ZHCSMU8C March 2020 – July 2021 TPS54JA20
PRODUCTION DATA
The TPS54JA20 implements a circuit to allow both internal fixed soft start and external adjustable soft start. The internal soft-start time is typically 1.5 ms. The soft-start time can be increased by adding a soft-start (SS) capacitor between the SS/REFIN and VSNS– pins. The total SS capacitor value can be determined by Equation 2. The device follows the longer SS ramp among the internal SS time and the SS time determined by the external SS capacitors. The recommended maximum SS capacitor is 1 µF. A minimum 1-nF SS capacitor is required.
The device does not require a capacitor from the SS/REFIN pin to AGND, thus it is not recommenced to place a capacitor from the SS/REFIN pin to AGND. If both CSS/REFIN-to-VSNS– and CSS/REFIN-to-AGND capacitors exist, place CSS/REFIN-to-VSNS– more closely with shortest trace back to the VSNS– pin.
The SS/REFIN pin is discharged internally during the internal power-on delay to make sure the soft-start ramp always starts from zero.