SLVSHD4 October 2024 DRV8376
ADVANCE INFORMATION
If the die temperature in the device exceeds the trip point of the thermal shutdown limit (TTSD), all the FETs are disabled, the charge pump is shut down, and the nFAULT pin is driven low. In addition, the FAULT and OTSD bit in the OT status (OT_STS) register and OTF bit in the status register (DEV_STS) is set. Normal operation starts again (driver operation and the nFAULT pin is released) when the overtemperature condition clears. The OTSD bit stays latched high indicating that a thermal event occurred until a clear fault command is issued either through the CLR_FLT bit or an nSLEEP reset pulse (tRST). This protection feature cannot be disabled.