LP2951 Typical Application Diagrams +V IN D1 +V IN 2 SENSE 8 +V IN VOUT D2 1 MEMORY V+ 8 470k 20 LP2951 #1 5 ERROR 1μF 3.6V NICAD +V IN 5 470k GND 4 Q1 RESET 2 SENSE SD VOUT LP2951 #2 5 ERROR 330kΩ MAIN OUTPUT + 7 + FB SD 1μF R2 GND RESET 8 +V IN 1 3 3 EARLY WARNING D3 D4 2.7MΩ R1 LP2951 27kΩ VOUT VOUT 1 ERROR 4 μP VDO LATCH-OFF WHEN ERROR FLAG OCCURS 1μf GND 4 • EARLY WARNING FLAG ON LOW INPUT VOLTAGE • MAIN OUTPUT LATCHES OFF AT LOWER INPUT VOLTAGES • BATTERY BACKUP ON AUXILIARY OUTPUT OPERATION: REG. #1’S VOUT IS PROGRAMMED ONE DIODE DROP ABOVE 5V. ITS ERROR FLAG BECOMES ACTIVE WHEN VIN ≤ 5.7V. WHEN V IN DROPS BELOW 5.3V, THE ERROR FLAG OF REG. #2 BECOMES ACTIVE AND VIA Q1 LATCHES THE MAIN OUTPUT OFF. WHEN VIN AGAIN EXCEEDS 5.7V REG. #1 IS BACK IN REGULATION AND THE EARLY WARNING SIGNAL RISES, UNLATCHING REG. #2 VIA D3. REGULATOR WITH EARLY WARNING AND AUXILIARY OUTPUT 4 +5V 4.7mA 20mA 8 +VIN 39kΩ 8 1 V IN 1N 4001 V OUT VOUT 1 ERROR RESET LP2951 – 3 C4 + 4 7 2 FB GND 4 5 1 LP2951 0.1μF OUTPUT* 5 2 SENSE 360 39kΩ * HIGH FOR IL < 3.5mA FB SD GND 4 +VOUT = 5V + 1μF 7 TAP 6 1N457 + MIN. VOLTAGE 4V OPEN CIRCUIT DETECTOR FOR 4 mA TO 20 mA CURRENT LOOP 6V 1% LEADACID BATTERY 1% 100 kΩ – 100kΩ C1 + 1 kΩ –