SLVSHD4 October 2024 DRV8376
ADVANCE INFORMATION
A MOSFET overcurrent event is sensed by monitoring the current flowing through FETs. If the current through a FET exceeds the IOCP threshold for longer than the tOCP deglitch time, an OCP event is recognized and action is done according to the OCP_MODE bit. On hardware interface devices, the IOCP threshold is set via OCP pin, the tOCP_DEG is fixed at 1.2-µs, and the OCP_MODE bit is configured for latched shutdown. On SPI devices, the IOCP threshold is set through the OCP_LVL bits, the tOCP_DEG is set through the OCP_DEG bits.
Table 7-6 shows the configuration of OCP level and deglitch time in the DRV8376 device.
OCP Setting | OCP Pin (Hardware Variant) | OCP_LVL bits (SPI variant) | Minimum OCP Level |
---|---|---|---|
OCP 1 | Connected to AGND | OCP_LVL= 0b | 4.5-A |
OCP 2 | Connected to GVDD | OCP_LVL= 1b | 2-A |
The OCP_MODE bit can operate in four different modes: OCP latched shutdown, OCP automatic retry, OCP report only, and OCP disabled.