SNAS879 December 2024 LMR60420
PRODMIX
To prevent excessive heating and power consumption under sustained short-circuit conditions, a hiccup mode is included. If an over current condition is maintained, the LMR60420 device shuts off the output and waits for approximately 85ms, after which the LMR60420 restarts operation by activating soft start.
The LMR60420 enters into hiccup mode of operation after the following conditions are met:
Hiccup mode of operation is categorized by periods of non-switching followed by periods of switching where the device tries to startup and regulate the output voltage to the desired set point. After the fault on the output is removed, the device enters soft start and starts up normally. See Section 7.3.2 for details on soft start.