The LTC4210-3/LTC4210-4 is a 6-pin SOT-23 Hot Swap controller that allows a board to be safely inserted and removed from a live backplane. An internal high side switch driver controls the GATE of an external N-channel MOSFET for a supply voltage ranging from 2.7V to 7V. The LTC4210 provides the initial timing cycle and allows the GATE to be ramped up at an adjustable rate. The LTC4210 features a fast current limit loop providing active current limiting together with a circuit breaker timer. The signal at the ON pin turns the part on and off and is also used for the reset function. The LTC4210-3 retries on overcurrent fault and the LTC4210-4 latches off on an overcurrent fault.
