MAX16813B
Integrated, 4-Channel, High-Brightness
LED Driver with High-Voltage DC-DC Controller
and Battery Disconnect
Connect the OUT_ of all channels without LED con-
nections to LEDGND before power-up to avoid OVP
triggering at startup. When an open-LED overvoltage
condition occurs, FLT is latched low. Open-LED detection
is disabled when PWM dimming pulse width is less than
24 switching clock cycles.
Fault Protections
Fault protections in the device include cycle-by-cycle
current limiting using the PWM controller, DC-DC
converter output overvoltage protection, open-LED detec-
tion, short-LED detection and protection, output under-
voltage protection, and overtemperature shutdown. An
open-drain fault flag output (FLT) goes low when an open-
LED string is detected, a shorted-LED string is detected,
an output undervoltage, or during thermal shutdown. FLT
is cleared when the fault condition is removed during
thermal shutdown and shorted LEDs. FLT is latched low
for an open-LED or output undervoltage condition, and
can be reset by cycling power or toggling the EN pin. The
thermal-shutdown threshold is +165°C and has +15°C
hysteresis.
Short-LED Detection
The device checks for shorted LEDs at each rising edge
of DIM. An LED short is detected at OUT_ if the following
condition is met:
V
OUT_
> V + 3 x V
MINSTR RSDT
where V
is the voltage at OUT_, V
is
MINSTR
OUT_
the minimum current sink voltage, and V
is the
RSDT
programmable-LED short-detection threshold set at the
RSDT input (with V less than or equal to 2.5V).
RSDT
Open-LED Management and
Overvoltage Protection
Adjust V
to a voltage less than or equal to 2.5V
RSDT
using a voltage-divider resistive network connected at
the V output, RSDT input, and SGND. Once a short is
On power-up, the device detects and disconnects any
unused current sink channels before entering the DC-DC
converter soft-start. Disable the unused current sink
channels by connecting the corresponding OUT_ to
LEDGND. This avoids asserting the FLT output for the
unused channels. After soft-start, the device detects
open LED and disconnects any strings with an open
LED from the internal minimum OUT_ voltage detector.
This keeps the DC-DC converter output voltage within
safe limits and maintains high efficiency. During normal
operation, the DC-DC converter output regulation loop
uses the minimum OUT_ voltage as the feedback input.
If any LED string is open, the voltage at the opened
CC
detected on any of the strings, the LED strings with the
short are disconnected and the FLT output flag asserts
until the device detects that the shorts are removed on
any of the following rising edges of DIM. Connect RSDT
directly to V
to always disable LED short detection.
CC
Short-LED detection is disabled when PWM dimming
pulse width is less than 24 switching clock cycles.
Applications Information
DC-DC Converter
Three different converter topologies are possible
with the DC-DC controller in the device, which has
the ground-referenced outputs necessary to use
the constant-current sink drivers. If the LED string
forward voltage is always more than the input
supply voltage range, use the boost converter
topology. If the LED string forward voltage falls within
the supply voltage range, use the buck-boost converter
topology. Buck-boost topology is implemented using
OUT_ goes to V
. The DC-DC converter output
LEDGND
voltage then increases to the overvoltage-protection
threshold set by the voltage-divider network connected
between the converter output, OVP input, and SGND. The
overvoltage-protection threshold at the DC-DC converter
output (V ) is determined using the following formula:
OVP
R1
R2
V
= 1.23 × 1+
(see Figure 2)
OVP
either
a conventional SEPIC configuration or a
coupled-inductor buck-boost configuration. The latter is
basically a flyback converter with 1:1 turns ratio. 1:1-
coupled inductors are available with tight coupling
suitable for this application. Figure 4 shows the cou-
pled-inductor buck-boost configuration. It is also pos-
sible to implement a single inductor converter using the
MAX15054 high-side FET driver.
where 1.23V (typ) is the OVP threshold. Select R1 and
R2 such that the voltage at OUT_ does not exceed
the absolute maximum rating. As soon as the DC-DC
converter output reaches the overvoltage-protection
threshold, the PWM controller is switched off setting
NDRV low. Any current sink output with V
< 300mV
OUT_
(typ) is disconnected from the minimum voltage detector.
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