ADP3181
PIN CONFIGURATION AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
VID4 1
28 VCC
VID3 2
27 PWM1
VID2 3
26 PWM2
VID1 4
25 PWM3
VID0 5
24 PWM4
CPUID 6
23 SW1
FBRTN 7 ADP3181 22 SW2
FB 8 TOP VIEW 21 SW3
(Not to Scale)
COMP 9
20 SW4
PWRGD 10
19 GND
EN 11
18 CSCOMP
DELAY 12
17 CSSUM
RT 13
16 CSREF
RAMPADJ 14
15 ILIMIT
Table 3. Pin Function Descriptions
Figure 5. Pin Configuration
Pin No.
1 to 5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 to 23
24 to 27
28
Name
VID4 to VID0
CPUID
FBRTN
FB
COMP
PWRGD
EN
DELAY
RT
RAMPADJ
ILIMIT
CSREF
CSSUM
CSCOMP
GND
SW4 to SW1
PWM4 to PMW1
VCC
Description
Voltage Identification DAC Inputs. These five pins are pulled up to an internal reference, providing a
Logic 1 if left open. When in normal mode, the DAC output programs the FB regulation voltage based
on the condition of the CPUID pin (see Table 4 and Table 5). Leaving VID4 through VID0 open results in the
ADP3181 going into a “no CPU” mode, shutting off its PWM outputs.
CPU DAC Code Selection Input. When this pin is pulled > 4.5 V, the internal DAC reads its inputs based on
the VR 9 VID table (see Table 4). When this pin is < 4 V, the DAC reads its inputs based on the VR 10 VID
table (see Table 5) and treats CPUID as the VID5 input.
Feedback Return. VID DAC and error amplifier reference for remote sensing of the output voltage.
Feedback Input. Error amplifier input for remote sensing of the output voltage. An external resistor
between this pin and the output voltage sets the no-load offset point.
Error Amplifier Output and Compensation Point.
Power Good Output. Open-drain output that signals when the output voltage is outside of the proper
operating range.
Power Supply Enable Input. Pulling this pin to GND disables the PWM outputs.
Soft-start Delay and Current Limit Latch-off Delay Setting Input. An external resistor and capacitor
connected between this pin and GND sets the soft-start ramp-up time and the overcurrent latch-off
delay time.
Frequency Setting Resistor Input. An external resistor connected between this pin and GND sets the
oscillator frequency of the device.
PWM Ramp Current Input. An external resistor from the converter input voltage to this pin sets the internal
PWM ramp.
Current Limit Setpoint/Enable Output. An external resistor from this pin to GND sets the current limit
threshold of the converter. This pin is actively pulled low when the ADP3181 EN input is low, or when VCC
is below its UVLO threshold, to signal to the driver IC that the driver high-side and low-side outputs should
go low.
Current Sense Reference Voltage Input. The voltage on this pin is used as the reference for the current
sense amplifier and the power good and crowbar functions. This pin should be connected to the common
point of the output inductors.
Current Sense Summing Node. External resistors from each switch node to this pin sum the average
inductor currents together to measure the total output current.
Current Sense Compensation Point. A resistor and capacitor from this pin to CSSUM determine the slope of
the load line and the positioning loop response time.
Ground. All internal biasing and the logic output signals of the device are referenced to this ground.
Current Balance Inputs. Inputs for measuring the current level in each phase. The SW pins of unused
phases should be left open.
Logic-level PWM Outputs. Each output is connected to the input of an external MOSFET driver such as the
ADP3413 or ADP3418. Connecting the PWM3 and/or PWM4 outputs to GND causes that phase to turn off,
allowing the ADP3181 to operate as a 2-, 3-, or 4-phase controller.
Supply Voltage for the Device.
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