Datasheet
DRV8301
SLOS719B –AUGUST 2011–REVISED AUGUST 2013
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Table 1. Fault and Warning Reporting and Handling
REPORTING ON REPORTING ON REPORTING IN SPI
EVENT ACTION LATCH
FAULT PIN OCTW PIN STATUS REGISTER
External FETs HiZ;
PVDD
Weak pull down of all gate N Y N Y
undervoltage
driver output
External FETs HiZ;
DVDD Weak pull down of all gate
N Y N N
undervoltage driver output; When recovering,
reset all status registers
External FETs HiZ;
GVDD
Weak pull down of all gate N Y N Y
undervoltage
driver output
External FETs HiZ;
Weak pull down of all gate driver
output
GVDD
Shut down the charge pump
Y Y N Y
overvoltage
Won’t recover and reset through
SPI reset command or
quick EN_GATE toggling
Y (in default
OTW None N N Y
setting)
Gate driver latched shut down.
Weak pull down of all gate driver
output
OTSD_GATE Y Y Y Y
to force external FETs HiZ
Shut down the charge pump
OTSD_BUCK OTSD of Buck Y N N N
Buck output
UVLO_BUCK: auto-restart N Y, in PWRGD pin N N
undervoltage
Buck current limiting
Buck overload (HiZ high side until current reaches N N N N
zero and then auto-recovering)
External FET
External FETs current Limiting
Y, indicates which phase
N N Y
overload – current
has OC
(only OC detected FET)
limit mode
Weak pull down of gate driver
External FET
output and PWM logic “0” of
Y Y Y Y
overload – Latch
LS and HS in the same phase.
mode
External FETs HiZ
External FET
Y, indicates which phase
overload –
Reporting only N N Y
has OC
reporting only
mode
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