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DRV8904-Q1 ACTIVE Automotive, 40-V, 6-A, 4 channel half-bridge motor driver with advance diagnostics Wider voltage range (4.5V min), more current (1A per output), smaller package size, advanced diagnostics

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Vs ABS (max) (V) 36 Rating Catalog Operating temperature range (°C) 0 to 70
Vs ABS (max) (V) 36 Rating Catalog Operating temperature range (°C) 0 to 70
PDIP (NE) 16 180.972 mm² 19.8 x 9.14
  • Wide Supply-Voltage Range: 4.5 V to 36 V
  • Separate Input-Logic Supply
  • Internal ESD Protection
  • High-Noise-Immunity Inputs
  • Output Current 1 A Per Channel (600 mA for
    L293D)
  • Peak Output Current 2 A Per Channel (1.2 A for
    L293D)
  • Output Clamp Diodes for Inductive Transient
    Suppression (L293D)
  • Wide Supply-Voltage Range: 4.5 V to 36 V
  • Separate Input-Logic Supply
  • Internal ESD Protection
  • High-Noise-Immunity Inputs
  • Output Current 1 A Per Channel (600 mA for
    L293D)
  • Peak Output Current 2 A Per Channel (1.2 A for
    L293D)
  • Output Clamp Diodes for Inductive Transient
    Suppression (L293D)

The L293 and L293D devices are quadruple high-current half-H drivers. The L293 is designed to provide bidirectional drive currents of up to 1 A at voltages from 4.5 V to 36 V. The L293D is designed to provide bidirectional drive currents of up to 600-mA at voltages from 4.5 V to 36 V. Both devices are designed to drive inductive loads such as relays, solenoids, DC and bipolar stepping motors, as well as other high-current/high-voltage loads in positive-supply applications.

Each output is a complete totem-pole drive circuit, with a Darlington transistor sink and a pseudo- Darlington source. Drivers are enabled in pairs, with drivers 1 and 2 enabled by 1,2EN and drivers 3 and 4 enabled by 3,4EN.

The L293 and L293D are characterized for operation from 0°C to 70°C.

The L293 and L293D devices are quadruple high-current half-H drivers. The L293 is designed to provide bidirectional drive currents of up to 1 A at voltages from 4.5 V to 36 V. The L293D is designed to provide bidirectional drive currents of up to 600-mA at voltages from 4.5 V to 36 V. Both devices are designed to drive inductive loads such as relays, solenoids, DC and bipolar stepping motors, as well as other high-current/high-voltage loads in positive-supply applications.

Each output is a complete totem-pole drive circuit, with a Darlington transistor sink and a pseudo- Darlington source. Drivers are enabled in pairs, with drivers 1 and 2 enabled by 1,2EN and drivers 3 and 4 enabled by 3,4EN.

The L293 and L293D are characterized for operation from 0°C to 70°C.

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* Data sheet L293x Quadruple Half-H Drivers datasheet (Rev. D) PDF | HTML 03 Nov 2015
White paper How smart tune regulates current in stepper motors (Rev. A) 19 Mar 2019

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