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LTC1922-1 ramp voltage

On the LTC1922-1, what is the ramp voltage (pin 2) suppose to be? 
Sawtooth right? 
What is the voltage at the trough suppose to be?
What should the peak voltage be?
It should be the same frequency as Ct (pin 20) correct?  

I'm using the 20pin DIP.

My Ct is good, 3.8v peak,65Khz

But Ramp (pin2) as only 0.2v peak on it. Have tried 100pf and 500pf on Ramp.  

  • Yes, a sawtooth. 0.4V. Slope comp is typically set around 0.5 - 1 x the current downslope. I would use the minimum value for the Islp = 35uA, and pick a cap for a little more than 0.5x the current downslope signal. Same frequency.

  • Do you mean the peak of the Ramp sawtooth should be 0.4Vpk? Why am I only getting 0.2v despite trying different caps? Are you saying the current source inside the chip is 35uA? At 100kz, a 875pf cap should achieve 0.4v in 10us. The smaller caps I tried should get to 0.4v sooner but they ramp to 0.2V, (not ramp to 0.2 and be flat after). The current must be less. Is there anything that could be reducing the 35uA? Does the voltage on Ramp pin trigger anything internally?         

    What should the trough on Ramp be?