SLVSD29 October 2015 DRV8704
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In a typical setup, the DRV8704 can support external FETs over 50 nC each. However, this capacity can be lower or higher based on the device operation. For an accurate calculation of FET driving capacity, use Equation 4.
Example:
If a DTIME is set to 0 (410 ns), TBLANK is set to 0 (1 µs), and TOFF is set to 0 (525 ns), then the DRV8704 will support Q < 11.5 nC FETs. (Please note that this is an absolute worst-case scenario with a PWM frequency about 430 kHz)
If a DTIME is set to 0 (410 ns), TBLANK is set to 0 (1 µs), and TOFF is set to 0x14 (10 µs), then the DRV8704 will support Q < 59 nC FETs (PWM frequency about 85 kHz).
If a DTIME is set to 0 (410 ns), TBLANK is set to 0 (1 µs), and TOFF is set to 0x60 (48 µs), then the DRV8704 will support Q < 249 nC FETs (PWM frequency about 20 kHz).