sc2677 Semtech Corporation, sc2677 Datasheet - Page 7

• Manufacturer Part Number: sc2677
• Description: Sc2677 Dual Synchronous Voltage-mode Controller With Current-sharing Circuitry
• Manufacturer: Semtech Corporation

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The SC2677 is a dual, voltage mode synchronous Buck
controller. The two separate channels are identical and
share only IC supply pins (Vcc and GND), output driver
ground (PGND) and pre-driver supply voltage (BSTC).
They also share a common oscillator generating a
sawtooth waveform for channel 1 and an dephased
sawtooth for channel 2. Channel 2 has both inputs of the
error amplifier uncommitted and available externally. This
allows the SC2677 to operate in two distinct modes.
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Applications Information - Theory of Operation
Main Loop(s)
Main Loop(s)
a) Two independent channels with either common
or different input voltages and different output volt-
ages. The two channels each have their own volt-
age feedback path from their own output. In this
mode, positive input of the error amplifier 2 is con-
nected externally to Vref. If the application uses a
common input voltage, the sawtooth phase shift
between the channels provides some measure of
input ripple current cancellation.
nel with an RC delay between the reference and
+IN2. The capacitor will be internally reset during
UVLO and soft start.
b) Two channels operating in current sharing mode
with common output voltage and either common
input voltage or different input voltages. In this
mode, channel 1 operates as a voltage mode Buck
controller, as before, but error amp 2 monitors and
amplifies the difference in voltage across the out-
put current sense resistors of channel 1 and chan-
nel 2 (Master and Slave) and adjusts the Slave duty
cycle to match output currents. To controller also
works well for using the output choke winding resis-
tance as current sensing element (please refer the
application schematic for details). The amount of
the current of the slave channel vs.. the master
channel can be programmed according to the
application. This feature is especially useful when
two input sources are used and each source has its
power budget.
The offset of the current sharing error amplifier is
trimmed whthin the range of -2mV to 0. The polar-
ity being such that the slave is OFF if the master
has no current.
Main Loop(s)
Main Loop(s)
Main Loop(s)
It is possible to sequence the start up of the chan-
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Soft Start/Enable
Soft Start/Enable
Frequency Set and Phasing
Frequency Set and Phasing
The controller provides a power good signal. This is an
open collector output, which is pulled low if the output
voltage is outside of the power good window.
Soft Start/Enable
Soft Start/Enable
Soft Start/Enable
The Soft Start/Enable (SS/ENA) pin serves several func-
tions. If held below the Enable threshold, both channels
are inhibited. DH1 and DH2 will be low, turning off the
top FETs. Between the Soft Start Enable threshold and
the Soft Start End threshold, the duty cycle is allowed to
increase. At the Soft Start End threshold, maximum duty
cycle is reached. In practical applications the error am-
plifier will be controlling the duty cycle before the Soft
Start End threshold is reached. To avoid boost problems
during start-up in current share mode, both channels start
up in asynchronous mode, and the bottom FET body di-
ode is used for circulating current during the top FET off
time. When the SS/ENA pin reaches the Soft Start Tran-
sition threshold, the channels begin operating in synchro-
nous mode for improved efficiency. The soft start pin
sources approximately 50uA and soft start timing can be
set by selection of an appropriate soft start capacitor
value.
Frequency Set and Phasing
Frequency Set and Phasing
Frequency Set and Phasing
The switching frequency can be programmed by connect-
ing a resistor from the FREQ pin to AGND. The PHASING
pin controls the phase shift between the master sawtooth
and slave sawtooth which allows the adjustment of the
phase shift for maximum noise immunity by controlling
the timing between master and slave transition. A resis-
tive divider is used from the FREQ pin to AGND and the
divided voltage is fed to the PHASING pin as depicted.
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