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PIN FUNCTIONS
RESET: Chip Reset, Active Low. When the RESET pin is
low, the LTC4266A/LTC4266C is held inactive with all ports
off and all internal registers reset to their power-up states.
When RESET is pulled high, the LTC4266A/LTC4266C
begins normal operation. RESET can be connected to
an external capacitor or RC network to provide a power
turn-on delay. Internal filtering of the RESET pin prevents
glitches less than s wide from resetting the LTC4266A/
LTC4266C. Internally pulled up to V
DD
.
MID: Midspan Mode Input. When high, the LTC4266A/
LTC4266C acts as a midspan device. Internally pulled
down to DGND.
INT: Interrupt Output, Open Drain. INT will pull low when any
one of several events occur in the LTC4266A/LTC4266C.
It will return to a high impedance state when bits 6 or 7
are set in the Reset PB register (1Ah). The INT signal can
be used to generate an interrupt to the host processor,
eliminating the need for continuous software polling.
Individual INT events can be disabled using the Int Mask
register (01h). See the LTC4266A/LTC4266C Software
Programming documentation for more information.
The
INT pin is only updated between I
2
C transactions.
SCL: Serial Clock Input. High impedance clock input for the
I
2
C serial interface bus. SCL must be tied high if not used.
SDAOUT: Serial Data Output, Open Drain Data Output for
the I
2
C Serial Interface Bus. The LTC4266A/LTC4266C
uses two pins to implement the bidirectional SDA function
to simplify optoisolation of the I
2
C bus. To implement a
standard bidirectional SDA pin, tie SDAOUT and SDAIN
together. SDAOUT should be grounded or left floating if
not used. See the Applications Information section for
more information.
SDAIN: Serial Data Input. High impedance data input for
the I
2
C serial interface bus. The LTC4266A/LTC4266C
uses two pins to implement the bidirectional SDA function
to simplify optoisolation of the I
2
C bus. To implement a
standard bidirectional SDA pin, tie SDAOUT and SDAIN
together. SDAIN must be tied high if not used. See the
Applications Information section for more information.
AD3: Address Bit 3. Tie the address pins high or low to set
the I
2
C serial address to which the LTC4266A/LTC4266C
responds. This address will be 010A
3
A
2
A
1
A
0
b. Internally
pulled up to V
DD
.
AD2: Address Bit 2. See AD3.
AD1: Address Bit 1. See AD3.
AD0: Address Bit 0. See AD
3.
NC, DNC: All pins identified with “NC” or “DNC” must be
left unconnected.
DGND: Digital Ground. DGND is the return for the V
DD
supply.
V
DD
: Logic Power Supply. Connect to a 3.3V power supply
relative to DGND. V
DD
must be bypassed to DGND near
the LTC4266A/LTC4266C with at least a 0.1µF capacitor.
SHDN1: Shutdown Port 1, Active Low. When pulled low,
SHDN1 shuts down port 1, regardless of the state of the
internal registers. Pulling SHDN1 low is equivalent to set-
ting the Reset Port 1 bit in the Reset Pushbutton register
(1Ah). Internal filtering of the SHDN1 pin prevents glitches
less than s wide from resetting the port. Internally
pulled up to V
DD
.
SHDN2: Shutdown Port 2, Active Low. See SHDN1.
SHDN3: Shutdown Port 3, Active Low. See SHDN1.
SHDN4: Shutdown Port 4, Active Low. See SHDN1.
AGND: Analog Ground. AGND is the return for the V
EE
supply.
SENSE4:
Port 4 Current Sense Input. SENSE4 monitors
the external MOSFET current via a 0.5Ω or 0.25Ω sense
resistor between SENSE4 and V
EE
. Whenever the voltage
across the sense resistor exceeds the overcurrent detection
threshold V
CUT
, the current limit fault timer counts up. If
the voltage across the sense resistor reaches the current
limit threshold V
LIM
, the GATE4 pin voltage is lowered to
maintain constant current in the external MOSFET. See
the Applications Information section for further details.
If the port is unused, the SENSE4 pin must be tied to V
EE
.
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PIN FUNCTIONS
GATE4: Port 4 Gate Drive. GATE4 should be connected
to the gate of the external MOSFET for port 4. When the
MOSFET is turned on, the gate voltage is driven to 12V
(typ) above V
EE
. During a current limit condition, the
voltage at GATE4 will be reduced to maintain constant
current through the external MOSFET. If the fault timer
expires, GATE4 is pulled down, turning the MOSFET off
and recording a t
CUT
or t
START
event. If the port is unused,
float the GATE4 pin.
OUT4: Port 4 Output Voltage Monitor. OUT4 should be
connected to the output port. A current limit foldback
circuit limits the power dissipation in the external MOSFET
by reducing the current limit threshold when the drain-to-
source voltage exceeds 10V. The port 4 Power Good bit is
set when the voltage from OUT4 to V
EE
drops below 2.4V
(typ). A 500k resistor is connected internally from OUT4
to AGND when the port is idle. If the port is unused, OUT4
pin must be floated.
SENSE3: Port 3 Current Sense Input. See SENSE4.
GATE3: Port 3 Gate Drive. See GATE4.
OUT3: Port 3 Output Voltage Monitor. See OUT4.
V
EE
: Main Supply Input. Connect to a –45V to –57V
supply, relative to AGND.
SENSE2: Port 2 Current Sense Input. See SENSE4.
GATE2: Port 2 Gate Drive. See GATE4.
OUT2: Port 2 Output Voltage Monitor. See OUT4.
SENSE1: Port 1 Current Sense Input. See SENSE4.
GATE1: Port 1 Gate Drive. See GATE 4.
OUT1: Port 1 Output Voltage Monitor. See OUT4.
AUTO: AUTO Pin Mode Input. AUTO pin mode allows the
LTC4266A/LTC4266C to detect and power up a PD even
if there is no host controller present on the I
2
C bus. The
voltage of the AUTO pin determines the state of the internal
registers when the LTC4266A/LTC4266C is reset or comes
out of V
DD
UVLO (see the LTC4266A/LTC4266C Software
Programming documentation). The states of these register
bits can subsequently be changed via the I
2
C interface.
The real-time state of the AUTO pin is read at bit 0 in the
Pin Status register (11h). Internally pulled down to DGND.
Must be tied locally to either V
DD
or DGND.
MSD: Maskable Shutdown Input. Active low. When pulled
low, all ports that have their corresponding mask bit set
in the Misc Config register (17h) will be reset, equivalent
to pulling the SHDN pin low.
Internal filtering of the MSD
pin prevents glitches less than s wide from resetting
ports. Internally pulled up to V
DD
.
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Overview
Power over Ethernet, or PoE, is a standard protocol for
sending DC power over copper Ethernet data wiring.
The IEEE group that administers the 802.3 Ethernet data
standards added PoE powering capability in 2003. This
original PoE spec, known as 802.3af, allowed for 48V DC
power at up to 13W. This initial spec was widely popular,
but 13W was not adequate for some requirements. In
2009, the IEEE released a new standard, known as 802.3at
or PoE
+
, increasing the voltage and current requirements
to provide 25W of power.
The IEEE standard also defines PoE terminology. A device
that provides power to the network is known as a PSE, or
power sourcing equipment, while a device that draws power
from the network is known as a PD, or powered device.
PSEs come in two types: Endpoints (typically network
switches or routers), which provide data and power; and
Midspans, which provide power but pass through data.
Midspans are typically used to add PoE capability to existing
non-PoE networks. PDs are typically IP phones, wireless
access points, security cameras, and similar devices.
PoE
++
Evolution
Even during the process of creating the IEEE PoE
+
25.5W
specification, it became clear that there was a significant
and increasing need for more than 25.5W of delivered
power. The LTC4266A family responds to this market by
allowing a reliable means of providing up to 90W of deliv-
ered power to a LTPoE
++
PD. The LTPoE
++
specification
provides reliable detection and classification extensions to
the existing IEEE PoE technique that are backward com-
patible and interoperable with existing Type 1 and Type 2
PDs.
Unlike other proprietary PoE
++
solutions, Linear’s
LTPoE
++
solution provides mutual identification between
the PSE and PD. This ensures that the LTPoE
++
PD knows
it may use the requested power at start-up because it has
detected a LTPoE
++
PSE. LTPoE
++
PSEs can differentiate
between a LTPoE
++
PD and all other types of IEEE compli-
ant PDs allowing LTPoE
++
PSEs to remain compliant and
interoperable with existing equipment.
LTC4266 Product Family
The LTC4266 is a third-generation quad PSE controller
that implements four PSE ports in either an end-point or
midspan design. Virtually all necessary circuitry is included
to implement an IEEE 802.3at compliant PSE design,
requiring only an external power MOSFET and sense resis-
tor per channel; these minimize power loss compared to
alternative designs with on-board MOSFETs and increase
system reliability in the event a single channel fails.
The LTC4266 comes in three grades which support dif-
ferent PD power levels.
The A-grade LTC4266 extends PoE power delivery capa-
bilities to LTPoE
++
levels. LTPoE
++
is a Linear Technology
proprietary specification allowing for the delivery of up to
90W to LTPoE
++
compliant PDs. The LTPoE
++
architecture
extends the IEEE physical power negotiation to include
38.7W, 52.7W, 70W and 90W power levels. The A-grade
LTC4266 also incorporates all B- and C-grade features.
The B-grade LTC4266 is a fully IEEE-compliant Type 2
PSE supporting autonomous detection, classification
and powering of Type 1 and Type 2 PDs. The B-grade
LTC4266 also incorporates all C-grade features. The
B-grade LTC4266 is marketed and numbered without the
B suffix for legacy reasons; the absence of power grade
suffix infers a B-grade part
.
The C-grade LTC4266 is a fully autonomous 802.3at Type 1
PSE solution. Intended for use only in AUTO pin mode,
the C-grade chipset autonomously supports detection,
classification and powering of Type 1 PDs. As a Type 1
PSE, 2-event classification is prohibited and Class 4 PDs
are automatically treated as Class 0 PDs.
PoE Basics
Common Ethernet data connections consist of two or four
twisted pairs of copper wire (commonly known as CAT-5
cable), transformer-coupled at each end to avoid ground
loops. PoE systems take advantage of this coupling ar-
rangement by applying voltage between the center-taps
of the data transformers to transmit power from the PSE
to the PD without affecting data transmission. Figure 10
shows a high-level PoE system schematic.
OPERATION

LTC4266CIUHF#TRPBF

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Manufacturer:
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Description:
Power Switch ICs - POE / LAN PoE 13W Quad PSE Controller
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