Automobile LED driving device
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1. A light emitting device driving device comprising:
- a current setting portion to set a reference current for a current setting resistor connected externally to the light emitting device driving device,an output transistor to control an output current to a light emitting device connected externally to the light emitting device driving device based on the reference current,a controller to generate an operation control signal according to a detection of an abnormality and to perform an external input/output process for the operation control signal, anda current controller to control a current supply to the light emitting device based on the operation control signal.
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Abstract
An automobile LED driving device includes a current setting portion to set multiple reference currents independently from one another for multiple respective current setting resistors connected externally, a current controller to select one of the multiple reference currents based on a control signal provided from outside, and an output transistor to control an output current to an automobile LED connected externally based on the reference current selected by the current controller.
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1. A light emitting device driving device comprising:
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a current setting portion to set a reference current for a current setting resistor connected externally to the light emitting device driving device, an output transistor to control an output current to a light emitting device connected externally to the light emitting device driving device based on the reference current, a controller to generate an operation control signal according to a detection of an abnormality and to perform an external input/output process for the operation control signal, and a current controller to control a current supply to the light emitting device based on the operation control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A light emitting device driving device comprising:
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a current setting portion to set a reference current for a current setting resistor connected externally to the light emitting device driving device, an output transistor to control an output current to a light emitting device connected externally to the light emitting device driving device based on the reference current, a ground short detector to detect the ground short of the light emitting device, and a current controller to turn OFF a supply of the output current forcibly when the ground short of the light emitting device occurs, wherein the ground short detector comprises; a first comparator to generate a ground short detection signal based on a comparison between a forward drop voltage of the light emitting device or a monitor voltage based on the forward drop voltage and a first threshold voltage, and a ground short recovery circuit to generate the forward drop voltage by flowing current to the light emitting device when recovering the ground short of the light emitting device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A light emitting device driving device comprising:
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a current setting portion to set a reference current for a current setting resistor connected externally to the light emitting device driving device, and an output transistor to control an output current to a light emitting device connected externally to the light emitting device driving device based on the reference current, wherein the current setting portion generates a current setting voltage by flowing a constant current to the current setting resistor, and generates the reference current by applying the current setting voltage to an internal resistor, and wherein a negative characteristic thermistor is connected in parallel to the current setting resistor.
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12. A light emitting device driving device comprising:
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a current setting portion to set a reference current for a current setting resistor connected externally to the light emitting device driving device, an output transistor to control an output current to a light emitting device connected externally to the light emitting device driving device, and a current controller to control the output transistor based on the reference current, wherein the current controller comprises; an input transistor forming a current mirror circuit with the output transistor and generating a mirror current to the output transistor according to the reference current provided to the input transistor. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A light emitting device driving device comprising:
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a current setting portion to set a reference current for a current setting resistor connected externally to the light emitting device driving device, an output transistor to control an output current to a light emitting device connected externally to the light emitting device driving device based on the reference current, a ground short detector to detect the ground short of the light emitting device, a current controller to turn OFF a supply of the output current forcibly when the ground short of the light emitting device occurs; and a open circuit detector to detect the open circuit of the light emitting device, wherein the open circuit detector comprises; a second comparator to generate the open circuit detection signal based on a comparison between a terminal voltage of an external terminal, to which the light emitting device is connected externally to the light emitting device driving device, and a second threshold voltage, and an amplifier to generate a current restriction signal by amplifying a difference between the terminal voltage and a clamp voltage lower than the second threshold voltage, wherein the current controller controls the output current to the light emitting device based on the current restriction signal such that the terminal voltage does not exceed the clamp voltage.
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