link to page 7 BCR602 hot plug IC with dimmingThermal characteristics3Thermal characteristicsFigure 6Maximum permitted effective output source current out of pin DRVinto external drivertransistor for a design example of 4 mA DC driver The maximum permitted effective driver source current shown in Figure 6 can be calculated by following equation: TOTP, on, min − TA−V R S ⋅ Is T I thJA OTP, on, min − T A DRV = V = − IS S VS ⋅ RthJA The equation considers the power dissipation caused by the current consumption of the IC itself. If the driver current exceeds the calculated threshold the lower spec limit of the overtemperature protection will be exceeded and OTP might be triggered. TOTP, on, min The lower spec limit of the overtemperature protection threshold should not be exceeded to avoid triggering the OTP. Datasheet 7 Revision 1.1 2018-12-3 Document Outline Features Protection features Target applications Advantages with respect to discrete solutions Product validation Device information Description Table of contents 1 Pin configuration 2 Functional description 3 Thermal characteristics 4 Absolute maximum ratings 5 Operating conditions 6 Electrical characteristics 7 Package information 8 References Revision history Disclaimer