User's Guide
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Introduction
The LM3485 LED driver board is a buck regulator derived controlled current source designed to drive high
power, high brightness LEDs (HBLEDs) such as the Luxeon® Emitter at dissipations of 1W to 5W. The
board can accept an input voltage ranging from 5 V to 30 V and can control the output current delivered to
series and/or parallel arrays of HBLEDs as long as the forward voltage of all LEDs in series is less than
(0.9 x VIN). The accuracy of the output current is ±10%.
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Setting the LED Current
The forward current IF delivered to the LED array is set by the program jumper, P2. If no jumper is
installed, the LM3485 will default to the lowest current setting, 350 mA. Installing a jumper as shown in
Figure 1 will change the current regulation point to 700 mA, 100 mA, or 1400 mA, respectively.
350 mA
700 mA
1000 mA
1400 mA
Figure 1. Current Settings of P2
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PWM Dimming
Diode D2 provides an input for a pulse width modulation signal for dimming of the LED array. In order to
fully enable and disable the LM3485 the PWM signal should have a maximum logic low level of 1.0 V, a
minimum logic high level of 2.0 V, and minimum low and high periods of 40 µs. For example, at 100Hz,
the minimum and maximum duty cycles to which the LM3485 can respond are 0.4% and 99.6%,
respectively. At 1 kHz, the minimum and maximum duty cycles are 4% and 96%, respectively.
The logic of the PWM is inverted, hence the LM3485 will deliver regulated output current when the voltage
at the PWM IN terminal is low, and the current output is disabled when the voltage at the PWM IN terminal
is high. Connecting a constant logic high to the PWM IN will disable the output.
Luxeon is a registered trademark of Philips Lumileds Lighting Company in the United States and other countries.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Output Open Circuit
With PWM IN floating or connected to logic low, the LM3485 will begin to operate as soon as is has an
input of at least 5 V. In the case that the input is powered but no LED array is connected the output
voltage will rise to equal the input voltage. The output of the circuit is rated to 30 V and will not suffer
damage, however care should be taken not to connect an LED array if the output voltage is higher than
the target forward voltage of the LED array in steady state.
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Typical Application Circuit
VIN = 5-30V
U1
VIN
ISENSE
CIN
GND
PGATE
Q1
RCL
LM3485
L1
P1
CCL
To LED Anode
D1
NC
CO
PWR GND
RESR
FB
C535676
Connector
VIN
ADJ
CF
CFF
RFF
D2
U2
+
-
To LED Cathode
LM321
RSET
R350
PWM IN
R700
P2
Ri
R1
R1.4
Figure 2. Circuit Schematic
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Table 1. Bill of Materials
ID
Part Number
Type
Size
U1
LM3485
Hysteretic Controller
VSSOP-8
U2
LM321
Op-amp
SOT23-5
Parameters
Qty
Vendor
1
TI
1MHz
1
TI
L1
SLF7045T-6R8M1R7
Inductor
7.0x7.0 x4.5mm
6.8 µH, 1.7A
1
TDK
Q1
Si3483DV
PFET
SuperSOT-6
-30 V, 5A
1
Vishay
D1
SS24
Schottky Diode
DO-214A, (SMB)
40 V, 2A
1
Vishay
D2
MBR0520
Schottky Diode
SOD-123
20 V, 0.5A
1
Vishay
Cff
VJ0805Y102KXXAT
Capacitor
0805
1 nF, 10%
1
Vishay
Cf
C2012X7R1H104M
Capacitor
0805
100 nF, 50 V
1
TDK
Vishay
Ccl
VJ0805A101KXXAT
Capacitor
0805
100 pF, 10%
1
Cin, Co
C3216X7R1H105M
Capacitor
1206
1 µF 50 V
2
TDK
Rff
CRCW08051002F
Resistor
0805
10 kΩ, 1%
1
Vishay
Resr
CRCW08051R00F
Resistor
0805
1 Ω 1%
1
Vishay
Rcl
CRCW08052552F
Resistor
0805
25.5 kΩ 1%
1
Vishay
Rset
CRCW1206R500J
Resistor
1206
0.5 Ω 5%
1
Vishay
Ri
CRCW08051002F
Resistor
0805
10 kΩ 1%
1
Vishay
R350
CRCW08056192F
Resistor
0805
61.9 kΩ 1%
1
Vishay
R700
CRCW08054422F
Resistor
0805
44.2 kΩ 1%
1
Vishay
R1
CRCW08051962F
Resistor
0805
19.6 kΩ 1%
1
Vishay
R1.4
CRCW08059091F
Resistor
0805
9.09 kΩ 1%
1
Vishay
P1
535676-5
Connector
Custom
6 Pins
1
Tyco/AMP
Connector
Custom
4
AMP
P2
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