DRV8818_12 Datasheet, PDF (7/20 Pages) Texas Instruments – STEPPER MOTOR CONTROLLER IC

DRV8818
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SLVSAX9A – SEPTEMBER 2011 – REVISED FEBRUARY 2012
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
PWM H-Bridge Drivers
DRV8818 contains two H-bridge motor drivers with current-control PWM circuitry, and a microstepping indexer. A
block diagram of the motor control circuitry is shown below.
RCA
VGD
VCP
PWM
Pre-
drive
VM
VMA
AOUT1
AOUT 2
+
Step
Motor
-
+-
-
+
A=8
DAC
ISENA
Control / Indexer
Logic
RCB
DECAY
VREF
VGD
VCP
Pre-
drive
PWM
-
+
A=8
DAC
VM
VMB
BOUT 1
BOUT2
ISENB
Figure 1. Motor Control Circuitry
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