The LTC?4280 Hot Swap? controller allows a board to be
safely inserted and removed from a live backplane. Using
an external N-channel pass transistor, board supply voltage
and inrush current are ramped up at an adjustable rate.
An I2C interface and onboard ADC allow for monitoring
of load current, voltage and fault status.
The device features adjustable analog foldback current
limit and a FILTER pin which confi gures the time spent in
overcurrent before declaring a fault. An I2C interface may
confi gure the part to latch off or automatically restart after
the LTC4280 detects a current limit fault.
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