SNOAA94 june 2023 LM74900-Q1 , LM74910-Q1
In automotive load driving applications, N-Channel MOSFET based high side switch is very commonly used to disconnect the loads from supply line in case of faults such as overvoltage, overcurrent event . LM749x0-Q1 can be used to drive external MOSFET to realize simple high side switch with fault protection. Figure 4-1 shows a typical application circuit where LM749x0-Q1 is used to drive external MOSFET Q2 as a main power path connect and disconnect switch. The pin configuration to set threshold for overvoltage (OV), overcurrent with circuit breaker (ILIM, TMR), Short-circuit (ISCP) and undervoltage is described in detail in device feature description.
LM749x0-Q1 when used to drive only high side FET, DGATE needs to be left floating while A, C can be shorted together.
When used as high side switch controller to drive external MOSFET, device is capable of operating in SLEEP mode (SLEEP = 0, EN = 1) ensuring ultra-low power consumption (5-μA typical) while providing load current to always on loads through internal bypass switch with on resistance of 10Ω. In SLEEP mode device is capable of providing overcurrent (250-mA typical) and overvoltage (21-V typical threshold) protection.