LM25088MH-1EVAL National Semiconductor, LM25088MH-1EVAL Datasheet - Page 15

• Manufacturer Part Number: LM25088MH-1EVAL
• Description: BOARD EVAL FOR LM25088MH-1
• Manufacturer: National Semiconductor
• Series: PowerWise®r

Specifications of LM25088MH-1EVAL

• Design Resources: LM(2)5088-1/2 QS Component Calculator
• Main Purpose: DC/DC, Step Down
• Outputs And Type: 1, Non-Isolated
• Voltage - Output: 5V
• Current - Output: 7A
• Voltage - Input: 5.5 ~ 36V
• Regulator Topology: Buck
• Frequency - Switching: 250kHz
• Board Type: Fully Populated
• Utilized Ic / Part: LM25088
• Silicon Manufacturer: National
• Silicon Core Number: LM25088
• Kit Application Type: Power Management - Voltage Regulator
• Application Sub Type: Buck Controller
• Kit Contents: Board
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• Power - Output: -
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Supplier Unconfirmed

the drain to source voltage of the buck FET when it is turned
ON, if the V
FET immediately. This feature will help protect the buck FET
in catastrophic conditions such as a sudden saturation of the
inductor.
Overload Protection Timer
(LM25088-2 Only)
To further protect the external circuitry during a prolonged
over current condition, the LM25088-2 provides a current limit
timer to disable the switching regulator and provide a delay
before restarting (hiccup mode). The number of current limit
events required to trigger the restart mode is programmed by
an external capacitor at the RES pin. During each PWM cycle,
as shown in Figure 8, the LM25088 either sinks current from
or sources current into the RES capacitor. If the emulated
current ramp exceeds the 1.2V current limit threshold, the
present PWM cycle is terminated and the LM25088 sources
50 µA into the RES pin capacitor during the next PWM clock
cycle. If a current limit event is not detected in a given PWM
cycle, the LM25088 disables the 50 µA source current and
sinks 27 µA from the RES pin capacitor during the next cycle.
In an overload condition, the LM25088 protects the converter
with cycle-by-cycle current limiting until the voltage at RES
pin reaches 1.2V. When RES reaches 1.2V, a hiccup mode
sequence is initiated as follows:
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The SS capacitor is fully discharged.
The RES capacitor is discharged with 1.2 µA
Once the RES capacitor reaches 0.2V, a normal soft-start
sequence begins. This provides a time delay before
restart.
DS
exceeds 1.5V, the comparator turns of the buck
FIGURE 7. Current Limit Restart Circuit
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The overload protection timer is very versatile and can be
configured for the following modes of protection:
1.
2.
3.
If the overload condition persists after restart, the cycle
repeats.
If the overload condition no longer exists after restart, the
RES pin is held at ground by the 27 µA discharge current
source and normal operation resumes.
1. Cycle-by-Cycle only: The hiccup mode can be
completely disabled by connecting the RES pin to GND.
In this configuration, the cycle-by-cycle protection will
limit the output current indefinitely and no hiccup
sequence will occur.
2. Delayed Hiccup: Connecting a capacitor to the RES
pin provides a programmed number of cycle-by-cycle
current limit events before initiating a hiccup mode
restart, as previously described. The advantage of this
configuration is that a short term overload will not cause
a hiccup mode restart but during extended overload
conditions, the average dissipation of the power
converter will be very low.
3. Externally Controlled Hiccup: The RES pin can also
be used as an input. By externally driving the pin to a level
greater than the 1.2V hiccup threshold, the controller will
be forced into the delayed restart sequence. For
example, the external trigger for a delayed restart
sequence could come from an over-temperature
protection or an output over-voltage sensor.
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