The LM3488MM/NOPB is a versatile N-channel controller for switch-mode power supplies from Texas Instruments in VSSOP-8, operating from 2.97V to 48V input. It is NOT a buck converter but rather a current-mode PWM controller that drives an external N-channel MOSFET, supporting boost, flyback, SEPIC, and buck-boost topologies. The peak current-mode control loop works as follows: the error amplifier compares the FB pin voltage to the internal 1.26V reference and generates a COMP voltage that sets the peak inductor current threshold. The ISENSE pin monitors the voltage across an external current-sense resistor in series with the MOSFET source. When the voltage exceeds the COMP-set threshold, the DR output turns OFF the MOSFET. The switching frequency is adjustable from 100kHz to 1MHz via an external resistor from the FREQ pin (internally tied to COMP in this version). The COMP pin requires an external Type-II compensation network (RC + C) to stabilize the current-mode loop. The SHDN pin has an internal 1.2uA pull-up current source, so leaving it floating enables the device. The DR output can source/sink 0.7A peak gate current, sufficient for MOSFETs with Qg up to 30nC. The maximum duty cycle is 85-90% (frequency dependent). The device includes slope compensation (0.5V added to ISENSE ramp) to prevent sub-harmonic oscillation at duty cycles above 50%. The input UVLO threshold is 2.7V (rising).