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AS1109
Datasheet - Detailed Description
Figure 14. Switching Global Error Mode Timing Diagram
8.3 Error-Detection Mode
Acquisition of the error status occurs at the rising edge of OEN. Error-detection mode is started on the rising edge of LD when OEN is high. The
CLK signal must be low when entering error detection mode. Error detection for open- and shorted-LEDs can only be performed for LEDs that
are switched on during test time. To switch between error-detection modes clock pulses are needed (see Table 5).
Note: To test all LEDs, a test pattern that turns on all LEDs must be input to the AS1109.
8.4 Global Error Mode
Global error mode is entered when error-detection mode is started. Clock pulses during this period are used to select between temperature,
open-LED, and shorted-LED tests, as well as low-current diagnostic mode and shutdown mode (see Table 5). In global error mode, an error flag
(TFLAG, OFLAG, SFLAG) is delivered to pin SDO if any errors are encountered.
Note: For a valid result SDI must be 1 for the first device.
If there are multiple AS1109s in a chain, the error flag will be gated through all devices. To get a valid result at the end of the chain, a logic 1 must
be applied to the SDI input of the first device of the chain. If one device produces an error this error will show up after n*t
P(I/O) + tSW(ERROR) at
pin SDO of the last device in the chain. This means it is not possible to identify which device in the chain produced the error. Therefore, if a global
error occurs, the detailed error report can be run to identify which AS1109, or LED produced the error.
Note: When no error has occurred, the detailed error report can be skipped, setting LD and subsequently OEN low.
Table 5. Global Error Mode Selections
Clock
Pulses
Output Port Error-Detection Mode Global Error Flag/Shutdown Condition
0 Don't Care Over-Temperature Detection
TFLAG = SDO = 1: No over-temperature warning.
T
FLAG = SDO = 0: Over-temperature warning.
1 Enabled Open-LED Detection
O
FLAG = SDO = 1: No open-LED error.
O
FLAG = SDO = 0: Open-LED error.
2 Enabled Shorted-LED Detection
S
FLAG = SDO = 1: No shorted-LED error.
S
FLAG = SDO = 0: Shorted-LED error.
3 Don't Care Low-Current Diagnostic Mode
4 Don't Care Shutdown Mode
SDI = 1: Wakeup
SDI = 0: Shutdown
tTESTING
tSU(ERROR)
OFLAG(IN) SFLAG(IN)TFLAG(IN)
TFLAG OFLAG SFLAG
tSW(ERROR)
SDI
OEN
LD
CLK
SDO
Acquisition of Error
Status
Don’t
Care
Don’t
Care
tGSW(ERROR)
tP(I/O)
tP4
tP(I/O) tP(I/O)
tSW(ERROR)
tGSW(ERROR)
tGSW(ERROR)
Don’t
Care