Datasheet
Hot Swap Controller and
Digital Power Monitor with ALERTB Output
Data Sheet
ADM1178
Rev. D
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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
ALERTB output for overcurrent interrupt
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 ADM1178 is an integrated hot swap controller and current
sense amplifier 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 ADM1178 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 ADM1178 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
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
ADM1178
SENSE
ON
VCC
1.3V
MUX
I
2
C
12-BIT
ADC
FET DRIVE
CONTROLLER
GND
CURRENT
SENSE
AMPLIFIER
UNDERVOLTAGE
COMPARATOR
A
SDA
SCL
ADR
ALERTB
GATE
TIMER
ALERT
06048-001
Figure 1.
R
SENSE
N-CHANNEL FET
P = VI
CONTROLLER
ADM1178
SENSEVCC
SDA
SCL
SDA
SCL
GND
GATE
INTERRUPT
ALERTB
ADR
TIMER
3.15V TO 16.5V
ON
06048-002
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 alert
output can be set to trigger when the ADC current reading
exceeds a programmed overcurrent limit threshold.
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 ADM1178 is packaged in a 10-lead MSOP.