JAJSE85B October 2017 – January 2020 TPS92610-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
When the supply voltage drops, the TPS92610-Q1 device tries to regulate current by driving internal transistors in the linear region, also known as low-dropout mode, because the voltage across the sense resistor fails to reach the regulation target.
In low-dropout mode, the open-circuit diagnostic must be disabled. Otherwise, the device treats the low-dropout mode as an open-circuit fault. The DIAGEN pin is used to avoid false diagnostics on the output channel due to low supply voltage.
When the DIAGEN voltage is low, single-LED short- and open-circuit detection is ignored. When the DIAGEN voltage is high, single-LED short- and open-circuit detection return to normal operation.
In dropout mode, a diode in parallel with the sense resistor is recommended to clamp the voltage between SUPPLY and IN (across the sense resistor) in case of a large current pulse during recovery.