8925
3-PHASE BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROLLER/DRIVER
WITH LINEAR CURRENT CONTROL
AND POWER DMOS OUTPUTS

DISCONTINUED PRODUCT

-- FOR REFERENCE ONL

POWER

GROUND

POWER

GROUND

POWER

GROUND

POWER

GROUND

CHARGE PUMPS

SEQUENCING

AND CONTROL

CIRCUITRY

SENSE

BRAKE

COMP.

LOAD SUPPLY

LOGIC GROUND

OUT

ENABLE

FAULT

POLE

TACH

LOGIC SUPPLY

ERROR AMP

SUB

REFERENCE

3-PHASE BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROLLER/DRIVER

WITH LINEAR CURRENT CONTROL

AND POWER DMOS OUTPUTS

The A8925CEB is a DMOS three-phase brushless dc motor con-

troller/driver designed for use in Winchester disk drives and other data
storage applications. The power output stages are capable of

4 A

output currents and have DMOS power outputs with less than 0.25

DS(on)

for low power dissipation. Intrinsic ground clamp and flyback

diodes protect the output drivers when switching inductive loads.
Thermal shutdown circuitry is provided to protect the device from ex-
cessive junction temperature.

A transconductance amplifier is used to linearly regulate the load

current and control motor speed. Internal current-sensing circuitry
eliminates the need for external sense resistors. Analog and digital
control circuitry provide complete sequencing of the output drivers as
well as providing brake, disable, and tachometer functions. A FAULT
output flag indicates the presence of an under-voltage condition on the
12 V supply, excessive junction temperature, or an invalid Hall input
combination. The A8925CEB's commutation logic is compatible with
motors that have digital Hall-effect sensors with 120

of electrical

separation. Internal charge pump circuitry is provided to drive the N-
channel DMOS source drivers to their required gate voltages.

The A8925CEB is provided in a 44-lead PLCC power package for

surface-mount applications. The copper batwing provides for maxi-
mum allowable package power dissipation in the smallest possible
construction.

FEATURES

DMOS Outputs

Low r

DS(on)

- 0.25

Maximum

Linear Current Control

Internal Commutation Circuitry

Internal Current Sensing

Thermal Shutdown Circuitry

Under Voltage Detection Circuitry

Fault Output Flag

Power Surface-Mount Package

Always order by complete part number: A8925CEB .

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

AT T

= +25

Load Supply Voltage, V

..................... 14 V

Output Current, I

OUT

..........................

4.0 A

Logic Supply Voltage, V

..................... 14 V

Logic Input Voltage Range,

................................ -0.3 V to +6.0 V

Package Power Dissipation,

......................................... See Graph

Operating Temperature Range,

..................................... 0

C to +70

Junction Temperature, T

............... +150

Storage Temperature Range,

................................ -55

C to +150

Fault conditions that produce excessive
junction temperature will activate device thermal
shutdown circuitry. These conditions can be
tolerated, but should be avoided.

Output current rating may be restricted to a value
determined by system concerns and factors.
These include: system duty cycle and timing,
ambient temperature, and use of any heatsinking
and/or forced cooling. For reliable operation, the
specified maximum junction temperature should
not be exceeded.

Dwg. PP-034

Data Sheet

26301.30

8925

115 Northeast Cutoff, Box 15036
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8925
3-PHASE BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROLLER/DRIVER
WITH LINEAR CURRENT CONTROL
AND POWER DMOS OUTPUTS

100

125

150

ALLOWABLE PACKAGE POWER DISSIPATION IN WATTS

TEMPERATURE IN

Dwg. GP-020B

12.5

2.5

7.5

5.0

R = 30

C/W

R = 6

C/W

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS AT T

= +25

C, V

= V

12 V

Limits

Characteristic

Symbol

Test Conditions

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Units

Logic Supply Voltage

Operating

Load Supply Voltage

Operating

Supply Current

Operating

ENABLE

= 0 V

2.0

4.0

Thermal Shutdown

165

Output Drivers

Output ON Resistance

DS(on)

OUT

4.0 A, Pulse Test

0.20

0.25

Output Sustaining Voltage

DS(sus)

OUT

= 4.0 A, L = 2 mH

Clamp Diode Forward Voltage

4.0 A

1.5

2.0

Output Leakage Current

DSX

OUT

= 14 V

300

OUT

= 0 V

-10

-300

Control Logic

Logic Input Voltage

IN(0)

ENABLE, POLE

0.8

IN(1)

2.4

Logic Input Voltage

IN(0)

BRAKE

0.8

IN(1)

3.0

Logic Input Current

IN(0)

= 0.8 V

-1.0

IN(1)

= 2.4 V

1.0

NOTE: Negative current is defined as coming out of (sourcing) the specified device terminal.

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8925
3-PHASE BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROLLER/DRIVER
WITH LINEAR CURRENT CONTROL
AND POWER DMOS OUTPUTS

Logic Output Voltage

OUT(0)

OUT

= 3 mA

0.8

OUT(1)

OUT

= -50

2.0

Error Amplifier

Input Bias Current

= 0.01 V

5.0

Input Offset Voltage

= 1.0 V

3.0

5.0

Input Common-Mode Voltage Range

0.01

6.0

Error Voltage Gain

S OUT

/ V

S IN

, V

= 1.0 V

Unity Gain Bandwidth

1.0

MHz

Common-Mode Rejection Ratio

CMRR

Power Supply Rejection Ratio

PSRR

Miscellaneous

Current Sense Gain

iCS

OUT

= -1.0 A

1/1k

1/1.2k

1/1.4k

Current-Sense Matching

OUT

= -1.0 A

3.0

5.0

Under-Voltage Trip Point

8.0

9.5

Hall Input Current

IN(0)

= 0 V

-500

-1000

IN(1)

= 5.0 V

-250

-500

Hall Input Threshold

3.8

Hall Input Pull-Up Resistance

NOTE: Negative current is defined as coming out of (sourcing) the specified device terminal.

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS CONTINUED

Limits

Characteristic

Symbol

Test Conditions

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Units

(FAULT, TACH)

X = Irrelevant
Z = High Impedance

Hall Sensor Inputs

Outputs

ENABLE BRAKE FAULT

OUT

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

COMMUTATION TRUTH TABLE

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8925
3-PHASE BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROLLER/DRIVER
WITH LINEAR CURRENT CONTROL
AND POWER DMOS OUTPUTS

Term.

Terminal Name

Function

OUT

Power DMOS output.

LOGIC SUPPLY

; low-current 12 V supply for the logic.

LOGIC GROUND

Low-level logic ground.

OUT

Power DMOS output.

ENABLE

Active high chip enable.

717

POWER GROUND

Power ground and thermal heat sink.

SENSE

External precision resistor for sense-FET current.

COMP.

Compensation; error amplifier output.

REFERENCE

REF

; voltage input that sets the power output current.

ERROR AMP.

Input that controls the current in the load.

LOAD SUPPLY

; high-current 12 V supply for the voice-coil motor.

BRAKE

A logic low turns OFF all source drivers and turns ON all sink drivers (shorts the windings to
ground).

High-level input from a Hall sensor.

2939

POWER GROUND

Power ground and thermal heat sink.

FAULT

A logic low at this output indicates a thermal shutdown, under -voltage fault, or an invalid Hall
input combination.

OUT

Power DMOS output.

TACH

Speed reference output; the H

Hall input divided by the number of motor poles.

POLE

Designates four- or eight-pole motor; Low = 4 pole, High = 8 pole.

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

Power Outputs (OUT

, OUT

, and

OUT

). The power outputs of the A8925CEB

are DMOS transistors with a maximum r

DS(on)

of 0.25

. Intrinsic ground clamp and flyback

diodes clamp transient voltage spikes when
switching inductive loads. Internal charge
pump circuitry is used to drive the gates of
the N-channel source drivers to their required
gate voltages.

Current Control. Current in the load is

monitored by an internal sense amplifier that
produces an output current that is approxi-
mately one twelve hundredth that of the load
current (see Figure). This current is output to
the V

SENSE

terminal and develops a voltage

SEQUENTIAL

LOGIC

CHARGE

PUMP

SENSE

AMPLIFIER

SUB

ERROR

AMPLIFIER

SENSE

REF

COMP.

Dwg. EP-040

OUT

I .

1200

OUT

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TERMINAL FUNCTIONS

8925
3-PHASE BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROLLER/DRIVER
WITH LINEAR CURRENT CONTROL
AND POWER DMOS OUTPUTS

across R

that equals R

· I

LOAD

/1200. This

sense voltage (V

SENSE

) is compared to a ref-

erence voltage (V

REF

) and an error voltage is

developed that is gated in by the sequential
control logic to drive the gate of the appropri-
ate output sink transistor. A
transconductance control function is thus re-
alized where I

OUT

= V

REF

· 1200/R

. External

components C

, C

, R

, and R

are com-

pensation components used to obtain optimal
response and settling of the current control
loop. Information on how to select these
components is available.

FAULT. The FAULT terminal when low

indicates the presence of one of three fault
conditions:

An under-voltage condition
on the logic supply. The
trip point for this function is
between 8 and 9.5 volts.

An invalid Hall input combi-
nation ... all inputs High or
all inputs Low.

An excessive device
junction temperature. The
thermal shutdown circuitry
disables the output drivers
in addition to forcing the
FAULT output signal low.

TACH and POLE. In order to develop a

low-jitter tachometer signal (

TACH

) for use in

controlling motor speed, the A8925CEB di-
vides the frequency of the H

input by the

number of poles in the motor. This elimi-
nates the jitter caused by variations in Hall-
effect device placement , sensitivity, and
magnet strengths by always changing state
when looking at the same magnet/sensor
pair. The resulting

TACH

signal changes state

every mechanical revolution of the motor.
The POLE input sets the

TACH

signal for four-

pole motors when Low or eight-pole motors
when High.

HALL INPUTS (H

, H

). The A8925CEB is configured for use

with open-collector Hall-effect devices. Internal 25 k

pull up resistors

to 10 volts are connected to these inputs.

ENABLE. The ENABLE terminal when Low puts the device in a

low current consumption, power-down mode. When ENABLE is High
the device is active.

BRAKE. When the BRAKE input goes Low the output source driv-

ers are disabled and the gates of the sink drivers are pulled high and
left floating. This achieves optimum passive braking performance
since the sink power DMOS output drivers are ON until the motor has
fully completed braking. The braking control circuitry operates off the
load supply (V

) to allow it to remain operational during power loss by

using the back-EMF voltage of the motor as it's supply.

LOAD SUPPLY (V

). This terminal is the power supply connec-

tion for the power output drivers and braking control circuitry. This ter-
minal should be decoupled with a large-value capacitor to absorb load
currents dumped back into the supply during the de-energization of
motor windings. These currents can cause the supply voltage to ex-
ceed the maximum voltage rating of the device if not properly
decoupled. The intrinsic ground clamp and flyback diodes will rectify
the motor's back-EMF voltage during power loss. In applications were
use of the motor's back-EMF voltage is desired a series diode should
be used to isolate this terminal from the logic supply (V

). This is to

avoid dumping the charge back into the supply and therefor clamping
the voltage available from rectification of the motor's back-EMF
voltage.

LOGIC SUPPLY (V

). This is the 12 volt supply terminal for the

A8925CEB and powers all circuitry except the power outputs and
brake control circuitry.

LOGIC GROUND. This must be connected to the power ground

terminals in systems that do not use separate power and logic
grounds.

POWER GROUND. Terminals 7 through 17 and 29 through 39

are webbed together and attach to the die mounting area to form a low
thermal resistance path to allow heat to be conducted out of the de-
vice. The power dissipation of the package can be further enhanced
by soldering these terminals to a large area of copper foil on the
printed wiring board.

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