This design can operate in standalone mode (this is the default configuration), which does not need to be connected to an external system, or some of the signals from the design can be connected to an external signal.
In standalone mode, the trigger LED is mainly used to indicate how far the trigger is pressed. To
configure the design for full standalone mode, use the following configuration:
- Ensure that a 0-Ω resistor is on pads 2 and 3 of
the 3-pad R14 footprint. This configures the design to operate off the batteries
placed in the battery holder.
- Ensure that a 0-Ω resistor is at R22. This allows
the DRV5056 to be powered when the trigger is pressed and unpowered when the
trigger is not pressed.
- Ensure that a 0-Ω resistor is at R5 so that the
brightness of the TRIG LED changes based on how far the trigger is pressed.
The design also has various options to support connecting to an external system, including the
following:
- Operation from an external power supply, such
as an 18-V cordless power tool battery: To operate from an external
power supply, ensure that a 0-Ω resistor is on pads 1 and 2 of the 3-pad R14
footprint. The positive terminal of the power supply is connected to the LDOIN
test point and the negative terminal of the power supply is connected to any of
the GND test points.
- Powering the DRV5056 from an external power
supply: The DRV5056 can be powered from an external power supply. An
example use-case is when the DRV5056 will be powered from an external voltage
rail that is switched ON or OFF based on whether the external system should be
in sleep mode or active mode. Another use-case is for powering the DRV5056 from
the same VCC voltage rail that powers the ADC that measures the output voltage
of the DRV5056. The DRV5056 uses a ratiometric architecture that can reduce
error from VCC tolerance when the external analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
uses the same VCC for its reference, so connecting the ADC VCC to the DRV5056
can reduce error. To power the DRV5056 from an external power supply, remove the
resistor at R22 so that the DRV5056 is not powered through the TPS22917. Next,
connect the positive terminal of the external power supply to the VCC_2 test
point and the negative terminal of the power supply to any of the GND test
points. To power the DRV5056, the power supply must be at either 3 V to 3.6 V or
4.5 to 5.5 V. In addition, the power supply must be able to power a 10-mA
load.
- Connecting the DRV5056 output to an external
system: The DRV5056 can be connected to an external system by removing
resistor R5. By doing this, note that the op-amp circuit is disabled and the
TRIG LED does not change its brightness based on how far the trigger is pressed;
however, the DRV5056 still changes based on how far the trigger is pressed. If
desired, resistors R10 and R11 can also be populated to scale down the output
voltage from the DRV5056, which allows the DRV5056 output to be scaled down to
match the input voltage of ADCs with a relatively small input voltage range. The
undivided DRV5056 output voltage is available on the LIN test point and the
scaled down voltage is available on the DIV test point. In addition to
connecting to the LIN or DIV test points to the external system, the GND of this
design should also be connected to the GND of the external system.
- Providing wake-up signal to an external system
(enable signal option 2): The design has a transistor circuit that
translates the wake-up signal used internally in the design (enable signal
option 1) into a wake-up signal that is used externally (enable signal option
2). One use-case for this is for interfacing to external systems that require a
system wake-up signal that is shorted to the battery whenever the system should
be in active mode and disconnected from the battery when the system is in sleep
mode. The transistor circuit can emulate connecting and disconnecting the
battery to a wake-up signal within the external system. By default, the circuit
for enable signal option 2 is not populated in this design. So to use this
option, R24, Q1, and R15 must be populated. After populating these components,
the voltage that the signal is referenced to should be applied to the BV test
point. As an example, connect this high-voltage input to the power drill battery
to create an enable signal that is referenced with respect to the battery in the
drill. The output signal is produced on the BO test point. BO equals 0 V when
the system is in sleep mode and it equals the voltage set at BV when the system
is in active mode. Note that the produced enable signal is not meant to power
anything that draws a lot of current. Enable signal option 2 is primarily
intended to trigger other components that actually connect or disconnect power
to the system, such as an external high current eFuse, load switch, or hot-swap
controller.