Question : When the power goes down the 3.3v
feeding the 2.5V regulator could decay at a little different rate than the 5v feeding the
DSP I/O regulator. This might cause the enable/disable function of the 2.5 volt regulator
to momentarily be enabled, which might put some voltage back
on the I/O supply with the 2.5 V absent, or nearly so. It could possibly
violate the restriction on 3.3V not being higher than core voltage plus 2 volts. Is this
restriction an absolute? What happens if it gets violated on
power down? It seems like the violation would be no more than a matter of
milliseconds.
Answer : The C6201 does
not have internal protection diodes, so if the power-up/down conditions
have the opportunity to be violated, then external protection diodes should be placed
between the voltage regulator outputs (as mentioned below).
Having the diodes in place should make it OK. Violating the condition by having the 3.3V
on without the 2.5V does present the opportunity for the C6201 to be damaged, so including
diodes is a must. |