3935
Automotive Power-MOSFET Controller
Terminal Descriptions
AHI/BHI/CHI. Dire ct control of high-side ga te outputs
GHA/GHB/GHC. Logic “1 ” drives the gate “on”. Logic ”0”
pulls the gate down, turning off the external power
MOSFET. Internally pulled down when terminal is open.
ALO/BLO/CLO. Direct control of low-side gate outputs
GLA/GLB/GLC. Lo gic “1” drives the gate “on”. Logic ”0”
pulls the gate down, turning off the external power
MOSFET. Internally pulled down when terminal is open.
BOOSTD. Boost converter switch drain connection.
BOOSTS. Boost converter switch source connection
CA/CB/CC. High-side connection for bootstrap capacitor,
positive supply for high-side gate drive. The bootstrap
capacitor is charged to VREG when the output Sx terminal is
Low. When the output swings High, the voltage on this pin
rises with the output to provide the boosted gate voltage
needed for n-channel power MOSFETs.
CSN. Input for current-sense, differential amplifier,
inverting, ne gative side. Kelvin co nnection fo r ground side
of current-sense resistor.
CSOUT. Amplifier output voltage proportional to current
sensed across an external low-value resistor placed in the
ground-side of the power MOSFET bridge.
CSP. Input for current-sense differential amplifier, non-
inverting, positive side. Connected to po sitive side of sense
resistor.
ENABLE. Logic “0” disables the gate control signals and
switches off all the gate drivers “low” causing a “Coast”.
Can be used in conjunction with the gate inputs to PWM the
load current. Internally pulled down when terminal is open.
FAULT\. Diagnostic logic output signal indicates that one
or more fault conditions has occurred, when “Low”.
GHA/GHB/GHC. High-side gate drive outputs for n-ch
MOSFET drivers. External series gate resistors can control
slew rate seen at the power driver gate; thereby, controlling
the di/dt and d v/d t of Sx outputs.
GLA/GLB/GLC. Low-side gate drive outputs for
external, n-channel MOSFET drivers. External series gate
resistors can co ntrol slew rate
GND. Ground or negative side of VDD and VBAT
supplies.
LSS. Low-side gate driver returns. Connects to the
common sources in the low-side of the power MOSFET
bridge.
OVFLT. Logic “1” means that the VBAT exceeded the
VBAT overvoltage trip point set by OVSET level. It will
recover after a hysteresis below that maximum value. Has a
Hi-Z state.
OVSET. A positive, dc level that controls the VBAT
Overvoltage trip point. Usually, provided from precision
resistor divider network between VDD and GND, but can be
held grounded for a preset value. When terminal is open sets
unspecified but high overvoltage trip point.
SA/SB/SC. Directly connected to the motor terminals,
these pins sense the voltages switched across the load and
are connected to the negative side of the bootstrap
capacitors. Also, are the negative supply connection for the
floating, high-side dr ivers.
UVFLT. Logic “1” means that VBAT is below its minimum
value and will recover after a hysteresis ab ove that minimum
value. Has a Hi-Z state. [If UVFLT and OVFLT are both in
Hi-Z state; then, at least, a Thermal shutdown or VDD
Undervoltage has occurred.]
VBAT. Battery voltage, positive input and is usually
connected to the motor voltage supply.
VBOOST. Boost converter output, nominally 16 V, is also
input to regulator for VREG. Has internal boost current and
boost voltage control loops. In high-voltage systems is
approximately one diode drop below VBAT.
VDD. Logic supply, positive side.
VDRAIN. Kelvin connection for d rain-to-source voltage
monitor and is connected to high-side drains of MOSFET
bridge. High Z when pin is open and registers as a short-to-
ground fault on all motor phases.
VDSTH. A positive, dc level that sets the drain-to-source
monitor threshold voltage. Internally pulled down when
terminal is open.
VREG. High-side, gate-driver supply, nominally, 13.5 V.
Has low-voltage dropout (LDO) feature.