
SMH4814 
Preliminary Information 
Summit Microelectronics, Inc 
2080  2.0  07/21/05 
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The duration of each time slot is programmable to one 
of 16 values ranging from 250
μ
s to 768ms.  When 
Time Slot 0 times out, then the PUP outputs assigned 
to that time slot are enabled.  Time Slot 1 begins when 
the affiliated feedback pins are pulled high.  For 
example, if PUP
A
 and PUP
C
 are assigned to Time Slot 
0, then Time Slot 1 begins only after PUP
A
 and PUP
C
are enabled, and FB
A
 and FB
C
 are pulled high.  If there 
are no PUP outputs assigned to a given time slot, then 
the next time slot commences as soon as the current 
time slot times out.  This process continues until all 
four time slots have timed out and all feedback pins 
have been pulled high.  At this point, the brick 
sequencing is complete.  The device also sequences 
down in the same manner (Figure 6).  
The PUPx
outputs have a 12V withstand capability, so 
high voltages must not be connected to these pins. 
Bipolar transistors or opto-isolators can be used to 
boost the withstand voltage to that of the host supply 
FB Inputs 
The FBx pins are designed to receive feedback from 
the secondary side of the bricks and are used to 
indicate that an enabled brick has powered up 
properly.  The previous section described the PUP
X
output enabling sequence when the SMH4814 
receives the expected feedback from the secondary 
side.  This section describes what happens when a 
FB
X
 pin stays low or goes low unexpectedly.  
As described above, when a given time slot times out, 
the appropriate PUP output is enabled.  The next time 
slot will not commence until the associated FB pin is 
pulled high.  The sequence termination timer (STT) is 
used to protect against a stalled Power-on sequence.  
This timer commences when the PUPx outputs within 
a given time slot are enabled, and it continues running 
until either all associated FBx inputs go high or the 
sequence termination timer times out (t
STT
). If the STT 
times out before the appropriate FB inputs go high the 
device will power down the PUP and VGATE outputs.  
This control mechanism allows supplies that have 
dependencies based on the other voltages in the 
system to be cascaded properly. 
The status registers contain bits that indicate the 
sequence has been terminated and in which sequence 
position the timer timed out.   
Active FET Gate Control
Throughout the power-up process, the Active-ORing 
FET’s are kept off.  Current flows by means of the 
body diodes of those MOSFET devices.  Once all of 
the PUP outputs of the SMH4814 have been enabled, 
one of the Active-ORing FET’s may now be enabled.  
Initially, the feed with the lowest negative potential is 
the one selected to power the load.  To determine the 
lowest supply, an on-board comparator determines 
which input (FEED
A
 or FEED
B
) is lower.  Since the 
actual feeds may both be below VSS due to the drop 
across the body diodes, the FEED
A
 and FEED
B
 inputs 
are level shifted up by delivering a current across a 
dropper resistor (typically 100k).  The FEED output 
current is programmable from 10
μ
A-25
μ
A, using 
R07[7:4].  The VGATE output corresponding to the 
lowest FEED input is driven to V12. 
The FEED
A
 and FEED
B
 inputs are continually 
monitored for the lowest input level so that the 
corresponding power feed will be the one used to 
energize the load.  However, once one of the Active 
FET gates has been driven high, the level shifting 
currents being delivered out of FEED
A
 and FEED
B
may be skewed to offer some degree of hysteresis.  
The current driven out of the non-selected feed is 
increased by anywhere from 0 to 15
μ
A, as determined 
by R07[3:0].  The effect of the increased current is to 
make the non-selected feed appear to have an even 
higher potential, and thereby offering a level of 
hysteresis.  The hysteresis will help to reduce the 
amount of unnecessary switching between feeds in 
cases where the two potentials are very close together 
or where there is excessive noise on the feeds. 
When it is determined that the selected feed is no 
longer the most appropriate one to power the load, the 
corresponding VGATE output is immediately switched 
off 
via 
a 
powerful 
pull-down 
complementary output is then enabled using a current 
limited pull-up.  The amount of current is selectable 
from 10
μ
A –200
μ
A using R05[5:4]. 
device. 
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