The DRV8848 provides a dual H-bridge motor driver for home appliances and other
mechatronic applications. The device can be used to drive one or two DC motors, a bipolar stepper
motor, or other loads. A simple PWM interface allows easy interfacing to controller
circuits.
The output block of each H-bridge driver consists of N-channel and P-channel power
MOSFETs configured as full H-bridges to drive the motor windings. Each H-bridge includes circuitry
to regulate the winding current using a fixed off-time chopping scheme. The DRV8848 is capable of
driving up to 2 A of current from each output or 4 A of current in parallel mode (with proper heat
sinking, at 12 V and TA = 25°C).
A low-power sleep mode is provided, which shuts down internal circuitry to achieve
very-low quiescent current draw. This sleep mode can be set using a dedicated nSLEEP pin.
Internal protection functions are provided for UVLO, OCP, short-circuit protection, and
overtemperature. Fault conditions are indicated by a nFAULT pin.
- Dual H-Bridge Motor Driver
- Single/Dual Brushed DC
- Stepper
- PWM Control Interface
- Optional Current Regulation With 20-µs Fixed Off-
Time - High Output Current per H-Bridge
- 2-A Maximum Driver Current at 12 V and
TA = 25°C - Parallel Mode Available Capable of 4-A
Maximum Driver Current at 12 V and
TA = 25°C
- 4- to 18-V Operating Supply Voltage Range
- Low-Current 3-µA Sleep Mode
- Thermally-Enhanced Surface Mount Package
- Protection Features
- VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
- Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
- Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
- Fault Condition Indication Pin (nFAULT)
| Number of full bridges | 2 |
| Vs (min) (V) | 4 |
| Vs ABS (max) (V) | 20 |
| Peak output current (A) | 2 |
| RDS(ON) (HS + LS) (mΩ) | 900 |
| Sleep current (µA) | 3 |
| Control mode | Independent 1/2-Bridge, PWM |
| Control interface | Hardware (GPIO) |
| Features | Current Regulation |
| Rating | Catalog |
| Operating temperature range (°C) | -40 to 85 |