ADP3189
The PWRGD circuitry also incorporates an initial turn-on
delay time (TD5), based on the DELAY timer. Prior to the
SS voltage reaching the programmed VID DAC voltage and the
PWRGD masking time finishing, the PWRGD pin is held low.
Once the SS pin is within 100 mV of the programmed DAC
voltage, the capacitor on the DELAY pin begins to charge up.
A comparator monitors the DELAY voltage and enables
PWRGD when the voltage reaches 1.7 V. The PWRGD delay
time is, therefore, set by a current of 15 μA, charging a capacitor
from 0 V to 1.7 V.
OUTPUT CROWBAR
As part of the protection for the load and output components
of the supply, the PWM outputs are driven low, turning on the
low-side MOSFETs, when the output voltage exceeds the upper
crowbar threshold. This crowbar action stops once the output
voltage falls below the release threshold of approximately
375 mV.
Turning on the low-side MOSFETs pulls down the output as
the reverse current builds up in the inductors. If the output
overvoltage is due to a short in the high-side MOSFET, this
action current-limits the input supply or blows its fuse,
protecting the microprocessor from being destroyed.
OUTPUT ENABLE AND UVLO
For the ADP3189 to begin switching, the input supply (VCC)
to the controller must be higher than the UVLO threshold,
and the EN pin must be higher than its 0.85 V threshold. This
initiates a system start up sequence. If either UVLO or EN is
less than their respective thresholds, the ADP3189 is disabled.
This holds the PWM outputs at ground, shorts the DELAY
capacitor to ground, and forces PWRGD and OD signals low.
In the application circuit, the OD pin should be connected to
the OD inputs of the ADP3120 driver. Grounding OD disables
the drivers such that both DRVH and DRVL are grounded. This
feature is important in preventing the discharge of the output
capacitors when the controller is shut off. If the driver outputs
were not disabled, a negative voltage can be generated during
output due to the high current discharge of the output
capacitors through the inductors.
THERMAL MONITORING
The ADP3189 includes a thermal monitoring circuit to detect
when a point on the VR has exceeded two different user-defined
temperatures. The thermal monitoring circuit requires an NTC
thermistor to be placed between TTSENSE and GND. A fixed
current of 120 μA is sourced out of the TTSENSE pin and into
the thermistor. The current source is internally limited to 5 V.
An internal circuit compares the TTSENSE voltage to a 1.11 V
and a 0.81 V threshold, and outputs an open-drain signal at the
VRFAN and VRHOT outputs, respectively. Once the voltage on
the TTSENSE pin goes below its respective threshold, the open
drain outputs assert high to signal the system that an overtem-
perature event has occurred. Since the TTSENSE voltage changes
slowly with respect to time, 55 mV of hysteresis is built into these
comparators. The thermal monitoring circuitry does not depend
on EN and is active when UVLO is above its threshold. When
UVLO is below its threshold, VRFAN and VRHOT are
forced low.
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