LTC1531CSW View Datasheet(PDF) - Linear Technology

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Description

Manufacturer

LTC1531CSW

Self-Powered Isolated Comparator

Linear Technology 

LTC1531

APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

VPW

VPW

21k

VGP

2k

VREG

23k

16k

1

ISOGND

16k

1

ISOGND

1531 F05

Figure 5. VREG Output Stage

V3 ≠ V4, the input impedance due to leakage currents is

about 15MΩ to 20MΩ. Since the comparator is turned on

only for the last 10µs of the 108µs VREG period, the charge

injection occurs at about the 98µs point with a coupling

capacitance of 2pF per input.

The CMPOUT signal is typically used to provide hyster-

esis, as in the Isolated Temperature Control application.

CMPOUT is the latched result of the previous comparison

and is active during the following VREG ON period. CMPOUT

is powered by VREG, the internal 2.5V regulated output,

and is in high impedance except during the 108µs

VREG ON time. When active, CMPOUT is switched low to

ISOGND or high to VREG depending on the stored result of

the previous comparison. The stored CMPOUT data is

reset during power-up. CMPOUT is not necessarily reset

by the powered side SHDN pin, except when shutdown

results in VPW drooping low enough to trigger a power-on

reset on the isolated side between 1.5V to 2.5V.

tance, which will subsequently be discharged between

samples, will consume power from VPW.

ISOLATED COMPARATOR INPUTS AND CMPOUT

The LTC1531 isolated comparator has a 4-input

summing comparator that performs the following

comparison:

(V1 + V2)/2 > (V3 + V4)/2

By rearranging the equation, for example, a dual differen-

tial comparison is performed:

(V1 – V4) > (V3 – V2) or (V1 – V3) > (V4 – V2)

The input has a rail-to-rail input and common mode

voltage range of VPW-ISOGND. The summing nature of the

inputs allows midsupply referencing. For example, con-

necting V3 to VREG and V4 to ISOGND sums together to

provide VREG/2 for the negative comparator input. See for

example, the Isolated Switch Control.

Charge injection and leakage currents occur at the com-

parator inputs. The amount depends on how the compara-

tor is used. Minimum leakage currents occur with V1 = V2

and V3 = V4 where the input impedance is from charge

injection and is nominally 300MΩ. When V1 ≠ V2 or

DATA, VALID, ZCDATA

During a power cycle, the VALID signal goes high if a valid

comparison was made during the previous listen cycle.

VALID goes low at the beginning of the next listen cycle.

The low-to-high transition of VALID can be used to clock

DATA into external circuitry. VALID is delayed 200ns after

the DATA output. In order for a comparison to occur,

sufficient power must be stored on the isolated side

storage capacitor.

The DATA output holds the last received compare result.

DATA is reset to zero on power-up and shutdown. The

VALID output is held high for one power cycle following a

correctly received compare result. The received DATA

value from the isolated side contains redundancy to im-

prove noise immunity.

The ZCDATA is a 25µs output pulse triggered by the zero-

cross comparator. In order for a pulse to occur, the DATA

output must be at logic 1 and the ZCPOS-ZCNEG zero-

cross comparator input crosses 0V after the input has

exceeded the ±150mV to 800mV of hysteresis. The zero-

cross comparator output is typically used to trigger a triac

from a 60Hz RC phase shifted AC line signal. See Typical

Applications.

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