SLLSFT3A November   2025  – September 2026 MC121-Q1

PRODMIX  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 I2C Timing Requirements
    7. 5.7 Timing Diagrams
  7. 6 Detailed Description
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 6.3 Feature Description
      1. 6.3.1 Motor Control
        1. 6.3.1.1 Duty Input
        2. 6.3.1.2 Duty Curve
        3. 6.3.1.3 Motor Start, Speed Change, and Stop
        4. 6.3.1.4 Open-Loop (Duty Cycle) Control
        5. 6.3.1.5 Closed-Loop (Speed) Control
        6. 6.3.1.6 Commutation
          1. 6.3.1.6.1 Hall Sensor
            1. 6.3.1.6.1.1 Field Direction Definition
            2. 6.3.1.6.1.2 Internal Hall Latch Sensor Output
          2. 6.3.1.6.2 Hall Offset
          3. 6.3.1.6.3 Square Commutation
          4. 6.3.1.6.4 Soft Commutation
        7. 6.3.1.7 PWM Modulation Modes
      2. 6.3.2 Protections
        1. 6.3.2.1 Locked Rotor Protection
        2. 6.3.2.2 Current Limit
        3. 6.3.2.3 Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
        4. 6.3.2.4 VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
        5. 6.3.2.5 VM Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
        6. 6.3.2.6 Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
        7. 6.3.2.7 Integrated Supply (VM) Clamp
    4. 6.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 6.4.1 Active Mode
      2. 6.4.2 Sleep and Standby Mode
      3. 6.4.3 Fault Mode
      4. 6.4.4 Test Mode and One-Time Programmable Memory
    5. 6.5 Programming
      1. 6.5.1 I2C Communication
        1. 6.5.1.1 I2C Read
        2. 6.5.1.2 I2C Write
  8. 7 Register Map
    1. 7.1 USR_OTP Registers
    2. 7.2 USR_TM Registers
  9. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
      1. 8.1.1 External Components
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
      1. 8.3.1 Bulk Capacitance
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 8.4.2 Layout Example
    5. 8.5 Hall Element Position
  10. 9 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Device Support
    2. 9.2 Documentation Support
      1. 9.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 9.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 9.4 Support Resources
    5. 9.5 Trademarks
    6. 9.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 9.7 Glossary
  11. 10Revision History
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

6.3.1.1 Duty Input

MC121-Q1 receives the duty input (DIN) from the PWM/DC pin. The PWM/DC input can either be a PWM or DC (analog) signal and is selected by PWMDC_MODE bit. The input PWM frequency can range between 20Hz and 90kHz (input PWM frequency range configured by PWM_IN_RANGE bit), while the DC input can range between (0-3)V.

When in PWM input mode, the PWM/DC pin integrates a pull-up feature to set the duty input (DIN) to 100% when the pin is left floating/unconnected for applications that need only ON/OFF control. In DC input mode, the PWM/DC pin must be forced to the desired value using an external circuit.

Note: When PWRUP_PWMDC_MASK is set to 0x1, MC121-Q1 waits for 1s after power-up before reacting to input from PWM/DC pin. There is no wait time on power-up when PWRUP_PWMDC_MASK is set to 0x0.