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FPF2180/82/83/84/86/87 Rev. F
FPF2180/82/83/84/86/87 Full Function Load Switch with Reverse Current Blocking
Description of Operation
The FPF2180/82/83/84/86/87 are current limited switches that
protect systems and loads which can be damaged or disrupted
by the application of high currents. The core of each device is a
55m P-channel MOSFET and a controller capable of
functioning over a wide input operating range of 1.8-5.5V. The
controller protects against system malfunctions through current
limiting, under-voltage lockout and thermal shutdown. The
current limit is preset for either 200mA or 400mA.
On/Off Control
The ON pin controls the state of the switch. Activating ON
continuously holds the switch in the on state so long as there is
no under-voltage on V
IN
or a junction temperature in excess of
140°C. ON is active HI and has a low threshold making it
capable of interfacing with low voltage signals. In addition,
excessive currents will cause the switch to turn off for FPF2180/
82 and FPF2184/86. The FPF2180/84 have an Auto-Restart
feature which will automatically turn the switch on again after
450ms. For the FPF2182/86, the ON pin must be toggled to
turn-on the switch again. The FPF2183/87 do not turn off in
response to a over current condition but instead remain operat-
ing in a constant current mode so long as ON is active and the
thermal shutdown or under-voltage lockout have not activated.
Fault Reporting
Upon the detection of an over-current, an input under-voltage,
or an over-temperature condition, the FLAGB signals the fault
mode by activating LO. For the FPF2180/82/84/86, the FLAGB
goes LO at the end of the blanking time while FLAGB goes LO
immediately for the FPF2183/87. FLAGB remains LO through
the Auto-Restart Time for the FPF2180/84. For the
FPF2182/86, FLAGB is latched LO and ON must be toggled to
release it. With the FPF2183/87, FLAGB is LO during the faults
and immediately returns HI at the end of the fault condition.
FLAGB is an open-drain MOSFET which requires a pull-up
resistor between V
IN
and FLAGB. During shutdown, the
pull-down on FLAGB is disabled to reduce current draw from
the supply.
Current Limiting
The current limit guarantees that the current through the switch
doesn't exceed a maximum value while not limiting at less than
a minimum value. For the FPF2180/82/83 the minimum current
is 200mA and the maximum current is 400mA and for the
FPF2184/86/87 the minimum current is 400mA and the
maximum current is 800mA. The FPF2180/82/84/86 have a
blanking time of 30ms, nominally, during which the switch will
act as a constant current source. At the end of the blanking
time, the switch will be turned-off and the FLAGB pin will
activate to indicate that current limiting has occurred. The
FPF2183/87 have no current limit blanking period so
immediately upon a current limit condition FLAGB is activated.
These parts will remain in a constant current state until the ON
pin is deactivated or the thermal shutdown turns-off the switch.
For preventing the switch from large power dissipation during
heavy load a short circuit detection feature is introduced. Short
circuit condition is detected by observing the output voltage.
The switch is put into short circuit current limiting mode if the
switch is loaded with a heavy load. When the output voltage
drops below VSCTH, short circuit detection threshold voltage,
the current limit value re-conditioned and short circuit current
limit value is decreased to 62.5% of the current limit value. This
keeps the power dissipation of the part below a certain limit
even at dead short conditions at 5.5V input voltage. The VSCTH
value is set to be 1V. At around 1.1V of output voltage the
switch is removed from short circuit current limiting mode and
the current limit is set to the current limit value.
Under-Voltage Lockout
The under-voltage lockout turns-off the switch if the input
voltage drops below the under-voltage lockout threshold. With
the ON pin active the input voltage rising above the
under-voltage lockout threshold will cause a controlled turn-on
of the switch which limits current over-shoots.
Thermal Shutdown
The thermal shutdown protects the die from internally or
externally generated excessive temperatures. During an
over-temperature condition the FLAGB is activated and the
switch is turned-off. The switch automatically turns-on again if
temperature of the die drops below the threshold temperature.
Reverse Current Blocking
The entire FPF2180/82/83/84/86/87 family has a Reverse
Current Blocking feature that protects input source against
current flow from output to input. For a standard USB power
design, this is an important feature which protects the USB host
from being damaged due to reverse current flow on V
BUS
.
When the load switch is OFF, no current flows from the output to
the input. If the switch is turned on and the output voltage is
greater than input voltage this feature is activated and turns off
the switch. This will prevent any current flow from output to
input. The reverse current blocking feature will be deactivated if
the V
OUT
- V
IN
is smaller than a typically 50mV threshold.
During this time some current (50mV/R
ON
) will flow from the
output to input until input voltage become greater than output
voltage. The FLAGB operation is independent of the Reverse
Current blocking and will not report a fault condition if this
feature is activated.
Timing Diagram
where:
td
ON
= Delay On Time
t
R
= V
OUT
Rise Time
t
ON
= Turn On Time
td
OFF
= Delay Off Time
t
F
= V
OUT
Fall Time
t
OFF
= Turn Off Time
V
ON
V
OUT
10%
10% 10%
90%
90%
90%
td
ON
t
R
t
ON
td
OFF
t
F
t
OFF