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A3962

DUAL FULL-BRIDGE PWM MOTOR DRIVER

Allegro MicroSystems 

3962

DUAL FULL-BRIDGE

PWM MOTOR DRIVER

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

Internal PWM Current Control. The A3962SLB contains

a fixed off-time pulse-width modulated (PWM) current-

control circuit that can be used to limit the load current to

a desired value. The peak value of the current limiting

(ITRIP) is set by the selection of an external current-sensing

resistor (RS) and reference input voltage (VREF IN). The

internal circuitry compares the voltage across the external

sense resistor to the voltage on the reference input

terminal (VREF IN) resulting in a transconductance function

approximated by:

ITRIP ≈

VREF IN

RS

The reference input voltage is typically set with a

resistor divider from VREF OUT. To ensure proper operation

of the voltage reference, the resistor divider (RD = R1+R2)

should have an impedance of 3 kΩ to 15 kΩ. Within this

range, a low impedance will minimize the effect of the REF

IN input offset current.

The current-control circuitry limits the load current

as follows: when the load current reaches ITRIP, the

comparator resets a latch that turns off the selected source

driver. The load inductance causes the current to recircu-

late through the sink driver and flyback diode.

For each bridge, the user selects an external resistor

(RT) and capacitor (CT) to determine the time period

(tOFF = RTCT) during which the source driver remains

disabled (see “RC Fixed Off-time” below). The range of

recommended values for CT and RT are 1000 pF to

1500 pF and 15 kΩ to 100 kΩ respectively. For optimal

load current regulation, CT is normally set to 1000 pF

(see “Load Current Regulation” below). At the end of the

RC interval, the source driver is enabled allowing the load

current to increase again. The PWM cycle repeats,

maintaining the peak load current at the desired value.

RC Blanking. In addition to determining the fixed off-time

of the PWM control circuit, the CT component sets the

comparator blanking time. This function blanks the output

of the comparator when the outputs are switched by the

internal current-control circuitry (or by the PHASE or

ENABLE inputs). The comparator output is blanked to

prevent false over-current detections due to reverse-

recovery currents of the clamp diodes, and/or switching

transients related to distributed capacitance in the load.

During internal PWM operation, at the end of the tOFF

time, the comparator’s output is blanked and CT begins to

be charged from approximately 1.1 volts by an internal

current source of approximately 1 mA. The comparator

output remains blanked until the voltage on CT reaches

approximately 3.0 volts.

When a transition of the PHASE input occurs, CT

is discharged to near ground during the crossover delay

time (the crossover delay time is present to prevent

simultaneous conduction of the source and sink drivers).

After the crossover delay, CT is charged by an internal

current source of approximately 1 mA. The comparator

output remains blanked until the voltage on CT reaches

approximately 3.0 volts.

When the device is disabled, via the ENABLE input,

CT is discharged to near ground. When the device is

re-enabled, CT is charged by an internal current source of

approximately 1 mA. The comparator output remains

blanked until the voltage on CT reaches approximately

3.0 volts.

The minimum recommended value for CT is

1000 pF. This value ensures that the blanking time is

sufficient to avoid false trips of the comparator under

normal operating conditions. For optimal regulation of the

load current, the above value for CT is recommended and

the value of RT can be sized to determine tOFF. For more

information regarding load current regulation, see below.

Load Current Regulation. Because the device operates

in a slow decay mode (2-quadrant PWM mode), there is

a limit to the lowest level that the PWM current control

circuitry can regulate load current. The limitation is due

to the minimum PWM duty cycle, which is a function of the

user-selected value of tOFF and the minimum on-time pulse

tON(min)max that occurs each time the PWM latch is reset.

If the motor is not rotating, as in the case of a stepper

motor in hold/detent mode, a brush dc motor when stalled

or at startup, the worst case value of current regulation can

be approximated by:

I AVG ≈

[(VBB - VSAT(SOURCE+SINK)) tON(min)max] – (1.05 (VSAT(SINK) + VF) tOFF)

1.05 (tON(min)max + tOFF) RLOAD

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