JAJSUV0 June 2024 LM5171
PRODUCTION DATA
The monitors are set to monitor the inductor current in power path. With R-C filter on IMON1 or IMON2 average inductor current can be monitored, which in boost mode can be set to Load current based on CFG setting and in Buck mode is the Load current irrespective of CFG setting. The monitor current source is determined by Equation 6 and Equation 7:
Where
The 50-µA DC offset current is introduced to raise the no-load signal above the possible ground noise floor. Because the monitor signal is in the form of current, an accurate reading can be obtained across a termination resistor even if the resistor is located far from the LM5171 but close to the MCU, thus rejecting potential ground differences between the LM5171 and the MCU. Figure 6-7 shows a typical channel current monitor through a 20-KΩ termination resistor and a 10-nF to 100-nF ceramic capacitor in parallel. The RC network converts the current monitor signal into a DC voltage proportional to the channel DC current. For example, when the current sense voltage DC component is 50 mVdc, namely VCS_dc = 50 mV, the termination RC network produces a DC voltage of 3 V. Note that the maximum active operating voltage of the IMON pin is 3 V.
When the monitors are set to monitor the output DC current, which is the channel load current flowing out of the LV-port in the buck mode, or flowing out of the HV-port in the boost mode, the monitor current source is determined by Equation 8 through Equation 11:
Where
IO1_BK and IO2_BK are the buck mode inductor current of CH-1 and CH-2, respectively.
RCS1 and RCS2 are current sense resistor in power path.
Obviously, the buck mode channel load current is the same as shown in Figure 6-5. However, the boost load current can be shown as in Figure 6-6.