LTC4215/LTC4215-2
1
4215fe
TYPICAL APPLICATION
DESCRIPTION
Hot Swap Controller with
I
2
C Compatible Monitoring
The LTC
®
4215/LTC4215-2 Hot Swap™ controllers allow
a board to be safely inserted and removed from a live
backplane. Using an external N-channel pass transistor,
board supply voltage and inrush current are ramped up at
an adjustable rate. An I
2
C interface and onboard ADC allow
for monitoring of load current, voltage and fault status.
The device features adjustable foldback current limit and
a soft-start pin that sets the dI/dt of the inrush current.
An I
2
C interface may confi gure the part to latch off or
automatically restart after the LTC4215 detects a current
limit fault.
The controller has additional features to interrupt the host
when a fault has occurred, notify when output power is
good, detect insertion of a load card, and power-up either
automatically upon insertion or wait for an I
2
C command
to turn on.
The LTC4215 has a 20µs circuit breaker fi lter for applica-
tions that require a fast fault response time and it defaults
to latchoff after an overcurrent fault. The LTC4215-2 has
an extended 420µs circuit breaker fi lter for applications
where supply transients may exceed 20µs and it defaults
to restart automatically after an overcurrent fault.
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
n
Live Board Insertion
n
Electronic Circuit Breakers
n
Computers, Servers
n
Platform Management
n
Allows Safe Insertion into Live Backplane
n
8-Bit ADC Monitors Current and Voltage
n
I
2
C/SMBus Interface
n
Wide Operating Voltage Range: 2.9V to 15V
n
20μs (LTC4215) or 420μs (LTC4215-2) Circuit
Breaker Timeout
n
dI/dt Controlled Soft-Start
n
High Side Drive for External N-Channel MOSFET
n
No External Gate Capacitor Required
n
Input Overvoltage/Undervoltage Protection
n
Optional Latchoff or Auto-Retry After Faults
n
Alerts Host After Faults
n
Inrush Current Limit with Foldback
n
Available in 24-Pin (4mm × 5mm) QFN Package
n
LTC4215 also available in 16-Lead Narrow SSOP
Package
+
UV V
DD
SENSE
+
SENSE
–
LTC4215UFD
GATE
TIMER SSON GND
SOURCE
OV
SDAO
SDAI
SCL
ALERT
INTV
CC
FB
EN
ADIN
GPIO
3.4k
PLUG-IN
CARD
1.18k
P6KE16A
10
0.005
FDC653N
30.1k
V
OUT
12V
3.57k
24k
4215 TA01a
C
L
INTV
CC
INTV
CC
0.1µF
CONNECTOR 2
CONNECTOR 1
0.1µF
34.8k
BACKPLANE
68nF
GND
ALERT
SCL
SDA
12V
V
OUT
10V/DIV
V
GPIO
(POWERGOOD)
10V/DIV
INRUSH
CURRENT
2.5A/DIV
V
DD
10V/DIV
50ms/DIV
42151 TA01b
C
L
= 12000µF
CONTACT
BOUNCE
12V Application with 5A Circuit Breaker Start-Up Waveform
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Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Protected by U.S. Patent including 7330065.