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LM3405A

SNVS508C – OCTOBER 2007 – REVISED MAY 2013

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APPLICATION INFORMATION

THEORY OF OPERATION

The LM3405A is a PWM, current-mode controled buck switching regulator designed to provide a simple, high

efficiency solution for driving LEDs with a preset switching frequency of 1.6MHz. This high frequency allows the

LM3405A to operate with small surface mount capacitors and inductors, resulting in LED drivers that need only a

minimum amount of board space. The LM3405A is internally compensated, simple to use, and requires few

external components.

The following description of operation of the LM3405A will refer to the Simplified Block Diagram (Figure 13) and

to the waveforms in Figure 14. The LM3405A supplies a regulated output current by switching the internal NMOS

power switch at constant frequency and variable duty cycle. A switching cycle begins at the falling edge of the

reset pulse generated by the internal oscillator. When this pulse goes low, the output control logic turns on the

internal NMOS power switch. During this on-time, the SW pin voltage (VSW) swings up to approximately VIN, and

the inductor current (IL) increases with a linear slope. IL is measured by the current sense amplifier, which

generates an output proportional to the switch current. The sense signal is summed with the regulator’s

corrective ramp and compared to the error amplifier’s output, which is proportional to the difference between the

feedback voltage and VREF. When the PWM comparator output goes high, the internal power switch turns off until

the next switching cycle begins. During the switch off-time, inductor current discharges through the catch diode

D1, which forces the SW pin to swing below ground by the forward voltage (VD1) of the catch diode. The

regulator loop adjusts the duty cycle (D) to maintain a constant output current (IF) through the LED, by forcing FB

pin voltage to be equal to VREF (0.205V).

Figure 14. SW Pin Voltage and Inductor Current Waveforms of LM3405A

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