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LM3421MHX

Texas Instruments · LED Drivers · TSSOP-16-EP

LM3421MHX from Texas Instruments, in a TSSOP-16-EP. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 VIN power_in Input voltage supply from 4.5V to 75V; bypass with 100-nF capacitor to AGND as close to the device as possible.
2 EN input Enable pin with 2.4V logic threshold; connect to AGND for zero-current shutdown or apply more than 2.4V to enable.
3 COMP input Compensation input; connect capacitor to AGND to set control loop compensation.
4 CSH input Current sense high input; connect resistor to AGND to set signal current or use as analog dimming control with potentiometer.
5 RCT input Resistor-capacitor timing input; external RC network sets predictive off-time and switching frequency.
6 AGND power_in Analog ground; connect to PGND through DAP copper pad to provide ground return for CSH, COMP, RCT, and related analog circuits.
7 OVP input Overvoltage protection input with 1.24V threshold; connect resistor divider from output voltage to program OVLO trip point.
8 nDIM input Dimming input and undervoltage protection with 1.24V threshold; accepts PWM signal for dimming or resistor divider for UVLO programming.
9 DDRV output Dim gate drive output; driven from internal PWM logic to control dimming MOSFET gate, sourcing 13.5Ω and sinking 3.5Ω typical.
10 PGND power_in Power ground; connect to AGND through DAP copper pad to provide ground return for GATE and DDRV driver outputs.
11 GATE output Main gate drive output; connects to main power switch MOSFET gate, sourcing 2Ω and sinking 1.3Ω typical at 1A peak.
12 VCC power_out Internal regulator output nominally 6.9V (min 6.3V, max 7.35V); bypass with 2.2-µF to 3.3-µF ceramic capacitor to PGND.
13 IS input Main switch current sense input; connect to MOSFET drain for RDS-ON sensing or to source-side sense resistor for cycle-by-cycle current limit at 245mV threshold.
14 RPD output Resistor pulldown open-drain output; connects bottom of external resistor dividers to ground for zero-current shutdown with 145Ω pulldown resistance typical.
15 HSP input LED current sense positive input; connect through series resistor to high side of LED string sense resistor for high-side differential current sensing.
16 HSN input LED current sense negative input; connect through series resistor to low side of LED string sense resistor for high-side differential current sensing.
17 DAP power_in Die attach pad thermal connection on bottom of IC; star ground connecting AGND and PGND for low-impedance power/ground return.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Texas Instruments
Package TSSOP-16-EP
Category LED Drivers
Pins 17

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: LM3421MHX
  • Footprint: Package_SO:TSSOP-16-1EP_4.4x5mm_P0.65mm
  • 3D model: TSSOP-16-EP (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: lm3421mhx-etched.step / lm3421mhx-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); lm3421mhx.step / lm3421mhx.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: Texas Instruments datasheet (79 pp, sha256 37e8739d38bb6fd4, retrieved 2026-09-27, tier: lcsc)
  • Datasheet language: Chinese. Pin names, descriptions, and specs on this page were extracted and translated to English by ds2sf; the linked PDF is the manufacturer original.
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.2, primary claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-4-6 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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