Part A8509
Description High Efficiency 4-Channel Fault Tolerant LED Driver
Manufacturer Allegro MicroSystems
Size 4.97 MB
Allegro MicroSystems
A8509

Overview

The A8509 is a multi-output white LED driver for backlighting LCD panels. It integrates a current-mode boost controller and four individual current sinks.

  • Four integrated high current sinks for LED strings; can be tied together for even higher currents
  • Fixed frequency current mode control with integrated gate driver / boost controller; powerful gate driver to drive an external N-channel MOSFET allows significant scaling capability on the number of LEDs per string
  • Parallel operation with one boost controller (master) and up to three additional slave controllers; can run up to 16 strings of LEDs while populating only a single master boost regulator
  • Active current sharing between LED strings for 0.7% accuracy and 0.8% matching
  • Wide input voltage range: 9 to 40 V
  • Internal bias supply for single-supply operation (typically VIN = 12 or 24 V)
  • Separate Enable and PWM pins as interface for Enable and PWM Dimming functions
  • FSET / SYNC function to either set the boost converter switching frequency or synchronize at up to 800 kHz
  • Protection Features ▫ Open or shorted LED pin protection ▫ Open Schottky protection ▫ Pulse-by-pulse current limit ▫ Overtemperature protection (OTP) PACKAGES (Not to scale)