The Pololu 12V, 2.4A Step-Down Voltage Regulator is a synchronous switching step-down (or buck) regulator that takes an input voltage of up to 50V and efficiently reduces it to 12V.

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• Power-save mode with ultrasonic operation that increases light load efficiency by reducing switching frequency, but keeps it above the audible range (20 kHz)
  1 mA to 3 mA typical no-load quiescent current.
• Available output current is a little higher for the lower-voltage versions than it is for the higher-voltage versions, and it decreases as the input voltage increases
• Integrated reverse-voltage protection up to 40 V, over-current and short-circuit protection, over-temperature shutoff
• Supports continuous output currents between 2 A and 4 A, depending on the input voltage and output voltage
• “Power good” output indicates when the regulator cannot adequately maintain the output voltage
• Switching regulator makes the regulator much more efficient than linear voltage regulators
• Soft-start feature limits inrush current and gradually ramps output voltage
• Lower output voltages from input voltages as high as 50 V
• Output undervoltage and overvoltage protection
• Two 0.086″ mounting holes for #2 or M2 screws
• Compact size

CONNECTIONS

This regulator has six connections: power good (PG), enable (EN), input voltage (VIN), output voltage (VOUT), and two ground (GND) connections.

The “power good” indicator, PG, is an open-drain output that goes low when the regulator’s output voltage either rises more than 20% above or falls more than 10% below the nominal voltage (with hysteresis). An external pull-up resistor is required to use this pin.

The regulator, which is enabled by default, can be put into a low-power sleep state by reducing the voltage on the EN pin below 1.2 V, and it can be brought out of this state again by increasing the voltage on EN past 1.35 V. The quiescent current draw in this sleep mode is dominated by the current in the 100 kΩ pull-up resistor from ENABLE to VIN and in the reverse-voltage protection circuit, which altogether will be between 10 µA and 20 µA per volt on VIN. The tight tolerance of the enable input allows a precise low-VIN cutoff to be set, such as with the output of an external voltage divider powered by VIN, which is useful for battery powered applications where draining the battery below a particular voltage threshold could permanently damage it.

The input voltage, VIN, powers the regulator. Voltages up to 50 V can be applied to VIN. Generally, the effective lower limit of VIN is VOUT plus the regulator’s dropout voltage, which varies approximately linearly with the load (see below for graphs of the dropout voltage as a function of the load).

VOUT is the regulated output voltage.

The six connections are arranged on a 0.1″ grid for compatibility with solderless breadboards, connectors, and other prototyping arrangements that use a 0.1″ grid. The PG connection is the only one not located along the edge of the board. A 6×1 straight male header strip and a 5×1 right-angle male header strip are included with the regulator; one pin of the straight header can optionally be broken off and soldered into PG.

TYPICAL EFFICIENCY

The efficiency of a voltage regulator, defined as (Power out)/(Power in), is an important measure of its performance, especially when battery life or heat are concerns.

MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS OUTPUT CURRENT

The maximum achievable output current of these regulators varies with the input voltage but also depends on other factors, including the ambient temperature, air flow, and heat sinking. The graph below shows maximum output currents that these regulators can deliver continuously at room temperature in still air and without additional heat sinking.

QUIESCENT CURRENT

The quiescent current is the current the regulator uses just to power itself, and the graph below shows this for the different regulator versions as a function of the input voltage. The module’s EN input can be driven low to put the board into a low-power state where it typically draws between 10 µA and 20 µA per volt on VIN.

TYPICAL DROPOUT VOLTAGE

The dropout voltage of a step-down regulator is the minimum amount by which the input voltage must exceed the regulator’s target output voltage in order to ensure the target output can be achieved. For example, if a 5 V regulator has a 1 V dropout voltage, the input must be at least 6 V to ensure the output is the full 5 V. Generally speaking, the dropout voltage increases as the output current increases. The graph below shows the dropout voltages for the different members of this regulator family:

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• Typical efficiency: 90% to 95% (depending on input voltage, output voltage, and load)
• Typical maximum continuous output current: 2 A to 3.3 A 
  Switching frequency: ~500 kHz under heavy loads
• Maximum quiescent current: 3 mA
• Minimum operating voltage: 12.9 V
• Continuous output current: 2.4 A
• Maximum operating voltage: 50 V
• Reverse voltage protection: Y
• Size: 0.7″ × 0.8″ × 0.345″
• Output type: fixed 12V
• Output voltage: 12 V
• Weight: 3.3 g
  
  
  

IMPORTANT NOTES

• During normal operation, this product can get hot enough to burn you. Take care when handling this product or other components connected to it.

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