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TPS92611-Q1
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TPS92611-Q1 Automotive Single-Channel Linear LED Driver
1 Features
2 Applications
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Qualified for Automotive Applications
AEC-Q100 Qualified With the Following Results:
– Temperature Grade 1: –40°C to 125°C
Ambient Operating Temperature Range
– Device HBM ESD Classification Level H2
– Device CDM ESD Classification Level C3B
Functional safety capable
– Documentation available to aid functional
safety system design
Single-Channel Constant-Current LED Driver With
PWM Dimming
Wide Input-Voltage Range: 4.5 V–40 V
Constant Output Current, Adjustable by Sense
Resistor
Precision Current Regulation, Tolerance ±4.6%
Maximum Current: 300 mA
Heat Sharing With External Resistor
Low Dropout Voltage (Current-Sense Voltage
Drop Included)
– Maximum Dropout: 150 mV at 10 mA
– Maximum Dropout: 400 mV at 70 mA
– Maximum Dropout: 700 mV at 150 mA
– Maximum Dropout: 1.3 V at 300 mA
Diagnostics and Protection
– LED Open-Circuit and Short-Circuit Detection
With Auto-Recovery
– Diagnostic-Enable With Adjustable Threshold
for Low-Dropout Operation
– Fault Bus up to 15 Devices, Configurable As
Either One-Fails–All-Fail or Only-FailedChannel Off
– Low Quiescent Current and Fault-Mode
Current ( T(TSD)
On or off
t(TSD_deg)
Constantcurrent
pulldown
Devices turns output off.
Externally
pulled low
Auto recover
Device turns output off
Table 2. Fault Table With DIAGEN = LOW
FAULT BUS
STATUS
FAULT TYPE
DETECTION
MECHANISM
FAULT floating Open-circuit or
or externally
short-to-supply
pulled up
Short-toVOUT <
ground
V(SG_th_rising)
Overtemperature
TJ > T(TSD)
CHANNEL DEGLITCH
STATE
TIME
FAULT BUS
FAULT HANDLING ROUTINE
FAULT
RECOVERY
Ignored
On
t(SG_deg)
Constantcurrent
pulldown
Device turns output off and
Auto recover
retries with constant current
I(retry), ignoring the PWM input.
On or off
t(TSD_deg)
Constantcurrent
pulldown
Devices turns output off.
Externally
pulled low
Auto recover
Device turns output off
7.4 Device Functional Modes
7.4.1 Undervoltage Lockout, V(SUPPLY) < V(POR_rising)
When the device is in undervoltage lockout mode, the TPS92611-Q1 device disables all functions until the supply
rises above the POR-rising threshold.
7.4.2 Normal Operation V(SUPPLY) ≥ 4.5 V
The device drives an LED string in normal operation. With enough voltage drop across SUPPLY and OUT, the
device is able to drive the output in constant-current mode.
7.4.3 Low-Voltage Dropout
When the device drives an LED string in low-dropout mode, if the voltage drop is less than the open-circuit
detection threshold, the device may report a false open. Set the DIAGEN threshold higher than the LED string
voltage to avoid a false open-circuit detection.
7.4.4 Fault Mode
When the device detects an open or shorted LED, the device tries to pull down the FAULT pin with a constant
current. If the fault bus is pulled down, the device switches to fault mode and consumes a fault current of I(FAULT).
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8 Application and Implementation
NOTE
Information in the following applications sections is not part of the TI component
specification, and TI does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. TI’s customers are
responsible for determining suitability of components for their purposes. Customers should
validate and test their design implementation to confirm system functionality.
8.1 Application Information
In automotive lighting applications, thermal performance and LED diagnostics are always design challenges for
linear LED drivers.
The TPS92611-Q1 device is capable of detecting LED open-circuit and LED short-circuit failures. To further
increase current-driving capability, the TPS92611-Q1 device supports heat sharing with an external parallel
resistor as shown in Figure 21. This technique provides the low-cost solution of using external resistors to
dissipate heat due to high input voltage, and still keeps high accuracy of the total current output. Note that the
one-fails–all-fail feature is not supported by this topology.
8.2 Typical Application
8.2.1 Single-Channel LED Driver With Diagnostics
The TPS92611-Q1 device can be a good fit for LED driver applications with diagnostics requirements. In many
cases, LED diagnostics are mandatory for applications such as automotive exterior lighting.
4.5 ± 40V
TPS92611 ± Q1
EN
EN
SUPPLY
R2
C1
DIAGEN
R1
PWM
FAULT
R(SNS)
DIAGEN
IN
PWM
OUT
FAULT
GND
C2
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Figure 19. Typical Application Diagram
8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
Input voltage range is 9 V to 16 V, LED maximum forward voltage Vfmax = 2.5 V, minimum forward voltage Vfmin =
1.9 V, current I(LED) = 50 mA.
8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
Current setting by a sense resistor is as described in Equation 1.
V(CS _ REG)
R(SNS)
1.96:
I(LED)
(2)
LED-string maximum forward voltage = 3 × 2.5 V = 7.5 V.
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Typical Application (continued)
With 400-mV headroom reserved for the TPS92611-Q1 device between SUPPLY and OUT, the TPS92611-Q1
device must disable open-circuit detection when the supply voltage is below 7.9 V by using the DIAGEN feature.
7.9 u R1
VIL(DIAG,min)
R1 R2
(3)
Set R1 = 10 kΩ, R2 = 65.6 kΩ.
Total device power consumption at worst case is with 16-V input and LEDs at minimal forward voltage.
P(Max) = (V(SUPPLY) - V(CS _ REG) - V(OUT) ) ´ I(LED) + V(SUPPLY) ´ I(Quiescent)
= (16 - 3 ´ 1.9 - 0.098) ´ 0.05 + 16 ´ 0.00025 = 0.5141 W
(4)
TI recommends to add capacitors C1 and C2 at SUPPLY and OUT. TI recommends C1 of 1 µF and 100 nF close
to the SUPPLY pin, and C2 of 10 nF close to the OUT pin. A larger capacitor for C1 or C2 is helpful for EMC and
ESD; however, it takes a longer time to charge up the capacitor and could affect PWM dimming performance.
8.2.1.3 Application Curve
Ch. 1 = V(OUT)
Ch. 2 = V(PWM)
Ch. 4 = I(OUT)
Figure 20. Output Current With PWM Input
8.2.2 Single-Channel LED Driver With Heat Sharing
Using parallel resistors, thermal performance can be improved by balancing current between the TPS92611-Q1
device and the external resistors as follows. As the current-sense resistor controls the total LED string current,
the LED string current I(LED) is set by V(CS_REG) / R(SNS), while the TPS92611-Q1 current I(DRIVE) and parallel
resistor current I(P) combine to the total current. Note that the device is not able to control the parallel resistor
path, thus TI does not suggest to use one-fails–all-fail with this topology. For PWM applications, TI suggests to
add an external bipolar switch at the bottom of LED strings. The PWM input and bipolar switch inputs must be
tied together to minimize delay mismatch and to avoid false open-circuit faults.
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Typical Application (continued)
4.5 ± 40V
TPS92611 ± Q1
EN
SUPPLY
R2
DIAGEN
C1
R1
I(DRIVE) R(SNS)
DIAGEN
IN
R(P)
PWM
I(LED)
PWM
OUT
FAULT
GND
I(P)
C2
FAULT
PWM
PWM
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Figure 21. Heat Sharing With a Parallel Resistor
8.2.2.1 Design Requirements
Input voltage range is 9 V to 16 V, LED maximum forward voltage Vfmax = 2.5 V, minimum forward voltage Vfmin =
1.9 V, current I(LED) = 200 mA.
8.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
In linear LED driver applications, the input voltage variation contributes to most of the thermal concerns. The
resistor current, as indicated by Ohm’s law, depends on the voltage across the external resistors. The
TPS92611-Q1 controls the driver current I(DRIVE) to attain the desired total current. If I(P) increases, the
TPS92611-Q1 device decreases I(DRIVE) to compensate, and vice versa.
While in low-dropout mode, the voltage across the R(P) resistor may be close to zero, so that almost no current
can flow through the external resistor R(P).
When the input voltage is high, the parallel-resistor current I(P) is proportional to the voltage across the parallel
resistor R(P). The parallel resistor R(P) takes the majority of the total string current, generating maximum heat.
The device must prevent current from draining out to ensure current regulation capability.
In this case, the parallel resistor value must be carefully calculated to ensure that 1) enough output current is
achieved in low-dropout mode, 2) thermal dissipation for both the TPS92611-Q1 device and the resistor is within
their thermal dissipation limits, and 3) device current in the high-voltage mode is above the minimal outputcurrent requirement.
TI recommends to add capacitors C1 and C2 at SUPPLY and OUT. TI recommends C1 of 1 µF and 100 nF close
to the SUPPLY pin, and C2 of 10 nF close to the OUT pin. A larger capacitor for C1 or C2 is helpful for EMC and
ESD; however, it takes a longer time to charge up the capacitor and could affect PWM dimming performance.
Current setting by a sense resistor is as described in Equation 1.
V(CS _ REG)
R(SNS)
0.49:
I(LED)
(5)
LED-string maximum forward voltage = 3 × 2.5 V = 7.5 V.
Parallel resistor R(P) is recommended to consume 1/2 of the total current at maximum supply voltage.
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Typical Application (continued)
R(P)
V(SUPPLY)
V(CS _ REG)
V(OUT)
0.5 u I(LED)
16 3 u 1.9 0.098
| 100:
0.5 u 0.2
(6)
Total device power consumption is maximum at 16 V input and LED minimal forward voltage.
æ
V(SUPPLY ) - V(CS _ REG) - V(OUT )
P(DEV _ MAX) = (V(SUPPLY ) - V(CS _ REG) - V(OUT ) ) ´ ç I(LED) ç
R (P)
è
= (16 - 3 ´ 1.9 - 0.098) ´ 0.1 + 16 ´ 0.00025 = 1.0242 W
ö
÷ + V(SUPPLY ) ´ I(Quiescent)
÷
ø
(7)
Resistor R(P) maximum power consumption is at 16-V input.
P(RP _ MAX) =
=
(V(SUPPLY) - V(CS _ REG) - V(OUT) )2
R(P)
+ V(SUPPLY) ´ I(Quiescent)
(16 - 3 ´ 1.9 - 0.098)2
= 1.04 W
100
(8)
Users must consider the maximum power of both of the device and the parallel resistor.
For PWM scenarios, a non-power bipolar transistor with a base current-limiting resistor of 10 kΩ can modulate
the output current together with the device PWM function.
8.2.2.3 Application Curve
Ch. 1 = V(SUPPLY)
Ch. 2 = V(OUT)
Ch. 4 = I(LED)
Supply voltage increases from 9 V
to 16 V
Ch. 3 = I(P)
Figure 22. Constant Output Current With Increasing Supply Voltage
9 Power Supply Recommendations
The TPS92611-Q1 device is qualified for automotive applications. The normal power supply connection is
therefore to an automobile electrical system that provides a voltage within the range specified in the
Recommended Operating Conditions.
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10 Layout
10.1 Layout Guidelines
Thermal dissipation is the primary consideration for TPS92611-Q1 layout. TI recommends good thermal
dissipation area connected to thermal pads with thermal vias.
10.2 Layout Example
SUPPLY
IN
TPS92611-Q1
1
EN
2
SUPPLY
8
DIAGEN
IN
7
3
PWM
OUT
6
4
FAULT
GND
5
GND
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Figure 23. TPS92611-Q1 Example Layout Diagram
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11 Device and Documentation Support
11.1 Documentation Support
11.1.1 Related Documentation
For related documentation see the following:
• TPS92610-Q1 Automotive Single-Channel Linear LED Driver
• TPS92612-Q1 Automotive Single-Channel Linear LED Driver
• TPS92610-Q1 EVM User's Guide
• How to Calculate TPS92630-Q1 Maximum Output Current for Automotive Exterior Lighting Applications
• Automotive Linear LED Driver Reference Design for Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL)
• Automotive Linear LED Driver Reference Design for Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL)
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changed. For change details, review the revision history included in any revised document.
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Linked content is provided "AS IS" by the respective contributors. They do not constitute TI specifications and do
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11.4 Trademarks
PowerPAD, E2E are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
This integrated circuit can be damaged by ESD. Texas Instruments recommends that all integrated circuits be handled with
appropriate precautions. Failure to observe proper handling and installation procedures can cause damage.
ESD damage can range from subtle performance degradation to complete device failure. Precision integrated circuits may be more
susceptible to damage because very small parametric changes could cause the device not to meet its published specifications.
11.6 Glossary
SLYZ022 — TI Glossary.
This glossary lists and explains terms, acronyms, and definitions.
12 Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
The following pages include mechanical, packaging, and orderable information. This information is the mostcurrent data available for the designated device. This data is subject to change without notice and without
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PACKAGING INFORMATION
Orderable Device
Status
(1)
Package Type Package Pins Package
Drawing
Qty
Eco Plan
(2)
Lead finish/
Ball material
MSL Peak Temp
Op Temp (°C)
Device Marking
(3)
(4/5)
(6)
TPS92611QDGNRQ1
ACTIVE
HVSSOP
DGN
8
2500
RoHS & Green
NIPDAUAG
Level-2-260C-1 YEAR
-40 to 125
1N3X
(1)
The marketing status values are defined as follows:
ACTIVE: Product device recommended for new designs.
LIFEBUY: TI has announced that the device will be discontinued, and a lifetime-buy period is in effect.
NRND: Not recommended for new designs. Device is in production to support existing customers, but TI does not recommend using this part in a new design.
PREVIEW: Device has been announced but is not in production. Samples may or may not be available.
OBSOLETE: TI has discontinued the production of the device.
(2)
RoHS: TI defines "RoHS" to mean semiconductor products that are compliant with the current EU RoHS requirements for all 10 RoHS substances, including the requirement that RoHS substance
do not exceed 0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials. Where designed to be soldered at high temperatures, "RoHS" products are suitable for use in specified lead-free processes. TI may
reference these types of products as "Pb-Free".
RoHS Exempt: TI defines "RoHS Exempt" to mean products that contain lead but are compliant with EU RoHS pursuant to a specific EU RoHS exemption.
Green: TI defines "Green" to mean the content of Chlorine (Cl) and Bromine (Br) based flame retardants meet JS709B low halogen requirements of