LTC6258/LTC6259/LTC6260

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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

–

+

5V

OUT

LTC6258

6258960 F05a

22µF

22µF

2.7k

22µF

IN

OUT

GND

LT6656

Figure 5a. Low Noise Reference Use LT6656 for a Low Current Starting Reference

Figure 5b. Noise Density, Reference Buffer

Figure 5c. Reference Buffer Transient Response

* 2.7k + 22µF FILTER

OP AMP

FILTERED REFERENCE

REFERENCE OUTPUT

INSTRUMENT ONLY

FREQUENCY (kHz)

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

0

500

1000

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2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

6258 F05b

This circuit takes advantage of the ability of the LTC6259 to

drivelargecapacitiveloads.Useofalargeoutputcapacitor

attached to the LT6659 enables significant bypassing of

follow-oncircuitsthatusethereferencevoltage.Intotal,the

combinationofLT6656andLTC6259,inthisconfiguration,

develops a reference voltage, with low noise, at low power,

and with appreciably large available bypass capacitance.

Voltage spectral noise densities are shown in Figure 5b.

Larger noise from the reference below 10kHz noticeably

ence. The op amp, configured in unity gain, with a large

44µF load, remains stable and contributes only a small

amount of low frequency noise. Figure 5c shows the tran-

op amp circuit, with and without the 44µF output capacitor.

Figure 5c shows the time domain response of the refer-

ence buffer.

The total measured supply current consumption is 21µA.

Analog LED Control

Figure 6a shows a voltage controlled LED drive circuit.

20μA. The offset, for example, could be 450µV, appears

across R1, inducing a 0.45mA current in the LED. Some

applications want a guaranteed zero LED current at

currentthroughR7,creatinganegative0.6mVsenseoffset.

This offset guarantees a zero LED current.

INPUT

NO 44µF OUTPUT CAP

ADD 44µF OUTPUT CAP

200ms/Div

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

6258 F05c