SLDS272 September 2024 DRV81620-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION
The DRV81620-Q1 is an eight channels configurable,high-side switch. The power stages are built by N-channel MOSFETs. The ON-state resistance RDS(ON) depends on the supply voltage as well as the junction temperature TJ.
There are six auto-configurable channels which can be used either as low-side or as high-side switches. They adjust the diagnostic and protective functions according to their potential at drain and source automatically. For these channels a charge pump is connected to the output MOSFET gate.
In high-side configuration, the load is connected between ground and source of the FET (pins OUTx_S, n = 2...7). The drains of the FETs (OUTx_D, with “x” equal to the configurable channel number) can be connected to any potential between ground and VM. When the drain is connected to VM , the channel behaves like an high-side switch.
In low-side configuration, the source of the power transistors must be connected to GND pin potential (either directly or through a reverse current blocking diode).
The configuration can be chosen for each of these channels individually, therefore it is feasible to connect one or more channels in low-side configuration, while the remaining auto-configurable are used as high-side switches.