ZXBM1016 High efficiency variable speed single-phase fan motor controller Description The ZXBM1016 is a high efficiency, low noise, single-phase, DC brushless motor pre-driver with PWM variable speed control and current control suitable for fan and blower motors. High efficiency and low noise are achieved using a novel technique (patent pending) for commutation current control. The controllers are primarily intended to meet industry standard OEM fan specifications where external PWM control are applied, however, they can also be used with other thermal control techniques using an external voltage, PWM signal or thermistor. Features Applications * * * * * * * * * * * * * Compliant with external PWM speed control Compliant with thermistor control Minimum speed setting High efficiency utilizing tail-end current control Low noise Auto restart Built in Hall amplifier Hall bias Speed pulse (FG) output Integrated current control Up to 18V input voltage (60V with external regulator) Small TSSOP20 package * * * Mainframe and personal computer fans and blowers Instrumentation fans Central heating blowers Automotive climate control Applications circuit D2 12V D1 1N4004 1N4148 Ph2Hi H+ Ph1Lo H-Bias Ph2Lo 100 R1 470 R2 Ph1Hi 470 R3 C1 1F Hall HR14 R12 1k R15 4.7k CONTROL SPD R9 12k Q5 ZXBM1016 SMIN C4 CPWM R13 Q6 R18 4.7k FG C2 100pF 7&8 R4 1k 4 C6 5&6 W1 7 & 8 2 2.2F 2 1 1 TSSOP20 SetTh FG CLCK CINT R11 Range C3 220k Gnd R10 16k 1k 3 Q1-4 ZXMC 3A17DN8 5&6 R7 Sense 33k 0.1F R16 4.7k 3 4 100 SetThRef ThRef 47k R17 10k R6 1k R5 VCC R8 470 Rsense 0.1 C5 0.47F 0.47F 0V Ordering information - TSSOP20 Device ZXBM1016ST20TA ZXBM1016ST20TC Reel size (inches) 7 (180mm) 13 (330mm) Tape width (mm) 16 16 Quantity per reel 1000 2,500 Device marking ZETEX ZXBM1016 Date code Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 1 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Absolute maximum ratings Parameter Symbol Limits Unit Supply voltage VCCmax -0.6 to 20 V Input current ICCmax 200 mA Maximum input voltage VImax -0.6 to VCC+0.5 V Maximum output voltage VOmax -0.6 to VCC+0.5 V Power dissipation PDmax 800 mW Operating temperature TOPR -40 to 85 C Storage temperature TSTG -55 to 125 C Electrical characteristics (at Tamb = 25C and VCC = 12V unless otherwise stated) Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit Conditions Supply Supply voltage VCC Supply current ICC 6.7 18 15 20 V For valid ThRef mA VCC = 12V, no load (*) Hall connections Hall amp input voltage VIN 40 Hall amp common mode voltage VCM 0.5 Hall amp input hysteresis VOFS 12 Hall amp input current IBS Hall bias voltage VHB Hall bias output current IHB mV diff p-p VCC-1.5 V mV 1.5 700 1000 nA 1.75 1.95 V -10 mA 5.25 V -10 mA IHBout = -5mA Reference voltage ThRef voltage VThRef ThRef output current IOThRef 4.75 5.0 IOThRef =-10mA PWM oscillator CPWM charge current IPWMC -5.3 -7 -9.2 A CPWM discharge current IPWMD 50 75 100 A CPWM high threshold voltage VTHH 3 V CPWM low threshold voltage VTHL 1 V PWM frequency FPWM 25 SPD voltage minimum VSPDL 1 V 100% PWM drive SPD voltage maximum VSPDH 3 V 0% PWM drive SPD input current IISPD 0.8 2 A VIN = 2V IISMIN -0.25 -0.5 A VIN = 2V kHz CPWM = 0.1nF Speed control Minimum speed setting SMIN input current Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 2 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit Conditions Tail-end current control Range pin input current setting IRange range 4 50 A V Range pin input voltage VIN 0.50 0.65 0.75 CLCK charge current - lock ILCKCL -0.75 -1.42 -1.8 CLCK charge current - run ILCKCR CLCK discharge current - lock ILCKDL CLCK high threshold voltage VTHH 5 V CLCK low threshold voltage VTHL 1 V CINT input current - lock IINTCL -50 CINT charge current - run IINTCR -1 CINT discharge current - run IINTDR 0.8 A Lock mode, VCLCK = 2.5V A Run mode -(4xIRange) 0.8 Input current = 20A 1.25 300n A Lock mode, VCLCK = 2.5V Lock mode nA Lock mode, VCLCK = 2.5V mA Run mode A Run mode 0.8xIRange Current limit SetThRef output voltage VSetThRef ThRef0.5V SetThRef output current ISetThRef Sense input current ISense SetTh input current ISetTh ThRef0.25V V ISetThRef =200A -200 A -20 -100 -20 -100 nA VIN=1V, SetTh=2V nA VIN=2V, sense=1V Output drives Ph1Lo, Ph2Lo output high voltage VOH VCC-2.2 VCC-1.8 V IOH =80mA Ph1Lo, Ph2Lo output low voltage VOLA 0.4 0.6 V IOL =16mA () Ph1Lo, Ph2Lo output low voltage VOLB 0.4 0.6 V IOL =50A () IOH -80 mA Ph1Lo, Ph2Lo output sink current IOL 80 mA 0.75 V Ph1Lo, Ph2Lo output source current Ph1Hi, Ph2Hi output low voltage VOLA 0.5 Ph1Hi, Ph2Hi output sink current IOL 100 mA Ph1Hi, Ph2Hi off output leakage current IOFF 100 nA FG output current IOL 16 mA FG low level output voltage VOL 0.5 V IOL =100mA Output flag IOL = 16mA NOTES: (*) Measured with pins H+, H-, CLCK and CPWM = 0V and all other signal pins open circuit. () Measured when opposing phase output is low. () Measured when opposing phase output is high. Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 3 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Block diagram Vcc ThRef CPWM Vcc Ph1 Hi Vref Ph2 Hi Phase Drive PWM Osc SPD V SPD Control Voltage Vcc SMIN Ph1 Lo Set Min Speed Phase Drive & Control Vcc CLCK Ph2 Lo Locked Rotor Detect Start-up SetThRef Range CINT Sense Current Monitor Tail-end Control Speed Detect SetTh Vcc H-Bias Hall Bias H+ Hall H- Speed & Lock Detect Hall Amp FG Gnd Pin assignments Vcc Ph2Hi 1 H+ Ph1Lo H-Bias Ph2Lo Ph1Hi HThRef ZXBM1016 SPD TSSOP20 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 Sense SetTh SMIN Issue 1 - February 2007 SetThRef C PWM FG CLCK CINT Range Gnd 4 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Pin description table Pin Type VCC Power The positive supply pin Description Gnd Power The negative supply pin ThRef Reference A 5 volt reference for external networks H-Bias Reference A nominal 1.75V reference used as the supply for naked Hall sensors H+ Input Hall device positive input. When high in relation to H- Ph2 is active H- Input Hall device negative input SPD Input Speed control input voltage, typically from a PWM integrator or thermistor. When low in relation to CPWM the phase low outputs will be turned on SMIN Input Used to set a voltage that represents the minimum speed the motor is to run at CPWM Input A capacitor on this pin is used to set the PWM frequency CLCK Input A dual use pin used to set the lock and tail-end current control timing. This will typically be a 470nF capacitor Range Input A resistor is attached between this pin and ThRef to set the device's dynamic operating range to the motor's desired speed range CINT Input A capacitor is attached to this pin for use by the tail-end current control. This will normally be the same value as that on the CLCK Pin FG Output SetTh Input Used to set the threshold voltage that represents the maximum current to be taken by the motor Sense Input Input for the signal from a sense resistor in the ground return of the H-bridge driving circuit used to represent the current taken by the motor Open collector buffered output from the Hall sensor SetThRef Analogue A variable voltage source used to set the voltage on the SetTh pin Ph1Hi Output Phase 1 high power output to high-side of H-bridge Ph2Hi Output Phase 2 high power output to high-side of H-bridge Ph1Lo Output Phase 1 high power output to low-side of H-bridge Ph2Lo Output Phase 2 high power output to low-side of H-bridge Operational functional description Overview The ZXBM1016 is a high efficiency, low noise, single-phase DC brushless motor pre-driver. It uses voltage speed control and this voltage can be derived from either a PWM or thermistor source. The device contains proprietary circuitry to control and limit the current at the end of a commutation cycle. This tail-end current control (TECC) enables the use of lower rated components thus providing for a more economic and higher efficiency solution. The pre-driver also has the usual minimum speed setting and maximum current control functions. Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 5 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Control input The device is controlled from a voltage applied to the SPD pin input. This control voltage can be derived from an externally generated PWM signal. This signal is converted to a voltage in a conventional integrator external to the device. Alternatively an external thermistor network can be used to generate the voltage. Tail-end current control To minimize the current at the end of a commutation cycle, the tail current, a proprietary circuit technique is provided. A number of pins are used to give control over the function. The current is controlled using the internal PWM function and this acts together with the PWM speed control, the current control and the start-up function. Start-up function The device has a controlled start function prior to the device going into the tail-end current control mode. This allows the motor to start up at its minimum speed before being allowed to accelerate to the speed defined by the voltage on the SPD pin. Device protection Two levels of protection are provided for fault conditions. The first level of protection is the conventional lock function. If the motor is stopped or stalled for any reason the motor will enter the locked rotor condition. In this locked rotor condition the motor speed is set to minimum speed and the ZXBM1016 will attempt to restart the motor at periodic intervals. A second level of protection is provided by a current monitor function. An external 100m sense resistor is used to detect the current and this is compared with a preset voltage on the SetTh pin. If the current attempts to rise above the threshold voltage the internal PWM circuit will back-off the power being delivered to the coil to ensure the maximum is not exceeded. Pin functional description H+ - Positive Hall input H- - Negative Hall input The rotor position is detected by a Hall sensor, with the output applied to the H+ and H- pins. This sensor can be either a 4 pin 'naked' Hall device or of the 3 pin buffered switching type. For a 4 pin device the differential Hall output signal is connected to the H+ and H- pins. For a single-ended buffered Hall sensor the Hall device output is attached to the H+ pin, with a pull-up attached if needed. The H- pin has an external potential divider attached to hold the pin at a voltage that is half of the output swing of the Hall sensor. When H+ is high in relation to H-, Ph2 is the active drive. H-Bias - Hall bias output voltage This is a 1.75V nominal voltage source used to bias a differential unbuffered Hall sensor when that type is being utilized. ThRef - External network reference This is a reference voltage of nominal 5V and is used by external networks to set up the SPD and SMIN pins control voltages. It is designed for the ability to 'source' current and therefore it will not 'sink' any current from a higher voltage. The total current drawn from the pin by the minimum speed potential divider network and any other voltage setting network should not exceed 10mA. Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 6 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 SPD - Speed control input The voltage applied to the SPD pin provides control over the fan motor speed by varying the Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) drive ratio at the Ph1Lo and Ph2Lo outputs. The input voltage range for the control signal is 3V to 1V, representing 0% to 100% drive respectively. If variable speed control is not required this pin can be left with an external potential divider to set a fixed speed or tied through a 10k resistor to ground to provide full speed i.e. 100% PWM drive. The advantage of a fixed potential divider is that the benefit of the current limit and tail-end current control can be achieved. Neither function will operate with the pin tied directly to ground. If full speed with current limit and tail-end current control is required then connect the SPD pin ground through a 10k resistor with a 0.1F capacitor in parallel. This capacitor is used for the tail-end current control shaping. If required this pin can also be used as an enable pin. The application of a voltage >3.0V will force the PWM drive fully off, in effect disabling the drive. SMIN - Minimum speed threshold voltage A voltage can be set on this pin using a potential divider between the ThRef and Gnd. This voltage is monitored by the SPD pin such that the SPD voltage cannot rise above the SMIN voltage. As a higher voltage on the SPD pin represents a lower speed it therefore restricts the lower speed range of the motor. If this feature is not required the pin is left tied to ThRef so no minimum speed will be set. If the fan is being controlled from an external voltage source and the minimum speed feature is required then a 10k resistor should be placed in series with the external control voltage and the SPD pin. CLCK - Locked rotor and run mode timing capacitor The CLCK pin will have a capacitor connected to ground. It is a dual function pin providing timing whilst running and when in the lock condition. When a motor is running under normal conditions this pin provides a triangular waveform related to the speed of the motor. This waveform is used by the tail-end current control circuit to determine the end of the commutation cycle. If the fan stops rotating for any reason then this pin takes on the conventional operation of a Locked Rotor monitor. In this condition and after the motor has stopped, a predetermined time (TOFF) will elapse during which the motor will not be driven. After this delay the circuitry uses a defined period (TON) to attempt to re-enable the output drive by going through a start-up routine in an attempt to re-start the fan. This cycle of (TOFF) and (TON) will be repeated indefinitely or until the fan re-starts. The cycle of (TOFF) and (TON) is also used to start the fan from power-up and so this pin forms a start-up function in conjunction with the current monitor circuit described towards the end of this section. The time period of (TOFF) and (TON) is determined by the value of capacitor applied to the CLCK pin. Any selection of the value will need consideration when in the run and lock modes. Typically a 0.47F will provide for most applications. Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 7 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 CINT - Integrator timing capacitor A capacitor is connected from this pin to ground. It is used to store a signal that is proportional to the commutation period. The stored signal is a representation of the motor speed and is used by the tail-end control circuitry. It will normally be the same value as that applied to the CLCK pin. Range - Speed range setting pin The ZXBM1016 is designed to operate over a predefined dynamic range. This will normally be in excess of 10:1 i.e. the lowest speed will be 1/10 of the full speed. In some instance the speed range might be 200rpm to 2,000rpm yet in others it could be 1,000 to 10,000rpm. This pin allows the tailend current control operation to be tuned to the desired speed range. To do this a resistor is attached between the range pin and the ThRef pin. CLCK peak voltage (V) The following graph gives a range of resistor values against the speed range. 5.0 RRange 4.5 120k 4.0 220k 3.5 360k 3.0 470k 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 750k 0.0 0 2000 4000 CLCK = 0.47F 6000 8000 10000 Speed (rpm) Speed vs CLCK peak voltage Typically a 220k resistor will cover most mid speed range motors of 600rpm to 6,000rpm, however a lower value can be used to enable the motor to be run at higher speeds. Conversely a higher value will be needed for motors running at a lower speed range. CPWM - Sets PWM frequency This pin has an external capacitor attached to set the PWM frequency for the phase drive outputs. A capacitor value of 0.1nF will provide a PWM frequency of typically 25kHz. FG - Frequency generator (speed) This is the frequency generator output and is a buffered signal from the Hall sensor. This is an open collector drive giving an active pull down with the high level being provided by an external pull up resistor. Ph1Lo and Ph2Lo - Low-side external H-bridge driver These pair of outputs drive the low side of the external power device H-bridge that in turn drives the single phase winding. These outputs provide both the commutation and PWM waveforms. The outputs are active pull-up and active pull-down to help faster switching off when driving MOSFET devices with a high gate capacitance. When in the high state the outputs will provide up to 80mA of drive into the base or gates of external transistors as shown in the typical application circuit shown on the front page. When in the low state the active phase drive is again capable of sinking up to 80mA to aid turn off times during PWM operation. When the phase is inactive the output is held low by a 7.5k internal pull-down resistor. Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 8 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Ph1Hi and Ph2Hi - High-side external H-bridge driver These are the high side outputs to the external H-bridge and are open collector outputs capable of sinking 100mA. This signal provides commutation only to the H-bridge. GND - Circuitry ground return This is the device supply ground return pin and will generally be the most negative supply pin to the fan. VCC - Circuitry applied voltage This provides the supply for the device's internal circuitry and for the H-bridge output stage. Sense - Current control sense This pin is used by the current sensing circuit to monitor the current taken by the motor windings. The signal comes from a sense resistor in the low-side ground return of the external H-bridge driver. SetTh - Current control threshold voltage This pin is used by the current sensing circuit as the reference voltage for the voltage on the sense pin to be compared against. If the voltage on the sense pin starts to exceed the voltage set on this pin the current control circuitry starts to back off the PWM voltage and thus the current being supplied to the motor coil. SetThRef - SetTh and start-up reference This pin is derived from an internal start-up circuit and is used as the source voltage for the potential divider network attached to the SetTh pin. Under running conditions this will be a voltage of approximately 4.75V, however, during start up the voltage ramps up from 0V to 4.75V at a rate determined by the capacitor on the CLCK pin. Once the motor is running it will go to its steady state. This is a low power output capable of supplying a maximum of 200A. It should only be used to supply the potential divider network attached to the SetTh pin. Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 9 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Intentionally left blank Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 10 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Package outline - TSSOP20 D E1 E L c A2 A b Dim. A A1 A2 D E L e b c e A1 Millimeters Min. Max. 1.20 0.05 0.15 0.80 1.05 6.40 6.60 6.40 BSC 0.45 0.75 0.65 BSC 0.19 0.30 0.09 0.20 Inches Min. Max. 0.047 0.002 0.006 0.031 0.041 0.252 0.260 0.252 BSC 0.018 0.030 0.026 BSC 0.007 0.012 0.004 0.008 Note: Controlling dimensions are in millimeters. Approximate dimensions are provided in inches Issue 1 - February 2007 (c) Zetex Semiconductors plc 2007 11 www.zetex.com ZXBM1016 Definitions Product change Zetex Semiconductors reserves the right to alter, without notice, specifications, design, price or conditions of supply of any product or service. Customers are solely responsible for obtaining the latest relevant information before placing orders. 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