SLVSDA5E January 2016 – March 2020 DRV8884
PRODUCTION DATA.
An LDO regulator is integrated into the DRV8884. DVDD can be used to provide a reference voltage. For proper operation, bypass DVDD to GND using a ceramic capacitor.
The DVDD output is nominally 3.3 V. When the DVDD LDO current load exceeds 1 mA, the output voltage drops significantly.
The AVDD pin also requires a bypass capacitor to GND. This LDO is for DRV8884 internal use only.
If a digital input needs to be tied permanently high (that is, Mx, DECAY, or TRQ), it is preferable to tie the input to DVDD instead of an external regulator. This saves power when VM is not applied or in sleep mode; DVDD is disabled and current will not be flowing through the input pulldown resistors. For reference, logic level inputs have a typical pulldown of 100 kΩ, and tri-level inputs have a typical pulldown of 60 kΩ.