JAJSQT9A November 2023 – March 2024 DRV8242-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The DRV824x-Q1 family of devices provides three separate modes to support different control schemes with the EN/IN1 and PH/IN2 pins. The control mode is selected through the MODE setting. MODE is a 2-level setting based on the MODE pin for the HW variant or S_MODE bits in the CONFIG3 register for the SPI variant as summarized in Table 7-3:
MODE pin | S_MODE bits | Device Mode | Description |
---|---|---|---|
RLVL1OF4 | 2'b00 | PH/EN mode | full-bridge mode, EN/IN1 is the PWM input, PH/EN2 is the direction input |
RLVL2OF4 | 2'b01 | Reserved | Reserved. |
RLVL3OF4 | 2'b10 | Reseverd | Reserved. |
RLVL4OF4 | 2b'11 | PWM mode | full-bridge mode where EN/IN1 and PH/IN2 control the PWM respectively depending on the direction |
In the HW variant, the MODE pin is latched during device initialization following power-up or wake-up from sleep. Update during operation is blocked.
In the SPI variant of the device, the mode setting can be changed anytime the SPI communication is available by writing to the S_MODE bits. This change is immediately reflected.
The inputs can accept static or pulse-width modulated (PWM) voltage signals for either 100% or PWM drive modes. The device input pins can be powered before the VM is applied. By default, the nSLEEP and DRVOFF pins have an internal pull-down and pull-up resistor respectively, to ensure the outputs are Hi-Z if no inputs are present. Both the EN/IN1 and PH/IN2 pins also have internal pull down resistors. The sections below show the truth table for each control mode.
The device automatically generates the optimal dead time needed during transitioning between the high-side and low-side FET on the switching half-bridge. This timing is based on internal FET gate-source voltage feedback. No external timing is required. This scheme ensures minimum dead time while guaranteeing no shoot-through current.