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TPS92518-Q1

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42-V automotive dual buck LED controller with SPI interface, analog and PWM dimming

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TPS92518-Q1

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Number of channels 2 Topology Buck Controller Rating Automotive Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 125 Vin (min) (V) 6.5 Vin (max) (V) 42 Vout (min) (V) 0 Vout (max) (V) 39 Iout (max) (A) 5 Iq (typ) (mA) 3 Switching frequency (max) (kHz) 2000 Features Fault Detection, LED Open Detection, Precision Dimming Control, Thermal Error Flag, Thermal shutdown
Number of channels 2 Topology Buck Controller Rating Automotive Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 125 Vin (min) (V) 6.5 Vin (max) (V) 42 Vout (min) (V) 0 Vout (max) (V) 39 Iout (max) (A) 5 Iq (typ) (mA) 3 Switching frequency (max) (kHz) 2000 Features Fault Detection, LED Open Detection, Precision Dimming Control, Thermal Error Flag, Thermal shutdown
HTSSOP (PWP) 24 49.92 mm² 7.8 x 6.4
  • AEC-Q100 Qualified for Automotive Applications
    • Grade 1: –40°C to 125°C Ambient Operating Temperature
    • Device HBM Classification Level H2
    • Device CDM Classification Level C5
  • Wide Input Voltage Range 6.5 V to 65 V
  • Two independent Buck LED Controllers
    • High Bandwidth, Quasi-Hysteretic Control
    • Adjustable High-Side Sense
    • Direct PWM Dimming Input
    • Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit
  • SPI Communications Interface
    • Software configurable Set Points (8-bit)
    • Digital Calibration and Binning
    • Fault Monitoring and Reporting
  • Advanced, High Precision Dimming
    • 10,000:1 PWM Dimming Range
    • 255:1 Analog Dimming Range
    • High Frequency Shunt FET Dimming
  • AEC-Q100 Qualified for Automotive Applications
    • Grade 1: –40°C to 125°C Ambient Operating Temperature
    • Device HBM Classification Level H2
    • Device CDM Classification Level C5
  • Wide Input Voltage Range 6.5 V to 65 V
  • Two independent Buck LED Controllers
    • High Bandwidth, Quasi-Hysteretic Control
    • Adjustable High-Side Sense
    • Direct PWM Dimming Input
    • Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit
  • SPI Communications Interface
    • Software configurable Set Points (8-bit)
    • Digital Calibration and Binning
    • Fault Monitoring and Reporting
  • Advanced, High Precision Dimming
    • 10,000:1 PWM Dimming Range
    • 255:1 Analog Dimming Range
    • High Frequency Shunt FET Dimming

The TPS92518-Q1 family of parts are dual channel buck LED current controllers with a SPI communications interface. The serial communication interface provides a singular communication path for multichannel and platform lighting driver module (LDM) applications.

The TPS92518-Q1 uses a quasi-hysteretic control method that supports switching frequencies ranging from 1 kHz to 2 MHz. This control method enables superior, high frequency shunt FET dimming and also handles the demanding dynamic loads of adaptive LED matrix based headlamp systems.

Software programmable SPI set points (Precision Peak Current, Controlled Off-Time and Output Voltage Sense) enables designers to develop a single LED driver solution for multiple load configurations that can be quickly reconfigured for future LED driver design requirements.

The TPS92518-Q1 device has an input range up to 42 V. The TPS92518HV-Q1 is a high-voltage option with an input range up to 65 V.

The TPS92518-Q1 family of parts are dual channel buck LED current controllers with a SPI communications interface. The serial communication interface provides a singular communication path for multichannel and platform lighting driver module (LDM) applications.

The TPS92518-Q1 uses a quasi-hysteretic control method that supports switching frequencies ranging from 1 kHz to 2 MHz. This control method enables superior, high frequency shunt FET dimming and also handles the demanding dynamic loads of adaptive LED matrix based headlamp systems.

Software programmable SPI set points (Precision Peak Current, Controlled Off-Time and Output Voltage Sense) enables designers to develop a single LED driver solution for multiple load configurations that can be quickly reconfigured for future LED driver design requirements.

The TPS92518-Q1 device has an input range up to 42 V. The TPS92518HV-Q1 is a high-voltage option with an input range up to 65 V.
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* Data sheet TPS92518-Q1 Automotive Dual Channel Buck LED Controller with SPI Interface, Analog and PWM Dimming datasheet PDF | HTML 18 May 2017
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EVM User's guide TPS92518EVM Dual Buck Controller Evaluation Module (Rev. D) PDF | HTML 15 Oct 2020

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LEDSPIMCUEVM-879 — MCU Control board for use with TPS92518EVM-878 board

LEDSPIMCUEVM-879 is the MCU control board for the TPS92518 evaluation module (TPS92518EVM-878). This board is the companion board which enables software based controls using the TPS92518 demonstration kit software package provides a computer-based graphical user interface (GUI). This board allows (...)

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TPS92518EVM-878 — Dual buck LED driver evaluation board with SPI interface

The TPS92518EVM-878 features a two channel high-brightness LED current regulator based on the TPS92518 dual buck LED controller device. It is designed to operate with an input voltage from 6.5 V to 65 V. The EVM is set-up for default output currents of 550-mA/channel supporting any number of LEDs (...)

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TPS92518 TINA-TI Transient Spice Model (Rev. B)

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LED-CONTROLLER-GUI — TPS92518-Q1, TPS92520-Q1, and TPS92682-Q1 evaluation software

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