Manual
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MAX5971B
Single-Port, 40W, IEEE 802.3af/at, 
PSE Controller with I
2
C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(V
AGND
 - V
EE
 = 32V to 60V, T
A
 = -40NC to +85NC, all voltages are referenced to V
EE
, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at 
V
AGND
 - V
EE
 = +54V, T
A
 = +25NC. Currents are positive when entering the pin and negative otherwise.) (Note 2)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
OVERCURRENT
Overcurrent Threshold I
CUT
Overcurrent 
threshold 
allowed for t P 
t
FAULT
, V
OUT
= 0V (Note 3)
Class 0, 1, 2, 3 or ICUT 
= 000
351 370 389
mA
Class 4 or ICUT = 001 602 634 666
Class 5 if ILIM1 = V
EE
, 
ILIM2 = unconnected or 
ICUT = 101
710 748 785
Class 5 if ILIM1 = 
unconnected, ILIM2 = V
EE
or ICUT = 110
752 792 832
Class 5 if ILIM1 = V
EE
, 
ILIM2 = V
EE
 or ICUT = 111
794 836 878
INTERNAL POWER
DMOS On-Resistance
Measured from 
OUT to V
EE
, I
OUT
 = 
100mA
T
A
 = +25NC
0.5 0.9
I
T
A
 = +85NC
0.6 1.3
Power-Off OUT Leakage Current I
OUT_LEAK
V
EN
 = V
EE
, V
OUT
 = V
AGND
10
FA
SUPPLY MONITORS
V
EE
 Undervoltage Lockout  V
EE_UVLO
V
AGND
 - V
EE
, V
AGND
 increasing 28.5 V
V
EE
 Undervoltage Lockout 
Hysteresis
V
EE_UVLOH
Port is shutdown if: V
AGND
 - V
EE
 < V
EE_
UVLO
 - V
EE_UVLOH
3 V
V
EE
 Overvoltage Lockout V
EE_OV
V
AGND
 - V
EE
 > V
EE_OV
, V
AGND
 increasing 62.5 V
V
EE
 Overvoltage Lockout 
Hysteresis
V
EE_OVH
1 V
V
EE
 Undervoltage V
EE_UV
V
EE_UV
 event bit sets if: V
AGND
 - V
EE
 < 
V
EE_UV
, V
EE
 increasing
40 V
Thermal Shutdown Threshold T
SHD
Port is shut down and device resets if the 
junction temperature exceeds this limit, 
temperature increasing
150
NC
Thermal Shutdown Hysteresis T
SHDH
Temperature decreasing 20
NC
OUTPUT MONITOR
OUT Input Current I
BOUT
V
OUT
 = V
AGND
, probing phases 6
FA
Idle Pullup Current at OUT I
DIS
OUTP discharge current, detection and 
classification off, port shutdown,
V
OUTP 
= V
AGND 
- 2.8V
200 265
FA
Short to V
EE
 Detection Threshold DCN
TH
V
OUT
 - V
EE,
 V
OUT
 decreasing, enabled 
during detection
1.5 2.0 2.5 V
Short to V
EE
 Detection Threshold 
Hysteresis
DCN
HY
220 mV










