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AN4488 Power supplies
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2.2 Power supply schemes
The circuit is powered by a stabilized power supply, V
DD
.
Caution: The V
DD 
voltage range is 1.8 V to 3.6 V (down to 1.7 V with some restrictions, see relative 
Datasheet for details).
• The V
DD
 pins must be connected to V
DD
 with external decoupling capacitors: one 
single Tantalum or Ceramic capacitor (min. 4.7 µF typ.10 µF) for the package + one 
100 nF Ceramic capacitor for each V
DD
 pin.
• The V
BAT
 pin can be connected to the external battery (1.65 V < V
BAT 
< 3.6 V). If no 
external battery is used, it is recommended to connect this pin to V
DD
 with a 100 nF 
external ceramic decoupling capacitor.
• The V
DDA
 pin must be connected to two external decoupling capacitors (100 nF 
Ceramic + 1 µF Tantalum or Ceramic).
• The V
REF+
 pin can be connected to the V
DDA
 external power supply. If a separate, 
external reference voltage is applied on V
REF+
, a 100 nF and a 1 µF capacitors must 
be connected on this pin. In all cases, V
REF+
 must be kept between (V
DDA
-1.2 V) and 
V
DDA
 with minimum of 1.7 V.
• Additional precautions can be taken to filter analog noise:
–V
DDA
 can be connected to V
DD
 through a ferrite bead.
–The V
REF+
 pin can be connected to V
DDA
 through a resistor.
• For the voltage regulator configuration, there is specific BYPASS_REG pin (not 
available on all packages) that should be connected either to V
SS
 or V
DD
 to activate or 
deactivate the voltage regulator specific. 
– Refer to Section 2.1.2 and section "Voltage regulator" of the related device 
datasheet for details.
• When the voltage regulator is enabled, V
CAP1
 and V
CAP2
 pins must be connected to 
2*2.2 µF LowESR < 2Ω Ceramic capacitor (or 1*4.7 µF LowESR < 1Ω Ceramic 
capacitor if only V
CAP1
 pin is provided on some packages).