SLLSFZ8 November   2025 MCF8329HS-Q1

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. Features
  3. Applications
  4. Description
  5. Revision History
  6. Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings Auto
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Characteristics of the SDA and SCL bus for Standard and Fast mode
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  8. Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  Three Phase BLDC Gate Drivers
      2. 7.3.2  Gate Drive Architecture
        1. 7.3.2.1 Dead time and Cross Conduction Prevention
      3. 7.3.3  AVDD Linear Voltage Regulator
      4. 7.3.4  Low-Side Current Sense Amplifier
      5. 7.3.5  Device Interface Modes
        1. 7.3.5.1 Interface - Control and Monitoring
        2. 7.3.5.2 I2C Interface
      6. 7.3.6  Motor Control Input Options
        1. 7.3.6.1 Analog-Mode Motor Control
        2. 7.3.6.2 PWM-Mode Motor Control
        3. 7.3.6.3 Frequency-Mode Motor Control
        4. 7.3.6.4 I2C based Motor Control
        5. 7.3.6.5 Input Control Signal Profiles
          1. 7.3.6.5.1 Linear Control Profiles
          2. 7.3.6.5.2 Staircase Control Profiles
          3. 7.3.6.5.3 Forward-Reverse Profiles
          4. 7.3.6.5.4 Multi-Reference Mode Operation
          5. 7.3.6.5.5 Input Reference Transfer Function without Profiler
      7. 7.3.7  Bootstrap Capacitor Initial Charging
      8. 7.3.8  Starting the Motor Under Different Initial Conditions
        1. 7.3.8.1 Case 1 – Motor is Stationary
        2. 7.3.8.2 Case 2 – Motor is Spinning in the Forward Direction
        3. 7.3.8.3 Case 3 – Motor is Spinning in the Reverse Direction
      9. 7.3.9  Motor Start Sequence (MSS)
        1. 7.3.9.1 Initial Speed Detect (ISD)
        2. 7.3.9.2 Motor Resynchronization
        3. 7.3.9.3 Reverse Drive
          1. 7.3.9.3.1 Reverse Drive Tuning
        4. 7.3.9.4 Motor Start-up
          1. 7.3.9.4.1 Align
          2. 7.3.9.4.2 Double Align
          3. 7.3.9.4.3 Initial Position Detection (IPD)
            1. 7.3.9.4.3.1 IPD Operation
            2. 7.3.9.4.3.2 IPD Release
            3. 7.3.9.4.3.3 IPD Advance Angle
          4. 7.3.9.4.4 Slow First Cycle Startup
          5. 7.3.9.4.5 Open Loop
          6. 7.3.9.4.6 Transition from Open to Closed Loop
      10. 7.3.10 Closed Loop Operation
        1. 7.3.10.1 Closed loop accelerate
        2. 7.3.10.2 Speed PI Control
        3. 7.3.10.3 Current PI Control
        4. 7.3.10.4 Overmodulation
        5. 7.3.10.5 Power Loop
        6. 7.3.10.6 Modulation Index Control
        7. 7.3.10.7 Motor Speed Limit
        8. 7.3.10.8 Input DC Power Limit
      11. 7.3.11 Maximum Torque Per Ampere (MTPA) Control
      12. 7.3.12 Flux Weakening Control
      13. 7.3.13 Motor Parameters
        1. 7.3.13.1 Motor Resistance
        2. 7.3.13.2 Motor Inductance
        3. 7.3.13.3 Motor Back-EMF constant
      14. 7.3.14 Motor Parameter Extraction Tool (MPET)
      15. 7.3.15 Single Hall Sensor Operation
      16. 7.3.16 Anti-Voltage Surge (AVS)
      17. 7.3.17 Active Braking
      18. 7.3.18 Output PWM Switching Frequency
      19. 7.3.19 Dead Time Compensation
      20. 7.3.20 Voltage Sense Scaling
      21. 7.3.21 Motor Stop Options
        1. 7.3.21.1 Coast (Hi-Z) Mode
        2. 7.3.21.2 Recirculation Mode
        3. 7.3.21.3 Low-Side Braking
        4. 7.3.21.4 Active Spin-Down
      22. 7.3.22 FG Configuration
        1. 7.3.22.1 FG Output Frequency
        2. 7.3.22.2 FG in Open-Loop
        3. 7.3.22.3 FG During Motor Stop
        4. 7.3.22.4 FG Behavior During Fault
      23. 7.3.23 Protections
        1. 7.3.23.1  PVDD Supply Undervoltage Lockout (PVDD_UV)
        2. 7.3.23.2  AVDD Power on Reset (AVDD_POR)
        3. 7.3.23.3  GVDD Undervoltage Lockout (GVDD_UV)
        4. 7.3.23.4  BST Undervoltage Lockout (BST_UV)
        5. 7.3.23.5  MOSFET VDS Overcurrent Protection (VDS_OCP)
        6. 7.3.23.6  VSENSE Overcurrent Protection (SEN_OCP)
        7. 7.3.23.7  Thermal Shutdown (OTSD)
        8. 7.3.23.8  Hardware Lock Detection Current Limit (HW_LOCK_ILIMIT)
          1. 7.3.23.8.1 HW_LOCK_ILIMIT Latched Shutdown (HW_LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE = 00xb or 010b)
          2. 7.3.23.8.2 HW_LOCK_ILIMIT Automatic recovery (HW_LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE = 011b or 10xb)
          3. 7.3.23.8.3 HW_LOCK_ILIMIT Report Only (HW_LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE = 110b)
          4. 7.3.23.8.4 HW_LOCK_ILIMIT Disabled (HW_LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE = 111b)
        9. 7.3.23.9  Lock Detection Current Limit (LOCK_ILIMIT)
          1. 7.3.23.9.1 LOCK_ILIMIT Latched Shutdown (LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE = 00xb or 010b)
          2. 7.3.23.9.2 LOCK_ILIMIT Automatic Recovery (LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE = 011b or 10xb)
          3. 7.3.23.9.3 LOCK_ILIMIT Report Only (LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE = 110b)
          4. 7.3.23.9.4 LOCK_ILIMIT Disabled (LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE = 111b)
        10. 7.3.23.10 Motor Lock (MTR_LCK)
          1. 7.3.23.10.1 MTR_LCK Latched Shutdown (MTR_LCK_MODE = 00xb or 010b)
          2. 7.3.23.10.2 MTR_LCK Automatic Recovery (MTR_LCK_MODE = 011b or 10xb)
          3. 7.3.23.10.3 MTR_LCK Report Only (MTR_LCK_MODE = 110b)
          4. 7.3.23.10.4 MTR_LCK Disabled (MTR_LCK_MODE = 111b)
        11. 7.3.23.11 Motor Lock Detection
          1. 7.3.23.11.1 Lock 1: Abnormal Speed (ABN_SPEED)
          2. 7.3.23.11.2 Lock 2: Abnormal BEMF (ABN_BEMF)
          3. 7.3.23.11.3 Lock3: No-Motor Fault (NO_MTR)
        12. 7.3.23.12 MPET Faults
        13. 7.3.23.13 IPD Faults
        14. 7.3.23.14 Dry Run Detection
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Functional Modes
        1. 7.4.1.1 Sleep Mode
        2. 7.4.1.2 Standby Mode
        3. 7.4.1.3 Fault Reset (CLR_FLT)
    5. 7.5 External Interface
      1. 7.5.1 DRVOFF - Gate Driver Shutdown Functionality
      2. 7.5.2 Oscillator Source
      3. 7.5.3 External Watchdog with MCU Reset
    6. 7.6 EEPROM access and I2C interface
      1. 7.6.1 EEPROM Access
        1. 7.6.1.1 EEPROM Write
        2. 7.6.1.2 EEPROM Read
        3. 7.6.1.3 EEPROM Security
      2. 7.6.2 I2C Serial Interface
        1. 7.6.2.1 I2C Data Word
        2. 7.6.2.2 I2C Write Operation
        3. 7.6.2.3 I2C Read Operation
        4. 7.6.2.4 Examples of I2C Communication Protocol Packets
        5. 7.6.2.5 Internal Buffers
        6. 7.6.2.6 CRC Byte Calculation
  9. EEPROM (Non-Volatile) Register Map
    1. 8.1 Algorithm_Configuration Registers
    2. 8.2 Fault_Configuration Registers
    3. 8.3 Hardware_Configuration Registers
    4. 8.4 Internal_Algorithm_Configuration Registers
  10. RAM (Volatile) Register Map
    1. 9.1 Fault_Status Registers
    2. 9.2 System_Status Registers
    3. 9.3 Algorithm_Control Registers
    4. 9.4 Device_Control Registers
    5. 9.5 Algorithm_Variables Registers
  11. 10Typical Applications
    1. 10.1 Application Information
    2. 10.2 Typical Applications
      1.      Detailed Design Procedure
      2.      Bootstrap Capacitor and GVDD Capacitor Selection
      3.      Gate Drive Current
      4.      Gate Resistor Selection
      5.      System Considerations in High Power Designs
      6.      Capacitor Voltage Ratings
      7.      External Power Stage Components
    3. 10.3 Power Supply Recommendations
      1. 10.3.1 Bulk Capacitance
    4. 10.4 Layout
      1. 10.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 10.4.2 Layout Example
      3. 10.4.3 Thermal Considerations
        1. 10.4.3.1 Power Dissipation
  12. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Support Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Fault_Configuration Registers

Table 8-17 lists the memory-mapped registers for the Fault_Configuration registers. All register offset addresses not listed in Table 8-17 should be considered as reserved locations and the register contents should not be modified.

Table 8-17 FAULT_CONFIGURATION Registers
OffsetAcronymRegister NameSection
90hFAULT_CONFIG1Fault Configuration1Section 8.2.1
92hFAULT_CONFIG2Fault Configuration2Section 8.2.2

Complex bit access types are encoded to fit into small table cells. Table 8-18 shows the codes that are used for access types in this section.

Table 8-18 Fault_Configuration Access Type Codes
Access TypeCodeDescription
Read Type
RRRead
Write Type
WWWrite
Reset or Default Value
-nValue after reset or the default value

8.2.1 FAULT_CONFIG1 Register (Offset = 90h) [Reset = 00000000h]

FAULT_CONFIG1 is shown in Figure 8-15 and described in Table 8-19.

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Register to configure fault settings1

Figure 8-15 FAULT_CONFIG1 Register
3130292827262524
PARITYILIMITHW_LOCK_ILIMIT
R-0hR/W-0hR/W-0h
2322212019181716
HW_LOCK_ILIMITLOCK_ILIMITEEP_FAULT_MODELOCK_ILIMIT_MODE
R/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0h
15141312111098
LOCK_ILIMIT_MODELOCK_ILIMIT_DEGLCK_RETRY
R/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0h
76543210
LCK_RETRYI2C_CRC_ERR_MODEMTR_LCK_MODEMIN_VM_MODEMAX_VM_MODESATURATION_FLAGS_EN
R/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0h
Table 8-19 FAULT_CONFIG1 Register Field Descriptions
BitFieldTypeResetDescription
31PARITYR0h Parity bit
30-27ILIMITR/W0h Phase current peak limit (% of BASE_CURRENT)
  • 0h = 5%
  • 1h = 10%
  • 2h = 15%
  • 3h = 20%
  • 4h = 25%
  • 5h = 30%
  • 6h = 40%
  • 7h = 45%
  • 8h = 50%
  • 9h = 55%
  • Ah = 60%
  • Bh = 65%
  • Ch = 70%
  • Dh = 75%
  • Eh = 80%
  • Fh = 85%
26-23HW_LOCK_ILIMITR/W0h Comparator based lock detection current limit (% of BASE_CURRENT)
  • 0h = 0%
  • 1h = 6.7%
  • 2h = 13.3%
  • 3h = 20%
  • 4h = 26.7%
  • 5h = 33.3%
  • 6h = 40%
  • 7h = 46.7%
  • 8h = 53.3%
  • 9h = 60%
  • Ah = 66.7%
  • Bh = 73.3%
  • Ch = 80%
  • Dh = 86.7%
  • Eh = 93.3%
  • Fh = 100%
22-19LOCK_ILIMITR/W0h ADC based lock detection current limit (% of BASE_CURRENT)
  • 0h = 10%
  • 1h = 15%
  • 2h = 20%
  • 3h = 25%
  • 4h = 30%
  • 5h = 40%
  • 6h = 50%
  • 7h = 55%
  • 8h = 60%
  • 9h = 65%
  • Ah = 70%
  • Bh = 75%
  • Ch = 80%
  • Dh = 85%
  • Eh = 90%
  • Fh = 95%
18EEP_FAULT_MODER/W0h EEPROM error fault mode
  • 0h = EEPROM fault causes latched fault; nFAULT is active; Gate driver is tristated
  • 1h = EEPROM fault causes report only but no action is taken; nFAULT is active
17-15LOCK_ILIMIT_MODER/W0h Lock detection current limit fault mode
  • 0h = Ilimit lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is tristated
  • 1h = Ilimit lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON)
  • 2h = Ilimit lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON)
  • 3h = Fault automatically cleared after LCK_RETRY time. Number of retries limited to AUTO_RETRY_TIMES. If number of retries exceed AUTO_RETRY_TIMES, fault is latched; Gate driver is tristated; nFAULT active
  • 4h = Fault automatically cleared for AUTO_RETRY_TIMES after LCK_RETRY time; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON); nFAULT active
  • 5h = Fault automatically cleared after LCK_RETRY time. Number of retries limited to AUTO_RETRY_TIMES. If number of retries exceed AUTO_RETRY_TIMES, fault is latched; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON); nFAULT active
  • 6h = Ilimit lock detection current limit is in report only but no action is taken; nFAULT active
  • 7h = ILIMIT LOCK is disabled
14-11LOCK_ILIMIT_DEGR/W0h Lock detection current limit fault deglitch time
  • 0h = No deglitch
  • 1h = 0.1 ms
  • 2h = 0.2 ms
  • 3h = 0.5 ms
  • 4h = 1 ms
  • 5h = 2.5 ms
  • 6h = 5 ms
  • 7h = 7.5 ms
  • 8h = 10 ms
  • 9h = 25 ms
  • Ah = 50 ms
  • Bh = 75 ms
  • Ch = 100 ms
  • Dh = 200 ms
  • Eh = 500 ms
  • Fh = 1000 ms
10-7LCK_RETRYR/W0h Lock detection fault retry time
  • 0h = 300 ms
  • 1h = 500 ms
  • 2h = 1 s
  • 3h = 2 s
  • 4h = 3 s
  • 5h = 4 s
  • 6h = 5 s
  • 7h = 6 s
  • 8h = 7 s
  • 9h = 8 s
  • Ah = 9 s
  • Bh = 10 s
  • Ch = 11 s
  • Dh = 12 s
  • Eh = 13 s
  • Fh = 14 s
6I2C_CRC_ERR_MODER/W0h I2C CRC error fault mode
  • 0h = CRC error on I2C causes latched fault; nFAULT is active; Gate driver is tristated
  • 1h = CRC error on I2C causes report only but no action is taken; nFAULT is active
5-3MTR_LCK_MODER/W0h Motor lock fault mode
  • 0h = Motor lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is tristated
  • 1h = Motor lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON)
  • 2h = Motor lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON)
  • 3h = Fault automatically cleared after LCK_RETRY time. Number of retries limited to AUTO_RETRY_TIMES. If number of retries exceed AUTO_RETRY_TIMES, fault is latched; Gate driver is tristated; nFAULT active
  • 4h = Fault automatically cleared for AUTO_RETRY_TIMES after LCK_RETRY time; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON); nFAULT active
  • 5h = Fault automatically cleared after LCK_RETRY time. Number of retries limited to AUTO_RETRY_TIMES. If number of retries exceed AUTO_RETRY_TIMES, fault is latched; Gate driver is in low side brake mode(All low side FETs are turned ON); nFAULT active
  • 6h = Motor lock detection current limit is in report only but no action is taken; nFAULT active
  • 7h = MTR LOCK is disabled
2MIN_VM_MODER/W0h PVDD undervoltage fault recovery mode
  • 0h = PVDD under voltage fault causes latched fault; nFAULT is active; Gate driver is tristated
  • 1h = PVDD under voltage fault clears automatically if the PVDD voltage is more than (MIN_VM_MOTOR + VOLTAGE_HYSTERESIS);Gate driver is tristated; nFAULT active
1MAX_VM_MODER/W0h PVDD overvoltage fault recovery mode
  • 0h = PVDD over voltage fault causes latched fault; nFAULT is active; Gate driver is tristated
  • 1h = PVDD over voltage fault clears automatically if the PVDD voltage is less than (MAX_VM_MOTOR - VOLTAGE_HYSTERESIS);Gate driver is tristated; nFAULT active
0SATURATION_FLAGS_ENR/W0h Current and speed loop saturation indication enable
  • 0h = Disable
  • 1h = Enable

8.2.2 FAULT_CONFIG2 Register (Offset = 92h) [Reset = 00000000h]

FAULT_CONFIG2 is shown in Figure 8-16 and described in Table 8-20.

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Register to configure fault settings2

Figure 8-16 FAULT_CONFIG2 Register
3130292827262524
PARITYLOCK1_ENLOCK2_ENLOCK3_ENLOCK_ABN_SPEEDABNORMAL_BEMF_THR
R-0hR/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0h
2322212019181716
ABNORMAL_BEMF_THRNO_MTR_THRHW_LOCK_ILIMIT_MODE
R/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0h
15141312111098
HW_LOCK_ILIMIT_DEGVOLTAGE_HYSTERESISMIN_VM_MOTOR
R/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0h
76543210
MIN_VM_MOTORMAX_VM_MOTORAUTO_RETRY_TIMES
R/W-0hR/W-0hR/W-0h
Table 8-20 FAULT_CONFIG2 Register Field Descriptions
BitFieldTypeResetDescription
31PARITYR0h Parity bit
30LOCK1_ENR/W0h Lock 1 (abnormal speed fault) enable
  • 0h = Disable
  • 1h = Enable
29LOCK2_ENR/W0h Lock 2 (abnormal BEMF fault) enable
  • 0h = Disable
  • 1h = Enable
28LOCK3_ENR/W0h Lock 3 (no motor fault) enable
  • 0h = Disable
  • 1h = Enable
27-25LOCK_ABN_SPEEDR/W0h Abnormal speed lock detection threshold (% of MAX_SPEED)
  • 0h = 130%
  • 1h = 140%
  • 2h = 150%
  • 3h = 160%
  • 4h = 170%
  • 5h = 180%
  • 6h = 190%
  • 7h = 200%
24-22ABNORMAL_BEMF_THRR/W0h Abnormal BEMF lock detection threshold (% of expected Back-EMF) Expected Back-EMF = MOTOR_BEMF_CONST × Estimated speed in Hz
  • 0h = 40%
  • 1h = 45%
  • 2h = 50%
  • 3h = 55%
  • 4h = 60%
  • 5h = 65%
  • 6h = 67.5%
  • 7h = 70%
21-19NO_MTR_THRR/W0h No motor fault condition is true if the motor phase current is less than NO_MTR_THR (% of BASE_CURRENT)
  • 0h = 1%
  • 1h = 2%
  • 2h = 3%
  • 3h = 4%
  • 4h = 5%
  • 5h = 7.5%
  • 6h = 10%
  • 7h = 20%
18-16HW_LOCK_ILIMIT_MODER/W0h Hardware lock detection fault mode
  • 0h = Hardware Ilimit lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is tristated
  • 1h = Hardware Ilimit lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON)
  • 2h = Hardware Ilimit lock detection causes latched fault; nFAULT active; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON)
  • 3h = Fault automatically cleared after LCK_RETRY time. Number of retries limited to AUTO_RETRY_TIMES. If number of retries exceed AUTO_RETRY_TIMES, fault is latched; Gate driver is tristated; nFAULT active
  • 4h = Fault automatically cleared for AUTO_RETRY_TIMES after LCK_RETRY time; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON); nFAULT active
  • 5h = Fault automatically cleared after LCK_RETRY time. Number of retries limited to AUTO_RETRY_TIMES. If number of retries exceed AUTO_RETRY_TIMES, fault is latched; Gate driver is in low side brake mode (All low side FETs are turned ON); nFAULT active
  • 6h = Hardware Ilimit lock detection current limit is in report only but no action is taken; nFAULT active
  • 7h = HARDWARE ILIMIT LOCK is disabled
15-13HW_LOCK_ILIMIT_DEGR/W0h Hardware lock detection current limit deglitch time
  • 0h = Not Applicable
  • 1h = Not Applicable
  • 2h = 2 µs
  • 3h = 3 µs
  • 4h = 4 µs
  • 5h = 5 µs
  • 6h = 6 µs
  • 7h = 7 µs
12-11VOLTAGE_HYSTERESISR/W0h Hysteresis for PVDD overvoltage and undervoltage faults. Fault triggered at threshold, cleared at threshold ± hysteresis (+ for UV, - for OV)
  • 0h = 1 V
  • 1h = 1.5 V
  • 2h = 2 V
  • 3h = 3 V
10-7MIN_VM_MOTORR/W0h PVDD undervoltage fault threshold (minimum DC bus voltage for running motor)
  • 0h = No Limit
  • 1h = 6 V
  • 2h = 7 V
  • 3h = 8 V
  • 4h = 9 V
  • 5h = 12 V
  • 6h = 14 V
  • 7h = 16 V
  • 8h = 18 V
  • 9h = 20 V
  • Ah = 24 V
  • Bh = 26 V
  • Ch = 28 V
  • Dh = 30 V
  • Eh = 32 V
  • Fh = 36 V
6-3MAX_VM_MOTORR/W0h PVDD overvoltage fault threshold (maximum DC bus voltage for running motor)
  • 0h = No Limit
  • 1h = 16 V
  • 2h = 18 V
  • 3h = 20 V
  • 4h = 22 V
  • 5h = 26 V
  • 6h = 28 V
  • 7h = 32 V
  • 8h = 34 V
  • 9h = 36 V
  • Ah = 38 V
  • Bh = 40 V
  • Ch = 44 V
  • Dh = 48 V
  • Eh = 54 V
  • Fh = 58 V
2-0AUTO_RETRY_TIMESR/W0h Automatic fault retry attempts. This is used only if any of the fault mode is configured as "retry"
  • 0h = No Limit
  • 1h = 2
  • 2h = 3
  • 3h = 5
  • 4h = 7
  • 5h = 10
  • 6h = 15
  • 7h = 20