MAX1801
Digital Camera Step-Up Slave
DC-DC Controller
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Oscillator
The MAX1801 requires a 0 to 1.25V sawtooth oscillator
signal that is obtained from the MAX1800 or the
MAX1802 (at OSC). The 100kHz to 1MHz oscillator sig-
nal sets the converter switching frequency, and it is
used to control pulse-width modulation and maximum
duty cycle.
Maximum Duty Cycle
The MAX1801 uses the master-generated oscillator sig-
nal at OSC, the voltage at DCON, and an internal com-
parator to limit its maximum switching duty cycle (see
Setting the Maximum Duty Cycle). Limiting the duty
cycle can prevent saturation in some magnetic compo-
nents. A low maximum duty cycle can also force the
converter to operate in discontinuous current mode,
simplifying design stability at the cost of a slight reduc-
tion in efficiency.
Soft-Start
The MAX1801 features a soft-start function that limits
inrush current and prevents excessive battery loading
at startup by ramping the output voltage to the regula-
tion voltage. This is achieved by increasing the internal
reference to the transconductance amplifier from 0 to
the 1.25V reference voltage over 1024 oscillator cycles
when initial power is applied or when the part is taken
out of shutdown or sleep mode.
IN 1024 CLK CYCLES.
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