SLVSE39B November   2017  – July 2018 DRV8304

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, this document contains PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Simplified Schematic
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Timing Requirements
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 3-Phase Smart Gate Drivers
        1. 7.3.1.1 PWM Control Modes
          1. 7.3.1.1.1 6x PWM Mode (PWM_MODE = 00b or MODE Pin Tied to AGND)
          2. 7.3.1.1.2 3x PWM Mode (PWM_MODE = 01b or MODE Pin = 47 kΩ to AGND)
          3. 7.3.1.1.3 1x PWM Mode (PWM_MODE = 10b or MODE Pin = Hi-Z)
          4. 7.3.1.1.4 Independent PWM Mode (PWM_MODE = 11b or MODE Pin Tied to DVDD)
        2. 7.3.1.2 Device Interface Modes
          1. 7.3.1.2.1 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
          2. 7.3.1.2.2 Hardware Interface
        3. 7.3.1.3 Gate Driver Voltage Supplies
        4. 7.3.1.4 Smart Gate-Drive Architecture
          1. 7.3.1.4.1 IDRIVE: MOSFET Slew-Rate Control
          2. 7.3.1.4.2 TDRIVE: MOSFET Gate Drive Control
          3. 7.3.1.4.3 Gate Drive Clamp
          4. 7.3.1.4.4 Propagation Delay
          5. 7.3.1.4.5 MOSFET VDS Monitors
          6. 7.3.1.4.6 VDRAIN Sense Pin
      2. 7.3.2 DVDD Linear Voltage Regulator
      3. 7.3.3 Pin Diagrams
      4. 7.3.4 Low-Side Current-Shunt Amplifiers
        1. 7.3.4.1 Bidirectional Current Sense Operation
        2. 7.3.4.2 Unidirectional Current Sense Operation (SPI only)
        3. 7.3.4.3 Offset Calibration
      5. 7.3.5 Gate-Driver Protection Circuits
        1. 7.3.5.1 VM Supply Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
        2. 7.3.5.2 VCP Charge-Pump Undervoltage Lockout (CPUV)
        3. 7.3.5.3 MOSFET VDS Overcurrent Protection (VDS_OCP)
          1. 7.3.5.3.1 VDS Latched Shutdown (OCP_MODE = 00b)
          2. 7.3.5.3.2 VDS Automatic Retry (OCP_MODE = 01b)
          3. 7.3.5.3.3 VDS Report Only (OCP_MODE = 10b)
          4. 7.3.5.3.4 VDS Disabled (OCP_MODE = 11b)
        4. 7.3.5.4 VSENSE Overcurrent Protection (SEN_OCP)
          1. 7.3.5.4.1 VSENSE Latched Shutdown (OCP_MODE = 00b)
          2. 7.3.5.4.2 VSENSE Automatic Retry (OCP_MODE = 01b)
          3. 7.3.5.4.3 VSENSE Report Only (OCP_MODE = 10b)
          4. 7.3.5.4.4 VSENSE Disabled (OCP_MODE = 11b or DIS_SEN = 1b)
        5. 7.3.5.5 Gate Driver Fault (GDF)
        6. 7.3.5.6 Thermal Warning (OTW)
        7. 7.3.5.7 Thermal Shutdown (OTSD)
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Gate Driver Functional Modes
        1. 7.4.1.1 Sleep Mode
        2. 7.4.1.2 Operating Mode
        3. 7.4.1.3 Fault Reset (CLR_FLT or ENABLE Reset Pulse)
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 SPI Communication
        1. 7.5.1.1 SPI
          1. 7.5.1.1.1 SPI Format
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
      1. Table 1. DRV8304S Register Map
      2. 7.6.1    Status Registers (DRV8304S Only)
        1. 7.6.1.1 Fault Status Register 1 (Address = 0x00) [reset = 0x00]
          1. Table 11. Fault Status Register 1 Field Descriptions
        2. 7.6.1.2 Fault Status Register 2 (Address = 0x01) [reset = 0x00]
          1. Table 12. Fault Status Register 2 Field Descriptions
      3. 7.6.2    Control Registers (DRV8304S Only)
        1. 7.6.2.1 Driver Control Register (Address = 0x02) [reset = 0x00]
          1. Table 14. Driver Control Field Descriptions
        2. 7.6.2.2 Gate Drive HS Register (Address = 0x03) [reset = 0x377]
          1. Table 15. Gate Drive HS Field Descriptions
        3. 7.6.2.3 Gate Drive LS Register (Address = 0x04) [reset = 0x777]
          1. Table 16. Gate Drive LS Register Field Descriptions
        4. 7.6.2.4 OCP Control Register (Address = 0x05) [reset = 0x145]
          1. Table 17. OCP Control Field Descriptions
        5. 7.6.2.5 CSA Control Register (Address = 0x06) [reset = 0x283]
          1. Table 18. CSA Control Field Descriptions
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Primary Application
        1. 8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
          1. 8.2.1.2.1 External MOSFET Support
            1. 8.2.1.2.1.1 Example
          2. 8.2.1.2.2 IDRIVE Configuration
            1. 8.2.1.2.2.1 Example
          3. 8.2.1.2.3 VDS Overcurrent Monitor Configuration
            1. 8.2.1.2.3.1 Example
          4. 8.2.1.2.4 Sense-Amplifier Bidirectional Configuration
            1. 8.2.1.2.4.1 Example
        3. 8.2.1.3 Application Curves
      2. 8.2.2 Alternative Application
        1. 8.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
          1. 8.2.2.2.1 Sense-Amplifier Unidirectional Configuration
            1. 8.2.2.2.1.1 Example
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Bulk Capacitance Sizing
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Device Support
      1. 11.1.1 Device Nomenclature
    2. 11.2 Documentation Support
      1. 11.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 11.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 11.4 Community Resources
    5. 11.5 Trademarks
    6. 11.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 11.7 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
  • RHA|40
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

7.1 Overview

The DRV8304 device is an integrated 6-V to 38-V gate driver for 3-phase motor-drive applications. The device reduces system component count, cost, and complexity by integrating three independent half-bridge gate drivers, charge pump, and linear regulator for the high-side and low-side gate-driver supply voltages. A standard serial peripheral interface (SPI) provides a simple method for configuring the various device settings and reading fault diagnostic information through an external controller. Alternatively, a hardware interface (H/W) option allows for configuring the most commonly used settings through fixed external resistors.

The gate drivers support external N-channel high-side and low-side power MOSFETs and can drive up to 150-mA source, 300-mA sink peak currents with a 15-mA average output current. The high-side gate-drive supply voltage is generated using a doubler charge-pump architecture that regulates the VCP output to VVM + 10 V. The low-side gate-drive supply voltage is generated using a linear regulator from the VM power supply that regulates to 10 V. A smart gate-drive (SGD) architecture provides the ability to dynamically adjust the output gate-drive current strength allowing for the gate driver to control the power MOSFET VDS switching speed. This feature allows for the removal of external gate-drive resistors and diodes reducing bill of materials (BOM) component count, cost, and printed circuit board (PCB) area. The architecture also uses an internal state machine to protect against gate-drive short-circuit events, control the half-bridge dead time, and protect against dV/dt parasitic turnon of the external power MOSFET.

The DRV8304 device integrates three, bidirectional current-shunt amplifiers for monitoring the current level through each of the external half-bridges using a low-side shunt resistor. The gain setting of the shunt amplifier can be adjusted through the SPI (DRV8304S) or hardware (DRV8304H) interface with the SPI providing additional flexibility to adjust the output bias point.

In addition to the high level of device integration, the DRV8304 device provides a wide range of integrated protection features. These features include power-supply undervoltage lockout (UVLO), charge-pump undervoltage lockout (CPUV), VDS overcurrent monitoring (OCP), gate-driver short-circuit detection (GDF), and overtemperature shutdown (OTW and OTSD). Fault events are indicated by the nFAULT pin with detailed information available in the SPI registers on the SPI device version.

The DRV8304 device is available in 0.5-mm pin pitch, VQFN surface-mount packages. The VQFN package size is 6 mm × 6 mm.