SLVSH22 May 2024 DRV8000-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION
The high-side drivers have open-load detection. Similar to the half-bridge drivers OLA detection scheme of the DRV800x-Q1, the high-side drivers open-load detection scheme sequences through each driver checking if the load current is below the open-load current threshold. The open-load current threshold IOLDx is configurable between high- and low-current thresholds with bit OUTX_OLA_TH in register HS_OL_CNFG.
Open-load detection must be enabled with bit OUTX_OLA_EN in register HS_OL_CNFG.
If the load current IOUTX is below the open-load threshold (IOLD_HS) for t > tOL_HS_OUT, then the corresponding high-side open load status bit OUTx_OLA is set in the status register. The driver detected with open-load is not switched off.
The open-load detection test time for each high-side driver is 200μs. The timer does not start until the output is enabled. Once all enabled drivers have been cycled through, the detection circuit stops. The high-side driver OLA circuit requires a CLR_FLT to restart the open-load detection cycle.
The high-side driver must be ON for minimum 200μs for the OLA detection to complete. Otherwise, the device waits until the next PWM cycle. The OFF counter for the OLA detection starts when the high-side driver turns OFF and ends OLA detection if the driver is detected OFF for more than 10ms.