TIDUCL3 February 2017
- 1 Overview
- 2 Resources
- 3 Features
- 4 Applications
- 5 Design Images
- 6 System Overview
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7 System Design Theory
- 7.1 PCB and Form Factor
- 7.2 Optimizing Board Performance Based on LED String Voltage and Current
- 7.3 Switching Frequency
- 7.4 Output Overvoltage Protection (OVP)
- 7.5 Current Monitoring (IMON)
- 7.6 Thermal Foldback
- 7.7 Clock Generation (PWM)
- 7.8 Onboard Supply and Setting Duty Cycle
- 7.9 Buffering, Averaging, and Filtering
- 7.10 Boost Converter
- 8 Getting Started Hardware
- 9 Testing and Results
- 10Design Files
- 11Related Documentation
- 12About the Author
7.3 Switching Frequency
The switching frequency of the design is set for 390 kHz set by R13 and is below the AM band. The equation to choose R13 based on a switching frequency, fSW (Hz), is shown in Equation 1:
Equation 1. 