MP3301—1.3MHZ, 700MA, FIXED-FREQUENCY, STEP-UP DRIVER FOR WHITE LEDS
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OPERATION
The MP3301 uses a constant-frequency, peak-
current–mode, boost-regulator architecture to
regulate up to 10 white LEDs in series. Figure 1
shows how the MP3301 operates.
The MP3301 regulates the SW voltage through
the feedback voltage and the 1.3MHz oscillator.
At the start of each oscillator cycle, the control
circuitry turns the FET on. A stabilizing ramp
added to the output of the current sense
amplifier prevents sub-harmonic oscillations at
duty cycles >50%: The ramp output goes to the
positive input of the PWM comparator: When
this voltage equals the error amplifier output
(the amplified difference between the 200mV
reference voltage and the feedback voltage),
the power FET turns off.
When the feedback voltage starts to drop, the
output of the error amplifier increases, thus
increasing the current flowing through the
power FET. The increased FET power results in
increased power delivered to the output.
Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram