The LTC?4222 Hot Swap? controller allows two power
paths to be safely inserted and removed from a live backplane.
Using external N-channel pass transistors, board
supply voltages and inrush currents are ramped up at an
adjustable rate. An I2C interface and onboard ADC allows
for monitoring of current, voltage and fault status for
each channel.
The device features adjustable, analog, foldback current
limit circuits and a Soft-Start circuit that sets the dI/dt of
the inrush currents. An I2C interface may confi gure the
part to latch off or automatically restart after the LTC4222
detects a fault on either channel.
The controller has additional features to interrupt the host
when a fault has occurred, notify when output power is
good, detect insertion of a load card and power-up either
automatically upon insertion or wait for an I2C command
to turn on.