DRV8872

• H-Bridge Motor Driver
  • Drives One DC Motor, One Winding of a Stepper Motor, or Other Loads
• Wide 6.5-V to 45-V Operating Voltage
• 565-mΩ Typical R_DS(on) (HS + LS)
• 3.6-A Peak Current Drive
• PWM Control Interface
• Integrated Current Regulation
• Low-Power Sleep Mode
• Fault Status Output Pin
• Small Package and Footprint
  • 8-Pin HSOP With PowerPAD™
  • 4.9 × 6 mm
• Integrated Protection Features
  • VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
  • Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
  • Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
  • Fault Reporting (nFAULT)
  • Automatic Fault Recovery

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The DRV8872 device is a brushed-DC motor driver for printers, appliances, industrial equipment, and other small machines. Two logic inputs control the H-bridge driver, which consists of four N-channel MOSFETs that can control motors bidirectionally with up to 3.6-A peak current. The inputs can be pulse-width modulated (PWM) to control motor speed, using a choice of current-decay modes. Setting both inputs low enters a low-power sleep mode.

The DRV8872 device features integrated current regulation, based on an internal reference voltage and the voltage on pin ISEN, which is proportional to motor current through an external sense resistor. The ability to limit current to a known level can significantly reduce the system power requirements and bulk capacitance needed to maintain stable voltage, especially for motor startup and stall conditions.

The device is fully protected from faults and short circuits, including undervoltage (UVLO), overcurrent (OCP), and overtemperature (TSD). Faults are communicated by pulling the nFAULT output low. When the fault condition is removed, the device automatically resumes normal operation.