A3992

A3992 DMOS Dual Full-Bridge Microstepping PWM Motor Driver FEATURES AND BENEFITS ▪ ±1.5 A, 50 V continuous output rating ▪ Low RDS(on) DMOS output drivers ▪ Short-to-ground protection ▪ Shorted load protection ▪ Optimized microstepping via six bit linear DACs ▪ Programmable mixed, fast, and slow current decay modes ▪ 4 MHz internal oscillator for digital timing ▪ Serial interface controls chip functions ▪ Synchronous rectification for low power dissipation ▪ Internal UVLO and thermal shutdown circuitry ▪ Crossover-current protection ▪ Inputs compatible with 5 or 3.3 V control signals ▪ Sleep and Idle modes PACKAGE: 24-pin TSSOP with exposed thermal pad (suffix LP) Not to scale DESCRIPTION Designed for pulse width modulated (PWM) current control of bipolar microstepped stepper motors, the A3992 is capable of continuous output currents to ±1.5 A and operating voltages to 50 V. Internal fixed off-time PWM current control timing circuitry can be programmed via the serial interface to operate in slow, fast, or mixed decay modes. The desired load current level is set via the serial port with two six bit linear DACs in conjunction with a reference voltage. The six bits of control allow maximum flexibility in torque control for a variety of step methods, from microstepping to full step drive. Load current is set in 1.56% increments of the maximum value. Synchronous rectification circuitry allows the load current to flow through the low RDS(on) of the DMOS output driver during curre...