SLOSE70 December   2020 DRV8434S

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1. 5.1 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 SPI Timing Requirements
    7. 6.7 Indexer Timing Requirements
      1. 6.7.1 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  Stepper Motor Driver Current Ratings
        1. 7.3.1.1 Peak Current Rating
        2. 7.3.1.2 RMS Current Rating
        3. 7.3.1.3 Full-Scale Current Rating
      2. 7.3.2  PWM Motor Drivers
      3. 7.3.3  Microstepping Indexer
      4. 7.3.4  Controlling VREF with an MCU DAC
      5. 7.3.5  Current Regulation
      6. 7.3.6  Decay Modes
        1. 7.3.6.1 Slow Decay for Increasing and Decreasing Current
        2. 7.3.6.2 Slow Decay for Increasing Current, Mixed Decay for Decreasing Current
        3. 7.3.6.3 Slow Decay for Increasing Current, Fast Decay for Decreasing current
        4. 7.3.6.4 Mixed Decay for Increasing and Decreasing Current
        5. 7.3.6.5 Smart tune Dynamic Decay
        6. 7.3.6.6 Smart tune Ripple Control
      7. 7.3.7  PWM OFF Time
      8. 7.3.8  Blanking time
      9. 7.3.9  Charge Pump
      10. 7.3.10 Linear Voltage Regulators
      11. 7.3.11 Logic Level, tri-level and quad-level Pin Diagrams
        1. 7.3.11.1 nFAULT Pin
      12. 7.3.12 Protection Circuits
        1. 7.3.12.1 VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
        2. 7.3.12.2 VCP Undervoltage Lockout (CPUV)
        3. 7.3.12.3 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
          1. 7.3.12.3.1 Latched Shutdown (OCP_MODE = 0b)
          2. 7.3.12.3.2 Automatic Retry (OCP_MODE = 1b)
        4. 7.3.12.4 Stall Detection
        5. 7.3.12.5 Open-Load Detection (OL)
        6. 7.3.12.6 Overtemperature Warning (OTW)
        7. 7.3.12.7 Thermal Shutdown (OTSD)
          1. 7.3.12.7.1 Latched Shutdown (OTSD_MODE = 0b)
          2. 7.3.12.7.2 Automatic Recovery (OTSD_MODE = 1b)
        8.       Fault Condition Summary
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Sleep Mode (nSLEEP = 0)
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      3. 7.4.2 Disable Mode (nSLEEP = 1, ENABLE = 0)
      4. 7.4.3 Operating Mode (nSLEEP = 1, ENABLE = 1)
      5. 7.4.4 nSLEEP Reset Pulse
      6.      Functional Modes Summary
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Communication
        1. 7.5.1.1 SPI Format
        2. 7.5.1.2 SPI for a Single Target Device
        3. 7.5.1.3 SPI for Multiple Target Devices in Daisy Chain Configuration
        4. 7.5.1.4 SPI for Multiple Target Devices in Parallel Configuration
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 Stepper Motor Speed
        2. 8.2.2.2 Current Regulation
        3. 8.2.2.3 Decay Mode
        4. 8.2.2.4 Application Curves
        5. 8.2.2.5 Thermal Application
          1. 8.2.2.5.1 Power Dissipation
          2. 8.2.2.5.2 Conduction Loss
          3. 8.2.2.5.3 Switching Loss
          4. 8.2.2.5.4 Power Dissipation Due to Quiescent Current
          5. 8.2.2.5.5 Total Power Dissipation
          6. 8.2.2.5.6 Device Junction Temperature Estimation
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Bulk Capacitance
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 10.1.1 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 11.2 Support Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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7.3.5 Current Regulation

The current through the motor windings is regulated by a PWM current-regulation circuit. When an H-bridge is enabled, current rises through the winding at a rate dependent on the DC voltage, inductance of the winding, and the magnitude of the back EMF present. When the current hits the current regulation threshold, the bridge enters a decay mode for a period of time determined by the TOFF register setting and the selected decay mode to decrease the current. After the off-time expires, the bridge is re-enabled, starting another PWM cycle.

GUID-2FCA05FC-0984-4063-8C30-033A70A4D841-low.gifFigure 7-5 Current Chopping Waveform

The PWM regulation current is set by a comparator which monitors the voltage across the current sense MOSFETs in parallel with the low-side power MOSFETs. The current sense MOSFETs are biased with a reference current that is the output of a current-mode sine-weighted DAC whose full-scale reference current is set by the voltage at the VREF pin. In addition, the TRQ_DAC register can further scale the reference current.

Use Equation 3 to calculate the full-scale regulation current.

Equation 3. GUID-9BE249FE-4E25-40E9-A8D8-9C6F8B5F813A-low.gif

The TRQ_DAC is adjusted via the SPI register. Table 7-6 lists the current scalar value for different inputs.

Table 7-6 Torque DAC Settings
TRQ_DAC CURRENT SCALAR (TRQ)
0000b 100%
0001b 93.75%
0010b 87.5%
0011b 81.25%
0100b 75%
0101b 68.75%
0110b 62.5
0111b 56.25%
1000b 50%
1001b 43.75%
1010b 37.5%
1011b 31.25%
1100b 25%
1101b 18.75%
1110b 12.5%
1111b 6.25%