
5
PGND (Pin 16)
This is the power ground connection. Tie the lower MOSFET
source to this pin.
LGATE (Pin 17)
Connect LGATE to the lower MOSFET gate. This pin
provides the gate drive for the lower MOSFET.
VCC (Pin 18)
Provide a 12V bias supply for the chip to this pin.
OVP (Pin 19)
The OVP pin can be used to drive an external SCR in the
event of an overvoltage condition.
RT (Pin 20)
This pin provides oscillator switching frequency adjustment.
By placing a resistor (R
T
) from this pin to GND, the nominal
200kHz switching frequency is increased according to the
following equation:
6
T
Conversely, connecting a pull-up resistor (R
T
) from this pin
to VCC reduces the switching frequency according to the
following equation:
7
T
Functional Description
Initialization
The HIP6004 automatically initializes upon receipt of power.
Special sequencing of the input supplies is not necessary.
The Power-On Reset (POR) function continually monitors
the input supply voltages. The POR monitors the bias
voltage at the VCC pin and the input voltage (V
IN
) on the
OCSET pin. The level on OCSET is equal to V
IN
less a fixed
voltage drop (see over-current protection). The POR function
initiates soft start operation after both input supply voltages
exceed their POR thresholds. For operation with a single
+12V power source, V
IN
and V
CC
are equivalent and the
+12V power source must exceed the rising V
CC
threshold
before POR initiates operation.
Soft Start
The POR function initiates the soft start sequence. An internal
10
μ
A current source charges an external capacitor (C
SS
) on
the SS pin to 4V. Soft start clamps the error amplifier output
(COMP pin) and reference input (+ terminal of error amp) to the
SS pin voltage. Figure 3 shows the soft start interval with
C
SS
= 0.1
μ
F. Initially the clamp on the error amplifier (COMP
pin)controlstheconverter’soutputvoltage.Att
1
inFigure3,the
SS voltage reaches the valley of the oscillator’s triangle wave.
The oscillator’s triangularwaveform is comparedto the ramping
error amplifier voltage. This generates PHASE pulses of
increasing width that charge the output capacitor(s). This
interval of increasing pulse width continues to t
2
. With sufficient
output voltage, the clamp on the reference input controls the
outputvoltage.Thisisthe intervalbetweent
2
andt
3
inFigure3.
At t
3
the SS voltage exceeds the DACOUT voltage and the
output voltage is in regulation. This method provides a rapid
and controlled output voltage rise. The PGOOD signal toggles
‘high’ when the output voltage (VSEN pin) is within
±
5% of
DACOUT. The 2% hysteresis built into the power good
comparators prevents PGOOD oscillation due to nominal
output voltage ripple.
Over-Current Protection
The over-current function protects the converter from a
shorted output by using the upper MOSFETs on-resistance,
r
DS(ON)
to monitor the current. This method enhances the
converter’s efficiency and reduces cost by eliminating a
current sensing resistor.
The over-current function cycles the soft-start function in a
hiccup mode to provide fault protection. A resistor (R
OCSET
)
programs the over-current trip level. An internal 200
μ
A current
sink develops a voltage across R
OCSET
that is referenced to
V
IN
. When the voltage across the upper MOSFET (also
Fs
200kHz
--------------------
)
+
≈
(R
T
to GND)
Fs
200kHz
--------------------
)
–
≈
(R
T
to 12V)
0V
0V
0V
TIME (5ms/DIV.)
SOFT-START
(1V/DIV.)
OUTPUT
VOLTAGE
(1V/DIV.)
t
2
t
3
PGOOD
(2V/DIV.)
t
1
FIGURE 3. SOFT START INTERVAL
O
S
0A
0V
TIME (20ms/DIV.)
5A
10A
15A
2V
4V
FIGURE 4. OVER-CURRENT OPERATION
HIP6004