LT3761
Pin Functions
PWMOUT (Pin 1): Buffered Version of PWM Signal for
Driving LED Load Disconnect NMOS or Level Shift. This
pin also serves in a protection function for the FB over-
voltage condition—will toggle if the FB input is greater
than the FB regulation voltage (VFB) plus 60mV (typical).
The PWMOUT pin is driven from INTVCC. Use of a FET
with gate cut-off voltage higher than 1V is recommended.
FB (Pin 2): Voltage Loop Feedback Pin. FB is intended for
constant-voltage regulation or for LED protection and open
LED detection. The internal transconductance amplifier with
output VC will regulate FB to 1.25V (nominal) through the
DC/DC converter. If the FB input exceeds the regulation
voltage, VFB, minus 50mV and the voltage between ISP
and ISN has dropped below the C/10 threshold of 25mV
(typical), the OPENLED pull-down is asserted. This action
may signal an open LED fault. If FB is driven above the FB
overvoltage threshold, the PWMOUT and GATE pins will be
driven low to protect the LEDs from an overcurrent event.
Do not leave the FB pin open. If not used, connect to GND.
ISN (Pin 3): Connection Point for the Negative Terminal
of the Current Feedback Resistor. The constant output
current regulation can be programmed by ILED = 250mV/
RLED when CTRL > 1.2V or ILED = (CTRL – 100mV)/(4 •
RLED). If ISN is greater than INTVCC, input bias current
is typically 20μA flowing into the pin. Below INTVCC,
ISN bias current decreases until it flows out of the pin.
ISP (Pin 4): Connection Point for the Positive Terminal of
the Current Feedback Resistor. Input bias current depends
upon CTRL pin voltage. When it is greater than INTVCC
it flows into the pin. Below INTVCC, ISP bias current
decreases until it flows out of the pin. If the difference
between ISP and ISN exceeds 600mV (typical), then an
overcurrent event is detected. In response to this event,
the GATE and PWMOUT pins are driven low to protect
the switching regulator, a 1.5mA pulldown on PWM and
a 9mA pulldown on the DIM/SS pin are activated for 4µs.
VC (Pin 5): Transconductance Error Amplifier Output Pin
Used to Stabilize the Switching Regulator Control Loop
with an RC Network. The VC pin is high impedance when
PWM is low. This feature allows the VC pin to store the
demand current state variable for the next PWM high
transition. Connect a capacitor between this pin and GND;
a resistor in series with the capacitor is recommended for
fast transient response.
CTRL (Pin 6): Current Sense Threshold Adjustment Pin.
Constant current regulation point VISP-ISN is one-fourth
VCTRL plus an offset for 0V ≤ CTRL ≤ 1V. For CTRL >
1.2V the VISP-ISN current regulation point is constant at
the full-scale value of 250mV. For 1V ≤ CTRL ≤ 1.2V, the
dependence of VISP-ISN upon CTRL voltage transitions
from a linear function to a constant value, reaching 98% of
full-scale value by CTRL = 1.1V. Do not leave this pin open.
VREF (Pin 7): Voltage Reference Output Pin, Typically 2V.
This pin drives a resistor divider for the CTRL pin, either
for analog dimming or for temperature limit/compensation
of LED load. It can be bypassed with 10nF or greater, or
less than 50pF. Can supply up to 185µA (typical).
PWM (Pin 8): A signal low turns off switcher, idles the
oscillator and disconnects the VC pin from all internal
loads. PWMOUT pin follows the PWM pin, except in fault
conditions. The PWM pin can be driven with a digital
signal to cause pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming
of an LED load. The digital signal should be capable of
sourcing or sinking 200μA at the high and low thresholds.
During start-up when DIM/SS is below 1V, the first rising
edge of PWM enables switching which continues until
VISP-ISN ≥ 25mV or SS ≥ 1V. Connecting a capacitor from
PWM pin to GND invokes a self-driving oscillator where
internal pull-up and pull-down currents set a duty ratio
for the PWMOUT pin for dimming LEDs. The magnitude
of the pull-up/down currents is set by the current in the
DIM/SS pin. The capacitor on PWM sets the frequency of
the dimming signal. For hiccup mode response to output
short-circuit faults, connect this pin as shown in the ap-
plication titled Boost LED Driver with Output Short-Circuit
Protection. If not used, connect the PWM pin to INTVCC.
OPENLED (Pin 9): An open-drain pull-down on this pin
asserts if the FB input is greater than the FB regulation
voltage (VFB) minus 50mV (typical) AND the difference
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