Three-Phase Power MOSFET Controller
A3938
4
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
115 Northeast Cutoff
Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A.
1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
1,2
Unless otherwise noted: T
A
= 25°C, V
BB
= 18 V to 50 V, C
LCAP
= 0.1 μF, C
BOOT
= 0.1 μF,
C
VREG
= 10 μF, PWM = 22.5 kHz, square wave, two phases active
Characteristics Symbol Test Conditions Min. Typ.
1
Max. Units
Quiescent Current I
VBB
RESET = 1, Coast mode, stopped 8.0 mA
LCAP Regulator V
LCAP
I
lcap
= –3.0 mA 4.75 5 5.25 V
VREG =VBB Supply Voltage Range V
REG
VREG = VBB, observe maximum rating = 15 V 10.8 13.2 V
VREG Output Voltage V
REG
V
BB
= 13.2 V to 18 V, I
vreg
= –10 mA V
BB
– 2.5 V
V
BB
= 18 V to 50 V, I
vreg
= –10 mA 12.4 13 13.6 V
VREG Load Regulation V
REGLOAD
I
vreg
= –1 mA to –30 mA, Coast mode 25 mV
VREG Line Regulation V
REGLIN
I
vreg
= –10 mA, Coast mode 40 mV
Control Logic
Logic Input Voltage
V
IN(1)
Minimum high level for logical 1 2.0 V
V
IN(0)
Maximum low level for logical 0 0.8 V
Logic Input Current
I
IN(1)
V
IN
= 2.0 V –30 –90 A
I
IN(0)
V
IN
= 0.8 V –50 –130 A
Gate Drive
Low-Side Drive, Output High V
HGL
I
gx
= 0 V
REG
– 0.8 V
REG
– 0.5 V
High-Side Drive, Output High V
HGH
I
gx
= 0 10.4 11.6 12.8 V
Pull-Up Switch Resistance R
DS(ON)
I
gx
= –50 mA 14
Pull-Down Switch Resistance R
DS(ON)
I
gx
= 50 mA 4
Low-Side Switching, 10/90 Rise Time tr
GL
C
load
= 3300 pF 120 ns
Low-Side Switching, 10/90 Fall Time tf
GL
C
load
= 3300 pF 60 ns
High-Side Switching, 10/90 Rise Time tr
GH
C
load
= 3300 pF 120 ns
High-Side Switching, 10/90 Fall Time tf
GH
C
load
= 3300 pF 60 ns
Propagation Delay; GHx,GLx Rising T
pr
PWM to gate drive out, C
load
= 3300 pF 220 ns
Propagation Delay; GHx,GLx Falling T
pf
PWM to gate drive out, C
load
= 3300 pF 110 ns
Dead Time, Maximum t
DEAD
V
dead
= 0, GHx to GLx, C
load
= 0 3.5 5.6 7.6 s
Dead Time, Minimum t
DEAD
I
DEAD
= 780 A, GLx to GHx, C
load
= 0 50 100 150 ns
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Three-Phase Power MOSFET Controller
A3938
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Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
115 Northeast Cutoff
Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A.
1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com
Characteristics Symbol Test Conditions Min. Typ.
1
Max. Units
Bootstrap Capacitor
Bootstrap Capacitor Voltage V
CX
I
cx
= 0, V
sx
= 0, V
reg
= 13 V 10.4 11.6 12.8 V
Bootstrap R
OUT
R
CX
I
cx
= –50 mA 9 12
Charge Current (Source) I
CX
100 mA
Current Limit Circuitry
Input Offset Voltage V
IO
0 V < V
cmr
< 1.5 V ± 5 mV
Input Current , Sense pin I
B
0 V < V
cm
, V
diff
< 1.5 V –25 A
Input Current , Reference pin I
B
0 V < V
cm
, V
diff
< 1.5 V 0 A
Blank Time t
BLANK
R = 56 k, C = 470 pF 0.91 s
RC Charge Current I
RC
–0.9 –1 –1.1 mA
RC Voltage Threshold
V
RCL
1.0 1.1 1.2 V
V
RCH
2.7 3.0 3.3 V
Protection Circuitry
Bootstrap Charge Threshold I
cx
GHx turns on, and GLx turns off, at I
cx
–9 mA
Short to Ground, Drain-Source Monitor V
dsh
V
BB
– V
SX
, high side on 1.3 2.0 2.7 V
VREG Undervoltage Threshold
UVLO
V
REG
increasing 9.2 9.7 10.2 V
V
REG
decreasing 8.6 9.1 9.6 V
Fault Output Voltage
V
OUT
I
OL
= 1 mA 0.5 V
Brake Capacitor Supply Current I
BRAKE
V
BB
= 8 V, BRKSEL = 1 30 A
Low Side Gate Voltage V
GLBH
V
BB
=0, BRKCAP = 8V 6.6 V
Thermal Shutdown Temperature T
J
165 °C
Thermal Shutdown Hysteresis T
J
–10– °C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
1,2
(continued) Unless otherwise noted: T
A
= 25°C, V
BB
= 18 V to 50 V, C
LCAP
= 0.1 μF,
C
BOOT
= 0.1 μF, C
VREG
= 10 μF, PWM = 22.5 kHz, square wave, two phases active
1
Typical data are for initial design estimations only, and assume optimum manufacturing and application conditions. Performance may vary for
individual units, within the speci ed maximum and minimum limits.
2
Negative current is de ned as conventional current coming out of (sourced from) the speci ed device terminal.
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Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
115 Northeast Cutoff
Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A.
1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com
RESET. A logic input that enables the device. Has internal
50 kΩ pull-up to LCAP. Setting RESET to 1 coasts or brakes
the motor, depending on the state of the BRKSEL pin. Set-
ting RESET to 0 enables the gate drive to follow commuta-
tion logic. Setting RESET to 1 overrides the BRAKE pin.
GLA/GLB/GLC. Low-side gate drive outputs for external
MOSFET drivers. External series gate resistors can be used
to control slew rate seen at the power driver gate, thereby
controlling the di/dt and dv/dt of Sx outputs.
SA/SB/SC. Directly connected to the motor terminals,
these pins sense the voltages switched across the load. The
pins are also connected to the negative side of the bootstrap
capacitors and the negative supply connections for the oat-
ing high-side drivers.
GHA/GHB/GHC. High-side gate drive outputs for
N-channel MOSFET drivers. External series gate resistors
can be used to control slew rate seen at the power driver
gate, thereby controlling the di/dt and dv/dt of Sx outputs.
CA/CB/CC. High-side connections for bootstrap capaci-
tors, providing positive supply for high-side gate drivers. The
bootstrap capacitors are charged to approximately VREG
when the output Sx terminals go low. When the outputs
swing high, the voltages on these pins rise with the outputs to
provide the boosted gate voltages needed for the N-channel
power MOSFETs.
MODE. Logic input to set current-decay mode. In response
to a PWM Off command, Slow Decay mode (MODE = 1)
switches off the high-side FET, and Fast Decay mode
(MODE = 0) switches off the high-side and low-side FETs.
Has an internal 50 kΩ pull-up to LCAP.
H1/H2/H3. Hall sensor inputs with internal, 50 kΩ pull-ups
to LCAP. Con gured for 120-degree electrical spacing.
DIR. Logic input to reverse rotation (see the table Commu-
tation Truth Table, on the next page). Has internal, 50 kΩ
pull-up to LCAP.
FAULT. Open-drain output to indicate fault condition. Will
be pulled high (usually by 5.1 kΩ external pull-up) for any of
the following fault conditions:
• Invalid Hall sensor input code (coasts the motor).
• Undervoltage condition detected at VREG (coasts or brakes
the motor depending on stored setting for BRKSEL).
• Thermal shutdown (coasts the motor).
• Motor lead (SA/SB/SC) connected to ground (turns off
only the high-side power MOSFETs).
Only the “short-to-ground” fault is latched, but it is cleared
at each commutation. If the motor has stalled due to a short-
to-ground being detected, toggling the RESET pin or repeat-
ing a power-up sequence clears the fault.
BRAKE. Logic input for braking function. Setting BRAKE
to 1 turns on low-side MOSFETs, and turns off the high-side
MOSFETs. This effectively shorts the BEMF in the windings
and brakes the motor. Internal 50 kΩ pull-up to LCAP. Set-
ting RESET to 1 overrides this BRAKE pin. See also BRKSEL.
BRKCAP. This pin is for connection of the reservoir
capacitor used to provide the positive power supply for the
sink drive outputs for a power-down condition. This allows
predictable braking, if desired. Using a 4.7 F capacitor will
provide 6.5 V gate drive for 300 ms. If the power-down brak-
ing option is not needed (i.e., BRKSEL = 0), then this pin
should be tied to VREG.
BRKSEL. Logic input to enable/disable braking upon
power-down condition or RESET = 1. Internal 50 kΩ pull-up
to LCAP. Setting BRKSEL to 0 enables Coast mode. Setting
BRKSEL to 1 enables Brake mode.
PWM. Speed control input. Setting PWM to 1 turns on
MOSFETs selected by Hall input logic. Setting PWM to 0
turns off the selected MOSFETs. Keep the PWM input held
high to utilize internal current control circuitry. Internal
50 kΩ pull-up to LCAP.
RC. Analog input. Connection for R
T
and C
T
to set the
xed off-time. C
T
also sets the BLANK time (see the section
Application Information). It is recommended that the xed
off-time should not be less than 10 μs. The resistor should be
in the range between 10 kΩ and 500 kΩ.
VREG. Regulated 13 V supply for the low-side gate drive
and the bootstrap capacitor charge circuit. As a regulator, use
a 10 μF decoupling/storage capacitor (ESR < 1 Ω) from this
pin to AGND, as close to the device pins as possible.
Note: For 12 V applications, the VREG pin should be
shorted to VBB.
Pin Descriptions

A3938SLD

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IC MOTOR DRIVER 18V-50V 38TSSOP
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