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SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
28106.01
Brushed DC Motor Driver IC With PWM Control
STA6940M
The constant-current set point, V
PREF
, and the OCP threshold,
V
OREF
, may be set individually as needed.
• V
PREF
< V
OREF
With this relationship, constant-current control
has priority. In order for OCP to operate, the OCP condition
must be detected before the constant-current control is operat-
ing, that is, during the blanking time. During blanking time, the
voltage V
RS
could reach V
OREF
, initiating OCP.
• V
OREF
< V
PREF
With this relationship, OCP has priority over
constant-current control. At any time while the STA6940M is
powered, if the voltage V
RS
reaches V
OREF
, OCP can operate.
Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
This device has internal thermal protection. The thermal shut-
down function is of the auto-recovery type. The operating princi-
ple is that when the internal control IC (MIC) temperature reaches
T
tsdon
all outputs are disabled. When the temperature drops below
T
tsdoff
the device is reenabled.
When the device outputs are disabled, the function sets the Diag
terminal low. Figure 10 shows the relationship of Diag output and
case temperature, T
C
.
Note: This device utilizes a multi-chip construction, the Control
IC (MIC) and four separate MOSFETs. The temperature sensor is
located on the control IC, however, the primary heat sources are
the MOSFETs. Thus this internal thermal protection cannot react
to sudden changes in MOSFET temperature.
Undervoltage Protection (UVLO)
If any of the voltages of the main supply, V
BB
, logic supply,
V
DD
, or the charge pump, V
CP
(V
CP
-V
BB
), fall below the preset
threshold, the device will be disabled. (The charge pump voltage
is derived from V
BB
using the internal charge pump circuitry and
connected capacitors.) The effects on output to the motor and to
the Diag pin are shown in figure 11.
Note: The V
BB
and V
DD
voltage power-up sequence does not
affect UVLO operation.
T
tsdon
T
tsdoff
V
DD
T
C
(°C)
Diag (V)
Figure 10. Thermal shutdown operation provides a hysteresis in supply
voltage to the MOSFETs, which is monitored and sets the Diag pin output
Figure 11. Operation of the UVLO circuits
V
UVDH
V
DD
0 V
V
UVBH
V
BB
0 V
V
UVCH
Output
Off
Output
On
Output
On
Output
On
Output
Off
Output
Off
V
CP
Diag
0 V
0 V