The V_{BUS_CON} pin is protected against shorts to battery and shorts to ground.

Once a voltage on V_{BUS_CON} is detected as too low (below the V_SHRT threshold) after the device is enabled, the device enters short-circuit protection mode and assert FLT. It sources the I_SHRT current until it detects the voltage rising above the V_SHRT threshold, where it resumes standard operating mode and deassert FLT.

Once a voltage above the V_OVP threshold is detected by the device, it shuts off all FETs and asserts a fault on the FLT pin. Once the excessive voltage is removed, the device automatically re-enables and FLT deasserts (see the Timing Requirements table for more details).