JAJSKJ1A December 2020 – February 2021 TPS929121-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The TPS929121-Q1 integrates diagnostics for REF resistor open/short fault. If the current output from REF pin I(REF) is lower than I(REF_OPEN_th), the reference resistor open-circuit fault is reported. The reference resistor short-circuit fault is reported if the voltage of REF pin V(REF) is lower than V(REF_SHORT_th). The device pulls the ERR pin down with constant current sink and set flag registers including FLAG_REF and FLAG_ERR to 1. The master controller must send CLR_FAULT to clear fault flag registers after fault removal.
In normal state, the device does not perform any actions automatically when reference resistor fault is detected. However, the output may not work properly and the output current may be operating at high current level. It is recommended for master controller to shut down the device outputs and report error to upper level control system such as body control module (BCM).
The TPS929121-Q1 monitors the reference current I(REF) set by external resistor R(REF). The I(REF) can be calculated with Equation 6.
where