Description
The A4982 is a complete microstepping motor driver with
built-in translator for easy operation. It is designed to operate
bipolar stepper motors in full-, half-, quarter-, and sixteenth-step
modes, with an output drive capacity of up to 35 V and ±2 A.
The A4982 includes a fixed off-time current regulator which
has the ability to operate in Slow or Mixed decay modes.
The ET package meets customer requirements for no smoke
no fire (NSNF) designs by adding no-connect pins between
critical output, sense, and supply pins. So, in the case of a
pin-to-adjacent-pin short, the device does not cause smoke
or fire. Additionally, the device does not cause smoke or fire
when any pin is shorted to ground or left open.
The translator is the key to the easy implementation of the
A4982. Simply inputting one pulse on the STEP input drives
the motor one microstep. There are no phase sequence tables,
high frequency control lines, or complex interfaces to program.
The A4982 interface is an ideal fit for applications where a
complex microprocessor is unavailable or is overburdened.
During stepping operation, the chopping control in the A4982
automatically selects the current decay mode, Slow or Mixed.
In Mixed decay mode, the device is set initially to a fast decay
for a proportion of the fixed off-time, then to a slow decay for
the remainder of the off-time. Mixed decay current control
Specs
Low R
DS(ON)
outputs
Automatic current decay mode detection/selection
Mixed and Slow current decay modes
Synchronous rectification for low power dissipation
Internal UVLO
Crossover-current protection
3.3 and 5 V compatible logic supply
Thin profile QFN and TSSOP packages
Thermal shutdown circuitry
Short-to-ground protection
Shorted load protection
Low current Sleep mode, < 10 µA
No smoke no fire (NSNF) compliance (ET package
