SLVSHC7B December 2023 – September 2025 DRV8334
PRODUCTION DATA
The device integrates a current source and a switch between VDRAIN and SHx device pins and between SHx device pin and the device ground for each channel. The switches can be individually enabled and disabled via SPI register bits PHDEN_Hx and PHDEN_Lx. If PHDEN_Hx is 1b, the source current IPHD_SRC of SHx pin is enabled. If PHDEN_Lx is 1b, the sink current IPHD_SNK of SHx pin is enabled. When any of PHDEN_Hx and PHDEN_Lx register bits are set to 1, the VDS overcurrent detection flags, VDS_Hx and VDS_Lx, change from the fault detection flag to the status flag of VDS comparators. The combination of the integrated current sources and VDS status flags can be used for the phase diagnostics such as an open fault detection of motor load, without activating external MOSFETs.
By default, the gate drivers are disabled when PHDEN_x register bits are 1b. If PHDEN_DRV register bit is 1b, the gate driver outptus can be controlled by INHx and INLx input pins while PHDEN_x register bits are 1b, and the external MOSFETs can be turned ON during the phase diagnostic.
If PDHEN_x register bits are 1b, VCP charge pump stays enabled but the charging path from VCP to the bootstrap capacitor is disabled. After phase diagnostic, the bootstrap capacitor needs to be pre-charged before PWM operation.