Linear unveils dual hot-swap controller
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LTC4222
Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4222 dual hot-swap controller for protecting boards with multiple load supply voltages ranging from 2.9V to 29V.
When a board is plugged into a backplane, inrush currents can be large enough to create a glitch on the load supply, causing other boards on the bus to malfunction.
The LTC4222 enables safe board insertion and removal from a live, two-supply backplane by controlling external N-channel MOSFETs to limit the inrush currents during power up.
An I2C interface and 10-bit ADC then allow users to query important information such as card currents, voltages or fault status and use it to assess the health and integrity of the power distribution network.
This information can be used to determine a card's power consumption, check for normal power operation or execute other card diagnostic functions.
The LTC4222 is suitable for a wide variety of electronic circuit breakers, computers/servers and platform management applications.
During start-up, inrush currents are safely controlled using current fold-back, soft start and dI/dt-limiting techniques.
A five per cent accurate circuit breaker threshold minimises both power loss and overdesign of power supply requirements.
Load currents are then monitored using the voltages sensed across current sense resistors and controlled by adjusting the MOSFET gate-to-source voltages accordingly without the need of external gate components.
A Config pin allows control of both channels independently or simultaneously, giving users flexibility to configure the hot-swap operations per application.
Each channel is equipped with separate current foldback and configurable GPIO pins that ensure healthy output voltages are being provided to the loads and indicate whether or not power-good conditions are maintained.
Separate enable, overvoltage and under-voltage comparators are also available.
An I2C interface is provided to read the ADC registers and allows the host to poll the LTC4222 and determine if faults have occurred.
The LTC4222's integration allows for preventive maintenance capabilities.
The device is offered in commercial and industrial versions, supporting operating temperature ranges from 0C to 70C and -40C to 85C, respectively.
The LTC4222 can be ordered in either a compact 32-pin 5mm x 5mm QFN package or a 36-lead SSOP, both of which are RoHS compliant.
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