JAJSIO5B July 2019 – February 2020 LMR36506-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION for pre-production products; subject to change without notice.
The power-good flag function (PG output pin) of the LMR36506-Q1 can be used to reset a system microprocessor whenever the output voltage is out of regulation. This open-drain output goes low under fault conditions, such as current limit and thermal shutdown, as well as during normal start-up. A glitch filter prevents false flag operation for short excursions of the output voltage, such as during line and load transients. Output voltage excursions lasting less than tRESET_FILTER do not trip the power-good flag. Power-good operation can best be understood in reference to Figure 4. During initial power up, a total delay of 5 ms (typical) is encountered from the time the VEN-VOUT is triggered to the time that the power-good flag goes high. This delay only occurs during start-up and is not encountered during normal operation of the power-good function.
The power-good output scheme consists of an open-drain n-channel MOSFET, which requires an external pullup resistor connected to a suitable logic supply. It can also be pulled up to either VCC or VOUT through an appropriate resistor, as desired. If this function is not needed, the PGOOD pin must be grounded. When the EN pin is pulled low, the power-good flag output is also forced low. With EN low, power-good remains valid as long as the input voltage is ≥ 2 V (maximum). Limit the current into this pin to ≤ 4 mA.