Owner manual
IEEE 802.3af/at-Compliant, Powered Device Interface 
Controllers with Integrated Power MOSFET
MAX5969A/MAX5969B
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When the MAX5969A/MAX5969B  are powered  by  a Type 2 
PSE,  the  2-event  identification  output  2EC  asserts  low 
after the  internal  isolation n-channel MOSFET  is fully 
turned on. 2EC current sink is turned off when V
DD
 goes 
below  the  UVLO  threshold  (V
OFF
)  and  turns  on  when 
V
DD
 goes above the UVLO threshold (V
ON
), unless V
DD
goes below V
THR
 to reset the latched output of the Type 2 
PSE detection flag.
Alternatively, the 2EC output also serves as a wall adapt-
er detection output when the MAX5969A/MAX5969B are 
powered by an external wall power adapter. See the Wall 
Power Adapter Detection and Operation section for more 
information.
Power Mode (Wake Mode)
The MAX5969A/MAX5969B enter power mode when V
IN
rises  above  the  undervoltage  lockout  threshold  (V
ON
). 
When V
IN
 rises above  V
ON
, the MAX5969A/MAX5969B 
turn on the internal n-channel isolation MOSFET to con-
nect  V
SS
  to  RTN  with  inrush  current  limit  internally  set 
to 135mA (typ). The isolation MOSFET is fully turned on 
when the voltage at RTN is near V
SS
 and the inrush cur-
rent is reduced below the inrush limit. Once the isolation 
MOSFET  is  fully  turned  on,  the  MAX5969A/MAX5969B 
change  the  current  limit  to  800mA.  The  open-drain 
power-good  output (PG) remains  low  for  a minimum of 
t
DELAY
 until the power MOSFET fully turns on to keep the 
downstream DC-DC converter disabled during inrush.
Undervoltage Lockout
The  MAX5969A/MAX5969B  operate  up  to  a 60V  sup-
ply  voltage  with  a  turn-on  UVLO  threshold  (V
ON
)  at 
35.4V/38.6V and a turn-off UVLO threshold (V
OFF
) at 31V. 
When  the  input  voltage  is  above  V
ON
,  the  MAX5969A/
MAX5969B enter power mode and the internal MOSFET 
is turned on. When the input voltage goes below V
OFF
 for 
more than t
OFF_DLY
, the MOSFET turns off.
Power-Good Output
An  open-drain  output  (PG)  is used  to  allow  disabling 
downstream DC-DC converter until the n-channel isola-
tion MOSFET is fully turned on. PG is pulled low to V
SS
for a  period  of t
DELAY
 and  until  the internal  isolation 
MOSFET  is  fully  turned  on.  The  PG  is  also  pulled  low 
when coming out of thermal shutdown.
Thermal-Shutdown Protection
The MAX5969A/MAX5969B include  thermal protection 
from  excessive  heating.  If  the  junction  temperature 
exceeds  the  thermal-shutdown  threshold  of  +140NC, 
the MAX5969A/MAX5969B turn  off the internal power 
MOSFET and 2EC current sink. When the junction tem-
perature  falls  below  +112NC,  the  devices  enter  inrush 
mode and  then return  to  power mode.  Inrush mode 
ensures the downstream DC-DC converter is turned off 
as the internal power MOSFET is turned on.
Wall Power Adapter Detection 
and Operation
For  applications where an auxiliary  power  source  such 
as  a  wall  power  adapter  is  used  to  power  the  PD, 
the  MAX5969A/MAX5969B  feature  wall  power  adapter 
detection. Once the input voltage (V
DD
 - V
SS
) exceeds 
the  mark  event  threshold,  the  MAX5969A/MAX5969B 
enable  wall  adapter  detection.  The  wall  power  adapt-
er is  connected  from  WAD to RTN.  The  MAX5969A/
MAX5969B  detect  the  wall  power  adapter  when  the 
voltage  from  WAD  to  RTN  is  greater  than  9V.  When  a 
wall  power  adapter  is  detected,  the  internal  n-channel 
isolation  MOSFET  turns  off,  2EC  current  sink  turns  on, 
and classification current is disabled if V
IN
 is in the clas-
sification range.










