CA3242
Quad-Gated Inverting Power Driver For
Interfacing Low-Level Logic to High Current Load
August 1998
Features
Description
• Driven Outputs Capable of Switching 600mA Load The CA3242 quad-gated inverting power driver contains four
Currents Without Spurious Changes in Output State
• Inputs Compatible with TTL or 5V CMOS Logic
• Suitable for Resistive or Inductive Loads
• Output Overload Protection
gate switches for interfacing low-level logic to inductive and
resistive loads such as: relays, solenoids, AC and DC
motors, heaters, incandescent displays, and vacuum fluo-
rescent displays.
Output overload protection is provided when the load current
(approximately 1.2A) causes the output VCE(sat) to rise
above 1.3V. A built-in time delay, nominally 25µs, is provided
during output turn-on as output drops from VDD to VSAT. That
output will be shut down by its protection network without
affecting the other outputs. The corresponding Input or
Enable must be toggled to reset the output protection circuit.
• Power-Frame Construction for Good Heat Dissipation
Applications
• Relays
• Solenoids
Steering diodes in the outputs in conjunction with external
zener diodes protect the IC against voltage transients due to
switching inductive loads.
• AC and DC Motors
• Heaters
To allow for maximum heat transfer from the chip, the four
center leads are directly connected to the die mounting pad.
In free air, junction-to-air thermal resistance (RθJA) is 60oC/W
(typical). This coefficient can be lowered by suitable design
of the PC board to which the CA3242 is soldered.
• Incandescent Displays
• Vacuum Fluorescent Displays
Ordering Information
TEMPERATURE
PART NUMBER
RANGE
PACKAGE
o
o
CA3242E
-40 C to +105 C
16 Lead Plastic DIP
Pinout
Block Diagram
CA3242 (PDIP)
TOP VIEW
8
OUT D
CLAMP
OUT C
P
P
9
IN D
IN C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
7
6
OUT A
CLAMP
OUT B
GND
IN A
10
IN B
TRUTH TABLE
ENABLE
GND
ENABLE
IN
H
L
OUT
L
11
VCC
GND
H
H
L
GND
GND 12
GND
5
4
3
GND
GND
OUT C
CLAMP
OUT D
VCC
INC
IND
H
13
ENABLE 14
X
H
P
P
OUT B
CLAMP
2
1
15
16
IN B
IN A
OUT A
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
File Number 1561.2
407-727-9207 | Copyright © Intersil Corporation 1999
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