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LM5066
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Feature Description (continued)
8.3.6 Power Good Pin
The Power Good indicator pin (PGD) is connected to the drain of an internal N-channel MOSFET capable of
sustaining 80 V in the off-state, and transients up to 100 V. An external pullup resistor is required at PGD to an
appropriate voltage to indicate the status to downstream circuitry. The off-state voltage at the PGD pin can be
higher or lower than the voltages at VIN and OUT. PGD is switched high when the voltage at the FB pin exceeds
the PGD threshold voltage. Typically, the output voltage threshold is set with a resistor divider from output to
feedback, although the monitored voltage need not be the output voltage. Any other voltage can be monitored as
long as the voltage at the FB pin does not exceed its maximum rating. Referring to the Functional Block
Diagram, when the voltage at the FB pin is below its threshold, the 20-µA current source at FB is disabled. As
the output voltage increases, taking FB above its threshold, the current source is enabled, sourcing current out of
the pin, raising the voltage at FB to provide threshold hysteresis. The PGD output is forced low when either the
UVLO/EN pin is below its threshold or the OVLO pin is above its threshold. The status of the PGD pin can be
read through the PMBus interface in either the STATUS_WORD (79h) or DIAGNOSTIC_WORD (E1h) registers.
8.3.7 VDD Sub-Regulator
The LM5066 contains an internal linear sub-regulator, which steps down the input voltage to generate a 4.9-V rail
used for powering low voltage circuitry. The VDD sub-regulator should be used as the pullup supply for the CL,
RETRY, ADR2, ADR1, and ADR0 pins if they are to be tied high. It may also be used as the pullup supply for the
PGD and the SMBus signals (SDA, SCL, and SMBA). The VDD sub-regulator is not designed to drive high
currents and should not be loaded with other integrated circuits. The VDD pin is current limited to 30 mA in order
to protect the LM5066 in the event of a short. The sub-regulator requires a ceramic bypass capacitance having a
value of 1 µF or greater to be placed as close to the VDD pin as the PCB layout allows.
8.3.8 Remote Temperature Sensing
The LM5066 is designed to measure temperature remotely using an MMBT3904 NPN transistor. The base and
collector of the MMBT3904 should be connected to the DIODE pin and the emitter to the LM5066 ground. Place
the MMBT3904 near the device that requires temperature sensing. If the temperature of the hot swap pass
MOSFET, Q1, is to be measured, the MMBT3904 should be placed as close to Q1as the layout allows. The
temperature is measured by means of a change in the diode voltage in response to a step in current supplied by
the DIODE pin. The DIODE pin sources a constant 9.4 µA, but pulses 250 µA once every millisecond to measure
the diode temperature. Take care in the PCB layout to keep the parasitic resistance between the DIODE pin and
the MMBT3904 low so as not to degrade the measurement. In addition it is recommended to make a Kelvin
connection from the emitter of the MMBT3904 to the GND of the part to ensure an accurate measurement.
Additionally, a small 1000-pF bypass capacitor should be placed in parallel with the MMBT3904 to reduce the
effects of noise. The temperature can be read using the READ_TEMPERATURE_1 PMBus command (8Dh). The
default limits of the LM5066 causes SMBA pin to be pulled low if the measured temperature exceeds 125°C and
disables Q1if the temperature exceeds 150°C. These thresholds can be reprogrammed through the PMBus
interface using the OT_WARN_LIMIT (51h) and OT_FAULT_LIMIT (4Fh) commands. If the temperature
measurement and protection capability of the LM5066 are not used, the DIODE pin should be grounded.
Erroneous temperature measurements may result when the device input voltage is below the minimum operating
voltage (10 V), due to VREF dropping out below the nominal voltage (2.97 V). At higher ambient temperatures,
this measurement could read a value higher than the OT_FAULT_LIMIT, and trigger a fault, disabling Q1. In this
case, the faults should be removed and the device reset by writing a 0h, followed by an 80h to the OPERATION
(03h) register.
8.3.9 Damaged MOSFET Detection
The LM5066 is able to detect whether the external MOSFET, Q1, is damaged under certain conditions. If the
voltage across the sense resistor exceeds 4 mV while the GATE voltage is low or the internal logic indicates that
the GATE should be low, the EXT_MOSFET_SHORTED bit in the STATUS_MFR_SPECIFIC (80h) and
DIAGNOSTIC_WORD (E1h) registers are toggled high and the SMBA pin is asserted unless this feature is
disabled using the ALERT_MASK register (D8h). This method effectively determines whether Q1is shorted
because of damage present between the drain and gate and/or drain and source.