AAT3690
DATA SHEET
1.0A USB Port/Adapter Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger
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The constant current provided to charge the timing
capacitor is very small, and this pin is susceptible to
noise and changes in capacitance value. Therefore, the
timing capacitor should be physically located on the
printed circuit board layout as closely as possible to the
CT pin. Since the accuracy of the internal timer is domi-
nated by the capacitance value, 10% tolerance or better
ceramic capacitors are recommended. Ceramic capacitor
materials such as X7R and X5R type are a good choice
for this application.
Over-Voltage Protection
An over-voltage event is defined as a condition where
the voltage on the BAT pin exceeds the maximum bat-
tery charge voltage and is set by the over-voltage pro-
tection threshold (VOVP). If an over-voltage condition
occurs, the AAT3690 charge control will shut down the
device until voltage on the BAT pin drops below the over-
voltage protection threshold (VOVP). The AAT3690 will
resume normal charging operation after the over-voltage
condition is removed. During an over-voltage event, the
STAT LEDs will report a system fault.
Over-Temperature Shutdown
The AAT3690 has a thermal protection control circuit
which will shut down charging functions should the inter-
nal die temperature exceed the preset thermal limit
threshold.
Battery Temperature Fault Monitoring
In the event of a battery over-temperature condition, the
charge control will turn off the internal pass device. The
STAT LEDs will display a system fault. After the system
recovers from a temperature fault, the device will
resume charging operation.
The AAT3690 checks battery temperature before starting
the charge cycle, as well as during all stages of charging.
This is accomplished by monitoring the voltage at the TS
pin. This system is intended to use negative temperature
coefficient (NTC) thermistors, which are typically inte-
grated into the battery package. Most commonly used
NTC thermistors used in battery packs are approximate-
ly 10k at room temperature (25°C).
The TS pin has been specifically designed to source 80μA
of current to the thermistor. The voltage on the TS pin
that results from the resistive load should stay within a
window from 335mV to 2.32V. If the battery becomes
too hot during charging due to an internal fault, the
thermistor will heat up and reduce in value, thus pulling
the TS pin voltage lower than the TS1 threshold and the
AAT3690 will signal the fault condition.
If the use of the TS pin function is not required by the
system, it can be left open or terminated to ground using
a 10k resistor.
Battery Charge Status Indication
The AAT3690 has two status LED driver outputs. These
two LEDs can indicate simple functions such as no bat-
tery charge activity, battery charging, charge complete,
and charge fault.
Status Indicator Display
Simple system charging status may be displayed using
one or two LEDs in conjunction with the STAT1 and
STAT2 pins on the AAT3690. These two pins are simple
switches to connect the LED cathodes to ground. It is not
necessary to use both display LEDs if a user simply
wants to have a single lamp to show “charging” or “not
charging.” This can be accomplished by using the STAT1
pin and a single LED. Using two LEDs and both STAT pins
simply gives the user more information to the charging
states. Refer to Table 3 for LED display definitions.
The LED anodes should be connected to either VUSB or
VADP
, depending upon the system design requirements.
The LEDs should be biased with as little current as neces-
sary to create reasonable illumination; therefore, a ballast
resistor should be placed between the LED cathodes and
the STAT1/2 pins. LED current consumption will add to the
overall thermal power budget for the device package, so
it is wise to keep the LED drive current to a minimum.
2mA should be sufficient to drive most low-cost green or
red LEDs. It is not recommended to exceed 8mA for driv-
ing an individual status LED. The required ballast resistor
value can be estimated using the following formulas:
For connection to the adapter supply:
VUSBCHR = 2.0V ÷ R12
R12 + R11
Example:
RB(STAT1/2) = VADP - VF(LED)
ILED(STAT1/2)
Note: Red LED forward voltage (VF) is typically 2.0V @
2mA.