DN70
ZXSC400 Driving 2 serial high power LEDs
Description
This design note shows the ZXSC400 driving 2 serial LEDs. The input voltage ranges from 2V to
3.6V with a maximum output current of 360mA from 2.6V input.
Figure 1 shows a typical constant current solution with the ZXSC400 driving two 1W LEDs in
series. The wide input voltage range allows the use of different battery cell combinations. This
could be dual alkaline cells with voltage starting from 3V down to 2V or triple NiCad/NiMH cells
with voltage starting from 3.6V down to 2.7V.
V
IN
=1.8V to 3.6V
L1
D1
Q1
U1
Vcc
Stdn
Vdrive
Isense
V
FB
C2
C1
Gnd
ZXSC400
R1
R2
Figure 1
Ref.
U1
Q1
D1
L1
R1
R2
R3
C1
C2
C3
2A
22 H
18m
820m
1K
22uF/10V
100uF/10V
220nF/10V
Value
Part number
ZXSC400E6
ZHCS2000
Generic
Generic
Generic
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Table 1
Schematic diagram
Manufacturer
Zetex
Zetex
Generic
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Bill of materials
0805 size
Comments
LED driver in SOT23-6
Low sat. NPN transistor in SOT23
2A Schottky in SOT23
I
SAT
= 2A
0805 size
0805 size
0805 size
ZXTN25012EFH Zetex
Issue 3 - July 2007
漏 Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007
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