The TPS7B4261-Q1 is a monolithic, integrated low-dropout voltage tracker. The device is available in an 8-pin HSOIC package. The TPS7B4261-Q1 is designed to supply off-board sensors in an automotive environment. The high 300mA current rating of the device potentially allows a single TPS7B4261-Q1 to power multiple off-board sensors simulataneously. Because the risk of failure in cables that deliver off-board power is high, the device comes with integrated protection features against fault conditions such as short to battery, reverse polarity, output short to ground (current limit), and overtemperature (thermal shutdown). The device incorporates a back-to-back P-channel metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (PMOS) topology. This topology eliminates the need for an otherwise required external diode that helps protect against fault conditions that result in flow of reverse current. The device is designed to handle a 45V (absolute maximum) input voltage and survive the automotive load dump transient conditions.
A reference voltage applied at the adjustable input pin (ADJ) is tracked with a very tight 6mV (max) tolerance across line, load, and temperature at the OUT pin. This tight tracking tolerance enables the TPS7B4261-Q1 to deliver a power-supply voltage with high precision for loads up to 300mA. The TPS7B4261-Q1 features an independent enable pin (EN) and power-good functionality that detects both under- and overvoltage fault conditions.
By setting the EN input pin low, the TPS7B4261-Q1 switches to standby mode, in which the quiescent current consumption of the low-dropout regulator (LDO) reduces to less than 3.8µA (max).
The TPS7B4261-Q1 provides an effective buffer to the reference voltage of an ADC and securely transmits this voltage (or a scaled version thereof) over a long cable to power off-board sensors. If the sensor is ratiometric and the output is sampled by the ADC, the described features of the TPS7B4261-Q1 help significantly improve the reliability and accuracy of the sensor measurements.
The TPS7B4261-Q1 is a monolithic, integrated low-dropout voltage tracker. The device is available in an 8-pin HSOIC package. The TPS7B4261-Q1 is designed to supply off-board sensors in an automotive environment. The high 300mA current rating of the device potentially allows a single TPS7B4261-Q1 to power multiple off-board sensors simulataneously. Because the risk of failure in cables that deliver off-board power is high, the device comes with integrated protection features against fault conditions such as short to battery, reverse polarity, output short to ground (current limit), and overtemperature (thermal shutdown). The device incorporates a back-to-back P-channel metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (PMOS) topology. This topology eliminates the need for an otherwise required external diode that helps protect against fault conditions that result in flow of reverse current. The device is designed to handle a 45V (absolute maximum) input voltage and survive the automotive load dump transient conditions.
A reference voltage applied at the adjustable input pin (ADJ) is tracked with a very tight 6mV (max) tolerance across line, load, and temperature at the OUT pin. This tight tracking tolerance enables the TPS7B4261-Q1 to deliver a power-supply voltage with high precision for loads up to 300mA. The TPS7B4261-Q1 features an independent enable pin (EN) and power-good functionality that detects both under- and overvoltage fault conditions.
By setting the EN input pin low, the TPS7B4261-Q1 switches to standby mode, in which the quiescent current consumption of the low-dropout regulator (LDO) reduces to less than 3.8µA (max).
The TPS7B4261-Q1 provides an effective buffer to the reference voltage of an ADC and securely transmits this voltage (or a scaled version thereof) over a long cable to power off-board sensors. If the sensor is ratiometric and the output is sampled by the ADC, the described features of the TPS7B4261-Q1 help significantly improve the reliability and accuracy of the sensor measurements.