NO-LOAD STABILITY

The LDO of the LP3928 will remain stable and in regulation

with no external load connected to the LDO output V

This is especially important in CMOS RAM keep-alive appli-

cations.

LEVEL SHIFTER DIRECTION CONTROL AND LATCH

CLOCK

The direction of the level shifter is set to Ax

→Bx by pulling

the DIRx pin to high. The direction of each of the three

channels can be set individually. In this mode a change at

the LatchClk pin has no effect.

A low at the DIRx pin sets the direction to Bx

→Ax. If EN2 is

set to high (enabling latch mode), a rising edge of LatchClk

will update Ax depending on the level at Bx. A falling edge of

LatchClk will not change Ax.

MICRO SMD ASSEMBLY

For assembly recommendations of micro SMD package

please refer to National Semiconductor Application Note

AN-1112.

MICRO SMD LIGHT SENSITIVITY

Exposing the micro SMD device to direct sunlight will cause

misoperation of the device. Light sources such as Halogen

lamps can effect electrical performance if brought near to the

device.

The wavelengths which have most detrimental effect are

reds and infra-reds, which means that the fluorescent light-

ing used inside most buildings has very little effect on per-

formance.

A micro SMD test board was brought to within 1 cm of a

fluorescent desk lamp and the effect on the regulated output

voltage was negligible, showing a deviation of less thanTBD

from nominal.

OPERATION MODES, EN1 AND EN2

The output of the LDO (V

shifter channels are set to a high Z state by pulling the

enable input pins EN1 and EN2 low.

EN1=0 and EN2=1 turns the LDO on and the level shifter

off.

EN1=1 and EN2=0 turns the LDO on and the latch of the

level shifter is bypassed in B to A direction. The Latch Clock

is not used in this mode. The LatchClk pin should not be left

floating but actively terminated.

EN1=1 and EN2=1 turns the LDO on and activates the latch

in B to A direction.

To assure proper operation, the signal source used to drive

the EN input pins must be able to swing above and below the

specified turn-on/off voltage thresholds listed in the Electrical

Characteristics section under Level Shifter DC Voltage Lev-

els.

Both pins, EN1 and EN2 must be actively terminated.

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