Application Hints
STV8172A
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STMicroelectronics Confidential
4.1.1.1 Centering
Display will be centered (null mean current in yoke) when voltage on pin 7 is (R
1
is negligible):
4.1.1.2 Peak Current
Example: for V
m
= 2 V, V
M
= 5 V and I
P
= 1 A
Choose R
1
in the1
W
range, for instance R
1
=1
W
From equation of peak current:
Then choose R
2
or R
3
. For instance, if R
2
= 10 k
W
, then R
3
= 15 k
W
Finally, the bias voltage on pin 7 should be:
4.1.2
Ripple Rejection
When both ramp signal and bias are provided by the same driver IC, you can gain natural rejection
of any ripple caused by a voltage drop in the ground (see
), if you manage to apply the
same fraction of ripple voltage to both booster inputs. For that purpose, arrange an intermediate
point in the bias resistor bridge, such that (R
8
/ R
7
) = (R
3
/ R
2
), and connect the bias filtering
capacitor between the intermediate point and the local driver ground. Of course, R
7
should be
connected to the booster reference point, which is the ground side of R
1
.
Figure 5: Ripple Rejection
V
7
V
M
V
m
+
2
------------------------
R
2
R
2
R
3
+
----------------------
è
ø
ç
÷
æ
ö
´
=
I
P
V
M
V
m
–
(
)
2
-----------------------------
R
2
R
1
xR
3
-------------------
´
=
R
2
R
3
-------
2
I
P
R
1
´
´
V
M
V
m
–
-----------------------------
2
3
---
=
=
V
7
V
M
V
m
+
2
------------------------
1
1
R
3
R
2
-------
+
-----------------
´
7
2
----
1
2.5
--------
´
1.4V
=
=
=
R
3
R
2
R
1
Rd
Yoke
Ly
Power
Amplifier
Flyback
Generator
Thermal
Safety
7
3
2
5
6
1
4
+
-
R
7
R
8
R
9
Reference
Voltage
Ramp
Signal
Driver
Ground
Source of Ripple
