In smart homes and other applications that use human-machine-interaction, high-performance RGB LED drivers are required. LED animation effects such as flashing, breathing and chasing that greatly improves user experience, and minimal system noise is essential.The LP50xx device is an 9- or 12-channel constant current sink LED driver. The LP50xx device includes integrated color mixing and brightness control, and pre-configuration simplifies the software coding process. Integrated 12-bit, 29-kHz PWM generators for each channel enable smooth, vivid color for LEDs, and eliminate audible noise.The LP50xx device controls each LED output with a 12-bit PWM resolution at 29-kHz switching frequency, which helps achieve a smooth dimming effect and eliminates audible noise. The independent color mixing and intensity control registers make the software coding straightforward. When targeting a fade-in, fade-out type breathing effect, the global R, G, B bank control reduces the microcontroller loading significantly. The LP50xx device also implements a PWM phase-shifting function to help reduce the input power budget when LEDs turn on simultaneously.The LP50xx device implements an automatic power-saving mode to achieve ultra-low quiescent current. When channels are all off for 30 ms, the device total power consumption is down to 10 µA, which makes the LP50xx device a potential choice for battery-powered end equipment.
- Operating voltage range:
- VCC range: 2.7 V to 5.5 V
- EN, SDA, and SCL pins compatible with 1.8-V, 3.3-V, and 5-V power rails
- Output maximum voltage: 6 V
- 12 Constant-current sinks with high precision
- 25.5 mA Maximum per channel with VCC in full range
- 35 mA Maximum per channel when VCC ≥ 3.3 V
- Device-to-device error: ±5%; channel-to-channel error: ±5%
- Ultra-low quiescent current:
- Shutdown mode: 1 µA (maximum) with EN low
- Power-saving mode: 10 µA (typical) with EN high and all LEDs off for > 30 ms
- Integrated 12-bit, 29-kHz PWM generator for each channel:
- Independent color-mixing register per channel
- Independent brightness-control register per RGB LED module
- Optional logarithmic- or linear-scale brightness control
- Integrated 3-phase PWM-shifting scheme
- 3 Programmable banks (R, G, B) for easy software control of each color
- 2 External hardware address pins allow connecting up to 4 devices
- Broadcast slave address allows configuring multiple devices simultaneously
- Auto-increment allows writing or reading consecutive registers within one transmission
- Up to 400-kHz fast-mode I2C speed
| Number of channels | 12 |
| LED current per channel (mA) | 35 |
| LED configuration | Parallel |
| Program memory | No |
| Topology | Current Sink |
| Programmable ramp control | No |
| Vin (min) (V) | 2.7 |
| Vin (max) (V) | 5.5 |
| Iout (max) (A) | 0.035 |
| Features | I2C control |
| Iq (typ) (mA) | 0.01 |
| Shutdown current (ISD) (typ) (µA) | 1 |
| Operating temperature range (°C) | -40 to 85 |
| Rating | Catalog |