CDM10V
Flexible 0-10V Dimming Solution
Features
• Simplest 0-10 V design on the market. CDM10V comes with default settings:
- 5% minimum duty cycle
- 1kHz PWM frequency
- 200μA Dimmer/Resistor Bias current
- Dim-To-Off disabled
• The simple one time programmable option allows setting in a wide range:
- Minimum duty cycle: 1%, 2%, 5%, 10%
- PWM output frequency: 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz
- Dimmer/Resistor Bias Current: 50μA, 100μA, 200μA, 500μA
- Dim-to-Off: disabled/enabled
• Wide input Vcc range from 11 to 25 V
• Transparent PWM mode (PWM Bypass Mode in DIM-TO-OFF enabled mode)
• Replaces many external components with a single chip reducing BOM and PCB space
• Minimum variation from device to device
Applications
• LED Drivers needing 0-10 V Dimming Circuits
• Industrial and Commercial Dimmable Applications:
Luminaires, Troffers, Downlights, Sconces, Undercabinet, Office Lighting, Signage applications,
Dali applications
Product Type
Package
CDM10V
SOT23-6
Description
CDM10V is a fully integrated 0-10 V dimming interface IC and comes in a SOT-23-6 package to cover space
requirements on small PCBs.
The device is targeted for various dimming applications in lighting. The IC can be used to transmit analog
voltage based signals from a 0-10 V dimmer or potentiometer to the dimming or PWM input of a lighting
controller IC in the form of a 5 mA current based PWM signal to drive an external opto-coupler. It replaces many
components in a traditional solution and reduces BOM and PCB space significantly.
The CDM10V IC outputs a 0 - 100% PWM current signal at programmable frequency with an amplitude value of 5
mA.
The duty cycle of the PWM signal can be limited to a dedicated minimum value. Dim-to-off feature is supported
as well and can be enabled on demand.
Embedded digital signal processing maintains minimum variations from device to device.
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Table of contents
Table of contents
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2
Pin Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
3
Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
4
Electrical Characteristics and Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
5
Chip Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6
Package Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Block Diagram
1
Block Diagram
Figure 1
2
Block Diagram of the CDM10V
Pin Configuration
Table 1
Pin configutation
Pin
Name
Function
1
VCC
Input voltage 11V - 25V
2
GND
GND
3
Iout
PWM output current 5mA
4
RxD
RxD for eFuse programming, connect to GND for normal operation
5
VFSS
Fusing voltage (4,1V) eFuse programming, connect to GND for
normal operation (internal pull-down)
6
Rdim+
Dimmer current output /Voltage sense
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Functional Description
Typical Application Circuit
Figure 2
Typical Application Circuit
Note:
The Diode marked with * is for the protection of the Rdim+-Pin when active dimming is used. This is
because the voltage on this Pin is not allowed to be higher than VCC+0.5V. It is advised to use a low
leakage, low reverse current Schottky-Diode in order to not influence the dimming performance (e.g.
MMSD301T1G).
Note:
The capacitor connected to the Rdim+-Pin reduces the amount of coupled noise to the dimming signal.
The size of this capacitance should be in the range of 2.2 - 10 nF (typ. 4.7 nF), where a small capacitor
allows steeper edges of the dimming signal, a larger capacitor enhances the noise reduction.
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Recommended cooling area
In order to guarantee the full functionality of the CDM10V device, the required cooling area has to be selected
according to the graph in Figure 3.
Figure 3
Cooling area over ambient temperature CDM10V
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Dimming Characteristic
Table 2
PWM Output current referring to Rdim+-Pin Voltage
Rdim+
Iout
9V (max. applicable Voltage: Vcc)
Always active
Calculation of the lower dimming voltage boundary for entering min duty cycle:
1 V + min Duty Cycle × 8 V
Figure 4
Dimming Characteristic
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Transparent Mode
CDM10V device can be configured for usage in transparent mode. In this mode the PWM signal on Rdim+ input
will be provided directly to Iout.
Pre-condition to enable the transparent mode is to fuse the DIM2OFF bit to HIGH and PWM frequency to 2 kHz,
PWM minimum duty cycle is not used in this mode and can stay in default configuration.
Figure 5
Transparent mode timing diagram
Table 3
Conditions for the transparent mode
Condition
Name
Min
RdimH
Rdim+High Value
9.3 V
VCC+0,5V
RdimL
Rdim+Low Value
-0.5 V
0.5 V
IoutH
IoutHigh Value
RIout * 5mA1
IoutL
IoutLow Value
0.0 V
tIO
Propagation delay
8.8 μs
tH
Min puls width High
2.6 μs
tL
Min puls width Low
2.6 μs
tR
Rising edge time
1.8 μs
tF
Falling edge time
1.8 μs
Note:
Nom
Max
1R
Iout is the resistance connected between the Iout and the GND-PIN
Image shows the maximum Iout resolution versus the Rdim+ frequency. The dependency can be calculated using
following formula:
f Rdim =
Iout resolution
100 × 2 . 6 μs
For 1% resolution we get:
f Rdim =
1
100 × 2 . 6 μs
≈ 3 . 85 kHz
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Figure 6
Iout resolution versus the Rdim+ frequency
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Optocupler Selection Guide
CDM10V converts an analog dimming signal into a PWM waveform. In the majority of applications the dimming
signal needs to be isolated from the rest of the application and an optocoupler is used to implement either
functional or reinforced isolation. Optocouplers are an excellent choice since they are very cost effective but
nevertheless able to comply with virtually all safety standards.
The most common and cost effective optocouplers are four-pin devices consisting of a LED and a photosensitive BJT. With four pin devices only collector and emitter of the BJT are connected to pins. This limits
device performance, especially switching times, as will be discussed later. Six-pin devices having the base of the
BJT as well connected to a pin are seen less often. With these six-pin devices bandwidth of the transmission can
be improved if necessary. Finally there are high-speed digital couplers available that are designed for very high
data rates and offer a buffered output with a nearly perfect PWM signal. While offering superior performance
high speed couplers are considerably more expensive than simple LED-BJT couplers.
Generating an Analog Signal from PWM
Although the PWM signal itself can be used, either by implementing PWM dimming or using a dedicated SMPS
controller that is able to extract the dimming information directly from the PWM waveform, in many
applications a DC voltage that is proportional to the desired dimming level is needed. Fortunately it is easy to
create an analog signal from PWM: a low pass filter with the right corner frequency will do the job.
As a rule of thumb a corner frequency of fPWM/100 for a first order filter and fPWM/10 for second order filter
should be used. With this selection ripple on the generated DC signal is around 150 mVpp at medium dimming
levels and goes down to a few 10 mVpp at very low and high dimming levels. The first order filter will have a
slower time response due to the low corner frequency. Consequently, if for some reason a fPWM lower than 1 kHz
has to be used, as second order filter will give the better response. With a third order filter it is possible to
achieve either negligible ripple on the DC voltage or superior response time.
Since the generated DC voltage not only depends on the duty-cycle of the PWM signal but is directly
proportional to its amplitude as well it is mandatory to stabilize the amplitude e.g. with a Zener-Diode.
Image shows a simplified schematic with second order filter. According to the design guideline given above,
good starting values for C1 and C2 would be:
C1 = C2 = 150 nF ×
Note:
1 kHz
f PWm
Using the ICL8105 the capacitor connected to the UART/Dim-Pin is not allowed to exceed 1nF in order
to provide proper UART communication if needed.
Inverted / Non-Inverted Output
Figure 7
Simplified schematic of CDM10V with inverted (left) and non-inverted (right) output signal.
Both are equivalent in terms of performance
Optocouplers are most often used in the configuration shown on the left of Image i.e. the output signal is
derived from the collector of the BJT and thus inverted compared to the input signal. An inverted signal is not
favorable at all since it will result in an inverted dimming characteristic with the majority of controllers. An
additional inverter stage could be used of course, resulting in the proper dimming curve. But there is a simpler
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solution as well since the four pin optocoupler can be viewed as current controlled current source if VCE of the
BJT is sufficiently high. Consequently the load can be connected either to collector or emitter without
significant change in parameters or performance. Therefore the configuration on the right of Image is favorable
for most SMPS controllers.
Optocoupler selection
There are two parameters of an optocoupler that are most important for use with CDM10V: the current transfer
ratio CTR and the switching times Tr and Tf.
Image is a typical plot of Tr and Tf vs, RL taken from the data sheet of a widely used 4-pin optocoupler. Both
parameters depend on the load resistance RL. But while Tr doesn’t vary too much and shows a moderate
maximum for RL of few hundred ohms, Tf is constantly increasing with RL, reaching about 100 µs for RL around
10 kΩ. These times are much longer than the minimum pulse length generated by CDM10V shown in table Table
4. Consequently relative low values for RL around 100 Ω seem to be necessary in order to achieve reasonable
switching times. But it’s important to mention, that switching times shown in Image are determined with
saturated BJT (this means the load resistance limits the IC to a lower value than would be determined by LED
current) and with non-saturated BJT switching times can be small, even with higher load resistance.
Figure 8
Typical optocoupler switching times vs. load resistance together with test circuit.
Before discussing influence of load resistance on switching performance further, the second important
parameter of the coupler, CTR, needs investigation.
Table 4
Shortest pulse length for different frequencies and minimum dimming levels of CDM10V
Frequency
Dim-to-off
1%
2%
5%
10%
200 Hz
1.2 μs
50 μs
100 μs
250 μs
500 μs
500 Hz
7.84 μs
20 μs
40 μs
100 μs
200 μs
1 kHz
3.92 μs
10 μs
20 μs
50 μs
100 μs
2 kHz
1.96 μs
5 μs
10 μs
25 μs
50 μs
As the name implies, CTR is simply the ratio between the forward current IF of the LED and the resulting
collector current IC of the phototransistor and usually expressed in percent. A CTR of 50% for example means
that the collector current is 50% or half of the LED current. CTR is of course not constant but depends on the
LED current as well as on temperature. For many optocouplers CTR is specified for a nominal current of 5mA but
can have considerably higher CTR at higher currents while being much lower at currents below 5 mA. Since
CDM10V drives a constant current of 5 mA it fits very well to the most common couplers on the market. For a
given coupler the CTR shows wide variation from device to device, varying for example from 50% to 600% for a
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widely used coupler. Therefore selections are available with a CTR variation of 1:2 ranging e.g. from 100% to
200%.
As said before, the 4-pin coupler with phototransistor can be seen as a current-controlled current source and
CDM10V is driving a current of 5 mA, resulting in a collector current (= emitter current) ranging from 2.5 mA to 30
mA for a non-selected coupler. With a 100 Ω load resistor the output signal thus would vary from 250 mV to 3V.
This leads to the conclusion that small load resistance is desirable for good switching behavior but leads to
small output signal and this signal varies too much with CTR instead of having a constant amplitude as
requested initially. A solution for achieving constant amplitude could be to make the load resistance big enough
that the transistor would go into saturation. The voltage drop across a BJT in saturation is small and doesn’t
vary much with temperature but switching speed is very poor in this condition.
Figure 9
Simplified schematic showing second order filter and best configuration of coupler
All of the above put together results in a set of simple rules of optocoupler selection:
1. Use the lowest PWM frequency that gives reasonable dimming response.
Example: With fPWM = 1kHz a second order filter with a corner frequency of 100 Hz should be used. The
response time of this filter to a step from 10% to 90% dimming level is about 10 ms and after 20 ms the final
level is reached.
2. Use an optocoupler with a selected CTR range like e.g. 100% to 200%.
3. Use a load resistance that allows the desired output voltage even with lowest CTR over all possible operating
conditions.
Example:
CTRmin = 80 %, VOut = 5 V, ILED, max= 4.5 mA
RL
V out
CTRmin × ILED, min
=
5 V
0 . 8 × 4 . 5 mA
= 1 . 388 kΩ
4. To prevent saturated switching, use a supply voltage VCC that is at least 2V higher than the desired output
voltage VOut. VCC shouldn’t be too high on the other hand to limit power losses.
Example:
VCC = 15 V, CTRmax = 200 %, ILED,max = 5.45 mA, Dimm-Level 100 %
PLoss, max = 2 . 2 × 5 . 45 mA × 15 V = 179 . 85 mW
Obviously with a VCC of 7.5 V these losses would be halved to about 90 mW. It's important to keep in mind,
that this is the maximum loss that only occurs at maximum light output. At minimum dimming level or dimto-off the loss added by the optocoupler circuit will be negligible.
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5. Use a Zener diode to limit and stabilize the output voltage to the desired value. In the above example a 5.1 V
Zener with 2% accuracy should be used.
A circuit that complies with all the above is shown in Image. An optocoupler device that complies with the
above mentioned rules and has actually been tested in the application is VO617A-2 by Vishay Semiconductor.
There are of course many devices available that have very similar, if not identical, technical data regarding
switching times vs. load resistance and CTR selection. As an example devices as FOD817A, HCPL-817-xxAE or
LTV-817A, EL817A or TLP183 GRL, to name only a few, can be used in this application. Nevertheless the desired
performance has to be verified in the application in each single case.
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Electrical Characteristics and Parameters
Table 5
Pin
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Name
Values
Min.
Unit
Note or Test
Condition
Max.
1
Vcc
11
25
V
2
GND
0
0
V
Point of reference
3
Iout
-0.5
3.63
V
Depending on the
optocupler voltage
@ 5mA
4
RxD
-0.25
0.1
V
Connect to GND
during operation
5
VFSS
-0.25
0.1
V
During operation
Connect to GND
6
Rdim+
-0.5
VCC + 0.5
V
An applied voltage
above max value
leads to the
destruction of the
device. Also valid if
VCC is 0 V.
Absolute maximum ratings (Table 5) are defined as ratings which when being exceeded may lead to destruction
of the integrated circuit. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect
device reliability. Maximum ratings are absolute ratings; exceeding only one of these values may cause
irreversible damage to the integrated circuit. These values are not tested during production test.
Table 6
Electrical Characteristics
Parameter
Programmable
Symbol
Values
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit Note or Test
Condition
Input Voltage
Vin
11
25
V
Junction
Temperature Range
TJ
-40
135
°C
Ambient
Temperature Range
TA
-40
105
°C
Power Dissipation
Ptot
Current
Consumption
ICC
6.05 @ 1% 130 @ 100% 160 @ mW
duty cycle;
duty cycle
100%
PWM
6.6 @ 2%
83.2 @ 70%
& 25
duty cycle;
duty cycle
Vin
8.25 @ 5% 54 @ 50% duty
duty cycle;
cycle
11 @ 10%
30.4 @ 30%
duty cycle
duty cycle
1
13
mA
Operating
Voltage
Dimmer
current
included
Current
Consumption
of the IC for
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Table 6
Electrical Characteristics (continued)
Parameter
Programmable
Symbol
Values
Min.
Output Current for
Dimmer
yes
Output Current for
Optocoupler
Typ.
Max.
50/100/200/500 +10%
Unit Note or Test
Condition
Idim
-10%
μA
Iout
-10%
5
+10%
mA
Current flow
out of Rdim+Pin
PWM frequency
yes
fPWM
-6%
200/500/
1000/2000
+6%
Hz
Min. duty cycle
yes
PWPWM
-0.2
1/2/5/10
+0.2
%
Percentage of
the pulse
width
+3
%
With active
dimming incl.
all variations
4.2
V
For eFuse
programming,
connect to
GND for
normal
operation
Dimming accuracy
-3
Fusing Voltage
VFSS
4.0
Wake-up Time
tw
40
μs
Time from VCC
= 11 V to first
output current
ESD capability HBM
VHAB
1500
V
according to
ANSI/ESDA/
JEDEC JS-001
ESD capability CDM
VCDM
500
14
4.1
according to
JESD22 C101
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Chip Configuration
Typical eFuse programming Circuit
Figure 10
Typical eFuse programming Circuit
Serial Port
The serial port enables a one time reconfiguration of parameters for device function.
Characteristics of the communication:
Baudrate: 9600Bd; one stop bit; no parity bit
Timing diagram:
Data frame
Startbit
Figure 11
8 Data bits
Stopbit
Timing diagram for the serial communication
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Data frame format:
Figure 12
Data frame format for the Serial Communication
Table 7
Bit setting for the one time reconfiguration
Bit group
Value
Meaning
Comment
CMD
1
Always high
reserved
Dimmer/Resistor Bias
00
200 µA
Default
01
100 µA
10
50 µA
11
500 µA
0
NOT ENABLED
1
Enable
00
1 kHz
01
500 Hz
10
200 Hz
11
2 kHz
00
5%
01
2%
10
1%
11
10 %
Dim-to-Off
PWM Frequency
Minimum duty cycle
16
Default
Default
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Package Dimensions
All dimensions in mm.
Package Drawings
Figure 13
Package Drawings
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Footprint
Figure 14
Footprint
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References
Packing Description
Packing Type
Tape and Reel
∅ Reel: 180
Pieces / Reel:
3000
Reels / Box: 1
Figure 15
7
Packing
References
Additional support material can be found under the following link.
Related information
http://www.infineon.com/CDM10V
Revision History
Major changes since previous revision
Revision History
Reference
Description
v1.0
Initial Version
v1.1
Typos, added Table 5
v1.2
Typos p 12, p 13
v1.3
Additional information about the max rating of Rdim-Pin (Image, Table 5)
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