MP2480
5V―36V Input, 3A High
Power LED Driver
The Future of Analog IC Technology
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
The MP2480 is step-down switching regulator
that delivers a constant current of up to 3A to
high-power LEDs. It integrates a high-side,
high-voltage power MOSFET with a current limit
of 4.3A. The wide 5V to 36V input range
accommodates a variety of step-down
applications, making it ideal for general lighting
and LCD backlighting applications. Hysteretic
current-mode control helps provide for a very
fast response, which makes the 20kHz dimming
frequency possible. MPS’s proprietary feedback
control minimizes the number of external
components while delivering an LED current
with a typical accuracy of ±3%.
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The switching frequency goes up to 2MHz, thus
permitting smaller components. Thermal shut
down, and short circuit protection provide
reliable fault-tolerant operation. A 160µA
quiescent current allows for use in batterypowered applications.
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The MP2480 is available in SOIC8-EP with an
exposed pad on the bottom.
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Wide 5V to 36V Operating Input Range
Up to 95% Efficiency
Hysteretic Control with No Compensation
No Output Capacitor Required
±3% LED Current Accuracy
Up to 2MHz Switching Frequency
Up to 20kHz Dimming Frequency
200mV Reference Voltage
Short-Circuit Protection with Integrated
High-Side MOSFET
Thermal Shut Down
Available in SOIC8-EP
APPLICATIONS
High Power LED Driver
General Lighting and LCD Backlighting
Constant Current Source
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number
Package
Top Marking
Free Air Temperature (TA)
MP2480DN*
SOIC8-EP
MP2480
-40°C to +85°C
* For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. MP2480DN–Z);
For RoHS compliant packaging, add suffix –LF (e.g. MP2480DN–LF–Z)
PACKAGE REFERENCE
TOP VIEW
SW
1
8
BST
DIM
2
7
VIN
EN
3
6
NC
GND
4
5
FB
EXPOSED PAD
ON BOTTOM
CONNECT TO GND
SOIC8-EP
(4)
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (1)
Thermal Resistance
Supply Voltage (VIN)......................-0.3V to +40V
Switch Voltage (VSW).......... -0.5V to (VIN + 0.5V)
BST to SW ......................................-0.3V to +6V
All Other Pins ..................................-0.3V to +6V
Junction Temperature ...............................150°C
Continuous Power Dissipation
(TA = 25°C) (2)
SOIC8-EP ................................................. 2.5W
Lead Temperature ....................................260°C
Storage Temperature............... -65°C to +150°C
SOIC8-EP ...............................50 ...... 10 ... °C/W
Recommended Operating Conditions
(3)
Supply Voltage VIN ..............................5V to 36V
EN and DIM Voltages ...........................0V to 5V
Maximum Junction Temp. (TJ) ..................125°C
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θJA
θJC
Notes:
1) Exceeding these ratings may damage the device.
2) The maximum allowable power dissipation is a function of the
maximum junction temperature TJ(MAX), the junction-toambient thermal resistance θJA, and the ambient temperature
TA. The maximum allowable continuous power dissipation at
any ambient temperature is calculated by PD(MAX)=(TJ(MAX)TA)/θJA. Exceeding the maximum allowable power dissipation
will cause excessive die temperature, and the regulator will go
into thermal shutdown. Internal thermal shutdown circuitry
protects the device from permanent damage.
3) The device is not guaranteed to function outside of its
operating conditions.
4) Measured on JESD51-7 4-layer board.
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VIN = 24V, TA= 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Specifications over temperature are guaranteed by design and characterization.
Parameter
Symbol Condition
VIN UVLO threshold
VIN UVLO hysteresis
Shutdown supply current
Quiescent supply current
Upper switch on resistance (5)
Upper switch leakage current
Current limit
EN up threshold
EN threshold hysteresis
EN input current
EN sinking current
DIM up threshold
DIM threshold hysteresis
RDS(ON)
ISWLK
IPK
VENH
VENHY
IENI
IENS
VDIMH
VDIMHY
DIM input current
IDIM
Feedback voltage threshold high (5)
VFBH
Feedback voltage threshold low (5)
VFBL
FB pin input current
Max duty cycle
(5)
Thermal shutdown
IFB
VEN = 0V
No load, VFB = 250mV
VBST – VSW = 5V
VEN = 0V, VSW = 0V
VFB = 0.15V
Typ
Max
Units
3.6
4.0
0.4
2
160
150
0.01
4.3
1.55
320
0.01
2
1.15
300
4.4
1
-1
V
V
µA
µA
mΩ
µA
A
V
mV
µA
µA
V
mV
µA
µA
3.5
1.4
VEN =5V
VEN =2V
0.8
VDIM =5V
VDIM =0V
5V < VIN < 36V, VFB rising from
0V until VSW < 30V
5V < VIN < 36V, VFB falling
from 0.25V until VSW > 30V
VFB=5V or 0V
DMAX
(5)
Min
Hysteresis = 20°C
-1
-5
5
220
1
1.7
1
3
1.5
220
225
230
mV
170
175
180
mV
100
nA
-100
98
%
150
°C
Note:
5) Guaranteed by design.
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
PIN FUNCTIONS
SOIC8-EP
Pin #
Name
1
SW
Switch Node. Output from the high-side switch. Requires a low-VF Schottky rectifier.
Place the rectifier close to the SW pins to reduce switching spikes.
2
DIM
PWM Dimming Input. Pull this pin below the specified threshold to turn dimming off. Pull
this pin above the specified threshold to turn dimming on. If there is no need for
dimming, connect DIM and EN pins together.
3
EN
Enable Input. Pull this pin below the specified threshold to shutdown the chip. Pull this
pin up above the specified threshold or leave it floating to enable the chip.
4
5
6
7
8
Description
GND,
Ground. Connect as close as possible to the output capacitor. Avoid the high-current
Exposed
switching paths. Connect exposed pad to GND plane for optimal thermal performance.
pad
Feedback. Input to hysteretic comparators. Connect an external current sensing resistor
FB
in series with the LEDs to GND. Connects with the feedback voltage; regulated at
+200mV with 25% ripple.
NC
Not connected
Input Supply. Supplies power to all the internal control circuitry, including both bootstrap
VIN
regulators and the high-side switch. Place a decoupling capacitor to ground close to this
pin to minimize switching spikes.
Bootstrap. Positive power supply for the internal floating high-side MOSFET driver.
BST
Connect a bypass capacitor between this pin and SW pin.
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
BLOCK DIAGRAM
VIN
IENS
Internal
Regulators
Reference
UVLO
EN
Control
Logic
and
Protection
Circuits
DIM
VFBH
R
FB
S
IPK
SW
Q
VFBL
200mV
BST
Adaptive Threshold
Adjustment Circuit
GND
VFBH
VFBL
Figure 1—Functional Block Diagram
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
RDS_ON vs.
Temperature
Current Limit vs.
Temperature
5
4.5
250
4
200
3.5
3
150
2.5
100
2
1.5
1
50
0.5
0
-50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 130
IQ vs.Temperature
0
-50-30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110130
Average Voltage of FB vs.
Temperature
208
175
170
204
165
160
200
155
150
196
145
140
135
-50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 130
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192
-50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 130
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
L=47μH, VIN=30V, ILED=2A, 7 LED Load, TA=25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Efficiency vs. LED Number
VIN=36V
2
100
1.8
98
1.6
96
1.4
94
EFFICIENCY (%)
LED CURRENT (A)
PMW Dimimg Cure
1.2
1
0.8
2kHz
200Hz
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0
92
90
88
86
84
82
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
8
1
2
PMW DUTY
4
5
6
7
8
9
LED NUMBER
VSW
20V/div.
VSW
20V/div.
VSW
20V/div.
VIN
20V/div.
VIN
20V/div.
VIN
20V/div.
VLED
20V/div.
VLED
20V/div.
VLED
20V/div.
ILED
1A/div.
ILED
1A/div.
ILED
1A/div.
VSW
20V/div.
VSW
20V/div.
VSW
20V/div.
VEN
5V/div.
VEN
5V/div.
VDIM
2V/div.
VLED
20V/div.
VLED
20V/div.
ILED
1A/div.
ILED
1A/div.
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VLED
20V/div.
ILED
1A/div.
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
L=47μH, VIN=30V, ILED=2A, 7 LED Load, TA=25°C, unless otherwise noted.
VSW
20V/div.
VSW
20V/div.
VEN
2V/div.
VIN
20V/div.
VLED
20V/div.
VLED
20V/div.
ILED
1A/div.
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ISHORT
1A/div.
VSW
20V/div.
ISHORT
1A/div.
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
OPERATION
Hysteresis Current Control with Adaptive
Threshold Adjustment
MP2480 operates in a hysteretic current-control
mode to accurately regulate the LED current.
The sensing resistor (RFB) connects to the FB
pin to sense the LED current. The power
MOSFET turns on and remains on until the
voltage on the FB pin rises to the upper
threshold of 225mV. The power MOSFET then
turns off and remains off until FB pin falls to the
lower threshold of 175mV. The two thresholds
are adaptive and adjust to compensate for
circuit delay. This regulates the LED current
very accurately with an average of 200mV at
the FB pin.
Enable Control
The MP2480 has a dedicated enable-control
pin (EN) with positive logic. Its falling threshold
is 1.23V, and its rising threshold is 1.55V
(320mV higher).
When floating, EN pulls up to about 3.0V by an
internal 1µA current source so it is enabled.
Pulling down a floating EN requires a current
capability of 1µA..
Under-Voltage Lockout (UVLO)
Under-voltage lockout (UVLO) protects the chip
from operating at insufficient supply voltage.
The UVLO rising threshold is about 4.0V while
its falling threshold is a consistent 3.6V.
Thermal Shutdown
Thermal shutdown prevents the chip from
operating at exceedingly high temperatures.
When the silicon die temperature rises above
its upper threshold, the chip shuts down. When
the temperature falls below its lower threshold,
the chip is enabled again.
LED Short Protection
The LED current is within its limits and wellregulates while FB pin voltage is 200mV, as
long as RFB has not failed.
If the LED sensing resistor has failed or the
output has shorted to GND, the voltage of FB
pin falls. VIN charges the inductor. When the
inductor current reaches the current limit value,
the power MOSFET turns off. MP2480 will retry
the operation after about 300µs delay.
Floating Driver and Bootstrap Charging
The floating power MOSFET driver is powered
by an external bootstrap capacitor. This floating
driver has its own UVLO protection, with a
rising threshold of 2.2V and a falling threshold
of 150mV.
The dedicated internal bootstrap regulator
charges and regulates the bootstrap capacitor
to around 5V.
In case the internal circuit does not have
sufficient voltage and the bootstrap capacitor
has insufficient charge, extra external circuitry
can ensure that the bootstrap voltage is in the
normal operational region. Refer to External
Bootstrap Diode in the Application section.
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MP2480 – 36V INPUT, 3A HIGH POWER LED DRIVER
APPLICATION INFORMATION
COMPONENT SELECTION
Input Capacitor CIN
Setting the LED Current
The input current to the step-down converter is
discontinuous, and therefore requires a
capacitor to supply the AC current to the stepdown converter and maintain the DC input
voltage. Use low-ESR capacitors for best
performance, especially for high-switching–
frequency applications.
RFB is connected in series to the LEDs and sets
the LED current, ILED. The FB pin connects to
the voltage on the sensing resistor RFB, where.
ILED =
VFB
RFB
For example, for ILED = 700mA, RFB = 286mΩ.
Inductor Selection and Frequency Setting
The inductor L supplies a constant current to
the LED. The inductor value is related to the
switching frequency (fs) setting:
fs =
(VIN − VOUT ) ⋅ VOUT
VIN ⋅ L ⋅ ILED ⋅ 25%
Where VIN is the input voltage, and VOUT is the
output voltage that drives the LEDs. A largervalue inductor will result in smaller switching
frequency.
The peak inductor current is about:
ILP = ILED ⋅ 1.125
Choose an inductor that will not saturate under
the maximum inductor peak current.
Output Rectifier Diode
The output rectifier diode supplies the current to
the inductor when the high-side switch is off. To
reduce losses due to the diode’s forward
voltage and recovery times, use a Schottky
diode.
The RMS current through the diode is about:
ID = ILED ⋅ 1 −
VOUT
VIN
Choose a diode with a maximum reverse
voltage rating greater than the maximum input
voltage, and a current rating greater than the
maximum diode current.
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The RMS current through the input capacitor is
about:
ID = ILED ⋅
VOUT
’
VIN
With low ESR capacitors, the input voltage
ripple can be estimated as:
ΔVIN =
⎛
V
V ⎞
ILED
× OUT × ⎜ 1 − OUT ⎟
fs × CIN
VIN ⎝
VIN ⎠
Choose the input capacitor with a high-enough
RMS current rating and enough capacitance for
a small input-voltage ripple.
Include a small high-quality ceramic capacitor
(0.1μF) placed as close to the IC as possible
when using electrolytic or tantalum capacitors.
Output Capacitor COUT
The output capacitor (COUT) is not necessary to
reduce the LED ripple current: The LED ripple
current (peak-to-peak value) is about 15% of
the LED DC current. However, the output
capacitor can be used to further reduce the
LED ripple current. Use low-ESR capacitors to
limit the output ripple voltage. The output ripple
voltage can be estimated by:
ΔVOUT =
VOUT ⎛
V
× ⎜ 1 − OUT
fS × L ⎝
VIN
⎞
⎞ ⎛
1
⎟
⎟ × ⎜ RESR +
8 × fS × COUT ⎠
⎠ ⎝
Where RESR is the equivalent series resistance
(ESR) value of the output capacitor.
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External Bootstrap Diode
Layout Consideration
An external bootstrap diode may enhance the
efficiency of the LED driver. For the cases listed
below, add an external BST diode is from a 5V
rail to the BST pin:
Place the input decoupling capacitors and the
catch diode as close to MP2480 (VIN pin, SW
pin and PGND) as possible, with short, wide
traces. This reduces the voltage spike on the
SW node and lowers the EMI noise level.
z
There is a 5V rail available in the system;
z
VIN ≤ 5V;
z
3.3V < VOUT < 5V;
Add a diode for high duty cycle operations
(when VOUT/VIN > 65%), and for very-high–
frequency (over 1.5MHz) applications.
The bootstrap diode can be low-cost, such as a
IN4148 or BAT54.
Run the feedback trace as far away from the
inductor and noisy power traces as possible.
Try to run the feedback trace on the opposite
side of the PCB to the inductor, with a ground
plane separating the traces from the inductor.
To improve thermal conduction, create a grid of
thermal vias right under the exposed pad. Use
small vias (15mil barrel diameter) so that the
holes fill during the plating process. Very large
holes can cause ‘solder-wicking’ problems
during the reflow soldering process. Use a pitch
(distance between the centers) of around 40mil
to space the vias.
Figure 2—External Bootstrap Diode
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PACKAGE INFORMATION
SOIC8-EP
0.189(4.80)
0.197(5.00)
0.124(3.15)
0.136(3.45)
8
5
0.150(3.80)
0.157(4.00)
PIN 1 ID
1
0.228(5.80)
0.244(6.20)
0.089(2.26)
0.101(2.56)
4
TOP VIEW
BOTTOM VIEW
SEE DETAIL "A"
0.051(1.30)
0.067(1.70)
SEATING PLANE
0.000(0.00)
0.006(0.15)
0.013(0.33)
0.020(0.51)
0.0075(0.19)
0.0098(0.25)
SIDE VIEW
0.050(1.27)
BSC
FRONT VIEW
0.010(0.25)
x 45o
0.020(0.50)
GAUGE PLANE
0.010(0.25) BSC
0.050(1.27)
0.024(0.61)
0o-8o
0.016(0.41)
0.050(1.27)
0.063(1.60)
DETAIL "A"
0.103(2.62)
0.138(3.51)
RECOMMENDED LAND PATTERN
0.213(5.40)
NOTE:
1) CONTROL DIMENSION IS IN INCHES. DIMENSION IN
BRACKET IS IN MILLIMETERS.
2) PACKAGE LENGTH DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH,
PROTRUSIONS OR GATE BURRS.
3) PACKAGE WIDTH DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERLEAD FLASH
OR PROTRUSIONS.
4) LEAD COPLANARITY (BOTTOM OF LEADS AFTER FORMING)
SHALL BE 0.004" INCHES MAX.
5) DRAWING CONFORMS TO JEDEC MS-012, VARIATION BA.
6) DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.
NOTICE: The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Users should warrant and guarantee that third
party Intellectual Property rights are not infringed upon when integrating MPS products into any application. MPS will not
assume any legal responsibility for any said applications.
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