MAX6974/MAX6975
24-Output PWM LED Drivers
for Message Boards
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Use the same length interface signal paths, whether
differential or CMOS, to ensure a uniform propagation
delay for each signal.
Power-Supply Considerations
The MAX6974/MAX6975 operate with a power-supply
voltage of 3.0V to 3.6V. Bypass the V
DD
power supply
to GND with a 0.1µF ceramic capacitor as close as
possible to the device pins. If the LED supply is shared
with the V
DD
supply, adequately decouple the V
DD
supply with bulk capacitance to ensure that the fast-
rising, high-current LED drive currents do not cause
transient dips in V
DD
.
Driving LEDs from a Supply Higher than 7V
An external npn transistor in a cascode configuration
extends the output drive voltage above 7V. The external
pass transistor’s emitter clamps to a V
BE
below its
base, which is connected to the MAX6974/MAX6975’s
supply voltage. An optional emitter resistor reduces the
voltage drop across the MAX6974/MAX6975’s output
transistor and effectively takes the dissipation off the
device into the resistor. The external transistor’s collector
current is equal to its emitter current (less a small base
current), and the MAX6974/MAX6975 accurately
control the emitter current with a constant current sink
driver structure.
Example of using an external npn transistor:
V
DD
= 3.3V ±5%, I
OUT
= 30mA, external pass transistor
V
BE
= 0.7V to 1V at 30mA emitter current.
For best output current accuracy, design V
O
to be at
least 1.2V:
R1
(MAX)
= (3.15 - 1 - 1.2) / 0.030 = 31.7Ω, so choose
R1 = 30Ω.
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