
Technical Note
11/22
BD60A00NUX, BD60A60NUX
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2011.12 - Rev.A
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Operating of the application deficiency
1) When 1 LED or 1string OPEN during the operating
Since FB terminal is set to 0V when set to OPEN, Output boosts up to the over voltage protection voltage. When over
voltage is detected, the boosting operation stops and then output voltage goes down slowly. Later, if output voltage
becomes less than hysteresis of over current protection, output voltage keeps boosting up to over voltage protection
voltage again.
Fig. 8 LED open detect
2) When LED short-circuited in the plural
Even if one LED short-circuits during boost operation, it usually passes along LED and it is turned on. By making LED
shorted, FB terminal voltage increases by LED VF. Therefore output voltage becomes lower by LED VF, and the
condition turns to be normal.
Fig. 9 One LED shorted
Fig.10 FB terminal – VOUT terminal shorted
FB
FB
output
Vout
FB voltage
LED
connection
normal
Open
LED current
20mA
0mA
Hysteresis voltage
0.7V+
VF of
LED
FB
VOUT
LED current
20mA
0.7V
LED short
VF of
LED
VF of
LED
FB
VOUT
FB
VOUT
LED current 20mA
0.7V
LED short
VIN
5.9V
0.1mA
100uS