Datasheet
LMD18245
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SNVS110E –APRIL 1998–REVISED APRIL 2013
LMD18245 3A, 55V DMOS Full-Bridge Motor Driver
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LMD18245 full-bridge power amplifier
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• DMOS Power Stage Rated at 55V and 3A
incorporates all the circuit blocks required to drive
Continuous
and control current in a brushed type DC motor or
• Low R
DS(ON)
of Typically 0.3Ω per Power
one phase of a bipolar stepper motor. The multi-
Switch
technology process used to build the device
combines bipolar and CMOS control and protection
• Internal Clamp Diodes
circuitry with DMOS power switches on the same
• Low-loss Current Sensing Method
monolithic structure. The LMD18245 controls the
• Digital or Analog Control of Motor Current
motor current via a fixed off-time chopper technique.
• TTL and CMOS Compatible Inputs
An all DMOS H-bridge power stage delivers
• Thermal Shutdown (Outputs Off) at T
J
= 155°C
continuous output currents up to 3A (6A peak) at
supply voltages up to 55V. The DMOS power
• Overcurrent Protection
switches feature low R
DS(ON)
for high efficiency, and a
• No Shoot-Through Currents
diode intrinsic to the DMOS body structure eliminates
• 15-lead Package
the discrete diodes typically required to clamp bipolar
power stages.
APPLICATIONS
An innovative current sensing method eliminates the
• Full, Half and Microstep Stepper Motor Drives
power loss associated with a sense resistor in series
with the motor. A four-bit digital-to-analog converter
• Stepper Motor and Brushed DC Motor Servo
(DAC) provides a digital path for controlling the motor
Drives
current, and, by extension, simplifies implementation
• Automated Factory, Medical and Office
of full, half and microstep stepper motor drives. For
Equipment
higher resolution applications, an external DAC can
be used.
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