ZHCSP68C December 2021 – October 2022 DRV8328
PRODUCTION DATA
Dead time insertion is available in the DRV8328 via a resistor (RDT) from the DT pin to ground as shown in Figure 9-6. The ranges of dead time in the DRV8328 is 100 ns to 2000 ns when RDT is tied to GND from the DT pin. A linear interpolation of the resistance value is used to set the appropriate dead time.
Dead time (in nanoseconds) can be calculated from the dead time resistor calculation in Equation 1.
Dead time can also be implemented from the PWM inputs generated by an MCU. If dead time is inserted at the PWM inputs and the DRV8328, then the driver output PWM dead time is the larger of the two dead times. For instance, if 200 ns dead time is inserted at the MCU inputs and 50 ns dead time is inserted in the DRV8328 via the DT pin, then the output driver PWM dead time will be 200 ns.