SLUSCD1C June 2017 – November 2018 TPS2373
PRODUCTION DATA.
PG is an active high output that is pulled to RTN when the device is in inrush phase. It remains in a high impedance state at all other times. This pin is an open-drain output, and it may require a pullup resistor or other interface to the downstream load. PG may be left open if it is not used.
The PG pin can be used to inhibit downstream converter startup by keeping the soft-start pin low. Figure 21 shows an example where PG connects to the SS pin of a DC-DC controller. Because PG is an open drain output, it will not affect the soft-start capacitor charge time when it deasserts. Another common use of the PG pin is to enable a converter with an active-high enable input. In this case, PG may require a pullup resistor to either VDD, or to a bias supply, depending on the requirements of the controller enable pin.