SLVSH22 May 2024 DRV8000-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION
High-side drivers OUT7 through OUT12 over current fault detection leads to shutting off of faulty output (latch).
The over current threshold IOCx for high-side drivers is configurable between high and low-current thresholds with bit OUTX_OC_TH in register HS_OC_CNFG. The two options are 250 mA for low-current mode and 500 mA high-current mode. There is also a configurable deglitch time tOCP_HS_DG similar to the half-bridge drivers, which can be configured with bits OUTX_OCP_DG in register HS_OCP_DG.
For OUT7, the current protection threshold bit is set with OUT7_RDSON_MODE bit in register HS_OC_CNFG. The two options for OUT7 RDSON modes set the thresholds at 500 mA and 1.5 A (0b for high RDSON mode and 1b for low RDSON mode respectively). 1.5 A threshold is intended as an application limit when a lamp or bulb load is driven with OUT7, and the 500 mA is intended for LED loads.
However, to drive a load like lamp of bulb in application with OUT7, the over current limit must be disabled with OUT7_OCP_DIS bit in register HS_REG_CNFG1.
If the load current on any active output exceeds this configured current threshold for longer than tOCP_HS_DG, the over current OUTx_OCP and HS fault status bits are latched, and the corresponding output is shutoff. The bit remains set until the CLR_FLT bit has been set. The diagram below shows the over current behavior for high-side drivers: