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TPS3851: Could be Watchdog timing capacitor of Ccwd bigger than 1uf?

Part Number: TPS3851

Dears:

From datasheet we can see the range of Ccwd value is from 0.1nFto 1uF.

Could be Watchdog timing capacitor of Ccwd bigger than 1uf? Since we want the twd is about 80ms.

And now we test the result of twd is 65ms based the 1uF Ccwd.

Pls. give some advice.

Thanks a lot!

Best regards

Luck Wu

  • Luck Wu,

    The accuracy (min, typical, max distribution) for timing will get worse once you get larger than 1uF. It is not recommend to use a capacitor larger than 1uF. If you do choose to use a larger capacitor, be sure to do your testing across all operating conditions to make sure it meets your criteria. We can not guarantee the performance of any capacitor larger than 1uF because TI has not tested for that condition. The device will not become damaged but the timing accuracy will become wider and thus harder to predict. I hope this answers your question!

    -Michael

  • Dear Michael:
    Ok, got it.
    Many thanks for your help!

    BR.
    Luck Wu