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ZXLD1374
When the ADJ pin is directly connected to the REF pin, this becomes:
Rs =
RGI1 225mV
(RGI1 + RGI2) ILED
Note that the average LED current for a Boost or Buck-boost converter is always less than the average sense resistor
current. For the ZXLD1374, the recommended potential divider ratio is given by:
0.2 ≤
RGI1
≤ 0.50
(RGI1 + RGI2 )
It is possible to use a different combination of GI pin voltages and sense resistor values to set the LED current.
In general the design procedure to follow is:
- Define input conditions in terms of VIN and IIN
- Set output conditions in terms of LED current and the number of LEDs
- Define controller topology – Buck, Boost or Buck-boost
Calculate the maximum duty-cycle as:
Buck mode
DMAX
=
VLEDs
VINMIN
Boost mode
DMAX
=
VLEDS − VIN MIN
VLEDS
Buck-boost mode
DMAX
=
VLEDS
VLEDS + VIN MIN
Set the appropriate GIRATIO according to the circuit duty and the max switch current admissible limitations
GIRATIO
=
VGI
VADJ
=
RGI1
(RGI1 + RGI2)
≤
1− DMAX
- Set RGI1 as:
10kΩ ≤ RGI1 ≤ 200kΩ
- Calculate RGI2 as:
R GI2
≈ DMAX
1− DMAX
x RGI1
- Calculate the sense resistor as:
Rs =
RGI1 225mV
(RGI1 + RGI2) ILED
If the potential divider ratio is greater than 0.64, the device detects that Buck-mode operation is desired and the output
current will deviate from the desired value.
ZXLD1374
Document number: DS35032 Rev. 1 - 2
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