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HV881
Dimmable, Low Noise, 16 channel
EL Lamp Driver
Features
►► Sixteen channel EL lamp driver with single common
terminal
►► 1nF maximum load on each of the sixteen channels
►► Independent dimming capability for all lamps
►► Sixteen brightness levels for each lamp
►► 1.8 to 5.5V operating supply range
►► 1.7V logic interface
►► Dedicated enable logic pin
►► 340VP-P nominal output voltage for high brightness
►► Low audible noise
►► Output voltage regulation
►► EL1 - EL16 outputs fall time control
►► Two EL frequency controls
►► External switching MOSFET
►► I2C data communication control
►► Single lithium-ion cell compatible
►► One miniature inductor to power sixteen lamps
►► Independent lamp and converter frequency setting
►► Split supply capability
►► 5x5mm, 32-Lead QFN package
The HV881 has two internal oscillators and a high voltage
EL lamp driver. An external MOSFET is driven by the switch
oscillator to generate output voltage.
The frequency for the external switching MOSFET is set
by an external resistor connected between the RSW-Osc
pin and the VDD supply pin. The EL lamp driver frequency
can be set by either an external logic signal frequency at
the SEL pin or by an external resistor connected between
the REL-Osc pin and VDD pin. If external frequency is input
at the SEL pin, the REL-Osc pin should be connected to
ground.
An external inductor is connected between the LX and VDD
or VIN pins for split supply applications. Depending upon
the EL lamp sizes, a 1.0 to 10.0nF capacitor is connected
between the CS pin and ground. The CS capacitor is
connected to the internal H-bridge, and the energy stored
in the capacitor is therefore transferred to the EL lamp.
One side of all the sixteen EL lamps is connected to the
respective EL pins (EL1, EL2, etc.), and the other side is
connected to the COM pin.
Applications
The external switching MOSFET charges the inductor and
discharges it into the capacitor at CS. The voltage at CS
will start to increase. Once the voltage at CS reaches the
desired regulation limit, the external switching MOSFET is
turned off to conserve power.
General Description
The HV881 allows for controlling the fall time of the EL1
- EL16 outputs by an external resistor from the RSLOPE
pin to the VDD pin. This feature can be used to reduce
the audible noise of the EL lamp or to increase the lamp
brightness.
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Multi-segment, variable displays
Cell phone keypads and displays
Multi-segment remote controls
Handheld wireless communication products
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
The Supertex HV881 is a 16 channel EL lamp driver with a
single common terminal. It can drive up to a 1nF EL lamp load
(approx. 0.3in2 lamp size) on each of the sixteen channels.
The input supply voltage range is 1.8 to 5.5V. The logic
interface to the device can be as low as 1.7V. The device
has an enable logic input pin to turn the device on or off.
The device is designed to minimize audible noise emitted by
the EL lamp. The HV881 uses an external MOSFET, a single
inductor and minimum number of passive components to
drive all sixteen EL lamps. The device is designed such that
the input voltage to the inductor can be different from the
input voltage to the device (split supply).
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The brightness of each of the sixteen EL lamps can be
independently controlled to have one of fifteen brightness
levels or can be completely turned off by the serial data
(SDA) input. The serial data input has a 4-bit binary code
for each lamp, to control the brightness level from level 0
to level 15. The brightness is controlled by controlling the
number of EL frequency cycles (from 0 to 15) in a group of
15 cycles.
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HV881
Pin Configuration
Ordering Information
32
32-Lead QFN
Device
5.00x5.00mm body
0.8mm height (max)
0.50mm pitch
HV881
HV881K7-G
1
-G indicates package is RoHS compliant (‘Green’)
32-Lead QFN Package
(top view)
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Note:
Pads are at the bottom of the package. Center heat slug is at ground
potential.
Value
VDD, supply voltage
-0.5 to 7.0V
EN, SDA, SCL, SEL
Product Marking
-0.5 to VDD +0.5V
VCS, output voltage
-0.5 to 215V
VREG, external input voltage
L = Lot Number
YY = Year Sealed
LLLLLL
WW = Week Sealed
YYWW
A = Assembler ID
AAACCC
C = Country of Origin
= “Green” Packaging
32-Lead QFN Package
HV881
0.48V
Storage temperature
-65°C to +150°C
Maximum junction temperature
+125°C
Absolute Maximum Ratings are those values beyond which damage to the
device may occur. Functional operation under these conditions is not implied.
Continuous operation of the device at the absolute rating level may affect
device reliability. All voltages are referenced to device ground.
Package may or may not include the following marks: Si or
Thermal Resistance
Package
θja
32-Lead QFN
25°C/W
(Mounted on 4-layer FR4 9-via PCB, 76mm x 114mm x 1.44mm)
Recommended Operating Conditions
Sym
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Units
Conditions
VDD
Supply voltage
1.8
-
5.5
V
---
fSW
Switching frequency
50
-
200
kHz
---
fEL
EL output frequency
200
-
1000
Hz
---
SEL
Input for EL output frequency
1600
-
8000
Hz
SEL = 8 x (fEL) and 50% duty cycle
CLOAD
Lamp capacitance per EL output
0
-
1.0
nF
---
CCOM
COM lamp capacitance
0
-
16
nF
---
Tj
Operating temperature
-40
-
+85
°C
---
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Electrical Characteristics
(Over recommended operating conditions unless otherwise specified TJ = 25°C)
Sym
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Conditions
VCS
Output regulation voltage
145
170
195
V
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V
VLAMP
Differential output voltage
290
340
390
V
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V
IDDQ
Quiescent VDD supply current
-
-
1000
nA
VDD = 5.5V
IDD
Input current going into the VDD pin
-
-
350
µA
VDD = 5.5V, REL = 2.0MΩ
RSW =1.0MΩ, RSL = 800kΩ
IIN
Input current including inductor current
-
-
110
mA
See Typical Application Circuit,
VIN = 4.2V
External input voltage range
0
-
0.44
V
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V
fEL
EL Lamp frequency
-
200
-
Hz
REL =2.0MΩ
fSW
Switching transistor frequency
-
90
-
kHz
RSW =1.0MΩ
D
External MOSFET duty cycle
-
-
88
%
---
VIH
SEL, EN, SDA, SCL logic pins input
high level
1.7
-
VDD
V
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V
VIL
SEL, EN, SDA, SCL logic pins input
low level
0
-
0.2
V
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V
ILogic
EN, SDA, SCL pins input current
-1.0
-
1.0
µA
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V
SEL logic pin input current
-1.0
-
12.0
µA
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V
External MOSFET gate voltage
-
8.0
-
V
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V
tGATE-RISE
External MOSFET gate voltage rise
time
-
100
-
ns
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V, CL = 330pF
tGATE-FALL
External MOSFET gate voltage fall
time
-
-
20
ns
VDD = 1.8 to 5.5V, CL = 330pF
EL1 - EL16 outputs fall time for
½ EL cycle
-
190
-
µs
RSL = 800kΩ, VDD = 3.0V,
VCS =170V
fCLK
SCL speed
-
-
500
kHz
---
tSU
Setup time before clock falls
300
-
-
ns
---
tH
Hold time after clock falls
850
-
-
ns
---
VREG
ILogic-SEL
VGATE
tf
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Typical Application Circuit
VIN
4.7µF
68µH
(Cooper SD53-680-R)
0.1µF
3.3nF, 200V
Vishay
SiA456DJ
100kΩ
VREG VOUT VDRIVE
VDD
BAS20
GATE
CS
EL1
VDD
2.0MΩ
0.1µF
0.3in2 EL Lamp 1
0.3in2 EL Lamp 2
EL2
REL-Osc
1.0MΩ
HV881
RSW-Osc
0.3in2 EL Lamp 3
EL3
800kΩ
RSLOPE
EL4
ON = 1.7V to VDD
OFF = 0.7 to 0.2V
EN
EL5
ON = 1.7V to VDD
OFF = 0 to 0.2V
SEL
I2C Control:
SCL
ON = 1.7V to VDD
OFF = 0 to 0.2V
SDA
0.3in2 EL Lamp 4
0.3in2 EL Lamp 5
0.3in2 EL Lamp 16
EL16
GND
HVGND
COM
Note:
The LX MOSFET may be changed depending on output load and required output power.
Test Data
VDD
(V)
3.0
Lamp Size
0.3in2 lamp on
each of the
EL1 - EL16
outputs
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VIN
IIN
(V)
(mA)
3.2
VCS
fEL
Lamp
Brightness
(V)
(Hz)
72.1
160
190
33
3.7
62.3
160
190
35
4.2
52.3
160
190
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(cd/m2)
HV881
Typical Output Waveform
VCS
EL1
COM
EL Lamp Brightness Control using I2C
No of
bits
1
bit
7
bits
1
bit
1
bit
8
bits
1
bit
8
bits
1
bit
8
bits
1
bit
8
bits
1
bit
8
bits
1
bit
8
bits
1
bit
8
bits
1
bit
8
bits
1
bit
1
bit
-
start
bit
slave
addr
W
bit
Ack
byte
0
Ack
byte
1
Ack
byte
2
Ack
byte
3
Ack
byte
4
Ack
byte
5
Ack
byte
6
Ack
byte
7
Ack
stop
bit
The I2C format for the SDA input is shown below:
Note:
The I2C is write-only. So the W bit has to always be logic low. (A “0” indicates a transmission write).
7-bit slave address: 000 0110 (0x06 in hex)
Each of the EL lamp’s brightness controls is a 4-bit binary number which is provided by the serial data input (SDA).
Byte 0 controls both the 16 level brightness of EL_lamp1 (bit0 - bit3) and EL_lamp2 (bit4 - bit7) and similarly, other bytes
control the brightness of other pairs of lamp.
1. If all the 4 bits for a designated EL lamp are L, the differential voltage across the lamp is zero.
2. If any of the 4 bits for a designated EL lamp is H:
a. The 4-bit value sets the average number of cycles for which the EL lamp voltage is non-zero.
b. The EL lamp brightness is linearly proportional to the binary lamp control code.
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HV881
Block Diagram
VIN
CIN
VDD
LX
D
CS
CG
CDD
VDD
Device
Enable
VDRIVE
GATE
EN
RSW
RSW-Osc
8V Linear
Regulator
CS
PWM Switch
Oscillator
0 to 88%
VCS
EL1
C
VREG
VOUT
REL
1.26V
VREF
60pF
RREG
EL
Frequency
1.0MΩ
SCL
RSLOPE
GND
VCS
EL16
EL Lamp 16
SEL
RSL
Output
Drivers
2 x EL
Freq.
REL-Osc
SDA
EL Lamp 1
VSENSE
+
-
I2C Control
for
16 Level
EL Lamp
Dimming
EL1 to 16
COM
VCS
COM
Output Discharge
Slew Rate Control
HVGND
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Pin Configuration and External Component Description
Pin #
Pin Name
Description
1
REL-Osc
The external resistor from REL-Osc to VDD sets the EL frequency. The EL frequency is inversely
proportional to the external REL resistor value. Reducing the resistor value by a factor of two will
result in increasing the EL frequency by two.
2
RSLOPE
The external resistor, RSL, from RSLOPE to VDD, controls the EL1 - EL16 outputs discharge time.
The equation for the EL1 - EL16 outputs typical fall time is:
tf(typ) = VCS / ((VDD - 0.85) / (RSL • 3pF))µs.
3
RSW-Osc
The external resistor from RSW-Osc to VDD sets the switch converter frequency. The switch converter frequency is inversely proportional to the RSW resistor value. Reducing the resistor value by
a factor of two will result in increasing the switch converter frequency by two.
The input voltage to set the VCS regulation voltage. This pin allows an external voltage source to
control the VCS amplitude in the range from 0 to 195V.
4
VREG
The output voltage is (403 ± 10%) • VREG.
The VREG voltage can also be set by using an external resistor between VREG and VOUT pins.
The output charging rate is inversely proportional to the resistor value.
Switched and voltage divided to one-third the internal reference voltage. An external resistor between VREG and VOUT pins controls the VCS charging rate. If this pin is not used, then it should
be left floating.
5
VOUT
6
VDD
The low voltage input supply pin.
7
GND
Device ground.
8
EN
9 – 16
1.7V logic input pin to turn the device ON/OFF. A logic high turns ON the device and a logic LOW
turns the device OFF.
EL16 - EL9 EL lamp 16, EL lamp 15 …. EL lamp 9 connections.
17
COM
The common connection for all the 16 EL lamps.
18 – 25
EL8 - EL1
EL lamp 8, EL lamp 7 …. EL lamp 1 connections.
26
HVGND
27
CS
Connect a 0.001µF to 0.01µF 200V capacitor between this pin and ground. This capacitor stores
the energy transferred from the inductor.
28
SCL
The I2C logic serial clock input pin.
29
SDA
The I2C logic serial data input pin.
High voltage ground. It should be connected to device ground.
The gate control pin for the switching MOSFET. The connection for an external MOSFET.
30
GATE
In general, low RON MOSFET’s, which can handle more current, are more suitable to drive larger
size lamps. Also a small value inductor should be used. But as the RON value and the inductor
value decrease, the switching frequency of the inductor (controlled by RSW) should be increased
to avoid inductor saturation.
The external MOSFET threshold voltage minimum value should be equal to VDD or lower.
31
VDRIVE
Drive voltage for the MOSFET gate voltage. An external bypass capacitor (CG) is required to
ground.
The external logic signal input pin to set the EL frequency. If this pin is used, the REL-Osc pin
should be connected to ground.
32
SEL
Center Pad
The frequency input at this pin should be at 50% duty cycle and at eight times the desired EL
output frequency. If this pin is not used then it should be left floating. This pin has an internal pulldown resistor of 1.0MΩ ± 50%.
Center heat slug, externally connected to Ground.
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HV881
32-Lead QFN Package Outline (K7)
5.00x5.00mm body, 0.80mm height (max), 0.50mm pitch
D2
D
32
32
Note 1
(Index Area
D/2 x E/2)
1
1
Note 1
(Index Area
D/2 x E/2)
e
E
E2
b
View B
Top View
Bottom View
Note 3
θ
A
A3
A1
L
Seating
Plane
L1
Note 2
Side View
View B
Notes:
1. A Pin 1 identifier must be located in the index area indicated. The Pin 1 identifier can be: a molded mark/identifier; an embedded metal marker; or
a printed indicator.
2. Depending on the method of manufacturing, a maximum of 0.15mm pullback (L1) may be present.
3. The inner tip of the lead may be either rounded or square.
Symbol
Dimension
(mm)
A
A1
MIN
0.70
0.00
NOM
0.75
0.02
MAX
0.80
0.05
A3
0.20
REF
b
D
D2
E
E2
0.18
4.85*
1.05
4.85*
1.05
0.25
5.00
-
5.00
-
0.30
5.15*
3.55
5.15*
3.55
†
e
†
L
L1
θ
0.30
0.00
0O
0.40†
-
-
0.50
0.15
14O
†
0.50
BSC
†
JEDEC Registration MO-220, Variation WHHD-6, Issue K, June 2006.
* This dimension is not specified in the JEDEC drawing.
† This dimension differs from the JEDEC drawing.
Drawings not to scale.
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(The package drawing(s) in this data sheet may not reflect the most current specifications. For the latest package outline
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