SLVSES8A October 2020 – December 2020 LM5127-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The device provides an optional spread spectrum (clock dithering) function that is enabled by connecting a capacitor between DITHER and AGND. A triangular waveform centered at 1.0 V is generated across the dither capacitor. This triangular waveform modulates the oscillator frequency by ±7% of the frequency set by the RT resistor. The dither capacitance value sets the rate of the low frequency modulation. For the dithering circuit to effectively reduce peak EMI, the modulation rate must be much less than the RT switching frequency. The dither capacitance which is required for a given the modulation frequency (fMOD) can be calculated from following equation. Setting the fMOD to 9 kHz or 10 kHz is a good starting point.
Connecting DITHER to AGND disables clock dithering, and the internal oscillator operates at a fixed frequency set by the RT resistor. Clock dithering is also disabled when an external synchronization pulse is applied.