SLVSAX9E September   2011  – January 2016 DRV8818

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 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 Timing Requirements
    7. 6.7 Motor Driver Timing Switching Characteristics
    8. 6.8 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 PWM H-Bridge Drivers
      2. 7.3.2 Current Regulation
      3. 7.3.3 Decay Mode
      4. 7.3.4 Microstepping Indexer
      5. 7.3.5 Protection Circuits
        1. 7.3.5.1 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
        2. 7.3.5.2 Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
        3. 7.3.5.3 Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 RESETn, ENABLEn, and SLEEPn Operation
      2. 7.4.2 Decay Modes
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 Stepper Motor Speed
        2. 8.2.2.2 Current Regulation
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Bulk Capacitance
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 10.1.1 Heatsinking
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
    3. 10.3 Thermal Considerations
      1. 10.3.1 Power Dissipation
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Community Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

1 Features

  • Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Microstepping Motor Driver
    • Built-In Microstepping Indexer
    • Up to 8 Microsteps/Step
    • Step and Direction Control
    • Programmable Mixed Decay, Blanking, and Off Time
  • Up to 2.5-A Current Per Winding
  • Low 0.37-Ω (HS + LS) MOSFET RDS(ON) (25°C)
  • 8-V to 35-V Operating Supply Voltage Range
  • Pin to Pin Upgrade for DRV8811 With Lower RDS(ON)
  • Thermally-Enhanced Surface Mount Package
  • Protection Features
    • VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
    • Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
    • Thermal Shutdown (TSD)

2 Applications

  • Printers
  • Textile Machinery
  • Positioning/Tracking
  • Factory Automation
  • Robotics

3 Description

The DRV8818 provides an integrated stepper motor driver solution for printers, scanners, and other automated equipment applications. The device has two H-bridge drivers, as well as microstepping indexer logic to control a stepper motor.

The output driver block for each consists of N-channel power MOSFETs configured as full H-bridges to drive the motor windings.

A simple STEP/DIRECTION interface allows easy interfacing to controller circuits. The mode pins allow for configuration of the motor in full-step, half-step, quarter-step, or eighth-step modes. Decay mode and PWM off time are programmable.

Internal shutdown functions are provided for over current protection, short circuit protection, under-voltage lockout and overtemperature.

The DRV8818 is packaged in a 28-pin HTSSOP package with PowerPAD™.

Device Information(1)

PART NUMBER PACKAGE BODY SIZE (NOM)
DRV8818 HTSSOP (28) 9.70 mm x 4.40 mm
  1. For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at the end of the datasheet.

Simplified Schematic

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