Datasheet
Hot Swap Controller and
I
2
C Power Monitor
Data Sheet
ADM1176
Rev. C
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FEATURES
Allows safe board insertion and removal from a live backplane
Controls supply voltages from 3.15 V to 16.5 V
Precision current sense amplifier
Precision voltage input
12-bit ADC for current and voltage readback
Charge-pumped gate drive for external N-channel FET
Adjustable analog current limit with circuit breaker
±3% accurate hot swap current limit level
Fast response limits peak fault current
Automatic retry or latch-off on current fault
Programmable hot swap timing via TIMER pin
Active high ON pin
I
2
C fast mode-compliant interface (400 kHz maximum)
2 address pins allow 16 devices on the same bus
10-lead MSOP
APPLICATIONS
Power monitoring/power budgeting
Central office equipment
Telecommunications and data communications equipment
PCs/servers
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADM1176 is an integrated hot swap controller that offers
digital current and voltage monitoring via an on-chip 12-bit
analog-to-digital converter (ADC), communicated through an
I
2
C® interface.
An internal current sense amplifier measures voltage across the
sense resistor in the power path via the VCC pin and the SENSE pin.
The ADM1176 limits the current through this resistor by control-
ling the gate voltage (via the GATE pin) of an external N-
channel FET in the power path. The voltage across the sense
resistor (and therefore the inrush current) is kept below a preset
maximum.
The ADM1176 protects the external FET by limiting the time that
the maximum current runs through it. This current limit period
is set by the value of the capacitor attached to the TIMER pin.
Additionally, the device provides protection from overcurrent
events that may occur after the hot swap event is complete. In
the case of a short-circuit event, the current in the sense resistor
exceeds an overcurrent trip threshold, and the FET is switched
off immediately by pulling down the GATE pin.
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
V
I
0
1
ADM1176
SENSE
ON
VCC
1.3V
MUX
I
2
C
12-BIT
ADC
FET DRIVE
CONTROLLER
GND
CURRENT
SENSE
AMPLIFIER
UNDERVOLTAGE
COMPARATOR
A
SDA
SCL
A1
A0
GATE
TIMER
06046-001
Figure 1.
R
SENSE
N-CHANNEL FET
P = VI
CONTROLLER
ADM1176
SENSEVCC
SDA
SCL
SDA
SCL
GND
GATE
A0
A1TIMER
3.15V TO 16.5V
ON
06046-002
Figure 2. Applications Diagram
A 12-bit ADC can measure the current seen in the sense
resistor, as well as the supply voltage on the VCC pin. An
industry-standard I
2
C interface allows a controller to read
current and voltage data from the ADC. Measurements can be
initiated by an I
2
C command. Alternatively, the ADC can run
continuously, and the user can read the latest conversion data
whenever it is required. Up to 16 unique I
2
C addresses can be
created, depending on how the A0 and A1 pins are connected.
The ADM1176 is packaged in a 10-lead MSOP.