MP3202 – 1.3A FIXED FREQUENCY WHITE LED DRIVER
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
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MP3202
V
IN
4V to 6V
MBR0520
9 Strings
Total
IN
EN
GND
OV
FB
SW
Figure 2—Circuit for Driving 27 WLEDs
A typical application circuit is provided in Figure
2. The 27 white LEDs can be driven from a
voltage supply range of 4V to 6V at a total
output current of 180mA. A 2.2µF output
capacitor is sufficient for most applications but
up to 1µF may be used. A 10µH inductor with
low DCR (inductor resistance) is recommended
to improve efficiency. A 4.7µF ceramic
capacitor is recommended for the input
capacitance in the real system. Schottky diodes
with fast recovery and a low forward voltage are
recommended. Schottky diodes with a 500mA
rating are sufficient for the MP3202. The
switching characteristics during normal
operation can be seen in Figure 3. The MP3202
has internal soft-start to limit the amount of
current through the IN pin at startup and to also
limit the amount of overshoot on the output. The
current limit is increased by a fourth every 40µs
giving a total soft-start time of 120µs.
V
SW
5V/div.
V
OUT AC
200mV/div.
I
L
500mA/div.
400ns/div.
Steady State Operation
V
IN
= 5V, 27 LEDS, 180mA
Figure 3—Steady State Operation
Figure 4 shows the startup behavior of the
MP3202. The ramped voltage added to the
current sense amplifier reduces the current
output as the duty cycle increases. As more
LEDs are added, the output voltage rises but
the current that can be delivered to the load is
reduced as well.