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Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 3 October 2013 9 of 19
NXP Semiconductors
SSL2129AT
Dimmable LED driver IC
8.8 VCC supply
The SSL2129AT can be supplied using three methods:
• Under normal operation, the voltage swing on the DRAIN pin is rectified using
external components providing current towards the VCC pin
• At start-up, there is an internal current source connected to the HV pin. The current
source provides internal power until an external current on the VCC pin provides the
supply.
• Using an auxiliary winding, the voltage can be rectified and connected to the VCC pin
via a series resistor.
The IC starts up when the voltage at the VCC pin
exceeds V
CC(startup)
. The IC locks out
(stops switching) when the voltage at the VCC pin is lower than V
CC(stop)
. The hysteresis
between the start and stop levels allows the IC to be supplied by a buffer capacitor until
the external supply is settled. The SSL2129AT has an internal V
CC
clamp, which is an
internal active Zener (or shunt regulator). This internal active Zener limits the voltage on
the supply VCC pin to the maximum value of V
CC
. If the maximum current of the supply
minus the current consumption of the IC (determined by the load on the gate drivers), is
lower than the maximum value of I
DD
no external Zener diode is needed in the supply
circuit.
8.8.1 VCC regulator
During supply dips, the input voltage can drop too low to supply the required IC current.
Under these conditions, if the VCC voltage drops lower than V
CC(swon)reg
level, a second
regulator is started. Its function is to fill in the required supply current which the external
supply does not deliver. It prevents the IC going into UVLO. When the VCC voltage
exceeds V
CC(swon)reg
level, the regulator is turned off.
8.9 NTC functionality and PWM dimming
The NTC pin can be used as a control method for LED thermal protection. Alternatively,
the pin can be used as an input to disable/enable light output using a digital signal (PWM
dimming). The pin has an internal current source that generates the current of I
offset(NTC)
.
An NTC resistor to monitor the LED temperature can be directly connected to the NTC
pin. Depending on the resistance value and the corresponding voltage on the NTC pin,
the converter reacts as shown in Figure
6.
During start-up, before V
CC
reaches V
CC(startup)
the voltage on the NTC pin must be less
than the minimum value of V
act(tmr)NTC
. This is valid when the voltage on the NTC pin is
derived from the V
CC
using a resistive divider and a PTC in series with the resistor
between pins VCC and NTC.
If an NTC resistor is connected between the NTC pin and ground, the voltage on the NTC
pin is
0 V when V
CC
reaches V
CC(startup)
.