JAJS850O March 2000 – December 2023 LP2981-N
PRODUCTION DATA
The LP2981-N is shut off by pulling the ON/ OFF input low, and turned on by driving the input high. If this feature is not to be used, the ON/OFF input is required to be tied to VIN to keep the regulator on at all times (the ON/ OFF input must not be left floating).
For proper operation of the LDO, the signal source used to drive the ON/ OFF input must be able to swing above and below the specified turnon/turnoff voltage thresholds which specify an ON or OFF state (see Section 5.5).
The ON/ OFF signal can come from either a totem-pole output, or an open-collector output with pullup resistor to the LP2981-N input voltage or another logic supply. The high-level voltage can exceed the LP2981-N input voltage, but must remain within the Section 5.1 for the ON/ OFF pin.
For the legacy chip only, it is also important that the turnon/turnoff voltage signals applied to the ON/ OFF input have a slew rate which is greater than 40 mV/μs.