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SMH4804
Preliminary
SUMMIT MICROELECTRONICS, Inc.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
GENERAL OPERATION
The SMH4804 is an integrated power controller for hot
swappable add-in cards. The device operates from a wide
supply range and generates the signals necessary to drive
isolated output DC/DC converters. A physical connection
must first be made with the chassis to discharge any
electrostatic voltage potentials when a typical add-in
board is inserted into the powered backplane. The board
then contacts the long pins on the backplane that provide
power and ground. As soon as power is applied the device
starts up, but does not immediately apply power to the
output load. Under-voltage and over-voltage circuits
inside the controller verify that the input voltage is within
a user-specified range, and pin detection signals determine whether the card is seated properly.
These requirements must be met for a Pin Detect Delay
period of t
PDD
, after which time the hot-swap controller
enables VGATE to turn on the external power MOSFET
switch. The VGATE output is current limited to I
VGATE
,
allowing the slew rate to be easily modified using external
passive components. During the controlled turn-on period
the VDS of the MOSFET is monitored by the drain sense
input. When drain sense drops below 2.5V, and VGATE
gets above VDD – VGT, the power good outputs can begin
turning on the DC/DC controllers. Power Good Enable
inputs may be used to activate or deactivate specific
output loads.
Steady state operation is maintained as long as all conditions are normal. Any of the following events may cause
the device to disable the DC/DC controllers by shutting
down the power MOSFET: an under-voltage or overvoltage condition on the host power supply; an overcurrent event detected on the CBSENSE input; a failure of
the power MOSFET sensed via the DRAIN SENSE pin;
the pin detect signals becoming invalid; the master enable
(EN/TS) falling below 2.5V; the FS# input being driven low
by events on the secondary side of the DC/DC controllers.
The SMH4804 may be configured so that after any of
these events occur the VGATE output shuts off and either
latches into an off state or recycles power after a cooling
down period, t
CYC
.
Powering V
DD
The SMH4804 contains a shunt regulator on the VDD pin
that prevents the voltage from exceeding 12V. It is
necessary to use a dropper resistor (RD) between the host
power supply and the VDD pin in order to limit current into
the device and prevent possible damage. The dropper
resistor allows the device to operate across a wide range
of system supply voltages, and also helps protect the
device against common-mode power surges. Refer to the
Applications Section for help on calculating the R
D
resis-
tance value.
System Enables
There are several enabling inputs, which allow a host
system to control the SMH4804. The Pin Detect pins
(PD1# & PD2#) are two active low enables that are
generally used to indicate that the add-in circuit card is
properly seated. These inputs must be held low for a
period of t
PDD
before a power-up sequence may be
initiated. This is typically done by clamping the inputs to
VSS through the implementation of an injector switch, or
alternatively through the use of a staggered pins at the
card-cage interface. Two shorter pins arrayed at opposite
ends of the connector force the card to be fully seated (not
canted) before both pin detects are enabled. Care must
be taken not to exceed the maximum voltage rating of
these pins during the insertion process. Refer to details
in the Applications Section for proper circuit implementation.
The EN/TS input provides an active high comparator input
that may be used as a master enable or temperature
sense input. This input signal must exceed 2.5V (nominal) for proper operation.
Under-/Over-Voltage Sensing
The Under-Voltage (UV) and Over-Voltage (OV) inputs
provide a set of comparators that act in conjunction with an
external resistive divider ladder to sense whether or not
the host supply voltage is within the user-defined limits.
The power-up sequence will be initiated if the input to the
UV pin rises above 2.5V or if the input to the OV pin falls
below 2.5V for a period of at least t
PDD
. The t
PDD
filter helps
prevent spurious start-up sequences while the card is
being inserted. If UV falls below 2.5V or OV rises above
2.5V, the PG and VGATE outputs will be shut down
immediately.
Under-/Over-Voltage Filtering
The SMH4804 may also be configured so that an out of
tolerance condition on UV/OV will not shut off the output
immediately. Instead, a filter delay may be inserted so
that only sustained under-voltage or over-voltage conditions will shut off the output. An out of tolerance condition
on UV/OV for longer than the filter delay time (t
UOFLTR
)
causes the VGATE and PG outputs to shut off when the
UV/OV filter option is enabled. The Under-/Over-Voltage
Filtering feature is disabled in the default configuration of
the device.