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Features
Operating supply voltage from 8 to 52 V
2.8 A output peak current (1.4 A RMS)
RDS(ON) 0.73 typ. value at Tj = 25 °C
Operating frequency up to 100 KHz
Non-dissipative overcurrent protection
Dual independent constant tOFF PWM current
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Fast/slow decay mode selection
Fast decay quasi-synchronous rectification
Decoding logic for stepper motor full and half
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Cross conduction protection
Thermal shutdown
Undervoltage lockout
Integrated fast freewheeling diodes
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Application
Bipolar stepper motor
Description
The L6228 device is a DMOS fully integrated
stepper motor driver with non-dissipative
overcurrent protection, realized in BCD
62 technology, which combines isolated DMOS
power transistors with CMOS and bipolar circuits
on the same chip. The device includes all the
circuitry needed to drive a two phase bipolar
stepper motor including: a dual DMOS full bridge,
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MOSFETs and thermal shutdown.
Contents
1 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Pin connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 Circuit description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.1 Power stages and charge pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2 Logic inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7 Decay modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.1 Stepping sequence generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.2 Half step mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.3 Normal drive mode (full step two phase on) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.4 Wave drive mode (full step one phase on) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.5 Non-dissipative overcurrent protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.6 Thermal protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8 Application information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.1 Output current capability and IC power dissipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.2 Thermal management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
9 Package information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
10 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1 Block diagram
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2 Maximum ratings
Pulsed supply current (for each VS pin), internally VSA = VSB = VS;
IS(peak) 3.55 A
limited by the overcurrent protection tPULSE < 1ms
IS RMS supply current (for each VS pin) VSA = VSB = VS 1.4 A
Tstg, TOP Storage and operating temperature range -40 to 150 C
3 Pin connections
GND 1 36 GND
N.C. 2 35 N.C.
CLOCK 1 24 VREFA
N.C. 3 34 N.C.
CW/CCW 2 23 RESET VSA 4 33 VSB
SENSEA 3 22 VCP OUT2A 5 32 OUT2B
RCA 4 21 OUT2A N.C. 6 31 N.C.
OUT1A 5 20 VSA VCP 7 30 VBOOT
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4 Electrical characteristics
Tj = 25 °C 1.47 1.69 W
RDS(ON) High-side + low-side switch ON resistance
Tj = 125 °C(1) 2.35 2.70 W
EN = low; OUT = VS 2 mA
IDSS Leakage current
EN = low; OUT = GND -0.3 mA
Switching characteristics
tD(ON)EN Enable to output turn-on delay time(2) ILOAD = 1.4 A, resistive load 500 650 800 ns
tD(OFF)EN Enable to output turn-off delay time(2) ILOAD = 1.4 A, resistive load 500 800 1000 ns
tRISE Output rise time(2) ILOAD = 1.4 A, resistive load 40 250 ns
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tFALL Output fall time ILOAD = 1.4 A, resistive load 40 250 ns
tDCLK Clock to output delay time(3) ILOAD = 1.4 A, resistive load 2 µs
tCLK(min)L Minimum clock time(4) 1 µs
tCLK(min)H Minimum clock time(4) 1 µs
fCLK Clock frequency 100 KHz
IRCA, IRCB Source current at pins RCA and RCB VRCA = VRCB = 2.5 V 3.5 5.5 mA
Voffset Offset voltage on sense comparator VREFA, VREFB = 0.5 V ±5 mV
tPROP Turn OFF propagation delay(6) 500 ns
tBLANK Internal blanking time on SENSE pins 1 µs
tON(MIN) Minimum On time 2.5 3 µs
ROFF = 20 KCOFF = 1 nF 13 µs
tOFF PWM recirculation time
ROFF = 100 KCOFF = 1 nF 61 µs
IBIAS Input bias current at pins VREFA and VREFB 10 µA
Overcurrent protection
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ROPDR Open drain ON resistance I = 4 mA 40 60 W
tOCD(ON) OCD turn-on delay time(7) I = 4 mA; CEN < 100 pF 200 ns
tOCD(OFF) OCD turn-off delay time(7) I = 4 mA; CEN < 100 pF 100 ns
1. Tested at 25 °C in a restricted range and guaranteed by characterization.
2. See Figure 3: Switching characteristic definition.
3. See Figure 4: Clock to output delay time.
4. See Figure 5: Minimum timing definition; clock input.
5. See Figure 6: Minimum timing definition; logic inputs.
6. Measured applying a voltage of 1 V to pin SENSE and a voltage drop from 2 V to 0 V to pin VREF.
7. See Figure 7: Overcurrent detection timing definition.
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The L6228device includes a constant off time PWM current controller for each of the two
bridges. The current control circuit senses the bridge current by sensing the voltage drop
across an external sense resistor connected between the source of the two lower power
MOS transistors and ground, as shown in Figure 12. As the current in the motor builds up
the voltage across the sense resistor increases proportionally. When the voltage drop
across the sense resistor becomes greater than the voltage at the reference input (VREFA
or VREFB) the sense comparator triggers the monostable switching the bridge off. The
power MOS remains off for the time set by the monostable and the motor current
recirculates as defined by the selected decay mode, described in Section 7: Decay modes
on page 19. When the monostable times out the bridge will again turn on. Since the internal
deadtime, used to prevent cross conduction in the bridge, delays the turn on of the power
MOS, the effective off time is the sum of the monostable time plus the deadtime.
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Figure 13 shows the typical operating waveforms of the output current, the voltage drop
across the sensing resistor, the RC pin voltage and the status of the bridge. More details
regarding the synchronous rectification and the output stage configuration are included in
Section 7: Decay modes on page 19.
Immediately after the power MOS turns on, a high peak current flows through the sensing
resistor due to the reverse recovery of the freewheeling diodes. The L6228 device provides
a 1 s blanking time tBLANK that inhibits the comparator output so that this current spike
cannot prematurely retrigger the monostable.
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Figure 14 shows the magnitude of the off time tOFF versus COFF and ROFF values. It can be
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tOFF(MAX) = 6 ms
These values allow a sufficient range of tOFF to implement the drive circuit for most motors.
The capacitor value chosen for COFF also affects the rise time tRCRISE of the voltage at the
pin RCOFF. The rise time tRCRISE will only be an issue if the capacitor is not completely
charged before the next time the monostable is triggered. Therefore, the on time tON, which
depends by motors and supply parameters, has to be bigger than tRCRISE for allowing
a good current regulation by the PWM stage. Furthermore, the on time tON can not be
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regulation capacity. It has to be said that tON is always bigger than tON(MIN) because the
device imposes this condition, but it can be smaller than tRCRISE - tDT. In this last case the
device continues to work but the off time tOFF is not more constant.
So, small COFF value gives more flexibility for the applications (allows smaller on time and,
therefore, higher switching frequency), but, the smaller is the value for COFF, the more
influential will be the noises on the circuit performance.
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7 Decay modes
The CONTROL input is used to select the behavior of the bridge during the off time. When
the CONTROL pin is low, the fast decay mode is selected and both transistors in the bridge
are switched off during the off time. When the CONTROL pin is high, the slow decay mode
is selected and only the low-side transistor of the bridge is switched off during the off time.
Figure 16 shows the operation of the bridge in the fast decay mode. At the start of the off
time, both of the power MOS are switched off and the current recirculates through the two
opposite freewheeling diodes. The current decays with a high di/dt since the voltage across
the coil is essentially the power supply voltage. After the deadtime, the lower power MOS in
parallel with the conducting diode is turned on in synchronous rectification mode. In
applications where the motor current is low it is possible that the current can decay
completely to zero during the off time. At this point if both of the power MOS were operating
in the synchronous rectification mode it would then be possible for the current to build in the
opposite direction. To prevent this only the lower power MOS is operated in synchronous
rectification mode. This operation is called “Quasi-synchronous rectification mode”. When
the monostable times out, the power MOS are turned on again after some delay set by the
deadtime to prevent cross conduction.
Figure 17 shows the operation of the bridge in the slow decay mode. At the start of the off
time, the lower power MOS is switched off and the current recirculates around the upper half
of the bridge. Since the voltage across the coil is low, the current decays slowly. After the
deadtime the upper power MOS is operated in the synchronous rectification mode. When
the monostable times out, the lower power MOS is turned on again after some delay set by
the deadtime to prevent cross conduction.
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a fault condition. When a fault condition is detected, the EN pin is pulled below the turn off
threshold (1.3 V typical) by an internal open drain MOS with a pull down capability of 4 mA.
By using an external R-C on the EN pin, the off time before recovering normal operation can
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Figure 22 shows the overcurrent detection operation. The disable time tDISABLE before
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thresholds of the logic inputs. It is affected whether by CEN and REN values and its
magnitude is reported in Figure 23. The delay time tDELAY before turning off the bridge when
an overcurrent has been detected depends only by CEN value. Its magnitude is reported in
Figure 24.
CEN is also used for providing immunity to the pin EN against fast transient noises.
Therefore the value of CEN should be chosen as big as possible according to the maximum
tolerable delay time and the REN value should be chosen according to the desired disable
time.
The resistor REN should be chosen in the range from 2.2 K to 180 K. Recommended
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A typical bipolar stepper motor driver application using the L6228 device is shown in
Figure 25. Typical component values for the application are shown in Table 7. A high quality
ceramic capacitor in the range of 100 to 200 nF should be placed between the power pins
(VSA and VSB) and ground near the L6228 device to improve the high frequency filtering on
the power supply and reduce high frequency transients generated by the switching. The
capacitor connected from the EN input to ground sets the shutdown time when an
overcurrent is detected (see Section 7.5: Non-dissipative overcurrent protection on
page 21). The two current sensing inputs (SENSEA and SENSEB) should be connected to
the sensing resistors with a trace length as short as possible in the layout. The sense
resistors should be non-inductive resistors to minimize the di/dt transients across the
resistor. To increase noise immunity, unused logic pins (except EN) are best connected to
5 V (high logic level) or GND (low logic level) (see Table 4: Pin description on page 6). It is
recommended to keep power ground and signal ground separated on the PCB.
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