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LT3950EMSE#PBF PWM pin maximum frequency allowed

Category: Hardware
Product Number: LT3950EMSE#PBF, LT3950

Hi,

I use the LT3950EMSE#PBF to control LCD backlight.

Actually the external PWM signal is settled to 333Hz and it comes from MCU.

Unfortunately, I can ear this frequency on my board.

When I crank up the frequency outside the audible band (20KHz) everything ok.

The datasheet doesn't specify the maximum external PWM frequency.  Is it ok to drive this pin of LT3950EMSE#PBF at 20KHz ?

Regards

Pascal

  • The datasheet doesn't specify the maximum external PWM frequency.  Is it ok to drive this pin of LT3950EMSE#PBF at 20KHz ?

    the resolution of the external pwm dimming is 0.5usec based on this from datasheet: 

    20000:1 External PWM Dimming at 100Hz

    So it should work fine at 20Khz but you only have 100:1 dynamic range dimming.

    Brian