The device allows the system to monitor the junction temperature (TJ) accurately by providing an analog voltage on the TEMP pin which is proportional to the temperature of the die. This voltage can be connected to the ADC input of a host controller or eFuse with digital telemetry. In a multi-device parallel configuration, the TEMP outputs of all devices can be tied together. In this configuration, the TEMP signal reports the temperature of the hottest device in the chain.
Note: - The TEMP pin voltage is used only for external monitoring and does not interfere with the overtemperature protection scheme of each individual device which is based purely on the internal temperature monitor.
- TI recommends to add a capacitance of 22 pF on the TEMP pin to filter out glitches during system transients.
- The current source on the TEMP pin of TPS25985x
is internally clamped to a safe value to protect against overload, short
circuit on this pin. This can lead to incorrect temperature reporting on the
TEMP when the number of devices connected in parallel is higher than 6. This
limitation can be overcome by connecting an external pull-resistance on the
TEMP pin.