Datasheet
September 2013 Doc ID 13106 Rev 5 1/37
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VN5E025AJ-E
Single channel high-side driver with analog current sense
for automotive applications
Features
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General
– Inrush current active management by
power limitation
– Very low stand-by current
– 3.0 V CMOS compatible inputs
– Optimized electromagnetic emissions
– Very low electromagnetic susceptibility
– In compliance with the 2002/95/EC
european directive
– Very low current sense leakage
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Diagnostic functions
– Proportional load current sense
– High current sense precision for wide
currents range
– Current sense disable
– Off state openload detection
– Output short to V
CC
detection
– Overload and short to ground (power
limitation) indication
– Thermal shutdown indication
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Protections
– Undervoltage shutdown
– Overvoltage clamp
– Load current limitation
– Self limiting of fast thermal transients
– Protection against loss of ground and loss
of V
CC
– Over-temperature shutdown with
autorestart (thermal shutdown)
– Reverse battery protected
– Electrostatic discharge protection
Application
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All types of resistive, inductive and capacitive
loads
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Suitable as LED driver
Description
The VN5E025AJ-E is a single channel high-side
driver manufactured in the ST proprietary
VIPower M0-5 technology and housed in the tiny
PowerSSO-12 package. The VN5E025AJ-E is
designed to drive 12 V automotive grounded
loads delivering protection, diagnostics and easy
3 V and 5 V CMOS compatible interface with any
microcontroller.
The device integrates advanced protective
functions such as load current limitation, inrush
and overload active management by power
limitation, over-temperature shut-off with auto-
restart and over-voltage active clamp. A dedicated
analog current sense pin is associated with every
output channel in order to provide Ehnanced
diagnostic functions including fast detection of
overload and short-circuit to ground through
power limitation indication, over-temperature
indication, short-circuit to V
CC
diagnosis and ON-
state and OFF-state open load detection.
The current sensing and diagnostic feedback of
the whole device can be disabled by pulling the
CS_DIS pin high to allow sharing of the external
sense resistor with other similar devices
Max supply voltage V
CC
41 V
Operating voltage range V
CC
4.5 to 28 V
Max On-State resistance R
ON
25 mΩ
Current limitation (typ) I
LIMH
60 A
Off state supply current I
S
2µA
(1)
1. Typical value with all loads connected.
PowerSSO-12
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