ZHCSG57B March 2017 – December 2018 DRV8702D-Q1 , DRV8703D-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
The SO pin on the DRV870xD-Q1 device outputs an analog voltage equal to the voltage across the SP and SN pins multiplied by AV. The SO voltage is only valid for when the load is connected in the way shown in Figure 31. Use Equation 2 to calculate the approximate current for the half-bridge.
When the SP and SN voltages are 0 V, the SO pin outputs the amplifier offset voltage times the amplifier gain, Vio × Av. When SP minus SN is greater than 0 V, the SO pin outputs the sum of the amplifier offset voltage and the sense resist or voltage, times the amplifier gain, (Vio + Vrsense) × Av. No capacitor is required on the SO pin.
If the voltage across the SP and SN pins exceeds 1 V, then the DRV870xD-Q1 device flags an overcurrent condition.
The SO pin can source up to 5 mA of current. If the pin is shorted to ground, or if this pin drives a higher current load, the output functions as a constant-current source. The output voltage is not representative of the half-bridge current in this state.
During brake mode (slow decay), current is circulated through the low-side FET. Because current is not flowing through the sense resistor, the SO pin does not represent the motor current.