LTC2950-1/LTC2950-2
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Description
The LTC2950 is a low power (6µA), wide input voltage
range (2.7V to 26.4V), push button on/off controller that
can interface to a µP and a power supply. The turn-on and
turn-off debounce times are extendable using optional
external capacitors. A simple interface (
⎯
I
⎯
N
⎯
T output,
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L
input) allows a system to power on and power off in a
controlled manner.
Turn On
When power is fi rst applied to the LTC2950, the part ini-
tializes the output pins. Any DC/DC converters connected
to the EN/
⎯
E
⎯
N pin will therefore be held off. To assert the
enable output,
⎯
P
⎯
B must be held low for a minimum of
32ms (tDB, ON). The LTC2950 provides additional turn on
debounce time via an optional capacitor connected to the
ONT pin (tONT). The following equation describes the ad-
ditional time that
⎯
P
⎯
B must be held low before asserting the
enable output. CONT is the ONT external capacitor:
C
ONT = 1.56E-4 [μF/ms] • (tONT – 1ms)
Once the enable output is asserted, any DC/DC converters
connected to this pin are turned on. The
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L input from
the µP is ignored during a succeeding 512ms blanking
time (t
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L, ON BLANK). This blanking time represents the
maximum time required to power up the DC/DC converter
and the µP. If
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L is not brought high during this 512ms
time window, the enable output is released. The assump-
tion is that 512ms is suffi cient time for the system to
power up.
Turn Off
To initiate a power off sequence,
⎯
P
⎯
B must be held low for a
minimum of 32ms (tDB, OFF). Additional turn off debounce
time may be added via an optional capacitor connected to
the OFFT pin (tOFFT). The following equation describes the
additional time that
⎯
P
⎯
B must be held low to initiate a power
off sequence. COFFT is the OFFT external capacitor:
C
OFFT = 1.56E-4 [μF/ms] • (tOFFT – 1ms)
Once
⎯
P
⎯
B has been validly pressed,
⎯
I
⎯
N
⎯
T is switched low. This
alerts the µP to perform its power down and housekeeping
tasks. The power down time given to the µP is 1024ms.
Note that the
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L input can be pulled low (thereby re-
leasing the enable output) at any time after t
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L, ON BLANK
period.
Simplifi ed Power On/Off Sequence
Figure 1 shows a simplifi ed LTC2950-1 power on and power
off sequence. A high to low transition on
⎯
P
⎯
B (t1) initiates
the power on sequence. This diagram does not show any
bounce on
⎯
P
⎯
B. In order to assert the enable output, the
⎯
P
⎯
B pin must stay low continuously (
⎯
P
⎯
B high resets timers)
for a time controlled by the default 32ms and the external
ONT capacitor (t2–t1). Once EN goes high (t2), an internal
512ms blanking timer is started. This blanking timer is
designed to give suffi cient time for the DC/DC converter
to reach its fi nal voltage, and to allow the µP enough time
to perform power on tasks.
The
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L pin must be pulled high within 512ms of the
EN pin going high. Failure to do so results in the EN
pin going low 512ms after it went high. (EN = low, see
Figure 2). Note that the LTC2950 does not sample
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L
and
⎯
P
⎯
B until after the 512ms internal timer has expired.
The reason
⎯
P
⎯
B is ignored is to ensure that the system
is not forced off while powering on. Once the 512ms
timer expires (t4), the release of the
⎯
P
⎯
B pin is then
debounced with an internal 32ms timer. The system has
now properly powered on and the LTC2950 monitors
⎯
P
⎯
B
and
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L (for a turnoff command) while consuming only
6µA of supply current.
A high to low transition on
⎯
P
⎯
B (t5) initiates the power
off sequence.
⎯
P
⎯
B must stay low continuously (
⎯
P
⎯
B high
resets debounce timer) for a period controlled by the
default 32ms and the external OFFT capacitor (t6–t5). At
the completion of the OFFT timing (t6), an interrupt (
⎯
I
⎯
N
⎯
T)
is set, signifying that EN will be switched low in 1024ms.
Once a system has fi nished performing its power down
operations, it can set
⎯
K
⎯
I
⎯
L
⎯
L low (t7) and thus immediately
set EN low), terminating the internal 1024ms timer. The
release of the
⎯
P
⎯
B pin is then debounced with an internal
32ms timer.
The system is now in its reset state: where the LTC2950
is in low power mode (6µA).
⎯
P
⎯
B is monitored for a high
to low transition.