Short occurrence and recovery scenario with LATCH setting:
- t1: An external short occurs.
- t2: OCP (Over Current Protection) fault confirmed after tOCP, output disabled, nFAULT asserted low to indicate fault.
- t3: A CLR_FLT command (SPI variant) or nSLEEP RESET Pulse (HW variant) issued by controller. nFAULT is de-asserted and output is enabled. OCP fault is detected again and output is disabled with nFAULT asserted low.
- t4: The external short is removed.
- t5: A CLR_FLT command (SPI variant) or nSLEEP RESET Pulse (HW variant) issued by controller. nFAULT is de-asserted and output is enabled. Normal operation resumes.
- SPI variant only – Fault status remains latched
until a CLR_FLT command is issued.
Note that, in the event of an output short to
ground causing the high-side OCP fault detection,
IPROPI pin continues to be pulled up to
VIPROPI_LIM voltage to indicate this
type of short, while the output is disabled. This
is especially useful for the HW variant to
differentiate the indication of a short to ground
fault from the other faults.