IS31LT3505
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. – www.issi.com
Rev. A, 09/01/201 1 7
Input and Output Capacitor
The output capacitor is decided by the output voltage
ripple. A low ESR electric capacitor (22uF or larger)
and a 1µF/50V ceramic capacitor in parallel will
provide sufficient output capacitance for most
applications. The input capacitor is used to reduce the
input voltage ripple and noise. A low ESR electric
capacitor (22uF or larger) and a 1µF/50V ceramic
capacitor in parallel as output capacitor is
recommended. Place the input and output capacitors
close to the IS31LT3505 to reduce the ripple.
Inductor
Inductor value involves trade-offs in performance.
Larger inductors reduce inductor ripple current and
larger inductors also bring in unwanted parasitic
resistor that degrade the performance. Select an
inductor with a rating current over input average
current and the saturation current over the Internal
NMOS current limit. A 10µH inductor with saturation
current over 2A is sufficient for the most applications.
Diode
To achieve high efficiency, a Schottky diode must be
used. Ensure that the diode's average and peak
current rating exceed the output LED current and
inductor peak current. The diode's reverse breakdown
voltage must exceed the over voltage protection
voltage (VOVP). Therefore, A SS26 Schottky diode is
sufficient for the most applications.
Soft-start
The function of soft-start is made for suppressing the
inrush current to an acceptable value at startup. The
IS31LT3505 provides a built-in soft-start function by
clamping the input current and increasing step-by-step
so that the output voltage will rise gradually in the soft-
start period.
LED Current Control
The IS31LT3505 regulates the LED current by setting
the external resistor connecting to feedback and
ground. The internal feedback reference voltage is
0.3V(Typ.). The LED current can be set from the
Formula (1) easily.
ILED = VFB/RSET (1)
In order to have an accurate LED current, precision
resistors are preferred (1% is recommended).
Dimming Control
IS31LT3505 can modulate the brightness of LEDs by
controlling the DC voltage or the PWM duty cycle
(Figure 14,15).
Note: The DC voltage (PWM duty cycle) is inversely
proportional to the LED current. That is when DC
voltage is maximum (the PWM signal is 100% duty
cycle), the output current is minimum, ideally zero,
and when DC voltage is minimum (the PWM signal is
0% duty cycle), the output current is maximum.
The output LED voltage will decrease when the output
current becomes lower. Therefore, it must be ensure
that the output voltage always higher than the input
voltage during the dimming.
DC Voltage Control
Figure 14 shows that the intensity of the LEDs can be
adjusted by the DC voltage. As the DC voltage
increases, the current pass through R3 increasingly
and the voltage drop on R3 increases, i.e. the LED
current decreases. The LED current can be calculated
by the Formula (2). The internal feedback voltage VFB
is 0.3V (Typ.).
SET
FBDC
FB
LED RRVVR
V
I4
3)(
(2)
When the DC voltage is from 0V to 5V, the value of
R3 should be 10kΩ. Refer to Figure 14.
PWM Signal Control
A filtered PWM signal acts as the DC voltage to
regulate the output current. The recommended
application circuit is shown as Figure 15. In this circuit,
the output ripple depends on the frequency of PWM
signal. For smaller output voltage ripple, the
recommended frequency of 5V PWM signal should be
above 2KHz. To the fixed frequency of PWM signal
and change the duty cycle of PWM signal can get
different output current. The LED current can be
calculated by the Formula (3). The internal feedback
voltage VFB is 0.3V (Typ.).
SET
FBPWM
FB
LED RRR VDutyVR
V
I54
3)(
(3)
When it’s the 5V PWM signal, the value of R3 should
be 10kΩ. Refer to Figure 15.
Setting the Output Voltage
When IS31LT3505 drives other devices (Figure 16)
with the constant voltage, the output voltage is set
through the Formula (4). The internal feedback
voltage VFB is 0.3V (Typ.).
VOUT =VFB× (R3 +RSET)/RSET (4)
Setting the Over Voltage Protection
The open string protection is achieved through the
over voltage protection (OVP). In some cases, if the
output voltage reaches the programmed OVP voltage
(VOVP), the protection will be triggered. To make sure
the chip functions properly, the OVP setting resistor
divider must be set with a proper value. The OVP
voltage should be 3V higher than normal operation
output voltage and the maximum should not exceed
35V. OVP pin should be connectted to a 10nF ceramic