SLVSH22A May 2024 – September 2025 DRV8000-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The high-side drivers have open-load detection. Similar to the half-bridge drivers OLA detection scheme of the DRV800x-Q1, the high-side drivers open-load detection scheme sequences through each driver checking if the load current is below the open-load current threshold. The open-load current threshold IOLDx is configurable between high and low-current thresholds with bits OUTx_OLA_TH in register HS_OL_CNFG for OUT8-12. The thresholds are automatically adjusted only for high-side driver OUT7 based on OUT7_RDSON_MODE.
Open-load detection must be enabled with bit OUTx_OLA_EN in register HS_OL_CNFG for OUT7-12 high-side drivers.
If the load current IOUTX is below the open-load threshold (IOLD_HS) for t > tOLD_HS, then the corresponding high-side open load status bit OUTx_OLA is set in the status register. The driver detected with open-load is not switched off.
The open-load detection test time for each high-side driver is 200μs. The timer does not start until the output is enabled. Once all enabled drivers have been cycled through, the detection cycle restarts. When the OLA bit is flagged for an OUTx, the status is latched and the OUTx is excluded from the detection cycle. CLR_FLT is required to restart the OLA check for the OUTx.
The high-side driver must be ON for minimum 200μs for the OLA detection to complete. Otherwise, the device waits until the next PWM cycle. The OFF counter for the OLA detection starts when the high-side driver turns OFF and ends OLA detection if the driver is detected OFF for more than 10ms.