ZY7115 15A DC-DC Intelligent POL Preliminary Data Sheet
3V to 13.2V Input • 0.5V to 5.5V Output
All protections can be classified into three groups
based on their effect on system operation: warnings,
faults, and errors.
10.3.2
Faults
This group includes overcurrent, overtemperature,
undervoltage, and tracking protections. Triggering
any protection in this group will turn off a ZY7115.
10.3.1
Warnings
This group includes Overtemperature Warning and
Power Good Signal. The warnings do not turn off
POLs but rather generate signals that can be
transmitted to a host controller via the I2C bus.
10.3.2.1 Overcurrent Protection
Overcurrent protection is active whenever the output
voltage of the POL exceeds the prebias voltage (if
any). When the output current reaches the OC
threshold, the output voltage will start decreasing.
As soon as the output voltage decreases below the
undervoltage protection threshold, the OC fault
signal is generated, the POL turns off and the OC bit
in the register ST is changed to 0. Both high side
and low side switches of the POL are turned off
instantly (fast turn-off).
10.3.1.1 Overtemperature Warning
The Overtemperature Warning is generated when
temperature of the controller exceeds 120°C. The
Overtemperature Warning changes the PT bit of the
status register ST to 0 and sends a signal to the
DPM, if the reporting is enabled in the GUI Fault
Management window or directly via the I2C by writing
into the PC3 register shown in Figure 37. When
temperature falls below 117°C, the PT bit is cleared
and the Overtemperature Warning is removed.
The temperature compensation is added to keep the
OC
threshold
approximately
constant
at
temperatures above room temperature. Note that
the temperature compensation can be disabled in
the GUI Output Configuration window or directly via
the I2C by writing into the CLS register. However, it
is recommended to keep the temperature
compensation enabled.
10.3.1.2 Power Good
Power Good is an open collector output that is pulled
low, if the output voltage is outside of the Power
Good window. The window is formed by the Power
Good High threshold that is equal to 110% of the
output voltage and the Power Good Low threshold
that can be programmed from 90 to 95% of the
output voltage.
10.3.2.2 Undervoltage Protection
The undervoltage protection is only active during
steady state operation of the POL to prevent
nuisance tripping. If the output voltage decreases
below the UV threshold and there is no OC fault, the
UV fault signal is generated, the POL turns off, and
the UV bit in the register ST is changed to 0. The
output voltage is ramped down according to
sequencing and tracking settings (regular turn-off).
The Power Good protection is only enabled when the
output voltage is at its steady state level. It is
disabled during the transitions of the output voltage
from one level to other as shown in Figure 36.
The Power Good Warning pulls the Power Good pin
low, changes the PG bit of the status register ST to
0. It sends a signal to the DPM, if the reporting is
enabled in the GUI Fault Management window or
directly via the I2C by writing into the PC3 register
shown in Figure 37. When the output voltage returns
within the Power Good window, the PG pin is pulled
high, the PG bit is cleared and the Power Good
Warning is removed. The Power Good pin can also
be pulled low by an external circuit to initiate the
Power Good Warning.
10.3.2.3 Overtemperature Protection
Overtemperature protection is active whenever the
POL is powered up. If temperature of the controller
exceeds 130°C, the OT fault is generated, POL turns
off, and the OT bit in the register ST is changed to 0.
The output voltage is ramped down according to
sequencing and tracking settings (regular turn-off).
To clear the overtemperature fault, the temperature
of the controller must decrease below the
Overtemperature Warning threshold of 120°C.
Note: Current revision of the DPM does not support receiving
messages from POLs. To retrieve status information, Status
Monitoring in the GUI POL Group Configuration Window should
be enabled (refer to ZM7100 Digital Power Manager Data Sheet).
The DPM will retrieve the status information from each POL on a
continuous basis.
10.3.2.4 Tracking Protection
Tracking protection is active only when the output
voltage is ramped up. The purpose of the protection
is to ensure that the voltage differential between
multiple rails being tracked does not exceed 250mV.
This protection eliminates the need for external
REV. B2.1 AUG 17, 2004
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