SLVSAB8G May   2010  – March 2016 DRV8842

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and 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 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 PWM Motor Driver
      2. 7.3.2 Bridge Control
      3. 7.3.3 Current Regulation
      4. 7.3.4 Decay Mode
      5. 7.3.5 Blanking Time
      6. 7.3.6 Protection Circuits
        1. 7.3.6.1 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
        2. 7.3.6.2 Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
        3. 7.3.6.3 Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 nRESET and nSLEEP Operation
  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 Current Regulation
        2. 8.2.2.2 Sense Resistor
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Bulk Capacitance Sizing
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
    3. 10.3 Thermal Considerations
      1. 10.3.1 Power Dissipation
      2. 10.3.2 Heatsinking
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Community Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

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

10 Layout

10.1 Layout Guidelines

Each VM terminal must be bypassed to GND using a low-ESR ceramic bypass capacitors with recommended values of 0.1 μF rated for VM. These capacitors should be placed as close to the VM pins as possible with a thick trace or ground plane connection to the device GND pin.

The VM pin must be bypassed to ground using a bulk capacitor rated for VM. This component may be an electrolytic.

A low-ESR ceramic capacitor must be placed in between the CP1 and CP2 pins. TI recommends a value of
0.1 μF rated for VM . Place this component as close to the pins as possible.

A low-ESR ceramic capacitor must be placed in between the VM and VCP pins. TI recommends a value of
0.47 μF rated for 16 V. Place this component as close to the pins as possible. In addition, place a 1 MΩ between VM and VCP.

Bypass V3P3OUT to ground with a ceramic capacitor rated 6.3 V. Place this bypassing capacitor as close to the pin as possible.

The current sense resistor should be placed as close as possible to the device pins to minimize trace inductance between the pin and resistor.

10.2 Layout Example

DRV8842 layout_SLVSAB8.gif Figure 11. Example Layout

10.3 Thermal Considerations

The DRV8842 has thermal shutdown (TSD) as described above. If the die temperature exceeds approximately 150°C, the device will be disabled until the temperature drops to a safe level.

Any tendency of the device to enter TSD is an indication of either excessive power dissipation, insufficient heatsinking, or too high an ambient temperature.

10.3.1 Power Dissipation

Average power dissipation in the DRV8842 when running a DC motor can be roughly estimated by: Equation 3.

Equation 3. DRV8842 eq2_lvsab7.gif

where P is the power dissipation of one H-bridge, RDS(ON) is the resistance of each FET, and IOUT is the RMS output current being applied to each winding. IOUT is equal to the average current drawn by the DC motor. Note that at start-up and fault conditions this current is much higher than normal running current; these peak currents and their duration also need to be taken into consideration. The factor of 2 comes from the fact that at any instant two FETs are conducting winding current (one high-side and one low-side).

The maximum amount of power that can be dissipated in the device is dependent on ambient temperature and heatsinking.

Note that RDS(ON) increases with temperature, so as the device heats, the power dissipation increases. This must be taken into consideration when sizing the heatsink.

10.3.2 Heatsinking

The PowerPAD™ package uses an exposed pad to remove heat from the device. For proper operation, this pad must be thermally connected to copper on the PCB to dissipate heat. On a multi-layer PCB with a ground plane, this can be accomplished by adding a number of vias to connect the thermal pad to the ground plane. On PCBs without internal planes, copper area can be added on either side of the PCB to dissipate heat. If the copper area is on the opposite side of the PCB from the device, thermal vias are used to transfer the heat between top and bottom layers.

For details about how to design the PCB, see the TI application report, PowerPAD™ Thermally Enhanced Package (SLMA002), and the TI application brief, PowerPAD™ Made Easy (SLMA004), available at www.ti.com.

In general, the more copper area that can be provided, the more power can be dissipated.