JAJSKK7 November 2021 DRV8231
PRODUCTION DATA
The DRV8231 is an 8-pin device for driving brushed DC motors from a 4.5-V to 33-V supply rail. Two logic inputs control the H-bridge driver, which consists of four N-channel MOSFETs that have a typical RDS(on) of 600 mΩ (including one high-side and one low-side FET). A single power input, VM, serves as both device power and the motor winding bias voltage. The integrated charge pump of the device boosts VM internally and fully enhances the high-side FETs. Motor speed can be controlled with pulse-width modulation at frequencies between 0 to 200 kHz. The device enters a low-power sleep mode by bringing both inputs low.
The DRV8231 also integrates current regulation using an external shunt resistor on the ISEN pin. This allows the device to limit the output current with a fixed off-time PWM chopping scheme to limit inrush and stall currents. The current regulation level can be configured during motor operation through the VREF pin to limit the load current accordingly to the system demands.
A variety of integrated protection features protect the device in the case of a system fault. These include undervoltage lockout (UVLO), overcurrent protection (OCP), and overtemperature shutdown (TSD).