SLVSEA2D August 2020 – April 2024 DRV8714-Q1 , DRV8718-Q1
PRODMIX
By default, the PDR loop automatically detects which MOSFET is the drive MOSFET and which MOSFET is the freewheel MOSFET by determining the polarity of the current out of the half-bridge. This is done by measuring the half-bridge VSHx voltage during the dead-time period to determine if the high-side or low-side body diode is conducting. If the current polarity cannot be determined it is assumed that the configured MOSFET through PWMx_HL is the drive MOSFET. The automatic freewheel detection can be disabled with the IDIR_MAN_x control register. In the manual freewheel modes, the PDR loop relies on the PWMx_HL control register to determine which MOSFET is the drive MOSFET and which MOSFET is the freewheel MOSFET. IF PWMx_HL = 0b, the high-side MOSFET is the drive MOSFET and the low-side MOSFET is the freewheel MOSFET. If PWMx_HL = 1b, the low-side MOSFET is the drive MOSFET and high-side MOSFET is the freewheel MOSFET.
Figure 7-15 shows the high-side MOSFET (HS1) controlling the VSHx switch-node voltage transition and the low-side MOSFET (LS1) acting as the freewheeling MOSFET.
Figure 7-16 shows the low-side MOSFET (LS2) controlling the VSHx switch-node voltage transition and the high-side MOSFET (HS2) acting as the freewheeling MOSFET.