
Additional Features
ENABLE
The LMZ10505EXT features an enable (EN) pin and associ-
ated comparator to allow the user to easily sequence the
LMZ10505EXT from an external voltage rail, or to manually
set the input UVLO threshold. The turn-on or rising threshold
and hysteresis for this comparator are typically 1.23V and
0.15V respectively. The precise reference for the enable com-
parator allows the user to guarantee that the LMZ10505EXT
will be disabled when the system demands it to be.
The EN pin should not be left floating. For always-on opera-
tion, connect EN to VIN.
ENABLE AND UVLO
Using a resistor divider from VIN to EN as shown in the
schematic diagram below, the input voltage at which the part
begins switching can be increased above the normal input
UVLO level according to
For example, suppose that the required input UVLO level is
3.69V. Choosing R
enb = 10 k, then we calculate Rent = 20
k
.
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Alternatively, the EN pin can be driven from another voltage
source to cater to system sequencing requirements common-
ly found in FPGA and other multi-rail applications. The fol-
lowing schematic shows an LMZ10505EXT that is sequenced
to start based on the voltage level of a master system rail
(V
OUT1).
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SOFT-START
The LMZ10505EXT begins to operate when both the VIN and
EN, voltages exceed the rising UVLO and enable thresholds,
respectively. A controlled soft-start eliminates inrush currents
during startup and allows the user more control and flexibility
when sequencing the LMZ10505EXT with other power sup-
plies.
In the event of either VIN or EN decreasing below the falling
UVLO or enable threshold respectively, the voltage on the
soft-start pin is collapsed by discharging the soft-start capac-
itor by a 14 A (typ.) current sink to ground.
SOFT-START CAPACITOR
Determine the soft-start capacitance with the following rela-
tionship
where V
FB is the internal reference voltage (nominally 0.8V),
I
SS is the soft-start charging current (nominally 2 A) and
C
SS is the external soft-start capacitance.
Thus, the required soft-start capacitor per unit output voltage
startup time is given by
C
SS = 2.5 nF / ms
For example, a 4 ms soft-start time will yield a 10 nF capaci-
tance. The minimum soft-start capacitance is 680 pF.
TRACKING
The LMZ10505EXT can track the output of a master power
supply during soft-start by connecting a resistor divider to the
SS pin. In this way, the output voltage slew rate of the
LMZ10505EXT will be controlled by a master supply for loads
that require precise sequencing. When the tracking function
is used, a small value soft-start capacitor should be connect-
ed to the SS pin to alleviate output voltage overshoot when
recovering from a current limit fault.
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TRACKING - EQUAL SOFT-START TIME
One way to use the tracking feature is to design the tracking
resistor divider so that the master supply output voltage,
V
OUT1, and the LMZ10505EXT output voltage, VOUT2, both
rise together and reach their target values at the same time.
This is termed ratiometric startup. For this case, the equation
governing the values of tracking divider resistors R
trkb and
R
trkt is given by
The above equation includes an offset voltage, of 200 mV, to
ensure that the final value of the SS pin voltage exceeds the
reference voltage of the LMZ10505EXT. This offset will cause
the LMZ10505EXT output voltage to reach regulation slightly
before the master supply. A value of 33 k
1% is recom-
mended for R
trkt as a compromise between high precision and
low quiescent current through the divider while minimizing the
effect of the 2 A soft-start current source.
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