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Fault Handling
At an event of a driver latched off fault, the offending
half−bridge driver is disabled and the half−bridge
configuration is defaulted to zero (HBENx =0, HBCNFx =
0). The user is required to clear the output register fault and
to resend the proper SPI frame to turn on the drivers. A driver
that is locked out during a fault conditions auto recovers to
the previous programmed state when the fault is resolved. A
latched fault flag on the serial output doesn’t always
translate an output latched off fault.
The summary of all fault conditions, the driver status and
the clear requirements are provided in Table 5.
Table 5. FAULT SUMMARY
Fault
Fault Memory
Serial Output Bit
Driver
Condition During Fault
Driver
Condition after Parameters
Within Specified Limits
Output Register Clear
Requirement
Under Load
(ULDSC = 0)
Latched Outputs Unchanged.
Allowed to turn/ remain on
Allowed to turn/remain on Valid SPI frame with
SRR set to 1
Under Load
(ULDSC = 1)
Latched (Note 8) Offending Half−Bridge is
Latched Off (LS and HS)
Offending Half−Bridge is
Latched Off
(LS and HS)
Valid SPI frame with
SRR set to 1
Over Current Latched (Note 8) Offending Output is
Latched Off
(LS and HS)
Offending Output is Latched
Off
(LS and HS)
Valid SPI frame with
SRR set to 1
Thermal Warning Non−Latched Outputs Unchanged.
Allowed to turn/ remain on
provided that device is not
in thermal shutdown
Allowed to turn/remain on Temp below (thermal
warning temp –
hysteresis)
Thermal Shutdown Latched (Note 8) Offending Half−Bridge
Drivers are Latched Off
(LS and HS)
Offending Half−Bridge is
Latched Off (LS and HS)
Valid SPI frame with
SRR set to 1.
Temperature blow
(thermal shutdown −
hysteresis)
VS Power Supply
Fail (Over−Voltage:
OVLO = 0)
Non−Latched Outputs Unchanged.
Allowed to
turn/ remain on
Allowed to turn/remain on VS below (Over Voltage
Threshold – hysteresis)
VS Power Supply
Fail (Over−Voltage:
OVLO = 1)
Non−Latched All Drivers are Locked
Out.
Outx ³ High Z
Previous Half−Bridge status
and driver configuration is
maintained. Allowed to
turn/remain on
Auto Recovers if the VS
voltage is below
overvoltage threshold
VS Power Supply
Fail (Under
Voltage)
Non−Latched All Drivers are Locked
Out.
Outx ³ High Z
Previous Half−Bridge status
and driver configuration is
maintained. Allowed to
turn/remain on
Auto Recovers if the VS
voltage is above the
Under Voltage
threshold
8. Latched conditions are cleared via the SPI SRR input bit = 1, by cycling the EN pin or with a power−on reset of V
CC
.