SLVSGF6A May   2023  – October 2023 DRV8849

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Revision History
  6. 5 Device Comparison
  7. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
  8. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 7.6 Indexer Timing Requirements
    7. 7.7 Typical Operating Characteristics
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Stepper Motor Driver Current Ratings
        1. 8.3.1.1 Peak Current Rating
        2. 8.3.1.2 RMS Current Rating
        3. 8.3.1.3 Full-Scale Current Rating
      2. 8.3.2 Microstepping Indexer
      3. 8.3.3 Controlling VREF with an MCU DAC
      4. 8.3.4 Current Regulation and Decay Modes
        1. 8.3.4.1 Smart tune Ripple Control
        2. 8.3.4.2 Smart tune Dynamic Decay
        3. 8.3.4.3 Blanking time
      5. 8.3.5 Charge Pump
      6. 8.3.6 Logic Level, tri-level and quad-level Pin Diagrams
      7. 8.3.7 nFAULT Pins
      8. 8.3.8 Protection Circuits
        1. 8.3.8.1 VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
        2. 8.3.8.2 VCP Undervoltage Lockout (CPUV)
        3. 8.3.8.3 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
          1. 8.3.8.3.1 Latched Shutdown
          2. 8.3.8.3.2 Automatic Retry
        4. 8.3.8.4 Thermal Shutdown (OTSD)
          1. 8.3.8.4.1 Latched Shutdown
          2. 8.3.8.4.2 Automatic Retry
        5. 8.3.8.5 Fault Condition Summary
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Sleep Mode (nSLEEP = 0)
      2. 8.4.2 Disable Mode (nSLEEP = 1, ENABLE = 0)
      3. 8.4.3 Operating Mode (nSLEEP = 1, ENABLE = Hi-Z/1)
      4. 8.4.4 nSLEEP Reset Pulse
      5. 8.4.5 Functional Modes Summary
  10. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.2.1 Stepper Motor Speed
        2. 9.2.2.2 Current Regulation
        3. 9.2.2.3 Decay Modes
        4. 9.2.2.4 Application Curves
  11. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Bulk Capacitance
  12. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Related Documentation
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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8.3.8.3 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)

An analog current-limit circuit on each FET limits the current through the FET by removing the gate drive. If this current limit persists for longer than the tOCP time, the FETs in both H-bridges for that stepper driver are disabled and the corresponding nFAULT pin is driven low. The charge pump remains active during this condition. The overcurrent protection can operate in two different modes: latched shutdown and automatic retry.

The ENABLE pin for a particular stepper driver should be Hi-Z to select latched shutdown mode, and should be HIGH (>2.7 V) to select automatic retry mode. ENABLE1 pin controls the OCP recovery method for Stepper 1, and ENABLE2 pin controls the OCP recovery method for Stepper 2.