LM3409HVEVAL/NOPB National Semiconductor, LM3409HVEVAL/NOPB Datasheet

LED Buck Controller Eval. Board

LM3409HVEVAL/NOPB

Manufacturer Part Number
LM3409HVEVAL/NOPB
Description
LED Buck Controller Eval. Board
Manufacturer
National Semiconductor
Datasheet

Specifications of LM3409HVEVAL/NOPB

Core Chip
LM3409H
Topology
Buck (Step Down)
Output Current
1.5A
Output Voltage
42V
No. Of Outputs
1
Dimming Control Type
PWM
Development Tool Type
Hardware - Eval/Demo Board
© 2009 National Semiconductor Corporation
LM3409HV Evaluation
Board
Introduction
This evaluation board showcases the LM3409HV PFET con-
troller for a buck current regulator. It is designed to drive 12
LEDs (V
1.5A) from a DC input voltage (V
quency (f
point, however f
The circuit can accept an input voltage of 6V-75V. However,
if the input voltage drops below the regulated LED string volt-
age, the converter goes into dropout and V
The PCB is made using 4 layers of 2 oz. copper with FR4
dieletric. The evaluation board showcases all features of the
LM3409HV including analog dimming using the IADJ pin and
internal PWM dimming using the EN pin. High frequency ex-
ternal parallel FET shunt PWM dimming can also be evalu-
ated. The board has a header (J1) with a removable jumper,
which is used to select the PWM dimming method.
The evaluation board has a right angle connector (J2) which
can mate with an external LED load board allowing for the
LEDs to be mounted close to the driver. This reduces potential
ringing when there is no output capacitor. Alternatively, the
LED+ and LED- turrets can be used to connect the LED load.
This board can be easily modified to demonstrate other op-
erating points as shown in the Alternate Designs section. The
LM3409/09HV datasheet Design Procedure can be used to
design for any set of specifications.
Schematic
O
SW
= 42V) at a maximum average LED current (I
= 400 kHz) is targeted for the nominal operating
SW
varies across the entire operating range.
IN
= 48V). The switching fre-
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O
= V
IN
ideally.
LED
=
National Semiconductor
Application Note 1953
James Patterson
November 20, 2009
Since the board contains a buck regulator designed for 48V
input, the efficiency is very high at input voltages near or less
than 48V. The switching frequency increases as input voltage
increases, yielding lower efficiency at higher input voltages.
Note that increasing the off-time resistor (R6) will increase the
efficiency at high input voltage.
EFFICIENCY WITH 12 SERIES LEDS AT 1.5A
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... This board can be easily modified to demonstrate other op- erating points as shown in the Alternate Designs section. The LM3409/09HV datasheet Design Procedure can be used to design for any set of specifications. Schematic © 2009 National Semiconductor Corporation National Semiconductor Application Note 1953 James Patterson November 20, 2009 EFFICIENCY WITH 12 SERIES LEDS AT 1 ...

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Pin Descriptions Pin(s) Name Description 1 UVLO Input under-voltage lockout 2 IADJ Analog LED current adjust 3 EN Logic level enable / PWM dimming 4 COFF Off-time programming 5 GND 6 PGATE 7 CSN Negative current sense 8 CSP Positive ...

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PCB Layout The 2 inner planes are GND and Top Layer Bottom Layer 3 30093540 30093541 www.national.com ...

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Design Procedure SPECIFICATIONS V = 48V 75V IN IN-MAX V = 42V 400kHz 1.5A LED Δi = Δi = 300mA LED-PP L-PP Δv = 1.44V IN- 10V 1.1V ...

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P-CHANNEL MOSFET Determine minimum Q1 voltage rating and current rating: A 100V 3.8A PFET is chosen with R DS-ON 20nC. Determine I and P : T-RMS T The chosen component from step 6 is: 7. RE-CIRCULATING DIODE Determine minimum ...

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PWM DIMMING METHOD The LM3409HV evaluation board allows for PWM dimming to be evaluated as follows: Method # PWM dimming is desired, a jumper should be placed in position 1 (shorts pins 1 and 2) on header ...

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Shunt FET Circuit Modification When the shunt FET (Q3) is on, the LM3409 is driving current into a short, therefore a maximum off-time (typical 300 µs) occurs followed by a minimum on-time. Maximum off-time followed by minimum on-time continues until ...

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Typical Waveforms T = +25° 48V and V = 42V 20kHz 50% EN pin PWM dimming 100kHz 50% External FET PWM dimming Analog dimming minimum (V www.national.com 30093543 20kHz 50% EN pin PWM dimming (rising ...

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Alternate Designs Alternate designs with the LM3409HV evaluation board are possible with very few changes to the existing hardware. The evaluation board FETs and diodes are already rated higher than necessary for design flexibility. The input UVLO can re- main ...

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