8.2.1 Design Requirements
Table 8-1. Design Parameters
PARAMETER
VALUE
Power-supply nominal output
3.3 V
Reference voltage of the converter (V
FB
)
0.6 V
Margin
±10% (that is, 2.97 V to 3.63 V)
DAC output range
1.8 V
Nominal current through R
1
and R
2
100 µA
8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
The DACx300x features a Hi-Z power-down mode that is set by default at power-up, unless the device is
programmed otherwise using the NVM. When the DAC output is at Hi-Z, the current through R
3
is zero and the
SMPS is set at the nominal output voltage of 3.3 V. To have the same nominal condition when the DAC powers
up, bring up the device at the same output as V
FB
(that is 0.6 V). This configuration makes sure there is no
current through R
3
even at power-up. Calculate R
1
as (V
OUT
– V
FB
) / 100 µA = 27 kΩ.
To achieve ±10% margin-high and margin-low conditions, the DAC must sink or source additional current
through R
1
. Calculate the current from the DAC (I
MARGIN
I
MARGIN
=
VOUT × 1 + MARGIN − VFB
R1
− I
NOMINAL
(10)
where
• I
MARGIN
is the margin current sourced or sinked from the DAC.
• MARGIN is the percentage margin value divided by 100.
• I
NOMINAL
is the nominal current through R
1
and R
2
.
• V
OUT
is the output voltage of the respective DAC channel.
• V
FB
is the reference voltage at the SENSE node of the power converter.
• R
1
is the resistance between the output and SENSE pin of the power converter.
To calculate the value of R
3
, first decide the DAC output range, and make sure to avoid the codes near
zero-scale and full-scale for safe operation in the linear region. A DAC output of 20 mV is a safe consideration as
the minimum output, and (1.8 V – 0.6 V – 20 mV = 1.18 V) as the maximum output. When the DAC output is at
20 mV, the power supply goes to margin high, and when the DAC output is at 1.18 V, the power supply goes to
margin low. Calculate the value of R
3
as 48.3 kΩ. Choose a standard resistor value and adjust
the DAC outputs. Choosing R
3
= 47 kΩ makes the DAC margin high code as 1.164 V and the DAC margin low
code as 36 mV.
R
3
=
VDAC − VFB
IMARGIN
(11)
When the DACx300x are set to current-output mode, series resistor R
3
is not required. Set the DAC output at
the current-output range of –25 µA to +25 µA, and set the DAC code accordingly to achieve a margin current of
±12 µA.
The DACx300x have a slew-rate feature that is used to toggle between margin high, margin low, and nominal
outputs with a defined slew rate; see also
.
Note
The DAC-X-MARGIN-HIGH register value in DACx300x results in the
margin-low
value at the power
supply output. Similarly, the DAC-X-MARGIN-LOW register value in DACx300x results in the
margin-
high
value at the power-supply output.
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