The LT®1186F is a fixed frequency, current mode, switching regulator that provides the control function for Cold
Cathode Fluorescent Lighting (CCFL). The IC includes an
efficient high current switch, an oscillator, output drive
logic, control circuitry and a micropower 8-bit 50µA full-
scale current output DAC. The DAC provides simple “bitsto-lamp current control” and communicates in two inter-
face modes including standard SPI mode and pulse mode.
On power-up, the DAC counter resets to half-scale and the
DAC configures to SPI or pulse mode depending on the CS
signal level. In SPI mode, the system microprocessor
serially transfers the present 8-bit data and reads back the
previous 8-bit data. In pulse mode, the upper six bits of the
DAC configure as increment-only (1-wire interface) or
increment/decrement (2-wire interface) operation depending on the DIN signal level.
The LT1186F control circuitry operates from a logic supply
voltage of 3.3V or 5V. The IC also has a battery supply
voltage pin that operates from 4.5V to 30V. The LT1186F
draws 6mA typical quiescent current. An active low shutdown pin reduces total supply current to 35µA for standby
operation and the DAC retains its last setting. A 200kHz
switching frequency minimizes magnetic component size.
Current mode switching techniques with cycle-by-cycle
limiting gives high reliability and simple loop frequency
compensation. The LT1186F is available in a 16-pin narrow SO package.
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
90% Efficient Floating CCFL with 1-Wire (Increment Only) Pulse Mode Control of Lamp Current
D1
BAT85
1
CCFL
CCFL V
LT1186F
C
BULB
BAT
ROYER
V
I
OUT
D
OUT
D
SW
CC
IN
PGND
2
I
CCFL
3
C7, 1µF
SHUTDOWN
FROM MPU
ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC IS RECOMMENDED FOR C3A AND C3B.
MAKE 3CB ESR ≥ 0.5Ω TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE LT1186F HIGH-SIDE
SENSE RESISTOR DUE TO SURGE CURRENTS AT TURN-ON
C1 MUST BE A LOW LOSS CAPACITOR, C1 = WIMA MKP-20
Q1, Q2 = ZETEX ZTX849 OR ROHM 2SC5001
4
5
6
7
8
DIO
CCFL V
AGND
SHDN
CLK
CS
U
CCFL BACKLIGHT APPLICATION CIRCUITS
CONTAINED IN THIS DATA SHEET ARE COVERED
BY U.S. PATENT NUMBER 5408162
AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING
16
15
14
13
V
C4
2.2µF
IN
3.3V
OR 5V
CURRENT GIVES
CCFL
12
11
10
9
+
0µA TO 50µA I
0mA TO 6mA LAMP CURRENT
FOR A TYPICAL DISPLAY.
UP TO 6mA
LAMP
C5
1000pF
R2
220k
R3
100k
FOR ADDITIONAL CCFL/LCD CONTRAST APPLICATION CIRCUITS,
REFER TO THE LT1182/83/84/84F DATA SHEET
Switch Leakage CurrentVSW = 12V, Measured at CCFL V
= 30V, Measured at CCFL V
V
SW
I
Summing Voltage3V ≤ VCC ≤ 6.5V0.4250.4650.505V
CCFL
∆I
Summing Voltage forI
CCFL
∆Input Programming Current
CCFL VC Offset Sink CurrentCCFL VC = 1.5V, Positive Current Measured into Pin–5515µA
∆CCFL VC Source Current forI
∆I
Programming CurrentCCFL VC = 1.5V
CCFL
CCFL VC to DIO Current Servo RatioDIO = 5mA out of Pin, Measure I(VC) at CCFL VC = 1.5V●9499104µA/mA
CCFL VC Low Clamp VoltageV
CCFL VC High Clamp VoltageI
CCFL VC Switching ThresholdCCFL VSW DC = 0%●0.60.951.3V
= 0µA to 100µA515mV
CCFL
= 25µA, 50µA, 75µA, 100µA,●4.704.955.20µA/µA
CCFL
< 0°C●4.604.955.20µA/µA
T
J
– V
BAT
CCFL
= BULB Protect Servo Voltage●0.10.3V
BULB
= 100µA●1.72.12.4V
SW
SW
8085%
●7585%
6070V
20µA
40µA
●0.3850.4650.555V
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
LT1186F
TA = 25°C, VCC = SHUTDOWN = DIN = CS = 3.3V, BAT = Royer = BULB = 12V, I