SLVSFU7B July   2022  – April 2024 TPS929240-Q1

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  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Timing Requirements
    7. 5.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 6 Detailed Description
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 6.3 Feature Description
      1. 6.3.1 Device Bias and Power
        1. 6.3.1.1 Power Bias (VBAT)
        2. 6.3.1.2 5V Low-Drop-Out Linear Regulator (VLDO)
        3. 6.3.1.3 Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO) and Power-On-Reset (POR)
        4. 6.3.1.4 Power Supply (SUPPLY)
        5. 6.3.1.5 Programmable Low Supply Warning
      2. 6.3.2 Constant Current Output
        1. 6.3.2.1 Reference Current with External Resistor (REF)
        2. 6.3.2.2 64-Step Programmable High-Side Constant-Current Output
      3. 6.3.3 PWM Dimming
        1. 6.3.3.1 PWM Generator
        2. 6.3.3.2 PWM Dimming Frequency
        3. 6.3.3.3 Blank Time
        4. 6.3.3.4 Phase Shift PWM Dimming
        5. 6.3.3.5 Linear Brightness Control
        6. 6.3.3.6 Exponential Brightness Control
      4. 6.3.4 FAIL-SAFE State Operation
      5. 6.3.5 On-Chip, 8-Bit, Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
        1. 6.3.5.1 Minimum On Time for ADC Measurement
        2. 6.3.5.2 ADC Auto Scan
        3. 6.3.5.3 ADC Error
      6. 6.3.6 Diagnostic and Protection in NORMAL State
        1. 6.3.6.1  VBAT Undervoltage Lockout Diagnostics in NORMAL state
        2. 6.3.6.2  Low-Supply Warning Diagnostics in NORMAL State
        3. 6.3.6.3  Supply Undervoltage Diagnostics in NORMAL State
        4. 6.3.6.4  Reference Diagnostics in NORMAL state
        5. 6.3.6.5  Pre-Thermal Warning in NORMAL state
        6. 6.3.6.6  Overtemperature Protection in NORMAL state
        7. 6.3.6.7  Overtemperature Shutdown in NORMAL state
        8. 6.3.6.8  LED Open-Circuit Diagnostics in NORMAL state
        9. 6.3.6.9  LED Short-Circuit Diagnostics in NORMAL state
        10. 6.3.6.10 Single-LED Short-Circuit Detection in NORMAL state
        11. 6.3.6.11 EEPROM CRC Error in NORMAL state
        12. 6.3.6.12 Communication Loss Diagnostic in NORMAL State
        13. 6.3.6.13 Fault Masking in NORMAL state
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      7. 6.3.7 Diagnostic and Protection in FAIL-SAFE states
        1. 6.3.7.1  Supply Undervoltage Lockout Diagnostics in FAIL-SAFE states
        2. 6.3.7.2  Low-Supply Warning Diagnostics in FAIL-SAFE states
        3. 6.3.7.3  Supply Undervoltage Diagnostics in FAIL-SAFE State
        4. 6.3.7.4  Reference Diagnostics in FAIL-SAFE states
        5. 6.3.7.5  Pre-Thermal Warning in FAIL-SAFE state
        6. 6.3.7.6  Overtemperature Protection in FAIL-SAFE state
        7. 6.3.7.7  Overtemperature Shutdown in FAIL-SAFE state
        8. 6.3.7.8  LED Open-Circuit Diagnostics in FAIL-SAFE state
        9. 6.3.7.9  LED Short-Circuit Diagnostics in FAIL-SAFE state
        10. 6.3.7.10 Single-LED Short-Circuit Detection in FAIL-SAFE state
        11. 6.3.7.11 EEPROM CRC Error in FAIL-SAFE State
        12. 6.3.7.12 Fault Masking in FAIL-SAFE state
        13.       Diagnostics Table in FAIL-SAFE State
      8. 6.3.8 OFAF Setup In FAIL-SAFE state
      9. 6.3.9 ERR Output
    4. 6.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 6.4.1 POR State
      2. 6.4.2 INITIALIZATION state
      3. 6.4.3 NORMAL state
      4. 6.4.4 FAIL-SAFE state
      5. 6.4.5 PROGRAM state
    5. 6.5 Programming
      1. 6.5.1 FlexWire Protocol
        1. 6.5.1.1 Protocol Overview
        2. 6.5.1.2 UART Interface Address Setting
        3. 6.5.1.3 Status Response
        4. 6.5.1.4 Synchronization Byte
        5. 6.5.1.5 Device Address Byte
        6. 6.5.1.6 Register Address Byte
        7. 6.5.1.7 Data Frame
        8. 6.5.1.8 CRC Frame
        9. 6.5.1.9 Burst Mode
      2. 6.5.2 Registers Lock
      3. 6.5.3 Register Default Data
      4. 6.5.4 EEPROM Programming
        1. 6.5.4.1 Chip Selection by Pulling REF Pin High
        2. 6.5.4.2 Chip Selection by ADDR Pins Configuration
        3. 6.5.4.3 EEPROM Register Access and Burn
        4. 6.5.4.4 EEPROM PROGRAM State Exit
    6. 6.6 Register Maps
      1. 6.6.1 BRT Registers
      2. 6.6.2 IOUT Registers
      3. 6.6.3 CONF Registers
      4. 6.6.4 CTRL Registers
      5. 6.6.5 FLAG Registers
  8. 7 Application and Implementation
    1. 7.1 Application Information
    2. 7.2 Typical Application
      1. 7.2.1 Smart Rear Lamp with Distributed LED Drivers
      2. 7.2.2 Design Requirements
      3. 7.2.3 Detailed Design Procedure
      4. 7.2.4 Application Curves
    3. 7.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 7.4 Layout
      1. 7.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 7.4.2 Layout Example
  9. 8 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 8.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 8.2 Support Resources
    3. 8.3 Trademarks
    4. 8.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 8.5 Glossary
  10. 9 Revision History
  11. 10Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

6.3.9 ERR Output

The ERR pin is a programmable fault indicator pin. This pin can be used as an interrupt output to master controller in case there is any fault in NORMAL state. In FAIL-SAFE states, the ERR pin can be used as an output to other ERR pin of other TPS929240-Q1 to achieve one-fails-all-fail at system level. The ERR pin is an open-drain output with current limit up to IPD(ERR). TI recommends a < 10-kΩ external pullup resistor from the ERR pin to the same IO voltage of the master controller.

In NORMAL state, when a fault is triggered, depending on the fault type, the ERR pin is either pulled down constantly or pulled down for a single pulse. After an ERR output is triggered, the master controller must take action to deal with the failure and reset the fault flag. For non-critical faults, the TPS929240-Q1 pulls down the ERR pin with a duration of 50 µs and release; for critical faults, device constantly pulls down ERR as described in Table 6-6. In NORMAL state, basically, the TPS929240-Q1 only reports the faults to the master controller for most of the failure and takes no actions except supply or LDO UVLO, reference fault, and overtemperature. The master controller determines what action to take according to the type of the failure.

The TPS929240-Q1 provides a forced-error feature to validate the error feedback-loop integrity in NORMAL state. In NORMAL state, if the microcontroller sets FORCEERR to 1, the FLAG_ERR is set 1 and pulls down ERR output with a pulse of 50 µs accordingly. The FORCEERR automatically returns to 0.

In FAIL-SAFE states, the ERR pin is used as fault bus. When there is any output failure reported, the ERR is pulled down by internal current sink IPD(ERR). The TPS929240-Q1 monitors the voltage of the ERR pin. If the one-fails-all-fail diagnostics is enabled by setting register OFAF to 1, all current output channels are turned off, as well as diagnostics, when the ERR pin voltage is low. If register OFAF is 0, the device only turns off the failed channel with alive channels diagnostics enabled.

Table 6-9 One-Fails-All-Fail Feature in Fail-Safe State
OFAF = 1 OFAF = 0
ERR pulled low internallyAll OUT channel OFF except failure detected OUT retries every 10 msOnly failure detected OUT OFF
ERR pulled low externally All OUT channel OFF All OUT channel ON

If multiple TPS929240-Q1 devices are used in one application, tying the ERR pins together achieves the one-fails-all-fail behavior in FAIL-SAFE states without master controlling. Any one of TPS929240-Q1 reports fault by pulling the ERR pin to low, and the low voltage on ERR bus is detected by other TPS929240-Q1 as Figure 6-8 illustrated. If the register OFAF is set to 1 for all TPS929240-Q1 devices having the ERR pins tied together, all TPS929240-Q1 devices turn off current for all output channels.

GUID-20200903-CA0I-6CMG-VCD8-RL6ZMQLKXCV0-low.svg Figure 6-8 ERR Internal Block Diagram