SLVSH22A May 2024 – September 2025 DRV8000-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
When a half-bridge is active, an analog current protection circuit on each MOSFET shuts off the MOSFET during hard short-circuit events. If the output current exceeds the overcurrent threshold IOCP_OUTX for longer than tDG_OCP_HB, an overcurrent fault is detected. The corresponding output is Hi-Z (latch behavior) and the fault is latched in register (HB_STAT1). The half-bridge is disabled if VPVDD > VPVDD_OV configured in the PVDD_OV_MODE.
For overcurrent deglitch time tDG_OCP_HB of half-bridge drivers, there are four overcurrent deglitch options summarized in the table below.
| OUTx_OCP_DG | Voltage Limitation | Deglitch time |
|---|---|---|
| 00b | VPVDD < VPVDD_OV | 6 μs |
| 01b | VPVDD < VPVDD_OV | 10 μs |
| 10b | VPVDD < VPVDD_OV | 15 μs |
| 11b | VPVDD < 20V | 60 μs |
| VPVDD > 20V | 15 μs |
To re-activate the driver, the fault must first be cleared in register by the MCU by reading the status register. The diagram below shows the overcurrent behavior of a half-bridge: