SLVSD18C June   2015  – August 2017 DRV8880

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Simplified System Diagram
      2.      Microstepping Current Waveform
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    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 Indexer Timing Requirements
    7. 6.7 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  Current Regulation
      5. 7.3.5  Decay Modes
        1. 7.3.5.1 Mode 1: Slow Decay for Increasing and Decreasing Current
        2. 7.3.5.2 Mode 2: Slow Decay for Increasing Current, Mixed Decay for Decreasing current
        3. 7.3.5.3 Mode 3: Mixed Decay for Increasing and Decreasing Current
        4. 7.3.5.4 Mode 4: Slow Decay for Increasing Current, Fast Decay for Decreasing current
        5. 7.3.5.5 Mode 5: Fast Decay for Increasing and Decreasing Current
      6. 7.3.6  Smart Tune
      7. 7.3.7  Adaptive Blanking Time
      8. 7.3.8  Charge Pump
      9. 7.3.9  LDO Voltage Regulator
      10. 7.3.10 Logic and Tri-Level Pin Diagrams
      11. 7.3.11 Power Supplies and Input Pins
      12. 7.3.12 Protection Circuits
      13. 7.3.13 VM UVLO (UVLO2)
      14. 7.3.14 Logic Undervoltage (UVLO1)
      15. 7.3.15 VCP Undervoltage Lockout (CPUV)
      16. 7.3.16 Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
      17. 7.3.17 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
  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 Modes
        4. 8.2.2.4 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
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 11.3 Community Resources
    4. 11.4 Trademarks
    5. 11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 11.6 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
  • RHR|28
  • PWP|28
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

7.1 Overview

The DRV8880 is an integrated motor driver solution for bipolar stepper motors. The device integrates two NMOS H-bridges, current regulation circuitry, and a microstepping indexer. The DRV8880 can be powered with a supply voltage between 6.5 and 45 V, and is capable of providing an output current up to 2.5 A peak current, 2.0 A full-scale current, or 1.4 A rms current. Actual operable full-scale and rms current will depend on ambient temperature, supply voltage, and PCB ground plane size. Between VM = 6.4 V and VM = 4.9 V the H-bridge outputs are shut down, but the internal logic remains active in order to prevent missed steps.

A simple STEP/DIR interface allows easy interfacing to the controller circuit. The internal indexer is able to execute high-accuracy microstepping without requiring the processor to control the current level. The indexer is capable of full step and half step as well as microstepping to 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16. In addition to the standard half stepping mode, a non-circular 1/2-stepping mode is available for increased torque output at higher motor rpm.

The current regulation is highly configurable, with several decay modes of operation. The decay mode can be selected as a fixed slow, slow/mixed, mixed, slow/fast, or fast decay. The slow/mixed decay mode uses slow decay on increasing steps and mixed decay on decreasing steps. Similarly, the slow/fast decay mode uses slow decay on increasing steps and fast decay on decreasing steps.

In addition, an smart tune mode can be used which automatically adjusts the decay setting to minimize current ripple while still reacting quickly to step changes. This feature greatly simplifies stepper driver integration into a motor drive system.

The PWM off-time, tOFF, can be adjusted to 10, 20, or 30 µs.

An adaptive blanking time feature automatically scales the minimum drive time with output current. This helps alleviate zero-crossing distortion by limiting the drive time at low-current steps.

A torque DAC feature allows the controller to scale the output current without needing to scale the analog reference voltage input VREF. The torque DAC is accessed using digital input pins. This allows the controller to save power by decreasing the current consumption when not required.

A low-power sleep mode is included which allows the system to save power when not driving the motor.