A3986

www.DataSheet4U.com A3986 Dual Full-Bridge MOSFET Driver with Microstepping Translator Features and Benefits ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 2-wire step and direction interface Dual full-bridge gate drive for N-channel MOSFETs Operation over 12 to 50 V supply voltage range Synchronous rectification Cross-conduction protection Adjustable mixed decay Integrated sinusoidal DAC current reference Fixed off-time PWM current control Description The A3986 is a dual full-bridge gate driver with integrated microstepping translator suitable for driving a wide range of higher power industrial bipolar 2-phase stepper motors (typically 30 to 500 W). Motor power is provided by external N-channel power MOSFETs at supply voltages from 12 to 50 V. This device contains two sinusoidal DACs that generate the reference voltage for two separate fixed-off-time PWM current controllers. These provide current regulation for external power MOSFET full-bridges. Motor stepping is controlled by a two-wire step and direction interface, providing complete microstepping control at full-, half-, quarter-, and sixteenth-step resolutions. The fixed-off time regulator has the ability to operate in slow-, mixed-, or fast-decay modes, which results in reduced audible motor noise, increased step accuracy, and reduced power dissipation. The translator is the key to the easy implementation of this IC. Simply inputting one pulse on the STEP input drives the motor one step (full, half, quarter, or sixteenth depending on the microstep...