A5985
DMOS Microstepping Driver with Translator
and Overcurrent Protection
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
DESCRIPTION
• Drop-in replacement for A4988
• Proprietary Adaptive Percent Fast Decay option
• Low RDS(on) outputs
• Single supply
• Microstepping up to 32 microsteps per full step
• Full torque step modes
The A5985 is a complete microstepping motor driver with
built-in translator for easy operation. It is designed to operate
bipolar stepper motors from full-step up to 1/32 step modes.
Step modes are selectable by MSx logic inputs. It has an output
drive capacity of up to 40 V and ±2 A.
• Short-to-ground protection
• Shorted load protection
• Short-to-battery protection
• Fault output
• Low current Sleep mode, < 10 µA
• Thin profile QFN
• Thermal shutdown circuitry
• Synchronous rectification for low power dissipation
• Internal UVLO
A5985 introduces a proprietary Adaptive Percent Fast Decay
(APFD) algorithm to optimize the current waveform over a
widerangeofstepperspeedsandsteppermotorcharacteristics.
APFD adjusts on-the-fly the amount of fast decay during a
PWM cycle to keep current ripple at a low level over the
various operating conditions. This adaptive feature improves
performance of the system resulting in reduced audible motor
noise, reduced vibration, and increased step accuracy.
The translator is the key to the easy implementation of the
A5985. Simply inputting one pulse on the STEP input drives
the motor one microstep. There are no phase sequence tables,
highfrequencycontrollines,orcomplexinterfacestoprogram.
The A5985 interface is an ideal fit for applications where a
complex microprocessor is unavailable or is overburdened.
• Crossover-current protection
APPLICATIONS
• Video Security Cameras • Robotics
• Printers
• Scanners
• ATM
• POS
Internalsynchronousrectificationcontrolcircuitryisprovided
to improve power dissipation during PWM operation. Internal
circuit protection includes: thermal shutdown with hysteresis,
undervoltage lockout (UVLO), and crossover-current
protection. Special power-on sequencing is not required.
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5 V
0.1 µF
0.1 µF
5 kΩ
ROSC CP1
CP2 VCP
VBB1
VBB2
SLEEP
100 µF
STEP
MS1
Microcontroller or
Controller Logic
OUT1A
MS2
MS3
A5985
OUT1B
SENSE1
DIR
ENABLE
RESET
5 V
OUT2A
VREF
OUT2B
5 kΩ
SENSE2
nFAULT
GND
PAD
Typical Application Diagram
5985-DS