Datasheet
Hot Swap Controller and
Digital Power Monitor with Soft Start Pin
Data Sheet
ADM1177
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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
Soft start pin for reference adjustment and programming of
initial current ramp rate
Active high ON pin
I
2
C fast mode-compliant interface (400 kHz maximum)
10-lead MSOP
APPLICATIONS
Power monitoring/power budgeting
Central office equipment
Telecommunications and data communications equipment
PCs/servers
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADM1177 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 ADM1177 limits the current through this resistor by
controlling 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 ADM1177 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 once 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
ADM1177
SENSE
ON
VCC
1.3V
MUX
I
2
C
12-BIT
ADC
FET DRIVE
CONTROLLER
GND
CURRENT
SENSE
AMPLIFIER
UV COMPARATOR
A
SDA
SCL
ADR
GATE
TIMER
SS
06047-001
Figure 1.
R
SENSE
N-CHANNEL FET
P = VI
CONTROLLER
ADM1177
SENSEVCC
SDA
SCL
SDA
SCL
GND
GATE
ADR
TIMER
SS
3.15V TO 16.5V
ON
06047-002
Figure 2. Applications Diagram
A soft start pin (SS) is also included. This gives the user control
over the reference on the current sense amplifier. An internal
current source charges a capacitor on this pin at startup, allowing
the user to set the profile of the initial current ramp. A voltage
can also be driven on this pin to alter the reference.
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
four unique I
2
C addresses can be created, depending on how the
ADR pin is connected.
The ADM1177 is packaged in a 10-lead MSOP.