IOUT

VOUT

Control

Input

ITRIP

Re-enable

Re-enable

IOUT

VOUT

Control

Input

ITRIP

tOFF

tOFF

tOFF

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The fixed off-time mode allows for a simple current chopping scheme without involvement from the external

controller. This is shown in Figure 12. Fixed off-time mode will support 100% duty cycle current regulation since

the H-bridge automatically enables after the tOFF period and does not require a new control input edge on the

EN/IN1 or PH/IN2 pins to reset the outputs.

Figure 12. Off-Time Current-Regulation

7.3.3.2.2

Cycle-By-Cycle Current Chopping

In cycle-by-cycle mode, the H-bridge enters a brake, low-side slow decay state (both low-side MOSFETs ON)

after IOUT exceeds ITRIP until the next control input edge on the EN/IN1 or PH/IN2 pins. This allows for additional

control of the current chopping scheme by the external controller. This is shown in Figure 13. Cycle-by-cycle

mode will not support 100% duty cycle current regulation as a new control input edge is required to reset the

outputs after the brake, low-side slow decay state has been entered.

Figure 13. Cycle-By-Cycle Current Regulation

In cycle-by-cycle mode, the device will also indicate whenever the H-bridge enters internal current chopping by

pulling the nFAULT pin low. This can be used to determine when the device outputs will differ from the control

inputs or the load has reached the ITRIP threshold. This is shown in Figure 14. nFAULT will be released whenever

the next control input edge is received by the device and the outputs are reset.