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Fsw - Oscillator Frequency - kHz

RT - Resistance - kΩ

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Rrt(k ) = 60728 Fsw kHz

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TPS54521

SLVS981C –JUNE 2010–REVISED AUGUST 2013

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In RT mode, a resistor (RT resistor) is connected between the RT/CLK pin and GND. The switching frequency of

the device is adjustable from 200 kHz to 900 kHz by using a maximum of 240 kΩ and minimum of 53 kΩ

respectively. In CLK mode, an external clock is connected directly to the RT/CLK pin. The device is synchronized

to the external clock frequency with a PLL.

The CLK mode overrides the RT mode. The device is able to detect the proper mode automatically and switch

from the RT mode to CLK mode.

Adjustable Switching Frequency (RT Mode)

To determine the RT resistance for a given switching frequency, use Equation 4 or the curve in Figure 20. To

reduce the solution size, one would set the switching frequency as high as possible, but tradeoffs of the supply

efficiency and minimum controllable on time should be considered.

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Figure 20. RT Set Resistor vs Switching Frequency

Synchronization (CLK mode)

An internal Phase Locked Loop (PLL) has been implemented to allow synchronization between 200kHz and

900kHz, and to easily switch from RT mode to CLK mode.

To implement the synchronization feature, connect a square wave clock signal to the RT/CLK pin with a duty

cycle between 20% to 80%. The clock signal amplitude must transition lower than 0.8V and higher than 2.0V.

The start of the switching cycle is synchronized to the falling edge of RT/CLK pin.

In applications where both RT mode and CLK mode are needed, the device can be configured as shown in

Figure 21. Before the external clock is present, the device works in RT mode and the switching frequency is set

by RT resistor. When the external clock is present, the CLK mode overrides the RT mode. The first time the

SYNC pin is pulled above the RT/CLK high threshold (2.0V), the device switches from the RT mode to the CLK

mode and the RT/CLK pin becomes high impedance as the PLL starts to lock onto the frequency of the external

clock. It is not recommended to switch from the CLK mode back to the RT mode, because the internal switching

frequency drops to 100kHz first before returning to the switching frequency set by RT resistor.

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