© 2010 Semtech Corporation
SC493
EcoSpeedTM Step-down Controller
with I2C Interface
POWER MANAGEMENT
1
Features
Input supply voltage range — 3.0V to 28V
Controller supply voltage range — 3.0V to 5.5V
All ceramic solution enabled
I2C interface
Output voltage ne adjust control
Output voltage margining
Supports dynamic voltage transitions via the I2C
interface
Programmable power-on delay time and soft-start time
EcoSpeedTM architecture with pseudo xed-frequency
adaptive on-time control
Switching frequency programmable up to 1MHz
Selectable power save, including ultrasonic
Non-synchronous start-up into pre-biased loads
Over-voltage/under-voltage fault protection
Smart power save
Power good Output
Smart driveTM
Status register monitoring device operation
Ultra-thin package — 3 x 3 x 0.6 (mm), 20 pin MLPQ-UT
Lead-free and halogen-free
WEEE and RoHS compliant
Applications
Printers
Computer peripherals
Description
The SC493 is a synchronous EcoSpeedTM buck power supply
controller. It features an I2C interface and a bootstrap switch in
a space-saving MLPQ 3X3-20 pin package. The SC493 uses
Semtechs advanced patented adaptive on-time control archi-
tecture to provide excellent light load eciency and fast tran-
sient response with small external components.
The I2C interface is used to program the output voltage
oset, the power-on delay time, the soft-start time, the
power save operating mode, and it can enable/disable the
controller. Additionally, a status register provides informa-
tion on device state and faults.
The controller is capable of operating with all ceramic solu-
tions and switching frequencies up to 1MHz. The program-
mable frequency and selectable power save mode oer the
exibility to optimize the controller for high eciency and
small size. The power save mode can be enabled to maximize
eciency over the entire load range (PSAVE), or switched to
ultrasonic mode to set the minimum frequency to the desired
value (UPSAVE). Power save mode can be disabled for opera-
tion in continuous conduction mode at all loads.
Additional features include output voltage margining,
cycle-by-cycle current limit, output voltage soft-start, over
and under-voltage protection, controller over-tempera-
ture protection, and output voltage soft-shutdown when
disabled. The SC493 also provides a power good output.
A0
AGND
PGND
LX
PGD SC493
CIN
VOUT
L
COUT
VIN
VOUT
SCL
SDA
A1
A2
DH
DL
CBST
BST
Q2
R3R2
R1
Q1
AVDD
ILIM
RILIM
FB
R4
R5
EN
PVDD
VIN
PGD
SCL
SDA
EN
VDD
Typical Application Circuit
June 10, 2010
US Patent: 7,714,547 B2
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TOP VIEW
1
2
3
4
PAD
VOUT
SDA
FB
AVDD
5
6 7 8 9 10
BST
NC
PVDD
DL
PGND
PGOOD
15
14
13
12
11
1617181920
SCL
LX
DH
VIN
EN
ILIM
A0
AGND
A2
A1
Pin Conguration
Marking Information
Device Package
SC493ULTRT(1)(2) MLPQ-UT-20 3X3
SC493EVB Evaluation Board
Notes:
(1) Available in tape and reel only. A reel contains 3,000 devices.
(2) Lead-free packaging only. Device is WEEE and RoHS compliant,
and halogen-free.
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Ordering Information
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Absolute Maximum Ratings
BST to LX (V) ............................... -0.3 to +6.0
BST to PGND (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 to +35
LX to PGND (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 to +30
PVDD to PGND (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 to +6.0
VIN to PGND (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 to +30
AVDD to AGND (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 to +6.0
AGND to PGND (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 to +0.3
All other pins to AGND (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 to AVDD +0.3
ESD Protection Level(1) (kV) ............................2
Recommended Operating Conditions
Ambient Temperature (°C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -40 to +85
Input Voltage VIN (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 to 28
Controller Supply Voltage AVDD, PVDD (V) . . . . .3.0 to 5.5
Output Voltage (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.5 to 5.0
Thermal Information
Storage Temperature (°C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -65 to +150
Maximum Junction Temperature (°C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Operating Junction Temperature (°C) . . . . . . . . -40 to +125
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient(2) (°C/W) . . . . 40
Peak IR Reow Temperature (10s to 30s) (°C) . . . . . . . . .260
Exceeding the above specications may result in permanent damage to the device or device malfunction. Operation outside of the parameters
specied in the Electrical Characteristics section is not recommended.
NOTES:
(1) Tested according to JEDEC standard JESD22-A114-B.
(2) Calculated from package in still air, mounted to 3 x 4.5(in.) 4 layer FR4 PCB with thermal vias under the exposed pad per JESD51 standards.
Electrical Characteristics
Test Condition (unless otherwise noted): VVDD(1)=5V, VIN=5V, TJ(MAX) = 125°C. Typ. values at 25°C, Min. and Max. at -40°C < TA < 85°C, VFBadj = 0%.
Parameter Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Units
Input Supply
VDD(1) Input Voltage VDD 3.0 5.5 V
VDD(1) UVLO Threshold VDDUVLO VDD rising 2.8 V
VDD(1) UVLO Hysteresis VDDUVLO_HYS 0.2 V
VDD(1) Supply Current IVDD
Shut down, EN pin = 0V 0.1 2
µA
I2C Standby, controller disabled 150
No switching, PSAVE, FB>0.5V 1000
fsw = 25kHz, UPSAVE 2
mA
Operating fsw= 250kHz, no load 10
Switch-mode Controller
FB On-Time Threshold VVFB_TON Static VIN and Load, no oset via I2C 0.496 0.5 0.504 V
On-Time Accuracy tON
Deviation from the ideal on-time to meet
the set switching frequency -10 10 %
Minimum On Time tON_MIN 100 ns
Minimum OTime tOFF_MIN 250 ns
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Electrical Characteristics (continued)
Parameter Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Units
Startup
Initialization Time (2) tINIT
Delay before the I2C bus and the Power-on
delay ramp are enabled 1 ms
Soft-Start Time Accuracy tSS -20 +20 %
Power-on Delay Time Accuracy tDLY -20 +20 %
Powersave
Zero-Crossing Detector Threshold VTZC VLX - PGND -3 0 +3 mV
UPSV mode Frequency fUPSV UPSV enabled, UPSV1 = 1, UPSV0 = 1 20 25 30 kHz
Power Good
PGD Rising Threshold VTPGD_RISE
FB with respect to set point, under voltage,
and over voltage 90/120 %
PGD Falling Threshold VTPGD_FALL
FB with respect to set point, under voltage,
and over voltage 80/110 %
PGD Leakage ILEAKPGD Device operating, no fault, VPGD=VVDD(1) 1 µA
PGD Output Low Voltage VPGD_LOW IPGD=3mA 0.4 V
Fault Protection
ILIM Source Current ILIM 9 10 11 μA
ILIM Temperature Coecient TCILIM 3000 ppm
ILIM Comparator Oset VOFFILIM -10 0 +10 mV
Output Under-Voltage Fault VTUV
FB with respect to set point,
8 consecutive switching cycles 70 %
Output Over-Voltage Fault VTOV FB with respect to set point rising/ falling 120 %
Over-Voltage Fault Delay(2) tDLY_OV 5 μs
Smart Power-save Protection Threshold(2) VTSMRTPSV FB with respect to set point rising 110 %
Over-Temperature Shutdown TOT Rising TJ160 °C
Over-Temperature Hysteresis TOT_HYS 10 °C
Analog Inputs and Outputs
VOUT Input Resistance RVOUT
Controller enabled 500k
Controller disabled/internal load enabled 10
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Electrical Characteristics (continued)
Parameter Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Units
Digital Input Electrical Specications (A0, A1, A2, EN)
Input High Threshold VIH VVDD(1) = 5.5V 1.6 V
Input Low Threshold VIL VVDD(1) = 3.0V 0.4 V
Input High Current IIH VVDD(1) = 5.5V -1 +1 μA
Input Low Current IIL VVDD(1) = 5.5V -1 +1 μA
I2C Interface
Interface complies with slave mode I2C interface as described by Philips I2C specications version 2.1 dated January, 2000
Digital Input Voltage Low VB-IL 0.4 V
Digital Input Voltage High VB-IH 1.6 V
SDA Output Low Level VSDA_LOW IDN(SDA) 3mA 0.4 V
Digital Input Current IB-IN -0.2 +0.2 μA
Hysteresis of Schmitt Trigger Inputs VHYS 0.1 V
Maximum Glitch Pulse
Rejection tSP 50 ns
I/O Pin Capacitance CIN 10 pF
I2C Timing
Clock Frequency fSCL 400 440 kHz
SCL Low Period (2) tLOW 1300 ns
SCL High Period (2) tHIGH 600 ns
Data Hold Time (2) tHD_DAT 0 ns
Data Setup Time (2) tSU_DAT 100 ns
Setup Time for Repeated START
Condition (2) tSU_STA 600 ns
Hold Time for Repeated START
Condition (2) tHD_STA 600 ns
Setup Time for STOP Condition (2) tSU_STO 600 ns
Bus-Free Time Between STOP and START
(2) tBUF 1300 ns
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Electrical Characteristics (continued)
Parameter Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Units
Gate Drivers
Shoot-Through Protection Delay(2) tPROT DH or DL Rising 30 ns
DL Pull-Down Resistance RDL_DOWN DL Low 0.3 0.6
DL Sink Current IDL_SINK VDL = 2.5V 8.3 A
DL Pull-Up Resistance RDL_UP DL High 1 2
DL Source Current IDL_SOURCE VDL = 2.5V 2.5 A
DH Pull-Down Resistance RDH_DOWN DH Low, BST-LX = 5V 0.6 1.2
DH Sink Current IDH_SINK VDH - LX = 2.5V 4.2 A
DH Pull-Up Resistance RDH_UP DH High, BST-LX = 5V 1 2
DH Source Current IDH_SOURCE VDH - LX = 2.5V 2.5 A
Note:
(1) VDD refers to both AVDD and PVDD
(2) Guaranteed by design.
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Typical Characteristics
Eciency vs Load — CCM and PSAVE
Load Regulation — PSAVE
VOUT = 1.8V, VIN = 5V, fSW = 250kHz
Output Current (A)
Output Voltage (V)
+1%
-1%
1.7
1.74
1.78
1.82
1.86
1.9
0 5 10 15 20 25
Load Regulation — CCM
V
OUT
= 1.8V, V
IN
= 5V, f
SW
= 250kHz
Output Current (A)
Output Voltage (V)
+1%
-1%
1.7
1.74
1.78
1.82
1.86
1.9
0 5 10 15 20 25
Switching Frequency vs. Load — CCM
V
OUT
= 1.8V, V
IN
= 5V, f
SW
= 1MHz
Output Current (A)
Switching Frequency (kHz)
800
850
900
950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
05 10 15 20 25
Output Voltage vs. Margin — CCM
V
OUT
= 1.8V, V
IN
= 5V, f
SW
= 1MHz
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2
-10 -5 0 5 10
Margin Command (%)
Output Voltage (V)
Output Voltage vs. VFBadj — CCM
V
OUT
= 1.8V, V
IN
= 5V, f
SW
= 1MHz
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2
-10 -5 0 5 10
VFBadjust Command(%)
Output Voltage (V)
V
OUT
= 1.8V, V
IN
= 5V, f
SW
= 1MHz
Output Current (A)
Efficiency (%)
PSAVE
CCM
50
60
70
80
90
100
0.1 1 10 100
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Typical Characteristics (continued)
Soft Start — EN Pin
EN (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, Soft Start = 1ms, Power-on Delay = 0ms
Time (500μs/div)
VOUT (500mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
Soft Start — I2C
SCL (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, Soft Start = 2ms, Power-on Delay = 2ms
Time (1ms/div)
VOUT (500mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
Load Transient Response
IOUT
(5A/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.2V, fSW = 1MHz, L = 0.2μH, C = 220μF
Time (500μs/div)
VOUT (20mV/div)
Output Over Current Response — Normal Operation
IL (10A/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 1MHz, L = 0.2μH, C = 1000μF
Time (20μs/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
LX (5V/div)
VOUT (1V/div)
Switching — Ultrasonic PSAVE Mode
VOUT (20mV/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 500kHz, No load
Time (4μs/div)
DH (5V/div)
DL (5V/div)
Switching — Forced Continuous Mode
LX (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 1MHz, Load = 3A
Time (1μs/div)
VOUT (20mV/div)
VFB (20mV/div)
IOUT = 20A
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Typical Characteristics (continued)
Slew-Up — CCM, No Load, EnIntLd=0/1
SCL (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 1MHz, VFBadj command change -9% to +9%
VOUT (100mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
Slew-Down — CCM, No Load, EnIntLd=0
SCL (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 1MHz, VFBadj command change +9% to -9%
Time (500μs/div)
VOUT (100mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
Time (500μs/div)
Slew-Up — CCM, No Load, EnIntLd=0/1
SCL (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 1MHz, Margin command change -10% to +10%
Time (500μs/div)
VOUT (100mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
Slew-Down — CCM, 3A Load, EnIntLd=0/1
SCL (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 1MHz, Margin command change +10% to -10%
Time (500μs/div)
VOUT (100mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
Slew-Up — CCM, 3A Load, EnIntLd=0/1
SCL (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 1MHz, Margin command change -10% to +10%
Time (500μs/div)
VOUT (100mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
Slew-Down — CCM, No Load, EnIntLd=1
SCL (5V/div)
VIN = 5V, VOUT = 1.8V, fSW = 1MHz, Margin command change +10% to -10%
Time (500μs/div)
VOUT (100mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
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Pin Descriptions
Pin # Pin Name Pin Function
1 VOUT Output voltage
2 FB Feedback pin
3 AVDD Chip supply voltage
4 SDA I2C data input/output
5 SCL I2C clock input
6 EN Enable pin
7 VIN Power stage input voltage
8 DH High side gate driver pin
9 BST Bootstrap pin — a capacitor is connected from BST to LX to develop the bias voltage for the high side gate
drive.
10 LX Switching (phase) node — connect to the switching side of the power inductor.
11 NC No Connect
12 DL Low side gate driver pin
13 PGND Power ground
14 PVDD Supply voltage for driver
15 PGOOD Power good
16 ILIM Current limit sense point — to program the current limit connect a resistor from ILIM to LX
17 A2 Input for bit 2 of the I2C device address
18 A1 Input for bit 1 of the I2C device address
19 A0 Input for bit 0 of the I2C device address
20 AGND Analog ground
PAD Thermal pad for heat sinking purposes — connect to ground plane using multiple vias — not connected
internally.
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Block Diagram
VOUT
1
9BST
SDA
4
AVDD 3
Reference
Soft Start &
Slew Control
-
+
On-time
Generator
Control, Status, and I
2
C Interface
Gate Drive
Control
Zero Cross Detector
Valley Current Limit
Comparator
Feedback Adjustment
Output Voltage Margining
Power On Delay
Soft Start Time
Status Register
Frequency Setting
Current Limit Setting
Power Save Mode
DL
SCL
5
EN
6
VIN
7
A2
17
A1
18
PGOOD
15
A0
19
PVDD
14
FB 2
AGND 20
8 DH
10 LX
12 DL
16 ILIM
13 PGND
PVDD
PVDD
AVDD
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General Description
The SC493 is a step down synchronous buck DC-DC
controller optimized for use in 3.3V/5V input small form-
factor applications. It has the following key features:
I2C control over output voltage oset, margin-
ing, power-on delay, switching frequency, soft-
start duration, and power save mode.
Integrated bootstrap switch
Programmable switching frequency from 250kHz
to 1MHz to optimize board space and eciency.
Protection features over-current, over-voltage,
under-voltage, and over-temperature
Power save operation — low quiescent current
and ultrasonic power save
Status and ag bits for diagnosis and protection
purposes
Supports 25A operation
I2C Compatible Interface Functions
The I2C interface can be used to read & write the following
functions:
Shutdown/Start-up of output
Power-on delay and soft-start duration
Output voltage oset and margining
Power save mode
Switching frequency
Additionally, the I2C interface can be used to read status
and ag bits for the following functions:
Under voltage
Over voltage
Over temperature
Current limit
Brown out
Did not start
Discontinuous mode
Power good
Status and Flag Bits
The status and ag bits are used to indicate the status of
the converter. The status bits always indicate the current
state of the converter the status bit becomes high
when the specified condition happens and turns low
when the specied condition disappears. The ag bits also
become high when the specied condition happens, but
will not turn low when the specied condition disappears.
For the above mentioned status and ag bits, only discon-
tinuous mode and power good are status bits, the rest of
them are all ag bits. The ag bits remain set until one of
the following events occurs:
The input voltage is cycled
EN pin is cycled
CLF bit is set
Enable/Disable
The converter is enabled by applying power to VDD
(VDD when used refers to AVDD and PVDD together) and
VIN, and pulling the EN pin high. The output voltage will
rise to the voltage programmed by the FB pin and the
external FB network. Pulling the EN pin low turns the
converter o and clears all ag bits. The converter can
also be turned on/o via the I2C interface. When the EN
pin is high, setting the ENSW bit low will turn off the
converter, but the ag bits will not be cleared. Setting the
ENSW bit back high will turn on the converter again.
Diagnosis and Protection Features
When the device detects fault conditions, the SC493 sets
the flag bits indicating what fault conditions have
occurred. In addition, depending upon what kind of faults
have been detected, the SC493 will provide appropriate
actions to safeguard the device from catastrophic failures.
The following paragraphs describe how these fault condi-
tions are handled by the SC493.
Did Not Start Indication
If the FB voltage does not rise to 90% of nominal voltage
after the converter is enabled, the soft-start duration has
passed, and the power good delay has elapsed, the Did
Not Start (DNS) ag bit is set. Note that the converter does
not latch o just because this bit is set.
Output Over Voltage Protection
When the FB pin voltage exceeds 120% of the nominal
voltage, DL goes high, forcing the low-side MOSFET on,
and the OVO ag bit is set. The low side MOSFET stays on
(and the high side MOSFET remains o) until the output
voltage comes back into regulation. However, the CLF bit
will successfully clear the OVO ag as soon as the FB falls
below 120% of the normal voltage. The converter does not
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Over Temperature Protection
When the temperature of the device reaches the over
temperature rising threshold, the OT ag bit is set, turning
off both high side and low side MOSFETs. After the
temperature of the device drops to the over temperature
falling threshold, the converter restarts as if the device
has been enabled. The converter will go through power-
on delay and soft start.
Synchronous Buck Converter Operation, Ben-
ets, and Features
The SC493 employs pseudo-xed frequency adaptive on-
time control. This control method allows fast transient
response thereby lowering the size of the power
components needed in the system.
The on time is determined by an internal one-shot with a
period proportional to the output voltage and inversely
proportional to the input voltage. The output ripple
voltage generated by the ESR of the output capacitance is
used as the PWM ramp signal. This ripple voltage
determines the o time for the controller.
For the SC493 the operating frequency range is from 250kHz
to 1MHz , programmable via the I2C interface.
Adaptive on-time control has signicant advantages over
traditional control methods. Some of the advantages of
the adaptive on-time control are:
No error amplier, which reduces external com-
ponents used for compensation
Predictable frequency spread because of adap-
tive on-time architecture
Fast transient response operation with
minimum output capacitance
Overall superior performance compared to xed
frequency architectures
On-Time One-Shot Generator (TON)
Adaptive on-time controllers like the SC493 have an
internal on-time one-shot generator. The one-shot timer
uses an internal comparator and a capacitor. The positive
input of the comparator is a voltage proportional to the
output voltage and the negative input is connected to the
capacitor charged by a current proportional to the input
voltage. The TON time is the time required to charge this
latch off just because this bit is set. The PGD output is
driven low when the FB pin is above 120% of the nominal
voltage and returns to high when the FB pin is below 110%
of the nominal voltage.
Output Over Current Protection
The SC493 features adjustable current limit capability.
The RDS(ON) of the external low side MOSFET is used as the
current sensing element. The over current limit is set by
RILIM (connected externally). Internally there is a 10μA
current source that feeds the ILIM pin when the low side
MOSFET has turned on. This current ows through the RILIM
resistor and creates a voltage drop across it. When the low
side MOSFET turns on, the inductor current flowing
through it creats a voltage across the MOSFET due to its
RDS(ON). If this voltage drop exceeds the voltage across the
RILIM resistor, current limit will activate. This prevents the
high side MOSFET from turning on until the voltage drop
across the low side MOSFET falls below the voltage across
the RILIM resistor. This eectively sets a valley current limit
of RILIM x 10μA/RDS(ON). Please note that RDS(ON) of the MOSFET
is dependent on the VGS voltage (equals to PVDD applied
to SC493). The ILIM ag bit is set whenever current limit
occurs. The converter does not latch o just because this
bit is set.
Output Under Voltage Protection
The output under voltage condition occurs with or without
current limit. The output under voltage without current
limit is normally a result of low input voltage. The control-
ler will look at the inductor current to dierentiate these
two situations and respond accordingly. After PGD is
asserted, if the FB voltage falls below the PGD falling
threshold (80%) and current limit does not happen simul-
taneously, the Brown Out (BO) ag bit is set. This indicates
an output under voltage has happened because of low
input voltage. The converter does not latch off just
because the BO bit is set. After PGD is asserted, if FB
voltage falls below 70% of the nominal voltage for 8 con-
secutive current limited switching cycles, the UVO ag bit
is set. This latches the converter o, with both the high
side and low side MOSFETs turned o.
To restart, either the EN pin or ENSW register bit must be
set low and then back to high.
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The switching frequency is changed to the programmed
value by scaling the on time as needed.
Power Save Mode Programming
The SC493 provides selectable power-save operation at
light loads. When register bits PSV1,0 are set to 01 or 10
the power save mode is enabled. With power save
enabled, the zero crossing comparator monitors the
inductor current via the voltage across the low-side
MOSFET. If the inductor current falls to zero for 8 consecu-
tive cycles then the controller enters power save and turns
o the low-side FET on each subsequent cycle as long as
the current crosses zero. If the inductor current does not
reach zero for 8 consecutive switching cycles the control-
ler immediately exits power save. The controller counts
zero crossings and therefore the converter can sink current
as long as the current does not cross zero on 8 consecu-
tive consecutive cycles. This allows the output voltage to
recover quickly in response to negative load steps.
The SC493 can also be operated in forced Continuous
Conduction Mode (CCM) by setting PSV1,0 = 00 or 11.
With these settings the device will not enter PSAVE and
operates at programmed frequency even at light loads.
This feature provides user flexibility for system design.
Figure 1 shows operation under power save and continu-
ous conduction mode at light loads.
FB Ripple
Voltage
(V
FB
)FB threshold
DL
DH
Inductor
Current
Zero (0A)
DH On-time is triggered when
V
FB
reaches the FB Threshold.
(500mV)
On-time (T
ON
)
DL drives high when on-time is completed.
DL remains high until inductor current reaches zero.
Dead time varies
according to load
Figure 1 — Power-save Operation
capacitor from 0V to the voltage at the positive input. This
makes the on-time proportional to the output voltage and
inversely proportional to the input voltage, providing a near-
constant switching frequency when the input and output
voltage vary. A second comparator compares the voltage at
the feedback pin to a fixed internal reference voltage to
determine when to turn on the high side MOSFET.
Power-on Delay Programming
The power-on delay is programmable via the I2C interface.
The power-on delay is dened as the time from when the
ENSW bit is set to when the PWM control is enabled and the
part begins switching. At the end of the power-on delay time,
the PWM control circuit is enabled in a phased manner to
ensure proper operation. The phased enabling of internal
circuitry adds up to 48μs to the power-on delay time. On start-
up (controller enabled by applying power and driving the EN
pin high). The controller can take up to 1ms for internal
initialization following which the power-on delay is applied.
Soft-Start Operation and Programming
Soft-start is achieved in the PWM controller by using an
internal voltage ramp as the reference for the FB Comparator.
The voltage ramp is generated using an internal charge
pump which drives the reference from zero to 500mV in ~
2mV increments, using an internal oscillator. When the
ramp voltage reaches 500mV, the ramp is ignored and the
FB comparator switches over to a xed 500mV threshold.
During soft-start the output voltage tracks the internal
ramp, which limits the start-up inrush current and provides
a controlled soft-start prole for a wide range of applica-
tions. Soft-start programmability is achieved by changing
the frequency of the oscillator. The soft-start ramp reaches
500mV in 90% of the programmed soft-start time. The
remaining 10% of the programmed soft-start time is used
to allow the system to stabilize before enabling the PGOOD
comparator to drive the PGOOD pin high.
During soft-start the controller turns off the low-side
MOSFET on any cycle if the inductor current falls to zero.
This prevents negative inductor current, allowing the
device to start into a pre-biased output.
Frequency Programming
The nominal switching frequency in continuous
conduction mode is programmable via the I2C interface.
Applications Information (continued)
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Ultrasonic Power-save
When ultrasonic PSAVE is enabled (PSV1,0 =10) the
minimum operating frequency in power save for the
SC493 is set by UPSV1,0 bits . This is accomplished by
using a built-in timer that detects the time between con-
secutive high-side gate pulses.
As soon as the time exceeds the the programmed upper
limit, the bottom gate is turned on. This prevents the con-
troller from going below the set limit in frequency when
the power save is enabled. Figure 2 shows ultrasonic
power-save operation.
FB Ripple
Voltage (VFB) FB threshold
(500mV)
Inductor
Current
DH
DL
(0A)
40µsec time-out
Minimum FSW ~ 20kHz
After the 40µsec time-out, DL drives high if VFB
has not reached the FB threshold.
DH On-Time is triggered when
VFB reaches the FB Threshold
On-time
(TON)
Figure 2 — Ultrasonic Power-save (UPSV 1,0 = 11)
Power Good Output
The Power Good (PGD) output is an open-drain output
which requires a pull-up resistor. When the FB voltage falls
lower than 80% (typical) of the nominal voltage, PGD is
pulled low. It is held low until the FB voltage rises above
90% (typical) of the nominal voltage. PGD is held low
during start-up and will not be allowed to transition high
until soft-start is completed. PGD also transitions low if the
FB voltage rises above 120% (typical) of the nominal
voltage, it is held low until the FB voltage drops below 110%
(typical) of the nominal voltage.
UVLO and POR
Under-Voltage Lockout (UVLO) circuitry inhibits switching
and tri-states the output until VDD rises above 2.8V. An
internal Power-On Reset (POR) occurs until VDD exceeds
2.8V, which resets the internal registers, enables the I2C
interface, and resets the soft-start circuitry.
Smart Power-save Protection
Active loads may leak current from a higher voltage into
the switcher output. Under light load conditions with
power-save enabled, this can force VOUT to slowly rise and
reach the over-voltage threshold. Smart power-save pre-
vents this condition. When the FB voltage exceeds 10%
above nominal (exceeds 550mV), the device immediately
disables power-save, and DL drives high to turn on the
low-side MOSFET. This draws current from VOUT through
the inductor and causes VOUT to fall. When VFB drops back
to the 500mV trip point, a normal TON switching cycle
begins. This method prevents an OVP fault and also cycles
energy from VOUT back to VIN. The device will return to
power-save operation on the next switching cycle if the
load remains light. Smart Power-Save allows the user to
minimize operating power by allowing the use of power
save mode in load conditions that would normally require
the use of forced continuous conduction mode. Figure 3
shows typical waveforms for the Smart Power-save
feature.
FB
threshold
High-side
Drive (DH)
Low-side
Drive (DL)
V
OUT
drifts up to due to leakage
current flowing into C
OUT
DH and DL off
DL turns on when Smart
PSAVE threshold is reached
Smart Power Save
Threshold (550mV)
DL turns off when FB
threshold is reached
Single DH on-time pulse
after DL turn-off
V
OUT
discharges via inductor
and low-side MOSFET
Normal DL pulse after DH
on-time pulse
Normal V
OUT
ripple
Figure 3 — Smart Power-save
Applications Information (continued)
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abled or set to ultrasonic before the output is slewed. This
will ensure that the low side MOSFET will turn back on at
the end of the slewing sequence even if there is no load
and bring the output voltage back into regulation. Figure
4 demonstrates this with a 1000µF output capacitor and
with psave disabled before slewing from VFBadj = +9% to
VFBadj = -9%.
SCL (5V/div)
Time (500μs/div)
VOUT (100mV/div)
PGOOD (5V/div)
Figure 4 — Slew Down in CCM with Large Output
Capacitors
Soft-shutdown
SC493 features a soft-shutdown feature: whenever switch-
ing is disabled, an internal 10Ω pull-down activates on the
Vout pin which discharges the output capacitor and holds
Vout low. The pull-down stays active even if the EN pin is
subsequently driven low. Note that the pull-down will not
activate if EN pin has not been high after power has been
applied or power is cycled with EN pin low.
SmartDriveTM
For each DH pulse, the DH driver initially turns on the
high-side MOSFET at a slower speed, allowing a softer,
smooth turn-o of the low-side diode. Once the diode is
off and the LX voltage has risen 0.5V above PGND, the
SmartDrive circuit automatically drives the high-side
MOSFET on at a rapid rate. This technique reduces switch-
ing noise while maintaining high eciency, reducing the
need for snubbers or series resistors in the gate drive.
Dynamic Output Voltage Control
SC493 allows changing the output voltage when the part
is already switching. Whenever the output voltage is
changed via margining or by ne adjust, the controller
changes the internal reference by small intermediate steps
using 32us per step. This ensures that the output keeps up
with internal slewing and excessive current does not build
up in the inductor. The faults are blanked till the end of the
slewing. Blanking is released when 8 switching cycles
occur after the end of internal slewing since the switching
cycles indicate that the part is in regulation. The part is
enabled to operate in DCM mode to prevent negative
current build up in the inductor when slewing down. The
part returns to the previous operational state (DCM or
CCM) at the end of blanking.
Since the controller operates in DCM, it depends on the
load to discharge the output when slewing down. Therefore,
no switching cycles may occur if the load is very light and
the output will not keep pace with the internal slew. In such
cases, the blanking at the end of slewing will end after a
1ms timeout whether any switching cycles occur or not and
the part will return to its previous operational state.
For applications that need to have the output slew down at
the same rate as the internal slewing, register bit Enable
Internal Load (EnIntLd) can be set. This activates an internal
10Ω pull down on Vout when the part is slewing down. This
resistance discharges the output capacitor and helps the
output keep pace with internal slewing. To help maximize
eciency, the pulldown will not activate when slewing up
even if the feature is enabled via register settings.
When the internal pull down is enabled, it is active only for
the time it takes the internal reference to reach its target.
For example, when slewing from VFBadjust of +9% to 0%,
the pull down is active only for 12 x 32µs = 384µs. In appli-
cations with large output capacitors, this time may not be
sufficient to discharge the output to keep up with the
internal reference. Therefore, the output can be higher
than the desired regulation value at the end of the slewing
sequence. If the part was in DCM before slewing began,
the output will stay at the higher value at the end of the
sequence. If there is no load, the output will return to the
desired value very slowly. In such applications, to ensure
that the controller quickly brings the output voltage into
regulation, it is recommended that either PSAVE be dis-
Applications Information (continued)
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Power Stage Design Procedure
When designing a switch mode supply the input voltage
range, load current, switching frequency, and inductor
ripple current must be specied.
The maximum input voltage (VINMAX) is the highest speci-
ed input voltage. The minimum input voltage ( VINMIN) is
determined by the lowest input voltage after evaluating
the voltage drops due to connectors, fuses, switches, and
PCB traces.
The following parameters dene the design:
Nominal output voltage (VOUT)
Static or DC output tolerance
Transient response
Maximum load current (IOUT)
There are two values of load current to evaluate — con-
tinuous load current and peak load current. Continuous
load current relates to thermal limitations which drive the
selection of the inductor and input capacitors. Peak load
current determines instantaneous component stresses
and ltering requirements such as inductor saturation,
output capacitors, and design of the current limit circuit.
Inductor Selection
Low inductor values result in smaller size but create higher
ripple current, and are less ecient because of that ripple
current owing in the inductor. Higher inductor values
will reduce the ripple current/voltage and are more e-
cient, but are larger and more costly. The inductor selec-
tion is based upon the ripple current which is typically set
between 20% and 50% of the maximum load current.
Cost, size, output ripple, and eciency are all used in the
selection process. The equation for determining the induc-
tance is shown by the next equation.
RIPPLE
ONOUTIN
I
t)VV(
Lu
Output Capacitor Selection
Two parameters need to be determined in order to select
the output capacitor the output capacitance and the
capacitor ESR. These two parameters are determined
based upon the dynamic and the static regulation require-
ments. On a load step, the maximum duty ratio that is
implemented is calculated according to the next
equation.
)MIN(OFFON
ON
MAX tt
t
D
If a maximum load step occurs instantly, the voltage
undershoot can be derived by the next equation.
OUTINMAX
2
UV VVDC2
LI
Vuuu
u'
For load release, the worst case happens when the
maximum load release occurs at the same time as the high
side turns on. The over-shoot in this situation can be
derived by the next equation.
C2
tI
VC2
IL
VON
OUT
2
OV u
u'
uu
'u
Using the previous two equations, the output capacitor
can be calculated based upon the required performance
metrics (under-shoot or over-shoot voltage during the
transient). Note that the above equations show the worst
case analysis. In practice, the load normally changes with
certain slew rate limits, so the required capacitance value
may be much smaller than the value calculated using
these equations.
Input Capacitor Selection
The input capacitor should be chosen to handle the RMS
ripple current of a synchronous buck converter. This value
is shown by the next equation.
2
INOUT
2
INRMS )II(DI)DI(I uu
where
IN
OUTOUT
IN
IN
OUT
V
IV
I,
V
V
Du
When the input voltage is also used as VDD, it is desirable to
limit the input voltage ripple to less than 20mV. The input
voltage ripple can be calculated by the next equation.
IN
ON
INOUTRIPPLE_IN C
t
IIV u
Applications Information (continued)
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Applications Information (continued)
Stability Considerations
Unstable operation occurs in two related but distinctly dif-
ferent ways double-pulsing and fast-feedback loop insta-
bility. Double-pulsing occurs due to switching noise seen at
the FB input or because the FB ramp voltage is too low. This
causes the high side to turn on prematurely after the 250ns
minimum o-time has been completed. Double-pulsing
will result in higher ripple voltage at the output, but in most
applications will not adversely aect operation. However, In
some cases double-pulsing can indicate the presence of
loop instability, which is caused by insucient ESR.
The best method for checking stability is to apply a zero-to-
full load transient and observe the output voltage ripple
envelope for overshoot and ringing. Over one cycle of
ringing after the initial step is an indication that the ESR
should be increased. One simple way to solve this problem
is to add trace resistance in the high current output path. A
side effect of adding trace resistance is output voltage
droop with load.
The on-time control regulates the valley of the output
ripple voltage. This ripple voltage consists of a term gener-
ated by the ESR of the output capacitor and a term based
upon the capacitance charging and discharging during
the switching cycle. A minimum ESR is required to gener-
ate the required ripple voltage for regulation. For stability
the ESR zero of the output capacitor should be lower than
approximately one-third of the switching frequency. The
formula for minimum ESR is shown by the next equation.
SWOUT
MIN fC2
3
ESR uuSu
Where fSW is the switching frequency.
For applications using ceramic output capacitors, the ESR
is normally too small to meet the above ESR criteria. In
these applications it is necessary to add a small virtual ESR
network composed of two capacitors and one resistor, as
shown in the Figure 5.
R
1
R
2
FB
pin
C
C
C
OUT
L
Low-side
C
L
R
L
High-side
Figure 5 – Virtual ESR Network
This network creates a ramp voltage across CL which is
analogous to the ramp voltage generated across the ESR
of a standard capacitor. This ramp is then capacitively
coupled into the FB pin via capacitor CC. This circuit is ana-
lyzed as follows. The AC equivalent circuit used to calcu-
late the injected signal at FB pin is shown in Figure 6
(without considering the output ripple voltage).
R1
R2
FB pin
CC
CL
RL
VSW
VINJ
VRIPPLE
Figure 6 – AC Equivalent Circuit
The DC voltage at VRIPPLE is the same as VSW, which is the
same as VOUT. The current through resistance RL during the
on time is shown by the next equation.
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Applications Information (continued)
L
OUTIN
INJ R
VV
I
The following describes one way to design the virtual ESR
circuit.
¸
¸
¹
·
¨
¨
©
§
u
uuS
!!t
21
21
SW
CL
RR
RR
f2
1
CC
The current through resistance RL will all go through CL and
the voltage change through capacitor CL will be shown by
the next equation.
L
ON
L
OUTIN
INJ C
t
R
VV
Vu
|
All of this voltage will be coupled into the FB pin if the
rules previously stated are followed. Note that the output
ripple voltage has not been taken into account. The
output voltage ripple will also be coupled through the CL
and CC path into the FB pin. The ripple voltage at the
output due to the output capacitance (ignoring the
capacitance ESR) is shown by the next equation.
SWOUT
RIPPLE
RIPPLE_COUT fC8
I
Vuu
|
The ripple due to the capacitance ESR alone is shown
by the next equation.
VESR_RIPPLE = IRIPPLE x RESR
The output ripple voltage due to output capacitance has
a 90° phase lag with respect to the ripple voltage gener-
ated by the virtual ESR. The actual ripple voltage seen at
the FB pin (VFB_RIPPLE) can be approximated by the next
equation.
2
RIPPLE_COUT
2
RIPPLE_ESRINJRIPPLE_FB V)VV(V
Resistor Divider Selection
The DC voltage at the FB pin is shown by the next equation.
2
V
V5.0V
RIPPLE_FB
FB
|
The resistor divider value should be selected using the
next equation.
2
21
FB
OUT
R
RR
V
V
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Figure 7 — Suggested Layout Guidelines
SDA
SCL
VIN
PGOOD
PVDD
PGND
AGND
VOUT
A0
A1
A2
NC
DH
EN
SC493
VDD
LX
BST
CLDO3
CBST
C2
AGND
PGND
LX
FB
VOUT
VIN
COUT
CIN
DL
RILIM
RPGOOD
C1
PGND
ILIM
MOSFETs
Applications Information (continued)
Layout Guidelines
The switching converter can be an EMI source if the cir-
cuitry is not properly laid out on the PCB. The suggested
layout guidelines are shown in Figure 7. The following are
several simple rules that should be followed to prevent
EMI issues.
The ground connection between the input capacitor,
the output capacitor, and the MOSFET ground should
use a short and wide trace. This can reduce the
resistive losses and high frequency ringing due to stray
inductance.
1.
Both the high side loop and low side loop should use
short traces. The high side loop includes the input
capacitors, the high side MOSFET, the inductor, and the
output capacitors. The low side loop includes the low
side MOSFET, the inductor, and the output capacitors.
The LX trace should be short, since it is the main
noise source of the circuit. All sensitive analog signals
should be routed away from the LX trace.
Standard techniques such as snubbers can also be
used to remove the high frequency ringing at the
phase node.
2.
3.
4.
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Register Map
Address D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Access Reset Description
00h PGD DCM DNS BO ILIM OT OVO UVO RO 40h Status Register
01h 0(1) 0(1) 0(1) 0(1) 0(1) EnIntLd CLF ENSW R/W 01h Control Register 1
02h 0(1) 0(1) UPSV0 POD2 POD1 POD0 Freq1 Freq0 R/W 20h Control Register 2
03h 0(1) 0(1) UPSV1 SST2 SST1 SST0 PSV1 PSV0 R/W 2Eh Control Register 3
04h 0(1) 0(1) 0(1) VFBadj4 VFBadj3 VFBadj2 VFBadj1 VFBadj0 R/W 0Fh Control Register 4
06h 0(1) 0(1) 1(2) 1 (2) 1 (2) Margin2 Margin1 Margin0 R/W 3Bh Control Register 6
Denition of Registers and Bits
Status and Flag Bits Description — Register 0
A status bit reects the current state of the converter. It becomes high when the specied condition has occurred and
turns low when the specied condition has disappeared. A ag bit becomes high when the specied condition has
occurred and will not turn low when the specied condition has disappeared.
Name Bit Denition Description
UVO 00h[0] Under Voltage Output Flag Flag bit when high indicates that the output voltage fell below 70% of the regulation level
while being current limited.
OVO 00h[1] Over Voltage Output Flag Flag bit when high indicates output voltage has been above the regulation level by 20%.
OT 00h[2] Over Temperature Flag Flag bit when high indicates that the over temperature circuit has tripped.
ILIM 00h[3] Output Current Limit Flag Flag bit when high indicates that the inductor current threshold has been reached.
BO 00h[4] Brown Out Flag
Flag bit when high indicates that the FB voltage has fallen below PGD falling threshold (80%)
with the device not in current limit. This normally means the output under voltage has been
caused by low input voltage.
DNS 00h[5] Did Not Start Flag
Flag bit when high indicates that the FB voltage did not reach the power good rising thresh-
old (90%) within the predetermined time. This time interval is the programmed soft start time.
The power good delay is 10% of the programmed soft start time.
DCM 00h[6] Discontinuous Mode
Status
Status bit when high indicates that the part is operating in discontinuous mode. The part is
only permitted to operate in DCM if PSAVE or UPSAVE is enabled. The part also enters into
DCM mode before the soft start process is complete. Therefore, in the shut down state and
during the soft start process, this bit is also set.
PGD 00h[7] Power Good Status Status bit when high indicates that the PGD pin is not being pulled low and therefore the
output is within regulation by +20%.
Notes:
(1) Always write 0
(2) Always write 1
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Switching and Status Control — Register 1
Name Bit Description Description
ENSW 01h[0] Enable Switching
This bits controls whether the output is enabled or not.
0: The output is disabled, both high side and low side switches are o.
1: power-on delay and soft start process can start when this bit is 1 and the EN pin is pulled
high.
CLF 01h[1] Clear Fault Status Set to clear fault indicator ags (UVO, OVO, OT, ILIM, BO, & DNS). This bit is self clearing.
EnIntLd 01h{2} Enable Internal Load Set to enable internal pull down on VOUT when slewing down.
Timing Control — Registers 2 and 3
These registers provide software control over key timing parameters of the controller: frequency setting (Freq), Power-
On Delay (POD) time, Soft-Start Time (SST) setting, power save (PSV) mode control, and minimum switching frequency
in Ultrasonic Power Save (UPSV) mode. The details of each setting are listed in the table below.
Name Bit Denition Description
Freq1
Freq0
02h
[1:0] Frequency Setting
2 bits that control the switching frequency from 250kHz to 1MHz.
00 : 250kHz
01 : 500kHz
10 : 750kHz
11 : 1MHz
POD2
POD1
POD0
02h
[4:2] Power-on Delay Time
3 bits that control the power-on delay from 0μs to 16ms.
000 : 0μs
001 : 250μs
010 : 500μs
011 : 1000μs
100 : 2ms
101 : 4ms
110 : 8ms
111 : 16ms
SST2
SST1
SST0
03h
[4:2] Soft Start Time Setting
3 bits that control the soft start time from 250μs to 16ms.
000 : 250μs
001 : 500μs
010 : 1000μs
011 : 2ms
100 : 4ms
101 : 8ms
110 : 16ms
111 : 16ms
PSV1
PSV0
03h
[1:0] Power Save Mode Control
These bits control whether the device is permitted to enter power save when input, output,
and load conditions dictate. If permitted to enter power save, they also control what mode of
power save the part can enter.
00 : PSAVE is disabled
01 : PSAVE enabled (low IQ , no ultrasonic mode)
10 : UPSAVE enabled (ultrasonic mode)
11 : PSAVE is disabled
Denition of Registers and Bits (continued)
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Name Bit Denition Description
UPSV1
UPSV0
03h
[5]
02h
[5]
Ultrasonic Power Save
Frequency
2 bits that control the nominal minimum switching frequency in ultrasonic mode.
00 : 6.25kHz
01 : 12.5kHz
10 : 18.75kHz
11 : 25kHz
Output Voltage Control — Registers 4 and 6
These registers provide ne & coarse control over the output voltage. Margin bits can vary the the output by +/-10% in
5% steps. VFBadj can move the output by +/-9% in 0.75% steps. When both registers are used together, the change in
the output voltage is determined by the multiplication of the 2 settings, i.e., setting Margin to +10% with +9% VFBadj
will change the output by +19.9% whereas a setting Margin to +10% with -9% VFBadj will change the output by
+0.1%.
Name Bit Denition Description
VFBadj4
VFBadj3
VFBadj4
VFBadj1
VFBadj0
04h[4:0] Output Voltage
Adjustment
000xx : -9%
00100 : -8.25%
00101 : -7.50%
00110 : -6.75%
00111 : -6%
01000 : -5.25%
01001 : -4.50%
01010 : -3.75%
01011 : -3%
01100 : -2.25%
01101 : -1.50%
01110 : -0.75%
01111 : -0%
10000 : -0%
10001 : +0.75%
10010 : +1.50%
10011 : +2.25%
10100 : +3%
10101 : +3.75%
10110 : +4.50%
10111 : +5.25%
11000 : +6%
11001 : +6.75%
11010 : +7.50%
11011 : +8.25%
111xx : +9%
Margin1
Margin0 06h[2:0] Margin Control
These bits control whether margining is disabled, set to high or set to low.
000 : Margining disabled
001 : Set output to 10% below set value
010 : Set output to 5% below set value
011 : Margining disabled
100 : Margining disabled
101 : Set output to 5% above set value
110 : Set output to 10% above set value
111 : Margining disabled
Denition of Registers and Bits (continued)
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The I2C General Specication
The SC493 is a read-write slave-mode I2C device and com-
plies with the Philips I2C standard Version 2.1, dated
January 2000. The SC493 has six user-accessible internal
8-bit registers. The I2C interface has been designed for
program flexibility, supporting direct format for write
operation. Read operations are supported on both com-
bined format and stop separated format. While there is
no auto increment/decrement capability in the SC493 I2C
logic, a tight software loop can be designed to randomly
access the next register independent of which register
was accessed rst. The start and stop commands frame
the data-packet and the repeat start condition is allowed
if necessary.
SC493 Limitations to the I2C Specications
The SC493 only recognizes seven bit addressing. This
means that ten bit addressing and CBUS communication
are not compatible. The device can operate in either stan-
dard mode (100kbit/s) or fast mode (400kbit/s).
Slave Address Assignment
The seven bit slave address is 0001A2A1A0x, where A2A1A0
are set by the respective pins on the device. Bit 8 is the
data direction bit: 0001A2A1A00 is used for a write opera-
tion, and 0001A2A1A01 is used for a read operation.
Supported Formats
The supported formats are described in the following
subsections.
Direct Format — Write
The simplest format for an I2C write is direct format. After
the start condition [S], the slave address is sent, followed
by an eighth bit indicating a write. The I2C logic then
acknowledges that it is being addressed, and the master
responds with an 8 bit data byte consisting of the register
address. The slave acknowledges and the master sends
the appropriate 8 bit data byte. Once again the slave
acknowledges and the master terminates the transfer with
the stop condition [P].
Combined Format — Read
After the start condition [S], the slave address is sent, fol-
lowed by an eighth bit indicating a write. The I2C logic
then acknowledges that it is being addressed, and the
master responds with an 8 bit data byte consisting of the
register address. The slave acknowledges and the master
sends the repeated start condition [Sr]. Once again, the
slave address is sent, followed by an eighth bit indicating
a read. The slave responds with an acknowledge and the
previously addressed 8 bit data byte; the master then
sends a non-acknowledge (NACK). Finally, the master ter-
minates the transfer with the stop condition [P].
Stop Separated Reads
Stop-separated reads can also be used. This format allows
a master to set up the register address pointer for a read
and return to that slave at a later time to read the data. In
this format the slave address followed by a write command
are sent after a start [S] condition. The SC493 then
acknowledges it is being addressed, and the master
responds with the 8-bit register address. The master sends
a stop or restart condition and may then address another
slave. After performing other tasks, the master can send a
start or restart condition to the SC493 with a read
command. The device acknowledges this request and
returns the data from the register location that had previ-
ously been set up.
Serial Interface
SC493
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Serial Interface (continued)
I2C Direct Format Write
Slave Address Register Address DataS W A A A P
S Start Condition
W – Write = ‘0’
A – Acknowledge (sent by slave)
P – Stop condition
Slave Address 7-bit
Register address 8-bit
Data – 8-bit
I2C Stop Separated Format Read
Slave Address Register Address Slave Address B Data NACKS W A A S/Sr R A PP Slave Address
S
Register Address Setup Access
Master Addresses
other Slaves Register Read Access
S Start Condition
W – Write = ‘0
R – Read = ‘1
A – Acknowledge (sent by slave)
NAK – Non-Acknowledge (sent by master)
Sr – Repeated Start condition
P – Stop condition
Slave Address 7-bit
Register address 8-bit
Data 8-bit
I2C Combined Format Read
Slave Address Register Address Slave Address Data NACK
SW A A Sr R A P
S Start Condition
W – Write =0’
R – Read = ‘1’
A – Acknowledge (sent by slave)
NAK – Non-Acknowledge (sent by master)
Sr – Repeated Start condition
P – Stop condition
Slave Address 7-bit
Register address – 8-bit
Data – 8-bit
SC493
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Outline Drawing - MLPQ-UT-20 3x3
SC493
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Land Pattern - MLPQ-UT-20 3x3
THIS LAND PATTERN IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY.
CONSULT YOUR MANUFACTURING GROUP TO ENSURE YOUR
COMPANY'S MANUFACTURING GUIDELINES ARE MET.
NOTES:
1.
C
Z
R
Y
X
G
P
H
.146
.004
.008
.031
.083
.067
.016
3.70
0.20
0.80
0.10
1.70
0.40
2.10
DIM
(2.90)
MILLIMETERS
DIMENSIONS
(.114)
INCHES
CONTROLLING DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS (ANGLES IN DEGREES).
2.
K.067 1.70
THERMAL VIAS IN THE LAND PATTERN OF THE EXPOSED PAD
SHALL BE CONNECTED TO A SYSTEM GROUND PLANE.
FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVICE.
FAILURE TO DO SO MAY COMPROMISE THE THERMAL AND/OR
3.
H
K
R
(C)
X
P
Y
GZ
SC493
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