ISL78171: 6-Channel, 50mA Automotive LED Driver with Ultra-high Dimming Ratio and Phase Shift Control

ISL78171 is a 6-channel, 50mA, LED driver capable of very high dynamic range dimming. It offers an integrated boost converter, six high precision, adjustable current sinks and a SMBus/I2C interface for digital programmability and extensive diagnostics. These features provide the ISL78171 with the necessary capabilities to design compact, highly versatile LED backlight for a wide variety of ambient lighting conditions.

The integrated peak current mode PWM boost converter operates with a constant frequency and can boost an input voltage range of 4.5V - 26.5V to an output up to 40V and supply six strings of LEDs with up to 50mA each. A dynamic headroom control circuit detects and regulates the highest voltage string to improve efficiency in multistring configurations.

The six high precision adjustable current sinks offer typical current matching better than ±1% and a dimming ratio that is capable of exceeding 60,000:1. The dimming ratio can be adjusted with either or both the I2C/SMBus and an external PWM signal. They also feature an optional channel phase shift control which helps to reduce the input and output capacitance and ripple, to improve efficiency and to prevent audible noise.

The SMBus/I2C interface offers a wide range of programmability that includes the boost FET slew rate control, individual string enabling and converter switching frequency selections. It offers a wide range of protection features and diagnostics that cover all perceivable faults, enabling the system to self-diagnose the functioning of the backlight and react to such conditions as failed LEDs. The ISL78171 is offered in a compact and thermally efficient 20 Ld QFN package with an ambient temperature range of -40°C to +105°C.

Key Features
  • 6 channels at 50mA maximum per channel
  • Input voltage: 4.5V to 26.5V, output voltage: 40V max
  • Bootstrap operation Input:3V to 21V output: 26.5V max
  • PWM dimming with phase shift control
  • SMBus/I2C controlled PWM or DC dimming
  • Direct PWM dimming
  • Internal PWM dimming mode linearity: 0.4% to 100%, dimming frequency <30kHz
  • Direct PWM dimming duty cycle linearity: 0.007% to 100% at a dimming frequency of 200Hz
  • Current matching ±0.7% typ
  • 600kHz/800kHz/1.2MHz selectable switching frequency
  • Dynamic headroom control
  • Fault protection
    • String open/short circuit, OVP, OTP and optional output short circuit fault protection
  • AEC-Q100 qualified
Applications
  • Infotainment display LED backlighting
  • LCD monitor LED backlighting
  • Field sequential RGB LED backlighting
Typical Diagram
Datasheets
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ISL78171 DatasheetPDF15 Jun 2015926 KB
Design Files
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ISL78171EVAL1Z Design FilesZIP20 Aug 20151.28 MB
User Guides
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ISL78171EVAL1Z User GuidePDF15 Jun 2015565 KB
Order Information
Part NumberPackage TypeWeight(g)PinsMSL RatingPeak Temp (°C)RoHS Status
ISL78171ARZ20 Ld QFN0.0325201260RoHS
ISL78171ARZ-T20 Ld QFN T+R0.0325201260RoHS
ISL78171ARZ-T7A20 Ld QFN T+R0.0325201260RoHS
ISL78171EVAL1ZN/ARoHS
ISL78171 Datasheet 15 Jun 2015
ISL78171EVAL1Z Design Files 20 Aug 2015
ISL78171EVAL1Z User Guide 15 Jun 2015