Ultra-High-Efficiency White
LED Drivers
capacitor can be connected from BITB to ground to
increase the total time constant. Use the following
equation to calculate the total time constant:
τ = 0.2MΩ ✕ CEXT + 0.098ms
where CEXT is the external capacitance.
The recommended DPWM duty-factor range is from
20% to 100% for DPWM frequencies between 20kHz
and 2MHz, using the internal 0.1ms filter. For lower
DPWM operating frequencies, use CEXT and ensure the
voltage on CEXT (BITB), including ripple, remains
above DFMIN ✕ 0.75 ✕ VREF, where DFMIN is the mini-
mum reliable DPWM duty factor of 15%.
In DPWM mode, the MAX1984/MAX1985/MAX1986
enter shutdown mode when the DPWM duty cycle is
below 5% (typ) and BITC is a logical low level.
Analog Control
To use the analog control mode, connect MODE, BITA,
and BITC to IN. Connect BITB to a DC voltage that sets
the LED current. The operational range for the analog
control is from 140mV (15%) to 0.75 ✕ VREF (100%).
The LED current is given by the following equation:
ILED
=
K1 + K2
×
VBITB
0.75 × VREF
× ILED(FS)
where K1 = 0.0465, K2 = 0.953, VBITB is the voltage at
the BITB pin, VREF is the 1.25V internal reference voltage,
and ILED(FS) is the full-scale LED current set by SETI.
In analog mode, the MAX1984/MAX1985/MAX1986
enter shutdown mode when both VBITA and VBITB are
logic low.
Parallel Control
The MAX1984/MAX1985/MAX1986 also support 2-bit or
3-bit parallel control. To use the 3-bit parallel control
mode, connect MODE to ground. BITA is the most sig-
nificant bit and BITC is the least significant bit. To use
the 2-bit parallel control, connect MODE to IN and BITC
to ground. BITA is the most significant bit and BITB is
the least significant bit. In parallel mode, the
MAX1984/MAX1985/MAX1986 enter shutdown mode
when BITA, BITB, and BITC are logic low. Tables 3 and
4 are the truth tables.
MODE
BITA
BITB
BITC
SETI
RSETI
SHUTDOWN
THRESHOLD
0.75 x VREF
DECODER
DAC
3-BIT
0.75 x VREF
LEVEL
200kΩ
9.8MΩ
SHIFT
10pF
VIN
1
100
SHUTDOWN
IREF
TO CURRENT
REGULATORS
38Ω
300kΩ
18mA DEFAULT
SETI
SETI
VIN - 0.7V
0.045V
200kΩ
0.5mA TEST
7.2MΩ
Figure 5. Brightness Control Equivalent Functional Diagram
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