Datasheet
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ST1S14 Function description
4.1 Power supply and voltage reference
The internal regulator circuit consists of a start-up circuit, an internal voltage pre-regulator,
the bandgap voltage reference, and the bias block that provides current to all the blocks.
The starter supplies the start-up current to the entire device when the input voltage goes
high and the device is enabled (inhibit pin connected to ground). The pre-regulator block
supplies the bandgap cell with a pre-regulated voltage that has a very low supply voltage
noise sensitivity.
4.2 Voltage monitor
An internal block continuously senses the V
cc
, V
ref
, and V
bg
. If the monitored voltages are
good, the regulator begins operating. There is also a hysteresis on the V
CC
(UVLO).
Figure 4. Internal circuit
4.3 Soft-start
The startup phase minimizes the inrush current and decreases the stress of the power
components at the power up. The startup takes place when VIN crosses the selected UVLO
threshold. A internal counter (2816 clks) sets the soft start time (see Figure 5).
The reference of the error amplifier is ramped smootly in 704 steps (one step every 4 clks).
A low pass filter smooths each step to minimize output discontinuity. Considering the typical
850 kHz switching frequency, the phase two duration is 3.3 msec
The device has full load current capability during the soft start time in order to charge the
output capacitor (see Figure 5).
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