Automotive Applications
IR-LED Driver for DMS/OMS
Currently, the introduction of Driver Monitoring System (DMS) is progressing in Automotive market, partly due to legal regulations in Europe area. The number of LEDs in series, current and installation position of DMS vary greatly depending on the size of the vehicle, installation position, monitoring target, ECU type, etc.
O2Micro provides lineup of appropriate IR-LED Driver for a wide variety of DMS/OMS applications.
Target Applications
- Driver Monitoring System (DMS)
- Occupant Monitoring System (OMS)
Function of LED driver
- Compact PKG with built in main MOSFET
- ILED: 1A~5A
- Number of LED in series: 1-4 LEDs
- Support Power Over Coax (POC)
- Limiting function for input current from battery
- Limiting function for input power from battery
- LED individual failure detection
- Noise reduction with LED current soft start
- Support Eye safety
- Support VCSEL as light source
- AEC Q100 supported
- ASIL/Functional Safety Supportive
Support area of TURNER series
※Vin = Battery
As described above, in the DMS, the location of LED Driver IC varies depending on the type of ECU, Camera board and IR-LED board configuration, etc. Therefore, the function required by application vary in addition to the number of IR-LEDs in series and LED current.
TURNER series provides optimal solutions for a wide variety of application requirements.
Basic Specifications
| TURNER-1 | TURNER-2 | TURNER-3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input Voltage | abs max. 40V | abs max. 40V | abs max. 44V |
| Topology | BOOST | BUCK | Inverting Buck Boost |
| LED Current | 1A ~ 5A | 1A ~ 5A | 1A ~ 2A (IBB) |
Features for DMS applications
| Feature | TURNER-1 | TURNER-2 | TURNER-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current/Power limitation | - | ○ | - |
| Soft-ON / Soft-OFF | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Single-LED Short detection | ○ | ○* | ○ |
| Eye-Safety (Pulse width limit) | - | ○ | ○ |
| Drive 2 LED strings alternatively | ○ | ○ | - |
72CH LOCAL DIMMING LED DRIVER FOR AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAY
EV adoption is speeding up, leading to increased demand for power-efficient local dimming. A tendency to demand image quality equivalent to high-resolution instrument panels for all in-vehicle panels.
Target Applications
Automotive Display: Infotainment Display, Center Information Display (CID), Meter, Cluster, Head-Up Display (HUD), etc
Function of LED driver (OZ590)
- Direct Drive, 72 channels
- Constant sink current LED driver
- Normal mode: ~20mA (72CH ON)
- Boost mode: ~80mA (<10CH ON)
- 15,000:1 dimming ratio
- E-LQFP 100pin package
- DC/DC Feedback control
- High speed SPI communication (SPI daisy chain)
- 3-bit max current control -- ILED(max)=10/20/30/40/50/60/70/80mA
- 7-bit global analog dimming control
- 14-bit individual channel PWM dimming control
- 7-bit individual channel brightness correction (24%~100%)
- Protection: LED short, LED open, DRNx short-to-GND, Over temperature Alert@150°C, Shutdown@165°C
- Easy PCB routing by Bypass function for several signals
- EMI Mitigation: Slew rate control of LED current, Selectable SDO output driving capability
- AEC-Q100 support
- ASIL-B supportive
POINTs of selecting local dimming LED driver IC
How many LED strings driven per IC
- Direct Drive (OZ590): Number of LED strings driven per IC = Number of channels
- SCAN matrix method: Number of LED strings driven per IC = Number of channels × number of scans
LED current can be boosted up?
- What is the maximum LED current each LED driver IC can support?
- In scan matrix method, need to care rating current of LED.
Easily routable by 2-layer PCB?
- Direct Drive (OZ590): need to route all cathode lines.
- SCAN matrix method: need to route both all anode and cathode lines.
Power consumption
- Estimate power consumption by considering: Headroom voltage, with or without DC/DC feedback, LED driving method (loss at SCAN switch, narrower PCB routings in SCAN matrix method)
COMPARISON between Direct Drive and SCAN type
| # | Item | Direct Drive (OZ590) | SCAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LED current | BETTER LED current = target current |
NORMAL LED current = target current × number of SCAN |
| 2 | LED current boost function | BETTER | NORMAL |
| 3 | EMI | BETTER Low LED current peak |
NORMAL High LED current peak Switch noise of SCAN switch |
| 4 | Thermal | BETTER Heat generation of IC |
BAD Heat generation of IC, PCB trace, SCAN switch |
| 5 | Mechanical parts and PCB cost | BETTER Support 2-layer PCB |
NORMAL May be 4-layer PCB or separate PCB |
| 6 | Dimming ratio | BETTER | NORMAL |
| 7 | Control software development | BETTER Simple |
NORMAL Complicated |
HIGH VOLTAGE LDO FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION
O2Micro has released wide input voltage/high voltage LDO (Linear Drop Regulator) as customer's BCP (Business Continuity Plan) solution. Customers may face several risks in future. Semiconductor shortage, geopolitical risk, natural disaster, EOL issue, etc. To avoid such risks, O2Micro proposes wide input voltage/high voltage LDO products as BCP solution.
O2Micro prepares two types of LDO, automotive and non-automotive. For automotive grade, we support AEC-Q100. O2Micro prepares three types of LDO outputs, 3.3V output, 5.0V output and adjustable output (by external resister). By consolidating these three types, we enhance our strong IC supply and better delivery to customers.
Target Applications
- Automotive: Car Navigation, Display Audio, Headlight, Inverter, Meter/Cluster, HUD (Head-Up Display), CID (Center Information Display), Exhaust Gas Control Unit, ADAS unit, ECU unit, etc
- Consumer: Home Appliances, Air-Conditioning, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, etc
*Normally customers use this type of LDO for MCU (Micro Processor/Micro Controller).
OZ9211Q
| AEC-Q100 | Yes |
| Absolute Input Voltage | 45V |
| Input Voltage | 5.5~40V |
| Output voltage | 3.3V/5.0V |
| Output current | ~150mA |
| Package | MSOP8 |
OZ9213Q
| AEC-Q100 | Yes |
| Absolute Input Voltage | 40V |
| Input Voltage | 3.6~40V |
| Output voltage | 3.3V/5.0V/adj |
| Output current | ~500mA |
| Package | TO252, TO263, SOT89 |
OZ9214Q
| AEC-Q100 | Yes |
| Absolute Input Voltage | 40V |
| Input Voltage | 3.6~40V |
| Output voltage | 3.3V/5.0V/adj |
| Output current | ~500mA |
| Package | TO252, TO263, SOT89 |
* Adjustable (adj) output voltage range: 1.8~18V