LT3598
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Overvoltage Protection
The LT3598 uses the FB pin to provide regulated overvoltage
protection when all LED strings are open. A resistor divider
is connected between the VO_SW pin and ground (Figure
2). There is an internal PMOS switch between VOUT and
VO_SW, which is controlled by the PWM signal. The PMOS
switch addition prevents the feedback resistor divider from
draining the output capacitor during PWM off-period, al-
lowing for a higher dimming range without falsely tripping
the OPENLED flag. It also reduces the system current in
shutdown. This PMOS has about 1k resistance, so select
FB resistors taking this resistance into account.
To set the maximum output voltage, select the values
of R1 and R2 (see Figure 2) according to the following
equation:
VOUT(MAX)
=
1.230V
⎛
⎝⎜
1+
R2 ⎞
R1 ⎠⎟
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VOUT
VO_SW
R2
FB
R1
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Figure 2. Overvoltage Protection
Voltage Feedback Connections
The output voltage should be set higher than the normal
LED string operating voltage. Under normal operation,
LED1 to LED6 pin voltages are monitored and provide
feedback information to the converter for output volt-
age regulation given the programmed LED current. The
maximum output regulation loop is activated only when
all LEDs are open.
Programming Maximum LED Current
Maximum LED current is programmed by placing a resis-
tor between the ISET pin and ground (RISET). The ISET pin
resistor can be selected from 10k to 100k.
The LED current is programmed according to the follow-
ing equation:
ILED
≈
294V
RISET
See Table 4 and Figure 3 for resistor values and corre-
sponding programmed LED current.
LED current can also be adjusted by programming the
CTRL pin voltage.
Table 4. RISET Value Selection for LED Current
LED CURRENT (mA)
RESISTOR ON ISET PIN (k)
3mA
97.6
10mA
29.4
20mA
14.7
30mA
9.76
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
20
40
60
80 100
RISET (k)
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Figure 3. RISET Value Selection for LED Current
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