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LTC4230
4230f
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Allows Safe Board Insertion and Removal
from a Live Backplane
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Controls Three Supply Voltages from 1.7V to 16.5V
with V
CC1
≥ V
CC2
≥ V
CC3
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Programmable Soft-Start with Inrush Current
Limiting, No External Gate Capacitor Required
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Faster Turn-Off Time with No Gate Capacitor
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Dual Level Overcurrent Fault Protection
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Programmable Overcurrent Response Time
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Programmable Overvoltage Protection
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Automatic Retry or Latched Mode Operation
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Independent N-Channel FET High Side Drivers
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User-Programmable Supply Voltage Power-Up Rate
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FB
n
Pin Monitors V
OUT
n
and Signals RESET
n
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Glitch Filter Eliminates Spurious RESET
n
Signals
The LTC
®
4230 is a 3-channel Hot Swap
TM
controller that
allows a board to be safely inserted and removed from a
live backplane. Internal high side switch drivers control
the gates of external N-channel MOSFETs for supply
voltages ranging from 1.7V to 16.5V. The LTC4230 pro-
vides soft-start and inrush current limiting during the
programmable start-up period.
On-chip current limit comparators provide dual level
circuit breaker protection. The slow comparators trip at
V
CC
n
– 50mV and activate in 10µs or are programmed by
an external filter capacitor. The fast comparators trip at
V
CC
n
– 150mV and typically respond in 500ns.
Each FB
n
pin monitors its own output supply voltage and
signals its RESET pin. The ON pin turns the chip on and
off and can be used for a reset function. The LTC4230 also
provides additional functions including fault indication,
autoretry or latchoff modes, programmable current limit
response time based on the FAULT and FILTER pins’
functionality.
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Electronic Circuit Breaker
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Hot Board Insertion and Removal (Either On
Backplane or On Removable Card)
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Industrial High Side Switch/Circuit Breaker
Triple Hot Swap Controller
with Multifunction Current Control
, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
3-Channel Hot Swap Controller
Hot Swap is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation.
R
SENSE2
0.007Ω
CX2
100nF
CX1
100nF
RX2
10Ω
Q2
IRF7413
V
CC1
ON
FAULT
GND
LTC4230
15
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FB3
1
13
14
12
11
SENSE 1 GATE 1 V
CC2
SENSE 2 GATE 2 SENSE 3 GATE 3V
CC3
RESET 3
2
R
SENSE3
0.007Ω
RX1
10Ω
R8
5.1k
R9
12k
Q3
IRF7413
V
OUT1
3.3V
5A
V
OUT2
2.5V
5A
V
OUT3
1.8V
5A
R
SENSE1
0.007Ω
CX3
100nF
RX3
10Ω
C
TIMER
*
0.1µF
C
FILTER
**
15pF
Q1
IRF7413
Z3***
Z2***
Z1***
* SYSTEM ON TIME: 6.2ms
**CIRCUIT BREAKER RESPONSE TIME: 19.5µs
***OPTIONAL
Z1, Z2, Z3: SMAJ10
RESET 2
19
FB2
20
R7
10k
RESET 1
9
FB1
10
R10
11k
R11
12k
R6
10k
R12
18k
R13
12k
4230 TA01
R5
10k
PCB EDGE
CONNECTOR
(MALE)
BACKPLANE
CONNECTOR
(FEMALE)
V
CC1
3.3V
LONG
V
CC2
2.5V
LONG
V
CC3
1.8V
LONG
SHORT
FAULT
GND
LONG
SHORT
R2
10k
R1
10k
PCB CONNECTION SENSE
RESET 3
TIMER
FILTER
RESET 2
RESET 1
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