC-DC (buck) converter, both system power and ISOUSB211-Q1 power dissipation can be reduced.
A third option is to include external resistors between VCCx pins and VBUS and 3.3-V local supplies. These resistors can be accomodated since VCCx pins operate down to 2.4 V. The resistors drop voltage and dissipate power and serve a similar purpose as external 1.8-V LDOs, that is, reduce power dissipation inside ISOUSB211-Q1 and allow higher ambient temperature operation.
Refer to the Thermal Considerations section for further details on how to optimize ISOUSB211-Q1 internal power dissipation according to the maximum ambient temperature required in the system, and for recommendations on external resistors, LDOs and buck converters.