SC900A
POWER MANAGEMENT
Applications Information
General Description
Each of the five low-dropout linear regulators (LDOs) can
be independently enabled or disabled and their output
voltages can each be set by an independent DAC. These
controls can be accessed through the I2C serial port.
There are five 8-bit volatile registers in the SC900A; one
for each LDO (registers A,B,C,D,E). In addition there is
one common reset and power good control register and
one on/off control register. The active shutdown circuitry
can be accessed through each LDO register (refer to the
section “Active Shutdown” on page 11 for more informa-
tion).
At power-up, the register contents are reset to their de-
fault values and the ARST for LDO A has a default start-up
delay of 100ms. At any time the part can be put into it’s
lowest power state (shutdown) by pulling the EN pin low.
Whenever the EN pin is forced low, the previous settings
are lost and the part requires reprogramming to return
to the desired state. When EN is pulled high, the device
starts up in the default state. A detailed description of the
protocol used to load the registers with data is described
in the section entitled “Using the I2C Interface” on page
14.
VIN and Enable Pin
The VIN supply must be ≥ 2.7V before the EN pin can be
asserted. This means that the EN pin should not be tied
to VIN so that it does not reach a logic high level before the
input supply reaches 2.7V.
LDOA (Core Supply)
LDOA is intended to be used as the core supply. It has an
output current capability of 200mA and a dedicated reset
signal ARST. INA is the dedicated input supply for this
regulator.
LDOB (Digital I/O Supply)
INB supplies power for the internal I2C interface and other
digital I/O functions, while LDOB supplies power for ARST
and LDOPGD output ports (see Block Diagram). There-
fore it is imperative that LDOB be operational to make use
of ARST and LDOPGD. If LDOB is turned off by the on/off
control register, these output ports will not function.
LDO RESET Control Register: ARST Pin
There are two functions that can be programmed, defin-
ing the ARST pin action:
• Set the polarity of the reset signal
• Set the reset clear delay time in milliseconds
As soon as the LDOA output voltage falls below its pro-
grammed value, the ARST pin is asserted. The polarity of
the ARST pin can be set to active high or active low during
a reset condition, by bit 6 of the LDO Reset Control Reg-
ister. Once the error condition is resolved (output rises
to the programmed value), a delay is initiated before the
ARST pin is cleared. The delay is programmable by bits
0-1 of the LDO Reset Control Register. The Default delay
time is 100ms, and the delay can be programmed for 0,
50, 100, or 150ms.
LDOPGD Pin
There are three functions that can be programmed to
define the LDOPGD pin action:
• Set which LDOs are to be monitored for power good
• Set the polarity of the power good signal
• Set the power good delay time in milliseconds
Bits 4 and 5 of the LDO Reset Control Register select
which LDO or LDOs are monitored. LDO C, D and E can
be monitored independently or LDOs A, C, D, and E can
be monitored collectively. The polarity of the LDOPGD pin
can be set to active high or active low by bit 7 of the LDO
Reset Control Register. As soon as any of the selected LDO
output voltages which are monitored falls within spec, the
LDO power good (LDOPGD) pin is asserted. Once the LDO
output power is stable (output rises to the programmed
value), a delay is initiated before the LDOPGD pin is set.
The delay is programmable by bits 2 and 3 of the LDO Re-
set Control Register. The default delay is 100ms, and this
delay can be programmed to 0, 50, 100, or 150ms.
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