Automotive Daytime Running Light Dual String LED Driver Reference Design with Current Balancing

This reference design is a dual string LED driver that implements an operational amplifier based circuit which balances the current in two LED rings. The operational amplifier circuit senses current in a reference string and uses feedback from a mirrored string to bias a MOSFET that egulates the current between the strings. The design uses the TPS92692-Q1 multi-topology LED driver in a boost configuration to drive the LEDs. The TPS92692-Q1 features spread spectrum frequency modulation for EMI performance, analog current adjustment and internal PWM dimming.  This design includes adjustable linear thermal foldback using the LMT87-Q1 analog temperature sensor, as well as current limiting, in the event the mirrored string fails open circuit. The design also features two brightness modes. One mode is a full brightness mode ('DRL') and the other is a PWM dimming mode ('Position') which reduces brightness. 

characteristic

• ● Dual string current balancing using a single LED driver
• ● CISPR25 Class 5 conducted and radiated emissions tested
• ● PWM dimming
• ● Operation without a microcontroller