MAX1984/MAX1985/MAX1986
Ultra-High-Efficiency White
LED Drivers
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Circuit of Figure 1; V
IN
= 3.3V, SETI = BITA = BITB = BITC = SEL = IN, MODE = GND, C
OUT
= 4.7µF, C
REF
= 0.22µF, T
A
= -40°C to
+85°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 3)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
IN Supply Range 2.7 5.5 V
IN Undervoltage Lockout Threshold 50mV typical hysteresis 2.2 2.6 V
IN Quiescent Current BITA = BITB = BITC = IN, LD1 to LD8 = GND 600 µA
REF Output Voltage I
REF
= 0 1.230 1.270 V
REF Line Regulation 2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V 5 mV
REF Load Regulation -1µA < I
REF
< +50µA 15 mV
Oscillator Frequency 0.8 1.2 MHz
OUT Overvoltage Protection
Threshold
V
LD1
to V
LD8
= 50mV, OUT rising, 100mV typical
hysteresis
5.1 5.5 V
INTERNAL MOSFET SWITCHES
N-Channel MOSFET On-Resistance I
LX
= 200mA 0.8
P-Channel MOSFET On-Resistance I
LX
= 200mA 1.0
MAX1984 0.50 0.81
MAX1985 0.40 0.65
N-Channel MOSFET Current Limit
MAX1986 0.30 0.52
A
CONTROL INPUTS
BITA, BITB, BITC Input Logic Low
Level
2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V 0.4 V
BITA, BITB, BITC Input Logic High
Level
2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V 1.6 V
MODE Input Logic Low Level 2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V 0.4 V
MODE Input Logic High Level 2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V V
IN
- 0.4 V
SEL Input Logic Low Level 2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V 0.4 V
SEL Input Logic Midlevel 2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V 0.50 1.85 V
SEL Input Logic High Level 2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V 2.05 V
FULL-SCALE LED CURRENT ADJUSTMENT
V
LD
_ = 80mV, SETI = BITA = BITB = BITC = IN 16 20
V
LD
_ = 80mV, R
SETI
= 278k ±1%, BITA = BITB =
BITC = IN
22 28
V
LD
_ = 80mV, R
SETI
= 1.8M ±1%, BITA = BITB =
BITC = IN
11.5 16.0
V
LD_
= 80mV, R
SETI
= 697k ±1%, BITA = BITB =
BITC = IN
15.5 20.0
LD1 to LD8 Output Current
SETI = GND 0.42 0.60
mA
MAX1984/MAX1985/MAX1986
Ultra-High-Efficiency White
LED Drivers
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Note 1: Current variation is caused by the current source voltage changes.
Note 2: Measurement is with respect to 100% of the programmed LED output current.
Note 3: Specifications to -40°C are guaranteed by design, not production tested.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(Circuit of Figure 1; V
IN
= 3.3V, SETI = BITA = BITB = BITC = SEL = IN, MODE = GND, C
OUT
= 4.7µF, C
REF
= 0.22µF, T
A
= -40°C to
+85°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 3)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
LD1 to LD8 Regulation Voltage
SETI = IN, I
LX
= 120mA (MAX1984),
110mA (MAX1985), 98mA (MAX1986)
80 120 mV
SETI High-Level Threshold
(18mA LED Default Current)
2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V V
IN
- 0.4 V
SETI Low-Level Threshold
(0.5mA LED Default Current)
2.7V < V
IN
< 5.5V 50 125 mV
SETI Output Current SETI = GND 40 100 µA
OUTPUT CURRENT SOURCE
LD1 to LD8 On-Resistance I
LD_
= 25mA, V
OUT
= 3.5V 4
LD1 to LD8 Current-Source
Compliance
BITA = BITB = BITC = IN, 80mV < V
LD_
< 1V (Note 1) 8 %
DIGITAL BRIGHTNESS CONTROL
2-Bit Control DAC LSB
MODE = SETI = BITB = IN, BITA = BITC = GND
26 39 %
3-Bit Control DAC LSB
SETI = BITC = IN, MODE = BITA = BITB = GND
(Note 2)
7 21 %
DPWM BRIGHTNESS CONTROL
DPWM Input Supply Range MODE = BITC = IN 2.3 5.5 V
DPWM Shutdown Duty Cycle BITC = GND 3 7 %
MAX1984/MAX1985/MAX1986
Ultra-High-Efficiency White
LED Drivers
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Typical Operating Characteristics
(Circuit of Figure 1; V
IN
= 3.3V, SETI = IN, MODE = IN, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
STEP-UP REGULATOR EFFICIENCY
vs. LED CURRENT (8 LEDs)
MAX1984/85/86 toc01
LED CURRENT (mA)
EFFICIENCY (%)
2015105
60
70
80
90
100
50
025
V
IN
= 3.0V
V
IN
= 3.6V
V
IN
= 4.2V
STEP-UP REGULATOR EFFICIENCY
vs. LED CURRENT (6 LEDs)
MAX1984/85/86 toc02
LED CURRENT (mA)
EFFICIENCY (%)
2015105
60
70
80
90
100
50
025
V
IN
= 3.0V
V
IN
= 3.6V
V
IN
= 4.2V
STEP-UP REGULATOR EFFICIENCY
vs. LED CURRENT (4 LEDs)
MAX1984/85/86 toc03
LED CURRENT (mA)
EFFICIENCY (%)
2015105
60
70
80
90
100
50
025
V
IN
= 3.0V
V
IN
= 3.6V
V
IN
= 4.2V
STEP-UP REGULATOR EFFICIENCY
vs. INPUT VOLTAGE (25mA LED CURRENT)
MAX1984/85/86 toc04
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
EFFICIENCY (%)
5.04.54.03.53.0
85
90
95
100
80
2.5 5.5
8 LEDs
6 LEDs
4 LEDs
STEP-UP REGULATOR EFFICIENCY
vs. INPUT VOLTAGE (4mA LED CURRENT)
MAX1984/85/86 toc05
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
EFFICIENCY (%)
5.04.54.03.53.0
60
70
80
90
100
50
2.5 5.5
8 LEDs
6 LEDs
4 LEDs
TOTAL EFFICIENCY
vs. LED CURRENT (8 LEDs)
MAX1984/85/86 toc06
LED CURRENT (mA)
EFFICIENCY (%)
2015105
60
70
80
90
100
50
025
η
TOTAL
=
V
LEDi
x I
LEDi
η
Σ
i = 1
INPUT_POWER
V
IN
= 3.0V
V
IN
= 3.6V
V
IN
= 4.2V
TOTAL EFFICIENCY
vs. LED CURRENT (6 LEDs)
MAX1984/85/86 toc07
LED CURRENT (mA)
EFFICIENCY (%)
2015105
60
70
80
90
100
50
025
V
IN
= 3.0V
V
IN
= 3.6V
V
IN
= 4.2V
η
TOTAL
=
V
LEDi
x I
LEDi
η
Σ
i = 1
INPUT_POWER
TOTAL EFFICIENCY
vs. LED CURRENT (4 LEDs)
MAX1984/85/86 toc08
LED CURRENT (mA)
EFFICIENCY (%)
2015105
60
70
80
90
100
50
025
V
IN
= 3.0V
V
IN
= 3.6V
V
IN
= 4.2V
η
TOTAL
=
V
LEDi
x I
LEDi
η
Σ
i = 1
INPUT_POWER
TOTAL EFFICIENCY vs. INPUT VOLTAGE
(25mA LED CURRENT)
MAX1984/85/86 toc09
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
EFFICIENCY (%)
5.04.54.03.53.0
60
70
80
90
100
50
2.5 5.5
8 LEDs
6 LEDs
4 LEDs

MAX1986ETE+

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Maxim Integrated
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LED Lighting Drivers High-Efficiency White LED Drive
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