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AP5726

WHITE LED STEP-UP CONVERTER

AP5726

Document number: DS31845 Rev. 3 - 2

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Applications Information (Continued)

2. Using a DC Voltage

For some applications, the preferred method of brightness control is a variable DC voltage to adjust the

LED current. The dimming control using a DC voltage is shown in Figure 3. As the DC voltage increases, the

voltage drop on R2 increases and the voltage drop on RSET decreases. Thus, the LED current decreases. The

selection of R2 and R3 will make the current from the variable DC source much smaller than the LED current and

much larger than the FB pin bias current. For VDC range from 0V to 2V, the selection of resistors in Figure 3 gives

dimming control of LED current from 0mA to 20mA.

AP5726

RSET

100k

VDC

Figure 3. Dimming Control Using a DC Voltage

3. Using a Filtered PWM Signal

The filtered PWM signal can be considered as an adjustable DC voltage. It can be used to replace the variable

DC voltage source in dimming control.

4. Using a Logic Signal

For applications that need to adjust the LED current in discrete steps, a logic signal can be used as shown in

Figure 4. RSET sets the minimum LED current (when the NMOS is off). RSET sets how much the LED current

increases when the NMOS is turned on.

AP5726

RSET

RINC

Logic

Signal

Figure 4. Dimming Control Using a Logic Signal

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