Detailed Operating Description
The LM5071 power interface port and pulse width modula-
tion (PWM) controller provides a complete integrated solu-
tion for Powered Devices (PD) that connect into Power over
Ethernet (PoE) systems. Major features of the PD interface
portion of the IC include detection, classification, thermal
limit, programmable undervoltage lockout, and current limit
monitoring. The device also includes a high-voltage start-up
bias regulator that operates over a wide input range up to
60V. The switch mode power supply (SMPS) control portion
of the IC includes power good sensing, V
CC
regulator under-
voltage lockout, cycle-by-cycle current limit, error amplifier,
slope compensation, softstart, and oscillator sync capability.
This high speed BiCMOS IC has total propagation delays
less than 100ns and a 1MHz capable oscillator programmed
by a single external resistor. The LM5071 PWM controller
provides current-mode control for dc-dc converter topologies
requiring a single drive output, such as Flyback and Forward
topologies. The LM5071 PWM enables all of the advantages
of current-mode control including line feed-forward, cycle-by-
cycle current limit and simplified loop compensation. The
oscillator ramp is internally buffered and added to the PWM
comparator input ramp to provide slope compensation nec-
essary for current mode control at duty cycles greater than
50% (-80 suffix only).
Modes of Operation
The LM5071 PD interface is designed to provide a fully
compliant IEEE 802.3af system. As such, the modes of
operation take into account the barrel rectifiers often utilized
to correctly polarize the dc input from the Ethernet cable.
Table 1 shows the LM5071 operating modes and associated
input voltage range.
TABLE 1. Operating Modes With Respect to Input
Voltage
Input Voltage
V
IN
wrt V
EE
Mode of
Operation
1.8V to 10.0V Detection
(Signature)
12.5V to 25.0V Classification
25.0V to UVLO
Rising Vth
Awaiting Full
Power
60V to UVLO
Falling Vth
Normal Powered
Operation
An external signature resistor is connected to V
EE
when V
IN
exceeds 1.8V, initiating detection mode. During detection
mode, quiescent current drawn by the LM5071 is less than
10uA. Between 10.0V and 12.5V, the device enters classifi-
cation mode and the signature resistor is disabled. The
nominal range for classification mode is 11.5V to 25.0V. The
classification current is turned off once the classification
range voltage is exceeded, to reduce power dissipation.
Between 25.0V and UVLO release, the device is in a
standby state, awaiting the input voltage to reach the opera-
tional range to complete the power up sequence. Once the
V
IN
voltage increases above the upper UVLO threshold volt-
age, the internal power MOSFET is enabled to deliver a
constant current to charge the input capacitor of the dc-dc
converter. When the MOSFET Vds voltage falls below 1.5V,
the internal Power Good signal enables the SMPS controller.
The LM5071 is specified to operate with an input voltage as
high as 60.0V. The SMPS controller and internal MOSFET
are disabled when V
IN
falls to the lower UVLO threshold.
Detection Signature
To detect a potential powered device candidate, the PSE
(Power Sourcing Equipment) will apply a voltage from 2.8V
to 10V across the input terminals of the PD. The voltage can
be of either polarity so a diode barrel network is required on
both lines to ensure this capability. The PSE will take two
measurements, separated by at least 1V and 2ms of time.
The voltage ramp between measurement points will not
exceed 0.1V/us. The delta voltage / delta current calculation
is then performed; if the detected impedance is above
23.75kΩand below 26.25kΩ, the PSE will consider a PD to
be present. If the impedance is less than 15kΩor greater
than 33kΩa PD will be considered not present and will not
receive power. Impedances between these values may or
may not indicate the presence of a valid PD. The LM5071
will enable the signature resistor at a controller input voltage
of 1.5V to take into account the diode voltage drops. An
external signature resistor should be placed between the
VIN and RSIG pins. The signature resistor is in parallel with
the external UVLO resistor divider, and its value should be
calculated accordingly. Targeting 24.5kΩincreases margin in
the signature design as the input bridge rectifier diodes
contribute to the series resistance measured at the PD input
terminals. The PSE will tolerate no more than 1.9V of offset
voltage (caused by the external diodes) or more than 10uA
of offset current (bias current). The input capacitance must
be greater than 0.05uF and less than 0.12uF. To increase
efficiency, the signature resistor is disabled by the LM5071
controller once the input voltage is above the detection
range (>11V).
Classification
To classify the PD, the PSE will present a voltage between
14.5V and 20.5V to the PD. The LM5071 enables classifica-
tion mode at a nominal input voltage of 11.5V. An internal
1.5V linear regulator and an external resistor connected to
the RCLASS pin provide classification programming current.
Table 2 shows the external classification resistor required for
a particular class.
The classification current flows through the IC into the clas-
sification resistor. The suggested resistor values take into
account the bias current flowing into the IC. A different
desired RCLASS can be calculated by dividing 1.5V by the
desired classification current.
Per the IEEE 802.3af specification, classification is optional,
and the PSE will default to class 0 if a valid classification
current is not detected. If PD classification is not desired
(i.e., Class 0), simply leave the RCLASS pin open. The
classification time period may not last longer than 75ms as
per IEEE 802.3af. The LM5071 will remain in classification
mode until V
IN
is greater than 25V.
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