Data Sheet ADCMP394/ADCMP395/ADCMP396
Rev. B | Page 13 of 18
WINDOW COMPARATOR FOR NEGATIVE
VOLTAGE MONITORING
Figure 35 shows the circuit configuration for negative supply
voltage monitoring. To monitor a negative voltage, a reference
voltage is required to connect to the end node of the voltage
divider circuit, in this case, REF.
Figure 35. Negative Undervoltage/Overvoltage Monitoring Configuration
Equation 7, Equation 9, and Equation 10 need some minor
modifications. The reference voltage, V
REF
, is added to the
overall voltage drop; therefore, it must be subtracted from V
M
,
V
UV
, and V
OV
before using each of them in Equation 7, Equation 9,
and Equation 10.
To monitor a negative voltage level, the resistor divider circuit
divides the voltage differential level between V
REF
and the
negative supply voltage into the high-side voltage, V
NH
, and the
low-side voltage, V
NL
. The high-side voltage, V
NH
, is connected
to INA+, and the low-side voltage, V
NL
, is connected to INB−.
To trigger an overvoltage condition, the monitored voltage must
exceed the nominal voltage in terms of magnitude, and the
high-side voltage (in this case, V
NH
) on the INA+ pin must be
more negative than ground. Calculate the high-side voltage,
V
NH
, by using the following formula:
OV
Z
YX
YX
OV
REFNH
V
RRR
RR
VVGNDV
(11)
In addition,
REFM
Z
YX
I
VV
RRR
(12)
Therefore, R
Z
, which sets the desired trip point for the
overvoltage monitor, is calculated by
OV
REFM
REFMREF
Z
VVI
VVV
R
(13)
To trigger an undervoltage condition, the monitored voltage
must be less than the nominal voltage in terms of magnitude,
and the low-side voltage (in this case, V
NL
) on the INB− pin
must be more positive than ground. Calculate the low-side
voltage, V
NL
, by the following:
UV
Z
YX
X
UVREFNL
V
RRR
R
VVGNDV
(14)
Because R
Z
is already known, R
Y
can be expressed as follows:
Z
UVREFM
REFMREF
Y
R
VVI
VVV
R
(15)
When R
Y
and R
Z
are known, R
X
is then calculated by
Z
Y
REFM
X
RR
I
VV
R
(16)
PROGRAMMABLE SEQUENCING CONTROL CIRCUIT
The circuit shown in Figure 36 is used to control power supply
sequencing. The delay is set by the combination of the pull-up
resistor (R
PULLUP
), the load capacitor (C
L
), and the resistor
divider network.
Figure 36. Programmable Sequencing Control Circuit
Figure 37 shows a simple block diagram for a programmable
sequencing control circuit. The application delays the enable signal,
EN, of the external regulators (LDO x) in a linear order when
the open-drain signal (SEQ) changes from low to high impedance.
The ADCMP394/ADCMP395/ADCMP396 have a defined output
state during startup, which prevents any regulator from turning
on if V
CC
is still below the UVLO threshold.
Figure 37. Simplified Block Diagram of a Programmable
Sequencing Control Circuit
OUTA
INA+
REF
INA–
OUTB
INB+
INB–
R
X
R
Y
R
Z
V
NL
V
NH
V
M
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C
L
OUTA
OUTB
OUTC
OUTD
R2
V2
R3
V3
R4
V4
R5
R1
V1
R
PULL-UP
REF
CC
SEQ
U1
INA+
INA–
INB+
INB–
INC+
INC–
IND+
IND–
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IN
EN
OUT
GND
LDO 1
3.0V3.3V
IN
EN
OUT
GND
LDO 2
1.8V
IN
EN
OUT
GND
LDO 3
2.5V
IN
EN
OUT
GND
LDO 4
1.2V
GND
V
REF
/V
CC
SEQ
t
1
t
2
t
3
t
4
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