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Triple Output LED Driver Drives Up to 30 x 300mA LEDs & Offers 3000:1 True Color PWM Dimming

15th December 2009
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Linear Technology announces the LT3492, a 2.1MHz DC/DC converter designed to operate as a three-channel constant current LED driver. Each of the LT3492's three channels can drive up to ten 300mA LEDs in series, enabling it to drive up to 30 x 300mA LEDs at efficiencies up to 96%. All three channels are operated by an independent True Color PWM™ signal, enabling each to be dimmed independently to ratios as high as 3,000:1.
A fixed frequency, current mode architecture ensures stable operation over a wide range of supply and output voltages. A frequency adjust pin enables the user to program the frequency between 330kHz and 2.1MHz to optimize efficiency while minimizing external component size. The LT3492's thermally enhanced 4mm x 5mm QFN (or thermally enhanced TSSOP) package provides a highly compact solution footprint for up to 50W LED applications.

The LT3492 senses output current at the high side of the LED, enabling buck, buck-boost or boost configurations. With an external sense resistor, the user can program the output current range of each channel. Each of the three independent driver channels utilizes an internal 600mA, 60V NPN switch and has a built-in gate driver for PMOS disconnect. Other features include open LED protection and thermal limiting.

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