JAJSM34F December 2012 – May 2021 LM25017
PRODUCTION DATA
A soft-start feature can be implemented with the LM25017 device using an external circuit. As shown in Figure 7-3, the soft-start circuit consists of one capacitor, C1, two resistors, R1 and R2, and a diode, D. During the initial start-up, the VCC voltage is established prior to the VOUT voltage. Capacitor C1 is discharged and diode D is thereby forward biased to pull up the FB pin voltage. The FB voltage exceeds the reference voltage (1.225 V) and switching is therefore disabled. As capacitor C1 charges, the voltage at node B gradually decreases and switching commences. VOUT will gradually rise to maintain the FB voltage at the reference voltage. Once the voltage at node B is less than a diode drop above the FB voltage, the soft-start sequence is finished and D is reverse biased.
During the initial part of the start-up, the FB voltage can be approximated as shown in Equation 5.
C1 is charged after the first start up. Diode D1 is optional and can be added to discharge C1 when the input voltage experiences a momentary drop to initialize the soft-start sequence.
To achieve the desired soft start, the following design guidance is recommended:
Based on the schematic shown in Figure 7-3, selecting C1 = 1 uF, R2 = 1 kΩ, R1 = 30 kΩ results in a soft-start time of about 2 ms.