12a analog slimlynx, Open frame: non-isolated dc-dc power modules, Data sheet – GE Industrial Solutions 12A Analog SlimLynx Open Frame User Manual
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GE
Data Sheet
12A Analog SlimLynx
TM
Open Frame: Non-Isolated DC-DC Power Modules
3Vdc –14.4Vdc input; 0.6Vdc to 5.5Vdc output; 12A Output Current
February 19, 2014
©2014 General Electric Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Analog Feature Descriptions
Remote On/Off
The 12A Analog SlimLynx
TM
Open Frame power modules
feature an On/Off pin for remote On/Off operation. Two 
On/Off logic options are available. In the Positive Logic 
On/Off option, (device code suffix “4” – see Ordering 
Information), the module turns ON during a logic High on the 
On/Off pin and turns OFF during a logic Low. With the 
Negative Logic On/Off option, (no device code suffix, see 
Ordering Information), the module turns OFF during logic 
High and ON during logic Low. The On/Off signal should be 
always referenced to ground. For either On/Off logic option, 
leaving the On/Off pin disconnected will turn the module ON 
when input voltage is present. 
For positive logic modules, the circuit configuration for using
the On/Off pin is shown in Figure 39. When the external 
transistor Q2 is in the OFF state, the internal transistor Q7 is 
turned ON, which turn Q3 OFF which keeps Q6 OFF and Q5 
OFF. This allows the internal PWM #Enable signal to be 
pulled up by the internal 3.3V, thus turning the module ON. 
When transistor Q2 is turned ON, the On/Off pin is pulled 
low, which turns Q7 OFF which turns Q3, Q6 and Q5 ON and 
the internal PWM #Enable signal is pulled low and the 
module is OFF. A suggested value for R
pullup
is 20k
Ω.
For negative logic On/Off modules, the circuit configuration 
is shown in Fig. 40. The On/Off pin should be pulled high with 
an external pull-up resistor (suggested value for the 3V to 
14V input range is 20Kohms). When transistor Q2 is in the 
OFF state, the On/Off pin is pulled high, transistor Q3 is 
turned ON. This turns Q6 ON, followed by Q5 turning ON 
which pulls the internal ENABLE low and the module is OFF. 
To turn the module ON, Q2 is turned ON pulling the On/Off 
pin low, turning transistor Q3 OFF, which keeps Q6 and Q5 
OFF resulting in the PWM Enable pin going high. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Figure 39. Circuit configuration for using positive On/Off 
logic. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Figure 40. Circuit configuration for using negative On/Off 
logic. 
Monotonic Start-up and Shutdown
The module has monotonic start-up and shutdown behavior 
for any combination of rated input voltage, output current 
and operating temperature range. 
Startup into Pre-biased Output
The module can start into a prebiased output as long as the
prebias voltage is 0.5V less than the set output voltage.
Analog Output Voltage Programming
The output voltage of the module is programmable to any 
voltage from 0.6dc to 5.5Vdc by connecting a resistor 
between the Trim and SIG_GND pins of the module. Certain 
restrictions apply on the output voltage set point depending 
on the input voltage. These are shown in the Output Voltage 
vs. Input Voltage Set Point Area plot in Fig. 41. The Upper 
Limit curve shows that for output voltages lower than 1V, the 
input voltage must be lower than the maximum of 14.4V. The 
Lower Limit curve shows that for output voltages higher than 
0.6V, the input voltage needs to be larger than the minimum 
of 3V.
Figure 41. Output Voltage vs. Input Voltage Set Point Area 
plot showing limits where the output voltage can be set for 
different input voltages. 
V
O
(+)
TRIM
VS─
R
trim
LOAD
V
IN
(+)
ON/OFF
VS+
SIG_GND
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
Input V
o
lta
g
e (v
)
Output Voltage (V)
Lower
Upper
20K
Rpullup
I
20K
ON/OFF
+
20K
3.3V
470
VIN
20K
Q7
20K
100pF
4.7K
ENABLE
100K
SlimLynx Module
47K
Q2
+VIN
20K
GND
20K
20K
2K
ON/OFF
Q6
Q5
V
Q3
_
ENABLE
470
4.7K
+VIN
20K
100K
2K
100pF
_
47K
GND
Q6
20K
Q2
+
SlimLynx Module
V
Rpullup
Q3
ON/OFF
20K
ION/OFF
3.3V
Q5
20K
