SLUS720F February   2007  – June 2019 TPS40195

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Simplified Application Diagram
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Description (continued)
  6. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  7. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Electrical Characteristics
    5. 7.5 Dissipation Ratings
    6. 7.6 Typical Characteristics
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1  Enable Functionality
      2. 8.3.2  Voltage Reference
      3. 8.3.3  Oscillator and Synchronization
      4. 8.3.4  Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
      5. 8.3.5  Soft Start
      6. 8.3.6  Selecting the Short Circuit Threshold
      7. 8.3.7  5-V Regulator
      8. 8.3.8  Prebias Start-up
      9. 8.3.9  Drivers
      10. 8.3.10 Power Good
      11. 8.3.11 Thermal Shutdown
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Applications
      1. 9.2.1 Typical Application 1
        1. 9.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
          1. 9.2.1.2.1 Output Inductor, LOUT
          2. 9.2.1.2.2 Output Capacitor, COUT
          3. 9.2.1.2.3 Input Capacitor, CIN
          4. 9.2.1.2.4 Switching MOSFET, QSW
          5. 9.2.1.2.5 Rectifier MOSFET, QSR
          6. 9.2.1.2.6 Component Selection for the TPS40195
            1. 9.2.1.2.6.1 Timing Resistor, RT
            2. 9.2.1.2.6.2 Setting UVLO
            3. 9.2.1.2.6.3 Setting the Soft-Start Time
            4. 9.2.1.2.6.4 Short-Circuit Protection, RILIM
            5. 9.2.1.2.6.5 Voltage Decoupling Capacitors, CBP, and CVDD
            6. 9.2.1.2.6.6 Boost Voltage, CBOOST and DBOOST (optional)
            7. 9.2.1.2.6.7 Closing the Feedback Loop RZ1, RP1, RPZ2, RSET1, RSET2, CZ2, CP2 AND CPZ1
          7. 9.2.1.2.7 Application Curve
      2. 9.2.2 Typical Application 2
        1. 9.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.2.3 Application Curves
      3. 9.2.3 Typical Application 3
        1. 9.2.3.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.3.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.3.3 Application Curves
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Examples
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Device Support
      1. 11.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 11.2 Device Support
      1. 11.2.1 Related Parts
    3. 11.3 Documentation Support
      1. 11.3.1 Related Documentation
    4. 11.4 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    5. 11.5 Community Resources
    6. 11.6 Trademarks
    7. 11.7 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    8. 11.8 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

8.3.5 Soft Start

The TPS40195 uses a digital closed loop soft start system. The soft-start ramp is generated internally by a counter and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that ramps up the effective reference voltage to the error amplifier. The DAC supplies a voltage to the error amp that is used as the reference until that supplied voltage becomes greater than the 591-mV reference voltage. At that point soft start is complete and the 591-mV reference controls the output voltage. The ramp rate is dependent on the oscillator frequency as each step in the DAC takes one clock cycle from the oscillator. The user can choose from three ramp rates, or DAC counter widths depending on viewpoint, for any given switching frequency by connecting the SS_SEL pin to GND, BP pin or letting the pin float. The possibilities are summarized in Table 2.

Table 2. Soft-Start Clock Cycles

SS_SEL CONNECTION CLOCK CYCLES IN 1-V RAMP (NDAC)
GND 2048
Floating 1024
BP 512

The ramp output from the soft-start DAC is 1 V in amplitude. Since the soft start is closed loop and reference voltage of the device is actually 591 mV, the actual ramp time is less than the time it takes for the SS ramp to finish and reach 1 V. The actual soft-start time is the amount of time that it takes for the internal soft-start ramp to reach the 591-mV reference level. The soft-start time can be found using Equation 4.

Equation 4. TPS40195 q_tss01_lus720.gif

where

  • NDAC is the number of 1-V DAC ramp cycles from Table 2
  • fSW is the switching frequency in Hz