ZHCSL73B October 2016 – June 2021 TPS54388C-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The switching frequency of the TPS54388C-Q1 device is adjustable over a wide range from 200 kHz to 2000 kHz by placing a resistor on the RT/CLK pin with a value calculated by Equation 8. An internal amplifier holds this pin at a fixed voltage when using an external resistor to ground to set the switching frequency. The voltage on RT/CLK is typically 0.5 V. To determine the timing resistance for a given switching frequency, use Equation 8 or the curve in Figure 6-5.
To reduce the solution size, one would typically set the switching frequency as high as possible, but consider tradeoffs of the efficiency, maximum input voltage, and minimum controllable on-time.
The minimum controllable on-time is typically 60 ns at full-current load and 120 ns at no load, and limits the maximum operating input voltage or output voltage.