SLVSFV6B August   2022  – October 2023 DRV8962

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Revision History
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Typical Characteristics
  8. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1  Overview
    2. 7.2  Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3  Feature Description
    4. 7.4  Independent Half-bridge Operation
    5. 7.5  Current Sensing and Regulation
      1. 7.5.1 Current Sensing and Feedback
      2. 7.5.2 Current Sensing with External Resistor
      3. 7.5.3 Current Regulation
    6. 7.6  Charge Pump
    7. 7.7  Linear Voltage Regulator
    8. 7.8  VCC Voltage Supply
    9. 7.9  Logic Level Pin Diagram
    10. 7.10 Protection Circuits
      1. 7.10.1 VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
      2. 7.10.2 VCP Undervoltage Lockout (CPUV)
      3. 7.10.3 Logic Supply Power on Reset (POR)
      4. 7.10.4 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
      5. 7.10.5 Thermal Shutdown (OTSD)
      6. 7.10.6 nFAULT Output
      7. 7.10.7 Fault Condition Summary
    11. 7.11 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.11.1 Sleep Mode
      2. 7.11.2 Operating Mode
      3. 7.11.3 nSLEEP Reset Pulse
      4. 7.11.4 Functional Modes Summary
  9. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
      1. 8.1.1 Driving Solenoid Loads
        1. 8.1.1.1 Solenoid Driver Typical Application
        2. 8.1.1.2 Thermal Calculations
          1. 8.1.1.2.1 Power Loss Calculations
          2. 8.1.1.2.2 Junction Temperature Estimation
        3. 8.1.1.3 Application Performance Plots
      2. 8.1.2 Driving Stepper Motors
        1. 8.1.2.1 Stepper Driver Typical Application
        2. 8.1.2.2 Power Loss Calculations
        3. 8.1.2.3 Junction Temperature Estimation
      3. 8.1.3 Driving Brushed-DC Motors
        1. 8.1.3.1 Brushed-DC Driver Typical Application
        2. 8.1.3.2 Power Loss Calculation
        3. 8.1.3.3 Junction Temperature Estimation
        4. 8.1.3.4 Driving Single Brushed-DC Motor
      4. 8.1.4 Driving Thermoelectric Coolers (TEC)
      5. 8.1.5 Driving Brushless DC Motors
  10. 9 Package Thermal Considerations
    1. 9.1 DDW Package
      1. 9.1.1 Thermal Performance
        1. 9.1.1.1 Steady-State Thermal Performance
        2. 9.1.1.2 Transient Thermal Performance
    2. 9.2 DDV Package
    3. 9.3 PCB Material Recommendation
  11. 10Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 10.1 Bulk Capacitance
    2. 10.2 Power Supplies
  12. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
  13. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Related Documentation
    2. 12.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 12.3 Support Resources
    4. 12.4 Trademarks
    5. 12.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 12.6 Glossary
  14. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 13.1 Tape and Reel Information

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Orderable Information

7.4 Independent Half-bridge Operation

  • The DRV8962 can drive four half-bridge loads simultaneously.
  • The MODE pin configures the typical output rise and fall times to 70 ns or 140 ns.
  • The ENx pins enable or disable (Hi-Z) the outputs.
  • The INx pins control the state (high or low) of the outputs
    • The INx pins can accept static or pulse-width modulated (PWM) signals.
    • The INx and ENx inputs can be powered before VM is applied.
  • The truth table does not take into account the internal current regulation feature.
  • The device automatically handles the dead time generation when switching between the high-side and low-side MOSFET of a half-bridge.
Table 7-2 Independent Half-Bridge Operation Truth Table
nSLEEP INx ENx OUTx DESCRIPTION
0XXHi-ZSleep mode, all half-bridges disabled (Hi-Z)
1X0Hi-ZIndividual outputs disabled (Hi-Z)
101LOUTx Low-side ON
111HOUTx High-side ON

The inputs can also be used for PWM control of, for example, the speed of a DC motor. When controlling a winding with PWM, when the drive current is interrupted, the inductive nature of the motor requires that the current must continue to flow. This is called recirculation current. To handle this recirculation current, the H-bridge can operate in two different states, fast decay or slow decay. In fast decay mode, the H-bridge is disabled and recirculation current flows through the body diodes; in slow decay, the motor winding is shorted.

To PWM using fast decay, the PWM signal is applied to the ENx pin; to use slow decay, the PWM signal is applied to the INx pin. The following table is an example of driving a DC motor using OUT1 and OUT2 as an H-bridge:

Table 7-3 PWM Function
IN1 EN1 IN2 EN2 FUNCTION
1 1 PWM 1 Forward PWM, slow decay
PWM 1 1 1 Reverse PWM, slow decay
1 PWM 0 PWM Forward PWM, fast decay
0 PWM 1 PWM Reverse PWM, fast decay