DRV8834 Datasheet, PDF (11/30 Pages) Texas Instruments – DUAL BRIDGE STEPPER OR DC MOTOR DRIVER

DRV8834
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SLVSB19A – FEBRUARY 2012 – REVISED MARCH 2012
Figure 3 illustrates the current waveforms in slow, fast, and 25% and 75% mixed decay modes.
PWM
ON
PWM OFF (tOFF)
Slow Decay
Fast Decay
Mixed Decay
25%
Mixed Decay
75%
Itrip
25% of cycle
75% of cycle
PWM CYCLE
Figure 3. PWM Cycle
Decay mode is selected by the voltage present on the xDECAY pins. Internal current sources of 10 µA (typical)
are connected to the pins, which allows setting of the decay mode by a resistor connected to ground if desired.
It is possible to drive the xDECAY pin with a tri-state GPIO pin and also place the resistor to ground. This allows
a microcontroller to select fast, slow, or mixed decay modes by driving the pin high, low, or high-impedance.
Note that the logic-low voltage must be less than 0.1 V with 10-µA of current sourced from the DRV8834 to attain
slow decay.
In indexer mode, only the ADECAY pin is used, and slow decay mode is always used when at any point in the
step table where the current is increasing. When current is decreasing or remaining constant, the decay mode
used will be fast, slow, or mixed, as commanded by the ADECAY pin.
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