Datasheet
September 2013 Doc ID 15609 Rev 4 1/37
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VN5E160AS-E
Single channel high side driver with analog
for automotive applications
Features
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General
– Inrush current active management by
power limitation
– Very low standby current
– 3.0 V CMOS compatible inputs
– Optimized electromagnetic emission
– 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-precision current sense for
wide-range currents
– Current sense disable
– OFF-state open-load detection
– Output short to V
CC
detection
– Overload and short to ground
(power limitation) 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
– Overtemperature 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 VN5E160AS-E is a single-channel high-side
driver manufactured in the ST proprietary
VIPower™ M0-5 technology and housed in the
tiny SO-8 package. The VN5E160AS-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, overtemperature shut-off with
auto-restart and overvoltage 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,
overtemperature indication, short-circuit to V
CC
diagnosis and ON & 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 V to 28 V
Max ON-state resistance
(per ch.)
R
ON
160 mΩ
Current limitation (typ) I
LIMH
10 A
OFF-state supply current I
S
2 µA
(1)
1. Typical value with all loads connected.
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