TMC239 / TMC239A DATA SHEET (V2.12 / 2011-Aug-10)
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TMC239/A – DATA SHEET
High current microstep stepper motor driver
with protection, diagnostics and SPI Interface
®
TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co KG
Hamburg, Germany
www.trinamic.com
Features
The TMC239 / TMC239A (1) is a dual full bridge driver IC for bipolar stepper motor control
applications. The TMC239 is realized in a HVCMOS technology and directly drives eight external LowRDS-ON high efficiency MOSFETs. It supports more than 6000mA coil current. The low power
dissipation makes the TMC239 an optimum choice for drives, where a high reliability is desired. With
additional drivers, motor current and voltage can be increased. The driver transistors can be chosen
depending on output current or environment temperature. Internal DACs allow microstepping as well
i
as smart current control. The device can be controlled by a serial interface (SPI™ ) or by analog /
digital input signals. Short circuit, temperature, undervoltage and overvoltage protection are integrated.
More than 6000mA using 8 external MOS transistors (e.g. 4A RMS)
Control via SPI with easy-to-use 12 bit protocol or external analog / digital signals
Short circuit and over temperature protection integrated
Overvoltage protection integrated (A-type)
Status flags for overcurrent, open load, over temperature, temperature pre-warning, undervoltage
Integrated 4 bit DACs allow up to 16 times microstepping via SPI, any resolution via analog control
(for up to 64 microsteps via SPI see last manual page)
Mixed decay feature for smooth motor operation
Slope control user programmable to reduce electromagnetic emissions
Chopper frequency programmable via a single capacitor or external clock
Current control allows cool motor and driver operation
7V to 34V motor supply voltage (A-type)
up to 58V motor supply voltage using a few additional low cost components
External drivers can be added for higher motor voltages and higher currents (e.g. 50V, 5A)
Only 4 external PMOS transistors required for unipolar operation
3.3V or 5V operation for digital part
Low power dissipation via low RDS-ON power stage
Standby and shutdown mode available
Choice of SO28 or chip size MLF package
(1) The term TMC239 in this datasheet always refers to the TMC239A and the TMC239. The major
differences in the older TMC239 are explicitly marked with “non-A-type”. The TMC239A brings a
number of enhancements and is fully backward compatible to the TMC239.
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FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................. 1
PINNING .................................................................................................................................................. 5
PACKAGE CODES ................................................................................................................................... 5
SO28 DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................................................ 6
QFN32 DIMENSIONS .............................................................................................................................. 6
APPLICATION CIRCUIT / BLOCK DIAGRAM ....................................................................................... 7
PIN FUNCTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 7
SELECTING POWER TRANSISTORS ................................................................................................... 8
LIST OF RECOMMENDED TRANSISTORS .................................................................................................... 8
LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................................ 9
USING ADDITIONAL POWER DRIVERS ............................................................................................. 10
CONTROL VIA THE SPI INTERFACE ................................................................................................. 11
SERIAL DATA WORD TRANSMITTED TO TMC239..................................................................................... 11
SERIAL DATA WORD TRANSMITTED FROM TMC239 ................................................................................ 11
TYPICAL MOTOR COIL CURRENT VALUES ................................................................................................ 12
BASE CURRENT CONTROL VIA INA AND INB IN SPI MODE ....................................................................... 12
CONTROLLING THE POWER DOWN MODE VIA THE SPI INTERFACE ........................................................... 12
OPEN LOAD DETECTION ........................................................................................................................ 13
STANDBY AND SHUTDOWN MODE .......................................................................................................... 13
POWER SAVING .................................................................................................................................... 13
PROTECTION FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................. 14
OVERCURRENT PROTECTION AND DIAGNOSIS ........................................................................................ 14
OVER TEMPERATURE PROTECTION AND DIAGNOSIS ................................................................................ 14
OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION AND ENN PIN BEHAVIOR ............................................................................ 14
CHOPPER PRINCIPLE ......................................................................................................................... 15
CHOPPER CYCLE / USING THE MIXED DECAY FEATURE ........................................................................... 15
ADAPTING THE SINE WAVE FOR SMOOTH MOTOR OPERATION .................................................................. 16
BLANK TIME ......................................................................................................................................... 16
BLANK TIME SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................... 16
CLASSICAL NON-SPI CONTROL MODE (STAND ALONE MODE) .................................................. 17
PIN FUNCTIONS IN STAND ALONE MODE ................................................................................................. 17
INPUT SIGNALS FOR MICROSTEP CONTROL IN STAND ALONE MODE .......................................................... 17
UNIPOLAR OPERATION ...................................................................................................................... 18
DIFFERENCES OF SHORT CIRCUIT BEHAVIOR IN UNIPOLAR OPERATION MODE ........................................... 18
DIFFERENCES IN CHOPPER CYCLE IN UNIPOLAR OPERATION MODE .......................................................... 18
CALCULATION OF THE EXTERNAL COMPONENTS ....................................................................... 19
SENSE RESISTOR................................................................................................................................. 19
EXAMPLES FOR SENSE RESISTOR SETTINGS .......................................................................................... 19
HIGH SIDE OVERCURRENT DETECTION RESISTOR RSH ............................................................................ 19
MAKING THE CIRCUIT SHORT CIRCUIT PROOF ......................................................................................... 20
OSCILLATOR CAPACITOR ...................................................................................................................... 21
TABLE OF OSCILLATOR FREQUENCIES ................................................................................................... 21
PULL-UP RESISTORS ON UNUSED INPUTS ............................................................................................... 21
POWER SUPPLY SEQUENCING CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................... 21
SLOPE CONTROL RESISTOR ................................................................................................................. 22
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS ....................................................................................................... 23
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................................... 23
OPERATIONAL RANGE .......................................................................................................................... 23
DC CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................................................... 24
AC CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................................................... 26
THERMAL PROTECTION (1) ................................................................................................................... 26
SPI INTERFACE TIMING ...................................................................................................................... 27
PROPAGATION TIMES ........................................................................................................................... 27
USING THE SPI INTERFACE ................................................................................................................... 27
SPI FILTER (ONLY A-TYPE) ................................................................................................................... 27
APPLICATION NOTE: EXTENDING THE MICROSTEP RESOLUTION ............................................. 28
DOCUMENTATION REVISION ............................................................................................................ 29
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Life support policy
TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co KG does not
authorize or warrant any of its products for use in life
support systems, without the specific written consent
of TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co KG.
Life support systems are equipment intended to
support or sustain life, and whose failure to perform,
when properly used in accordance with instructions
provided, can be reasonably expected to result in
personal injury or death.
© TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co KG 2005
Information given in this data sheet is believed to be
accurate and reliable. However no responsibility is
assumed for the consequences of its use nor for any
infringement of patents or other rights of third parties,
which may result from its use.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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Pinning
26
25
OSC
4
25
AGND
SDO
5
24
SLP
SDI
6
23
INA
SCK
7
22
INB
CSN
8
21
VCC
ENN
9
20
GND
SPE
10
19
VS
BL1
11
18
VT
SRB
12
17
BL2
LB2
13
16
HB1
LB1
14
15
HB2
BL2
HB1
HB2
LB1
LB2
SRB
2
HA1
3
HA2
4
12
13
14
15
16
SPE
BL1
11
ENN
10
SCK
9
CSN
8
SRA
SDI
LA2
SDO
LA1
5
-
TMC 239-LA
OSC
ANN
VT
1
AGND
24
27
23
28
22
29
21
VS
30
20
GND
31
19
GND
32
18
VCC
ANN
17
HA1
26
TMC239 /
239A SO28
27
3
7
2
SRA
6
LA2
INB
HA2
INA
28
-
1
SLP
LA1
Top view
Note: Cooling plane on -LA type should be connected to GND or left open.
Package codes
Type
TMC239A
TMC239
Package
SO28
SO28
Temperature range
automotive (1)
automotive (1)
TMC239A
QFN32, 7*7mm
automotive (1)
Lead free
Code/marking
Yes
TMC239A-SA
From date code 05/05 TMC239-SA
(wwyy)
Yes
TMC239A-LA /
239A-LA
(1) ICs are not yet tested according to automotive standards, but are usable within the complete
temperature range.
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SO28 Dimensions
REF
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
E
F
G
C
I
D
A
K
H
MIN.
10
17.7
7.4
MAX.
10.65
18.1
7.6
1.4
2.65
0.25
0.1
0.3
0.36
0.49
0.4
1.1
1.27
All dimensions are in mm.
B
MIN
NOM
0.80
0.90
1.00
A1
0.00
0.02
0.05
0.20
E
7.0
2
1
RADIUS
D2
5.00
5.15
5.25
E2
5.00
5.15
5.25
L
0.45
0.55
0.65
b
0.25
0.30
0.35
aaa C 2x
N N-1
TOP VIEW
ccc C
NX
0.08 C
SEATING
PLANE
SIDE VIEW
0.65
-C-
A3
7.0
E
0.15
BOTTOM VIEW WITH TYPE C ID
aaa C 2x
0.03
D
e
-B-
A
L1
D/2
INDEX AREA
(D/2 xE/2)
E/2
A
A3
D
MAX
A1
REF
-A-
QFN32 Dimensions
D2
D2/2
All dimensions are in mm.
Attention: Drawing not to scale.
-B-
INDEX AREA
(D/2 xE/2)
L1
2
1
N N-1
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SEE
DETAIL B
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NXb
-A-
SEE
DETAIL B
E2
e
E2/2
NXL
Datum A or B
ddd
BTM VIEW
5
bbb
e/2
C A B
C
e
Terminal Tip
DETAIL B
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Application Circuit / Block Diagram
+VM
BL1
BL2
220nF
VS
TMC239A
OSC
OSC
HA1
Current Controlled
Gate Drivers
PWM-CTRL
+VCC
Undervoltage
100nF
Temperature
HA2
P
N
SDI
[PHB]
SDO
Parallel
Control
[ERR]
CSN
N
LA1
RS
0
Control & Diagnosis
[PHA]
SPIInterface
SCK
P
Coil A
LA2
SRA
[MDBN]
RSH
VT
1nF
VCC
100µF
DAC
4
1
INA
REFSEL
VREF
DAC
INB
4
1
0
SRB
RS
PWM-CTRL
Current Controlled
Gate Drivers
LB1
ENN
VCC/2
REFSEL
SPE
ANN
AGND
GND
LB2
N
N
Coil B
HB2
P
P
HB1
SLP
[MDAN]
stand alone mode
RSLP
[...]: function in stand alone mode
Pin Functions
Pin
Function
Pin
Function
VS
Motor supply voltage
VT
Short to GND detection comparator –
connect to VS if not used
Digital / Power ground
VCC
3.0-5.5V supply voltage for analog
and logic circuits
AGND
Analog ground (Reference for SRA,
SRB, OSC, SLP, INA, INB)
INA
Analog current control phase A
SCK
Clock input of serial interface
SDI
Data input of serial interface
ENN
Device enable (low active), and
overvoltage shutdown input
ANN
Enable analog current control via
INA and INB (low active)
BL1, BL2
Digital blank time select
HA1, HA2, Outputs for high side P-channel
HB1, HB2 transistors
GND
OSC
INB
SDO
CSN
SPE
SLP
SRA, SRB
LA1, LA2,
LB1, LB2
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Oscillator capacitor or external clock
input for chopper
Analog current control input phase B
Data output of serial interface (tri-state)
Chip select input of serial interface
Enable SPI mode (high active). Tie to
GND for non-SPI applications
Slope control resistor. Tie to GND for
fastest slope
Bridge A/B current sense resistor input
Outputs for low side N-channel
transistors
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Selecting Power Transistors
Selection of power transistors for the TMC239 depends on required current, voltage and thermal
conditions. Driving large transistors directly with the TMC239 is limited by the gate capacity of these
transistors. If the total gate charge is too high, slope time increases and leads to a higher switching
power dissipation. A total gate charge of maximum 25nC per transistor pair (N gate charge + P gate
charge) is recommended (at 25nC, tie pin SLP to GND to get an acceptable slope). The table below
shows a choice of transistors which can be driven directly by the TMC239. The maximum application
current mainly is a function of cooling and environment temperature. RDSon and gate charge are read
at the nominal drive voltage of 6V and 25°C.
All of these transistor types are mainly cooled via their drain connections. In order to provide sufficient
cooling, the transistors should be directly connected to massive traces on the PCB which are widened
near the transistor package, providing a copper area of some square cm. The heat then is dissipated
vertically through the PCB to a massive power or ground plane, which shall cover most of the PCB
area in order to use the whole PCB for cooling. As an example, the minimum PCB size required to
reach the given current for the SI7501, is about 42mm * 42mm, yielding in a heat up of the transistor
packages of about 85°C above ambient temperature. With a 100mm * 100mm PCB, this reduced to
70°C above ambient temperature, so that safe operation is possible up to 60°C ambient temperature at
maximum current (transistor package at 130°C).
List of recommended transistors
Manufacturer
and type
Fairchild Semi
FDD 8424 H
Siliconix
SI 7501 DN
TRINAMIC
TMC34NP
Fairchild Semi
FDS 8960
Fairchild Semi
FDS 8958 A
Siliconix
SI 4599 DY
Siliconix
SI 4532 ADY
Fairchild Semi
FDS 8333C
IRF 9952
(/ IRF 7509)
TRINAMIC
TMC32NP-MLP
Siliconix
SI 5504
TRINAMIC
TMC32NP2-SM8
Siliconix
SI 4559 EY
Package
(#Trans)
TO252-4
(1N,1P)
PPack
(1N,1P)
PPack
(1N,1P)
SO8
(1N,1P)
SO8
(1N,1P)
SO8
(1N,1P)
SO8
(1N,1P)
SO8
(1N,1P)
SO8
(1N,1P)
MLP
(1N,1P)
1206-8
(1N,1P)
SM8
(2N,2P)
SO8
(1N,1P)
max. application voltage
34V
28.5V
28.5V
34V
28.5V
34V
28.5V
28.5V
28.5V
28.5V
28.5V
28.5V
34V or
58V (see A/N)
RDSON
[Ohm]
0.023
0.045
0.035
0.055
0.035
0.055
0.023
0.050
0.023
0.050
0.035
0.050
0.055
0.080
0.075
0.130
0.075
0.280
0.120
0.250
0.090
0.170
0.120
0.250
0.045
0.120
Total gate
charge [nC]
10
10
5.5
8.0
5.5
8.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
6.0
15.5
4.5
6.5
2.9
3.0
4.5
4.0
2.8
2.5
3.0
3.2
2.8
2.5
11
10
Typical maximum
application current
6000mA
Remark
(1)
(2)
4200mA
(1)
4200mA
4000mA
4000mA
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
4000mA
(1)
3000mA
5000mA (2 parallel)
2800mA
5000mA (2 parallel)
2500mA
(3)
(3)
2300mA
4400mA (2 parallel)
2000mA
very
small! (3)
very
small!
2000mA
only 2
packages!
3000mA
2500mA (at 48V)
(4)
(1) These P-channel transistors have a very high drain to gate capacity, which may introduce
destructive current impulses into the HA/HB outputs by forcing them above the power supply level,
depending on the low-side slope. To ensure reliability, connect one MSS1P3 or ZHCS1000 or an
SS14 1A schottky diode or similar to both HA and HB outputs against VS to protect them.
(2) Compare (1), but for N-channel transistor. Protect LA/LB outputs with one schottky diode to GND.
(3) Higher current with two devices in parallel, i.e. using 8 double transistors instead of four.
(4) See application note document for simple extension to operate at up to 58V.
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Layout Considerations
For optimal operation of the circuit a careful board layout is important, because of the combination of
high current chopper operation coupled with high accuracy threshold comparators. Please pay special
attention to massive grounding. Depending on the required motor current, either a single massive
ground plane or a ground plane plus star connection of the power traces may be used. The schematic
shows how the high current paths can be routed separately, so that the chopper current does not flow
through the system’s GND-plane. Tie the TMC239’s AGND and GND to the GND plane. Additionally,
use enough filtering capacitors located near to the board’s power supply input and small ceramic
capacitors near to the power supply connections of the TMC239. Use low inductance sense resistors,
or add a ceramic capacitor in parallel to each resistor to avoid high voltage spikes. In some
applications it may become necessary to introduce additional RC-filtering into the SRA / SRB line, as
optional voltage
shown in the schematic, to prevent spikes from
divider
VS
triggering the short circuit protection or the
chopper comparator. Alternatively, a 470nF
100nF
R
VT
ceramic capacitor can be placed across the
+VM
100R
sense resistors. If you want to take advantage
GND
of the thermal protection and diagnosis, ensure,
TMC249/
Bridge A
Bridge B
that the power transistors are very close to the
optional filter
TMC239A
SRA
C
package, and that there is a good thermal
100R
contact between the TMC239 and the external
SRB
R
R
100R
transistors. Please be aware, that long or thin
3.3 GND
10nF
traces to the sense resistors may add
AGND
GNDsubstantial resistance and thus reduce output
Plane
current. The same is valid for the high side
shunt resistor. Place the optional shunt resistor
voltage divider near the TMC239, in order to avoid voltage drop in the VCC plane to add up to the
measured voltage.
RSH
DIV
VM
SA
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SB
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Using additional Power Drivers
For higher voltage and higher output current it is possible to add external MOSFET gate drivers. Both,
dedicated transistor drivers are suitable, as well as a circuit based on standard HCMOS drivers. It is
important to understand the function of dedicated gate drivers for N-channel transistors: Since the
chopping also can be stopped in open load conditions, the gate drive circuit for the upper transistors
should allow for continuous ON conditions. In the schematic below this is satisfied by attaching a weak
additional charge pump oscillator and pumping the VS up to the high voltage supply. Do not enable the
TMC239, before the gate driver capacitors are charged to an appropriate voltage. A current sensing
comparator in the VM line pulling down the VT pin by some 100mV on overcurrent can be added, if
required. Since the TMC239 in this application can not sense switch-off of the transistor gates to
ensure break-before-make operation, the break before-make-delays have to be set by capacitive
loading of its transistor drive outputs. The capacitors CdHS and CdLS are charged / discharged with
the nominal gate current. The opposite output is not enabled, before the switching-off output has been
discharged to 0.5V. To calculate the timing, refer to the required logic levels of the attached power
driver, resp. the attached PMOS. For CdHS and CdLS 470pF give about 100ns. Both circuits do not
show decoupling capacitors and further details.
+12V
1K
VS
VT
C-Pump
20kHz
ICM7555
CDHS
470p
HA1
+VM e.g. 50V
22K
small signal PMOS, e.g. BSS84
High current, high
voltage MOS, e.g.
SI4450
1µF
2n2
12V
N
HS-Driver
N
390R
1K
TMC249/
TMC239
to other
bridges
Coil
LA1
LSDriver
N
N
390R
CDLS
470p
IR2101
SRA
RS
100R
4.7nF
opt.
SLP
Set HS and LS
current to 10mA
10K
+VS 7..15V
+VM 20..60V
VS
1K
VCC
120R
High voltage logic
level MOS bridge
1/2 74HC244
on high side
VT
P
1K
CDHS
HA1
LM337
HV
55V low current
N-MOS
390R
OUT
/OE
GND
VM-5.2V
IN
TMC249/
TMC239
P
100R
ADJ
+5V
Coil
VCC
1/2 74HC244
on low side
LA1
N
1K
CDLS
N
100R
/OE
GND
SRA
RS
SLP
15K
set to 7 mA highside drive current
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Control via the SPI Interface
The SPI data word sets the current and polarity for both coils. By applying consecutive values,
describing a sine and a cosine wave, the motor can be driven in microsteps. Every microstep is
initiated by its own telegram. Please refer to the description of the analog mode for details on the
waveforms required. The SPI interface timing is described in the timing section.
Serial data word transmitted to TMC239
(MSB transmitted first)
Bit Name Function
Remark
11
MDA
mixed decay enable phase A
“1” = mixed decay
10
CA3
current bridge A.3
MSB
9
CA2
current bridge A.2
8
CA1
current bridge A.1
7
CA0
current bridge A.0
LSB
6
PHA
polarity bridge A
“0” = current flow from OA1 to OA2
5
MDB
mixed decay enable phase B
“1” = mixed decay
4
CB3
current bridge B.3
MSB
3
CB2
current bridge B.2
2
CB1
current bridge B.1
1
CB0
current bridge B.0
LSB
0
PHB
polarity bridge B
“0” = current flow from OB1 to OB2
Serial data word transmitted from TMC239
(MSB transmitted first)
Bit Name Function
Remark
11
0
always “0”
10
0
always “0”
9
0
always “0”
8
1
always “1”
7
OT
overtemperature
6
OTPW temperature prewarning
“1” = prewarning temperature exceeded
5
UV
driver undervoltage
“1” = undervoltage on VS
4
OCHS
overcurrent high side
3 PWM cycles with overcurrent within 63 PWM cycles
3
OLB
open load bridge B
no PWM switch off for 14 oscillator cycles
2
OLA
open load bridge A
no PWM switch off for 14 oscillator cycles
1
OCB
overcurrent bridge B low side
3 PWM cycles with overcurrent within 63 PWM cycles
0
OCA
overcurrent bridge A low side
3 PWM cycles with overcurrent within 63 PWM cycles
“1” = chip off due to overtemperature
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Typical motor coil current values
Current setting
Percentage of
current
Typical trip voltage of the current sense comparator
(internal reference or analog input voltage of 2V is used)
0000
0%
0V
0001
6.7%
23 mV
0010
13.3%
45 mV
CA3..0 / CB3..0
...
(bridge continuously in slow decay condition)
...
1110
93.3%
317 mV
1111
100%
340 mV
The current values correspond to a standard 4 Bit DAC, where 100%=15/16. The contents of all
registers is cleared to “0” on power-on reset or disable via the ENN pin, bringing the IC to a low power
standby mode. All SPI inputs have Schmitt-Trigger function.
Base current control via INA and INB in SPI mode
In SPI mode, the IC can use an external reference voltage for each DAC. This allows the adaptation to
different motors. This mode is enabled by tying pin ANN to GND. A 2.0V input voltage gives full scale
current of 100%. In this case, the typical trip voltage of the current sense comparator is determined by
the input voltage and the DAC current setting (see table above) as follows:
VTRIP,A = 0.17 VINA “percentage SPI current setting A”
VTRIP,B = 0.17 VINB “percentage SPI current setting B”
A maximum of 3.0V VIN is possible. Multiply the percentage of base current setting and the DAC table
to get the overall coil current. It is advised to operate at a high base current setting, to reduce the
effects of noise voltages. This feature allows a high resolution setting of the required motor current
using an external DAC or PWM-DAC (see schematic for examples).
using PWM signal
8 level via R2R-DAC
2 level control
INA
µCPort .2
R1
R2
100K
51K
47K
100nF
10nF
100K
µCPort .1
51K
AGND
+VCC
µCPWM
INB
100K
µCPort .0
µCPort
51K
ANN
Controlling the power down mode via the SPI interface
Bit
Standard
function
Control
word
function
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
MxA CA3 CA2 CA1 CA0 PhA MxB CB3 CB2 CB1 CB0 PhB
-
0
0
0
0
-
-
0
0
0
0
-
Enable standby mode and
clear error flags
Programming current value “0000” for both coils at a time clears the overcurrent flags and switches the
TMC239 into a low current standby mode with coils switched off.
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Open load detection
Open load is signaled, whenever there are more than 14 oscillator cycles without PWM switch off. Note
that open load detection is not possible while coil current is set to “0000”, because the chopper is off in
this condition. The open load flag will then always be read as inactive (“0”). During overcurrent and
undervoltage or overtemperature conditions, the open load flags also become active!
Due to their principle, the open load flags not only signal an open load condition, but also a torque loss
of the motor, especially at high motor velocities. To detect only an interruption of the connection to the
motor, it is advised to evaluate the flags during stand still or during low velocities only (e.g. for the first
or last steps of a movement).
Standby and shutdown mode
The circuit can be put into a low power standby mode by the user, or, automatically goes to standby on
Vcc undervoltage conditions. Before entering standby mode, the TMC239 switches off all power
transistors, and holds their gates in a disable condition using high ohmic resistors. In standby mode the
oscillator becomes disabled and the oscillator pin is held at a low state. The standby mode is available
via the interface in SPI-mode and via the ENN pin in non-SPI mode.
The shutdown mode even reduces supply current further. It can only be entered in SPI-mode by pulling
the ENN pin high. In shutdown additionally all internal reference voltages become switched off and the
SPI circuit is held in reset.
Power saving
The possibility to control the output current can dramatically save energy, reduce heat generation and
increase precision by reducing thermal stress on the motor and attached mechanical components. Just
reduce motor current during stand still: Even a slight reduction of the coil currents to 70% of the current
of the last step of the movement, halves power consumption! In typical applications a 50% current
reduction or even less during stand still is reasonable, bringing power consumption down to one
quarter or even less.
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Protection Functions
Overcurrent protection and diagnosis
The TMC239 uses the current sense resistors on the low side to detect an overcurrent: Whenever a
voltage above 0.61V is detected, the PWM cycle is terminated at once and all transistors of the bridge
are switched off for the rest of the PWM cycle. The error counter is increased by one. If the error
counter reaches 3, the bridge remains switched off for 63 PWM cycles and the error flag is read as
“active”. The user can clear the error condition in advance by clearing the error flag. The error counter
is cleared, whenever there are more than 63 PWM cycles without overcurrent. There is one error
counter for each of the low side bridges, and one for the high side. The overcurrent detection is
inactive during the blank pulse time for each bridge (resp. the corresponding bridge in non-A-type), to
suppress spikes which can occur during switching.
The high side comparator detects a short to GND or an overcurrent, whenever the voltage between VS
and VT becomes higher than 0.15 V at any time, except for the blank time period which is logically
ORed for both bridges. Here all transistors become switched off for the rest of the PWM cycle,
because the bridge with the failure is unknown.
The overcurrent flags can be cleared by disabling and re-enabling the chip either via the ENN pin or by
sending a telegram with both current control words set to “0000”. In high side overcurrent conditions
the user can determine which bridge sees the overcurrent, by selectively switching on only one of the
bridges with each polarity (therefore the other bridge should remain programmed to “0000”).
Over temperature protection and diagnosis
The circuit switches off all output power transistors during an over temperature condition. The over
temperature flag should be monitored to detect this condition. The circuit resumes operation after cool
down below the temperature threshold. However, operation near the over temperature threshold
should be avoided, if a high lifetime is desired.
Overvoltage protection and ENN pin behavior
During disable conditions the circuit switches off all output power transistors and goes into a low
current shutdown mode. All register contents is cleared to “0”, and all status flags are cleared. The
circuit in this condition can also stand a higher voltage, because the voltage then is not limited by the
maximum power MOSFET voltage. The enable pin ENN provides a fixed threshold of ½ V CC (TTL level
in non-A-type) to allow a simple overvoltage protection up to 40V using an external voltage divider (see
schematic for A-type).
+VM
R1
for switch off at 26 - 29V:
at VCC=5V: R1=100K; R2=10K
at VCC=3.3V: R1=160K; R2=10K
ENN
R2
µC-Port (opt.)
low=Enable,
high=Disable
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Chopper Principle
Chopper cycle / Using the mixed decay feature
RSENSE
SWO
SWC
SWO
RSENSE
On phase:
Current flows in target
direction
I
SWC
SWO
SWC
I
SWO
SWO
SWC
I
SWO
SWC
The TMC239 uses a quiet fixed frequency chopper. Both coils are chopped with a phase shift of 180
degrees. The mixed decay option is realized as a self stabilizing system (pat. fi.), by shortening the fast
decay phase, if the ON phase becomes longer. It is advised to enable the mixed decay for each phase
during the second half of each microstepping half-wave, when the current is meant to decrease. This
leads to less motor resonance, especially at medium velocities. With low velocities or during standstill
mixed decay should be switched off. In applications requiring high resolution, or using low inductivity
motors, the mixed decay mode can also be enabled continuously, to reduce the minimum motor
current which can be achieved. When mixed decay mode is continuously on or when using high
inductivity motors at low supply voltage, it is advised to raise the chopper frequency to minimum
36kHz, because the half chopper frequency could become audible under these conditions.
RSENSE
Fast decay phase:
Current flows back into
power supply
Slow decay phase:
Current re-circulation
target current phase A
actual current phase A
on
slow decay
on
fast decay
slow decay
oscillator clock
resp. external clock
mixed decay disabled
mixed decay enabled
When polarity is changed on one bridge, the PWM cycle on that bridge becomes restarted at once.
Fast decay switches off both upper transistors, while enabling the lower transistor opposite to the
selected polarity. Slow decay always enables both lower side transistors.
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Adapting the sine wave for smooth motor operation
After reaching the target current in each chopper cycle, both, the slow decay and the fast decay cycle
reduce the current by some amount. Especially the fast decay cycle has a larger impact. Thus, the
medium coil current always is a bit lower than the target current. This leads to a flat line in the current
shape flowing through the motor. It can be corrected, by applying an offset to the sine shape. In mixed
decay operation via SPI, an offset of 1 does the job for most motors.
Target current
I
Target current
I
Coil current
Coil current
t
Coil current does not have optimum shape
t
Target current corrected for optimum shape of coil current
Blank Time
The TMC239 uses a digital blanking pulse for the current chopper comparators. This prevents current
spikes, which can occur during switching action due to capacitive loading, from terminating the
chopper cycle. The lowest possible blanking time gives the best results for microstepping: A long blank
time leads to a long minimum turn-on time, thus giving an increased lower limit for the current. Please
remark, that the blank time should cover both, switch-off time of the lower side transistors and turn-on
time of the upper side transistors plus some time for the current to settle. Thus the complete switching
duration should never exceed 1.5µs. With slow external power stages it will become necessary to add
additional RC-filtering for the sense resistor inputs.
The TMC239 allows adapting the blank time to the load conditions and to the selected slope in four
steps (the effective resulting blank times are about 200ns shorter in the non-A-type):
Blank time settings
BL2
BL1
Typical blank time
GND
GND
0.6 µs
GND
VCC
0.9 µs
VCC
GND
1.2 µs
VCC
VCC
1.5 µs
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Classical non-SPI control mode (stand alone mode)
The driver can be controlled by analog current control signals and digital phase signals. To enable this
mode, tie pin SPE to GND. In this mode, the SPI interface is disabled and the SPI input pins have
alternate functions. The internal DACs are forced to “1111”.
Pin functions in stand alone mode
Pin
Stand alone
mode name
Function in stand alone mode
SPE
(GND)
Tie to GND to enable stand alone mode
ANN
MDAN
Enable mixed decay for bridge A (low = enable)
SCK
MDBN
Enable mixed decay for bridge B (low = enable)
SDI
PHA
Polarity bridge A (low = current flow from output OA1 to OA2)
CSN
PHB
Polarity bridge B (low = current flow from output OB1 to OB2)
SDO
ERR
Error output (high = overcurrent on any bridge, or over temperature). In this
mode, the pin is never tri-stated.
ENN
ENN
Standby mode (high active), high causes a low power mode of the device.
Setting this pin high also resets all error conditions.
INA,
INB
INA,
INB
Current control for bridge A, resp. bridge B. Refer to AGND. The sense
resistor trip voltage is 0.34V when the input voltage is 2.0V. Maximum input
voltage is 3.0V.
Input signals for microstep control in stand alone mode
Attention: When transferring these waves to SPI operation, please remark, that the mixed decay bits
are inverted when compared to stand alone mode.
INA
INB
90°
180°
270°
360°
PHA
(SDI)
PHB
(CSN)
MDAN
(ANN)
MDBN
(SCK)
Use dotted line to improve performance
at medium velocities
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Unipolar Operation
The TMC239 can also be used in a unipolar motor application with microstepping. In this configuration,
only the four upper power transistors are required.
Differences of short circuit behavior in unipolar operation mode
Since there is no possibility to disable a short to VS condition, the circuit is not completely short circuit
proof. In a low cost application a motor short would be covered, just using the bottom sense resistors
(see schematic).
Differences in chopper cycle in unipolar operation mode
In unipolar mode, one of the upper side transistors is chopped, depending on the phase polarity. Slow
decay mode always means, that both transistors are disabled. There is no difference between slow
and fast decay mode, and the mixed decay control bits are “don’t care”. The transistors have to stand
an off voltage, which is slightly higher than the double of the supply voltage. Voltage decay in the coil
can be adapted to the application by adding additional diodes and a zener diode to feed back coil
current in flyback conditions to the supply.
+VM
HA1
HA2
TMC249/
TMC239
P
P
One coil of
the motor
LA2
LA1
SRA
RS
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Calculation of the external components
Sense Resistor
Choose an appropriate sense resistor (RS) to set the desired motor current. The maximum motor
current is reached, when the coil current setting is programmed to “1111”. This results in a current
sense trip voltage of 0.34V when the internal reference or a reference voltage of 2V is used.
When operating your motor in fullstep mode, the maximum motor current is as specified by the
manufacturer. When operating in sinestep mode, multiply this value by 1.41 for the maximum current
(Imax).
RS = VTRIP / Imax
In a typical application:
RS = 0.34V / Imax
RS:
VTRIP:
Imax:
Current sense resistor of bridge A, B
Programmed trip voltage of the current sense comparators
Desired maximum coil current
Examples for sense resistor settings
RS
0.47
0.33
0.22
0.15
0.10
Imax
723mA
1030mA
1545mA
2267mA
3400mA
High side overcurrent detection resistor RSH
The TMC239 detects an overcurrent to ground, when the voltage between VS and VT exceeds
150mV. The high side overcurrent detection resistor should be chosen in a way that 100mV voltage
drop are not exceeded between VS and VT, when both coils draw the maximum current. In a sinestep
application, this is when sine and cosine wave have their highest sum, i.e. at 45 degrees,
corresponding to 1.41 times the maximum current setting for one coil. In a fullstep application this is
the double coil current.
In a microstep application:
RSH = 0.1V / (1.41 Imax)
In a fullstep application:
RSH = 0.1V / (2 Imax)
RSH:
Imax:
High side overcurrent detection resistor
Maximum coil current
However, if the user desires to use higher resistance values, a voltage divider in the range of 10 to
100 can be used for VT. This might also be desired to limit the peak short to GND current, as
described in the following chapter.
Attention: A careful PCB layout is required for the sense resistor traces and for the RSH traces.
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Making the circuit short circuit proof
In practical applications, a short circuit does not describe a static condition, but can be of very different
nature. It typically involves inductive, resistive and capacitive components. Worst events are
unclamped switching events, because huge voltages can build up in inductive components and result
in a high energy spark going into the driver, which can destroy the power transistors. The same is true
when disconnecting a motor during operation: Never disconnect the motor during operation!
There is no absolute protection against random short circuit conditions, but pre-cautions can be taken
to improve robustness of the circuit:
In a short condition, the current can become very high before it is interrupted by the short detection,
due to the blanking during switching and internal delays. The high-side transistors allow a high current
flowing for the selected blank time. The lower the external inductivity, the faster the current climbs. If
inductive components are involved in the short, the same current will shoot through the low-side
resistor and cause a high negative voltage spike at the sense resistor. Both, the high current and the
voltage spikes are a danger for the driver.
Thus there are a three things to be done, if short circuits are expected:
1. Protect SRA/SRB inputs using a series resistance
2. Increase RSH to limit maximum transistor current: Use same value as for sense resistors
3. Use as short as possible blank time
The second measure effectively limits short circuit current, because the upper driver transistor with its
fixed ON gate voltage of 6V forms a constant current source together with its internal resistance and
RSH. A positive side effect is, that only one type of low ohmic resistor is required. The drawback is, that
power dissipation increases. A high side short detection resistor of 0.33 Ohms limits maximum high
side transistor current to typically 4A. The schematic shows the modifications to be done.
However, the effectiveness of these measures should be tested in the given application.
VS
RDIV
RSH
100nF
VT
+VM
100R
GND
RSH=RSA=RSB
RDIV values for
Microstep:
Fullstep:
internal
reference
27R
18R
INA/INB
up to3V
18R
12R
CVM
SRA
100R
SRB
RSA
RSB
100R
GND
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Oscillator Capacitor
The PWM oscillator frequency can be set by an external capacitor. The internal oscillator uses a 28k
resistor to charge / discharge the external capacitor to a trip voltage of 2/3 Vcc respectively 1/3 Vcc. It
can be overdriven using an external CMOS level square wave signal. Do not set the frequency higher
than 100kHz and do not leave the OSC terminal open! The two bridges are chopped with a phase shift
of 180 degrees at the positive and at the negative edge of the clock signal.
1
fOSC
40 s COSC [nF]
fOSC:
COSC:
PWM oscillator frequency
Oscillator capacitor in nF
Table of oscillator frequencies
fOSC typ.
16.7kHz
20.8kHz
25.0kHz
30.5kHz
36.8kHz
44.6kHz
COSC
1.5nF
1.2nF
1.0nF
820pF
680pF
560pF
Please remark that an unnecessary high frequency leads to high switching losses in the power
transistors and in the motor. For most applications a chopper frequency slightly above audible range is
sufficient. When audible noise occurs in an application, especially with mixed decay continuously
enabled, the chopper frequency should be two times the audible range.
Pull-up resistors on unused inputs
The digital inputs all have integrated pull-up resistors, except for the ENN input, which is in fact an
analog input. Thus, there are no external pull-up resistors required for unused digital inputs which are
meant to be positive.
Power supply sequencing considerations
Upon power up, the driver initializes and switches off the bridge power transistors. However, in order
for the internal startup logic to work properly, the Vcc supply voltage has to be at least 1.0V,
respectively, the Vs supply voltage has to be at least 5.0V. When Vs goes up with Vcc at 0V, a medium
current temporary cross conduction of the power stage can result at supply voltages between 2.4V and
4.8V. In this voltage range, the upper transistors conduct, while the gates of the lower transistors are
floating. While this typically does no harm to the driver, it may hinder the power supply from coming up
properly, depending on the power supply start up behavior.
There are two possibilities to prevent this from occurring:
Add resistors from the LA and LB outputs to GND in the range of 1M keeping the low side Nchannel MOSFETs gates at GND.
Alternatively, either use a dual voltage power supply, or use a local regulator, generating the 5V or
3.3V Vcc voltage.
Please pay attention to the local regulator start up voltage: Some newer switching regulators do not
start, before the input voltage has reached 5V. Therefore it is recommended to use a standard
linear regulator like 7805 or LM317 series or a low drop regulator or a switching regulator like the
LM2595, starting at relatively low input voltages.
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Slope Control Resistor
The output-voltage slope of the full bridge is controlled by a constant current gate charge / discharge of
the MOSFETs. The charge / discharge current for the MOSFETs can be controlled by an external
resistor: A reference current is generated by internally pulling the SLP-Pin to 1.25V via an integrated
4.7K resistor. This current is used to generate the current for switching ON and OFF the power
transistors. (In non-A-type the low side slopes are fixed to typ. +/-15mA corresponding to a 5K to
10K slope control resistor!)
The gate-driver output current can be set in range of 2mA to 25mA by an external resistor:
RSLP [k]
RSLP:
IOUT:
123
4.7
IOUT [mA]
Slope control resistor
Controlled output current of the low-side MOSFET driver
The SLP-pin can directly be connected to AGND for the fastest output-voltage slope (respectively
maximum output current).
Please remark, that there is a trade off between reduced electromagnetic emissions (slow slope) and
high efficiency because of low dynamic losses (fast slope). Typical slope times range between 100ns
and 500ns. Slope times below 100ns are not recommended, because they superimpose additional
stress on the power transistors while bringing only very slight improvement in power dissipation.
For applications where electromagnetic emission is very critical, it might be necessary to add additional
LC (or capacitor only) filtering on the motor connections.
For these applications emission is lower, if only slow decay operation is used.
25
IHDON
20
15
-IHDOFF /
+/-ILD
10
5
0
0
2
5
10
RSLP [KOhm]
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100
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Absolute Maximum Ratings
The maximum ratings may not be exceeded under any circumstances.
Symbol Parameter
Min
Max
Unit
-0.5
36
V
40
V
6.0
V
VS
Supply voltage
VSM
Supply and bridge voltage max. 20000s
VCC
Logic supply voltage
IOP
Gate driver peak current (1)
50
mA
IOC
Gate driver continuous current
5
mA
VI
Logic input voltage
-0.3
VCC+0.3V
V
VIA
Analog input voltage
-0.3
VCC+0.3V
V
IIO
Maximum current to / from digital pins
+/-10
mA
VS-1V
VS+0.3V
V
-0.5
and analog inputs
VVT
Short-to-ground detector input voltage
TJ
Junction temperature
-40
150 (1)
°C
TSTG
Storage temperature
-55
150
°C
(1) Internally limited
Electrical Characteristics
Operational Range
Symbol Parameter
Min
Max
Unit
TAI
Ambient temperature industrial (1)
-25
125
°C
TAA
Ambient temperature automotive
-40
125
°C
TJ
Junction temperature
-40
140
°C
VS
Bridge supply voltage (A-type)
7
34
V
VS
Bridge supply voltage (non-A-type)
7
30
V
VCC
Logic supply voltage
3.0
5.5
V
fCLK
Chopper clock frequency
100
kHz
RSLP
Slope control resistor
470
K
0
(1) The circuit can be operated up to 140°C, but output power derates.
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DC Characteristics
DC characteristics contain the spread of values guaranteed within the specified supply voltage and
temperature range unless otherwise specified. Typical characteristics represent the average value of
all parts.
Logic supply voltage: VCC = 3.0 V ... 5.5 V,
Junction temperature: TJ = -40°C … 140°C,
Bridge supply voltage : VS = 7 V…34 V
(unless otherwise specified)
Symbol
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
VLD < 4V
10
15
25
mA
ILDOFF5
Gate drive current
VLD > 3V
low side switch OFF (non-A-type)
VCC = 5V
-15
-25
-35
mA
ILDOFF3
Gate drive current
VLD > 3V
low side switch OFF (non-A-type)
VCC = 3.3V
-10
-15
-20
mA
15
25
40
mA
-15
-25
-40
mA
-15
-25
-40
mA
15
30
40
mA
70
100
130
%
-5.1
-6.0
-8.0
V
5.1
6.0
8.0
V
0
-0.5
V
0
0.5
V
16
20
V
ILDON
Parameter
Conditions
Gate drive current
low side switch ON (non-A-type)
Gate drive current
low side switch ON (A-type)
VS > 8V, RSLP= 0K
Gate drive current
low side switch OFF (A-type)
VS > 8V, RSLP= 0K
Gate drive current
high side switch ON
VS > 8V, RSLP= 0K
Gate drive current
high side switch OFF
VS > 8V, RSLP= 0K
ISET
Deviation of Current Setting with
Respect to Characterization
Curve
Deviation from
standard value,
10k 4V
VS > 8V
relative to VS
VGL1
Gate drive voltage low side ON
VS > 8V
VGH0
Gate drive voltage high side OFF
relative to VS
VGL0
Gate drive voltage low side OFF
VGCL
Gate driver clamping voltage
-IH / IL = 20mA
VGCLI
Gate driver inverse clamping
voltage
-IH / IL = -20mA
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Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
25
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
VCCUV
VCC undervoltage
2.5
2.7
2.9
V
VCCOK
VCC voltage o.k.
2.7
2.9
3.0
V
0.85
1.35
mA
0.45
0.75
mA
37
70
µA
ICC
VCC supply current
fosc = 25 kHz
ICCSTB
VCC supply current standby
ICCSD
VCC supply current shutdown
VSUV
VS undervoltage
5.5
5.9
6.2
V
VCCOK
VS voltage o.k.
6.1
6.4
6.7
V
ENN = 1
ISSM
VS supply current with maximum VS = 14V,
current setting (static state)
RSLP= 0K
6
ISSD
VS supply current shutdown or
standby
28
VIH
High input voltage
(SDI, SCK, CSN, BL1, BL2, SPE, ANN)
VIL
VS = 14V
mA
50
µA
2.2
VCC +
0.3 V
V
Low input voltage
(SDI, SCK, CSN, BL1, BL2, SPE, ANN)
-0.3
0.7
V
VIHYS
Input voltage hysteresis
(SDI, SCK, CSN, BL1, BL2, SPE, ANN)
100
300
500
mV
VOH
High output voltage
(output SDO)
-IOH = 1mA
VCC –
0.6
VCC –
0.2
VCC
V
VOL
Low output voltage
(output SDO)
IOL = 1mA
0
0.1
0.4
V
-IISL
Low input current
(SDI, SCK, CSN, BL1, BL2, SPE, ANN)
VI = 0
VCC = 3.3V
VCC = 5.0V
2
70
µA
µA
µA
10
25
VENNH
High input voltage threshold
(input ENN)
VEHYS
Input voltage hysteresis
(input ENN)
VOSCH
High input voltage threshold
(input OSC)
tbd
2/3 VCC
tbd
V
VOSCL
Low input voltage threshold
(input OSC)
tbd
1/3 VCC
tbd
V
VVTD
VT threshold voltage
(referenced to VS)
-130
-155
-180
mV
VTRIP
SRA / SRB voltage at
DAC=”1111”
315
350
385
mV
VSRS
SRA / SRB overcurrent detection
threshold
570
615
660
mV
VSROFFS1 SRA / SRB comparator offset
voltage (Standard device)
-10
0
10
mV
VSROFFS2 SRA / SRB comparator offset
voltage (Selected device)
-6
0
6
mV
175
264
360
k
RINAB
INA / INB input resistance
1/2 VCC
0.1
VENNH
internal ref. or
2V at INA / INB
Vin 3 V
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AC Characteristics
AC characteristics contain the spread of values guaranteed within the specified supply voltage and
temperature range unless otherwise specified. Typical characteristics represent the average value of
all parts.
Logic supply voltage: VCC = 3.3V,
Bridge supply voltage: VS = 14.0V,
Ambient temperature: TA = 27°C,
External MOSFET gate charge = 3.2nC
Symbol Parameter
fOSC
Oscillator frequency
using internal oscillator
TBL
TONMIN
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
COSC = 1nF
1%
20
25
31
kHz
1.35
1.5
1.65
µs
Effective Blank time
BL1, BL2 = VCC
Minimum PWM on-time
BL1, BL2 =
GND
0.7
µs
Thermal Protection (1)
Symbol
TJOT
TJOTHYS
TJWT
TJWTHYS
Parameter
Conditions
Thermal shutdown
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
145
155
165
°C
TJOT hysteresis
Prewarning temperature
TJWT hysteresis
15
135
145
15
(1) All temperatures are for A-type. The non-A-types have 5°C lower values in all fields.
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155
°C
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SPI Interface Timing
tES
ENN
CSN
t1
tCL
tCH
t1
t1
SCK
tDU
SDI
bit11
tDH
bit10
bit0
tD
SDO
tZC
bit11
bit10
bit0
Propagation Times
(3.0 V VCC 5.5 V, -40°C Tj 150°C; VIH = 2.8V, VIL = 0.5V; tr, tf = 10ns; CL = 50pF,
unless otherwise specified)
Symbol
fSCK
Parameter
SCK frequency
Conditions
Min
ENN = 0
DC
Typ
Max
Unit
4
MHz
t1
SCK stable before and after CSN
change
50
ns
tCH
Width of SCK high pulse
100
ns
tCL
Width of SCK low pulse
100
ns
tDSU
SDI setup time
40
ns
tDH
SDI hold time
50
ns
tD
SDO delay time
tZC
CSN high to SDO high impedance
tES
ENN to SCK setup time
tPD
CSN high to LA / HA / LB / HB
output polarity change delay
CL = 50pF
*)
**)
40
100
ns
50
ns
30
µs
3
tOSC + 4
µs
*) SDO is tristated whenever ENN is inactive (high) or CSN is inactive (high).
**) Whenever the PHA / PHB polarity is changed, the chopper is restarted for that phase. However, the chopper does not
switch on, when the SRA resp. SRB comparator threshold is exceeded upon the start of a chopper period.
Using the SPI interface
The SPI interface allows either cascading of multiple devices, giving a longer shift register, or working
with a separate chip select signal for each device, paralleling all other lines. Even when there is only
one device attached to a CPU, the CPU can communicate with it using a 16 bit transmission. In this
case, the upper 4 bits are dummy bits.
SPI Filter (only A-type)
To prevent spikes from changing the SPI settings, SPI data words are only accepted, if their length is
at least 12 bit.
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Application Note: Extending the Microstep Resolution
For some applications it might be desired to have a higher microstep resolution, while keeping the
advantages of control via the serial interface. The following schematic shows a solution, which adds
two LSBs by selectively pulling up the SRA / SRB pin by a small voltage difference. Please remark, that
the lower two bits are inverted in the depicted circuit. A full scale sense voltage of 340mV is assumed.
The circuit still takes advantage of completely switching off of the coils when the internal DAC bits are
set to “0000”. This results in the following comparator trip voltages:
Current setting
Trip voltage
(MSB first)
0000xx
0V
000111
5.8 mV
000110
11.5 mV
000101
17.3 mV
000100
23 mV
...
111101
334.2 mV
111100
340 mV
SPI bit
DAC bit
SPI bit
DAC bit
15
/B1
7
A2
14
/B0
6
PHA
13
/A1
5
MDB
12
/A0
4
B5
11
MDA
3
B4
10
A5
2
B3
9
A4
1
B2
SCK
SCK
SDI
SDI
TMC236 /
TMC239
SDO
SRA
110R
4.7nF
opt.
CSN
/CS
47K
47K
RS
47K
+VCC
100K
/OE
C2
/MR
C1
DS1D
Q0
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
/DACA.0
/DACA.1
/DACB.0
/DACB.1
Free for
second
TMC239
Q7'
74HC595
Vcc = 5V
C
SDO
Q
D
1/2 74HC74
Note: Use a 74HC4094
instead of the HC595 to get
rid of the HC74 and inverter
Please see the FAQ document for more application information.
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Documentation Revision
Version
Author
Description
BD= Bernhard Dwersteg
V2.08
V2.09
V2.11
V2.12
i
BD
BD
BD
BD
Added power supply sequencing considerations
updated logo, minor additions
Adapted style, added info on chopper cycle
Corrected ENN timing in SPI section, updated MOSFET list
SPI is a trademark of Motorola
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