SLVSH04 November   2023 DRV8214

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Revision History
  6. 5 Device Comparison
  7. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
  8. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 7.6 I2C Timing Requirements
    7. 7.7 Timing Diagrams
    8. 7.8 Typical Operating Characteristics
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 External Components
      2. 8.3.2 Summary of Features
      3. 8.3.3 Bridge Control
      4. 8.3.4 Current Sense and Regulation (IPROPI)
        1. 8.3.4.1 Current Sensing and Current Mirror Gain Selection
        2. 8.3.4.2 Current Regulation
          1. 8.3.4.2.1 Fixed Off-Time Current Regulation
          2. 8.3.4.2.2 Cycle-By-Cycle Current Regulation
      5. 8.3.5 Stall Detection
      6. 8.3.6 Ripple Counting
        1. 8.3.6.1 Ripple Counting Parameters
          1. 8.3.6.1.1  Motor Resistance Inverse
          2. 8.3.6.1.2  Motor Resistance Inverse Scale
          3. 8.3.6.1.3  KMC Scaling Factor
          4. 8.3.6.1.4  KMC
          5. 8.3.6.1.5  Filter Damping Constant
          6. 8.3.6.1.6  Filter Input Scaling Factor
          7. 8.3.6.1.7  Ripple Count Threshold
          8. 8.3.6.1.8  Ripple Count Threshold Scale
          9. 8.3.6.1.9  T_MECH_FLT
          10. 8.3.6.1.10 VSNS_SEL
          11. 8.3.6.1.11 Error Correction
            1. 8.3.6.1.11.1 EC_FALSE_PER
            2. 8.3.6.1.11.2 EC_MISS_PER
        2. 8.3.6.2 RC_OUT Output
        3. 8.3.6.3 Ripple Counting with nFAULT
      7. 8.3.7 Motor Voltage and Speed Regulation
        1. 8.3.7.1 Internal Bridge Control
        2. 8.3.7.2 Setting Speed/Voltage Regulation Parameters
          1. 8.3.7.2.1 Speed and Voltage Set
          2. 8.3.7.2.2 Speed Scaling Factor
        3. 8.3.7.3 Soft-Start and Soft-Stop
          1. 8.3.7.3.1 TINRUSH
      8. 8.3.8 Protection Circuits
        1. 8.3.8.1 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
        2. 8.3.8.2 Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
        3. 8.3.8.3 VCC Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
        4. 8.3.8.4 Overvoltage Protection (OVP)
        5. 8.3.8.5 nFAULT Output
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Active Mode
      2. 8.4.2 Low-Power Sleep Mode
      3. 8.4.3 Fault Mode
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 I2C Communication
        1. 8.5.1.1 I2C Write
        2. 8.5.1.2 I2C Read
    6. 8.6 Register Map
      1. 8.6.1 DRV8214_STATUS Registers
      2. 8.6.2 DRV8214_CONFIG Registers
      3. 8.6.3 DRV8214_CTRL Registers
  10. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application: Brushed DC Motor
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Stall Detection
        1. 9.2.2.1 Application Description
          1. 9.2.2.1.1 Stall Detection Timing
          2. 9.2.2.1.2 Hardware Stall Threshold Selection
      3. 9.2.3 Ripple Counting Application
        1. 9.2.3.1 Tuning Ripple Counting Parameters
          1. 9.2.3.1.1 Resistance Parameters
          2. 9.2.3.1.2 KMC and KMC_SCALE
            1. 9.2.3.1.2.1 Case I
            2. 9.2.3.1.2.2 Case II
              1. 9.2.3.1.2.2.1 Method 1: Tuning from Scratch
                1. 9.2.3.1.2.2.1.1 Tuning KMC_SCALE
                2. 9.2.3.1.2.2.1.2 Tuning KMC
              2. 9.2.3.1.2.2.2 Method 2: Using the Proportionality factor
                1. 9.2.3.1.2.2.2.1 Working Example
          3. 9.2.3.1.3 Advanced Parameters
            1. 9.2.3.1.3.1 Filter Constants
              1. 9.2.3.1.3.1.1 FLT_GAIN_SEL
              2. 9.2.3.1.3.1.2 FLT_K
            2. 9.2.3.1.3.2 T_MECH_FLT
            3. 9.2.3.1.3.3 VSNS_SEL
            4. 9.2.3.1.3.4 Additional Error Corrector Parameters
              1. 9.2.3.1.3.4.1 EC_FALSE_PER
              2. 9.2.3.1.3.4.2 EC_MISS_PER
      4. 9.2.4 Motor Voltage
      5. 9.2.5 Motor Current
      6. 9.2.6 Application Curves
  11. 10Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 10.1 Bulk Capacitance
  12. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 12.1 Tape and Reel Information

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8.1 Overview

The DRV8214 is a high-performance full-bridge motor driver with ripple counting for position detection, motor speed and voltage regulation, stall detection, integrated current sense, and integrated current regulation.

The Ripple Counting feature integrates DC motor relative position and speed detection in the device thereby reducing external components on a PCB and saving cost. The principle is based on counting the number of current ripples appearing in the motor current waveform due to commutations. Motor speed regulation feature maintains constant motor speed over varying battery voltages. The voltage regulation feature saves energy by driving the motor with a programmable lower terminal voltage.

The DRV8214 uses a standard 2-pin (EN/IN1& PH/IN2) PH/EN-PWM interface and I2C interface for configuration and detailed diagnostics. The EN/IN1 & PH/IN2 pins control the full bridge, which consists of four N-channel MOSFETs that have a typical RDS(ON) of 240 mΩ (including one high-side and one low-side FET). Motor speed can be controlled with pulse-width modulation (PWM), at frequencies between 0 to 200 kHz. The PMODE bit in I2C registers allow operating the H-bridge in two different control modes. I2C interface reduces number of GPIO inputs in high motor-count systems and reduces firmware control effort.

The integrated current regulation feature limits motor current to a predefined maximum based on the VREF and IPROPI settings. The IPROPI signal can provide current feedback to a microcontroller during both the drive and brake/slow-decay states of the H-bridge. The gain select bits allow high accuracy current sensing down to 10 mA average motor current. The RDS(ON) of the low-side MOSFET and the overcurrent protection limit changes according to the gain select bits, thereby leading to optimized solutions for different values of motor current. The DRV8214 also has I2C programmable registers to configure a hardware stall detection feature based on the IPROPI current sensing signal.

The integrated protection features protect the device in case of a system fault. These include undervoltage lockout (UVLO), overcurrent protection (OCP), and overtemperature shutdown (TSD). Fault conditions are indicated on the nFAULT pin. Additionally, the overvoltage protection (OVP) feature puts the driver into the brake state when the motor is spun manually while the device is in sleep mode or when the H-bridge is disabled. This prevents the back EMF induced high voltages on the supply rail that could potentially damage the driver and other circuits in the system.

To reduce area and external components on a printed circuit board, the device integrates a charge pump regulator and the corresponding capacitors. The separate full-bridge (VM) and logic (VCC) supplies allow the full-bridge supply voltage to drop to 0 V without significant impact to RDS(ON) and without triggering UVLO as long as the VCC supply is stable. The nSLEEP pin provides an ultra-low power mode to minimize current draw during system inactivity.