A3950SEUTR-T Allegro, A3950SEUTR-T Datasheet - Page 8

• Manufacturer Part Number: A3950SEUTR-T
• Manufacturer: Allegro

A3950
Overcurrent Protection. Referring to the figures below, the
voltage on the output pins relative to supply are monitored to
ensure that the motor lead is not shorted to supply or ground.
If a short is detected, the full-bridge outputs are turned off, flag
NFAULT is driven low, and a 1.2 ms fault timer is started.
Shorted load condition, output current waveform is shown along with the NFAULT output.
NFAULT
Shorted load condition illustrating repetitive cycles with a 1.2 ms delay.
NFAULT
I
I
SHORT
SHORT
T
OCP
= 1.2 ms
DMOS Full-Bridge Motor Driver
Fault asserted
After this 1.2 ms period, t
to follow the input commands and another turn-on is attempted.
If there is still a fault condition, the cycle repeats. If, after t
expires, it is determined that the short condition is not present, the
NFAULT pin is released and normal operation resumes.
Fault asserted
200 μs / div.
2 μs / div.
2 A / div.
2 A / div.
OCP
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, the device will then be allowed
OCP
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