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Number of channels |
16 |
Topology |
Current Source |
Rating |
Automotive |
TI functional safety category |
Functional Safety-Capable |
Operating temperature range (°C) |
-40 to 125 |
Vin (min) (V) |
4.5 |
Vin (max) (V) |
40 |
Vout (min) (V) |
0 |
Vout (max) (V) |
40 |
Iout (max) (A) |
0.1 |
Iq (typ) (mA) |
4.9 |
Features |
Enable/Shutdown, Fault Detection, Fault Diagnostic, LED Open Detection, LED Short Detection, LED Short to Ground Detection, Overtemperature protection, Precision Dimming Control, Sleep Mode, Thermal shutdown |
HTSSOP (DCP)-38-62.08 mm² 9.7 x 6.4
With the increasing demand for animation in automotive lighting, LEDs must be controlled independently. Therefore, LED drivers with digital interfaces are essential to effectively drive pixel-controlled lighting applications. In exterior lighting, multiple lamp functions are typically located on different PCB boards with off-board wires connected to each other. It is difficult for a traditional single-ended interface to meet the strict EMC requirements. By using an industrial-standard CAN physical layer, the UART-based FlexWire interface of the TPS929160-Q1 easily accomplishes long distance off-board communication without impacting EMC.
The TPS929160-Q1 is a 16-channel, 40V high-side LED driver that controls the 8-bit output current and 12-bit PWM duty cycles. The device meets multiple regulation requirements with LED open-circuit, short-to-ground, and single LED short-circuit diagnostics. A configurable watchdog also automatically sets FAIL-SAFE states when the MCU connection is lost, and, with programmable EEPROM, TPS929160-Q1 can flexibly be set for different application scenarios.