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MAX14871
4.5V to 36V Full-Bridge DC Motor Driver
General Description
Benefits and Features
● Drive More Power and Reduce Footprint
The MAX14871 DC motor driver provides a low-power
and simple solution for driving and controlling brushed
motors with voltages between 4.5V and 36V. Very low
driver on resistance reduces power during dissipation.
• Up to 2.8A Peak Motor-Current Package
• Flexible 4.5V–36V Supply Enables Longer Runtime
● Low Power Consumption Runs Cooler and Longer
• 334mΩ (typ) Total Bridge On-Resistance
The MAX14871 features a charge-pump-less design for
reduced external components and low supply current.
Integrated current regulation allows user-defined peak startup
motor currents and requires minimal external components.
• 1mA (typ) Supply Current at 30kHz/24V
• 10µA (max) Standby Current at 12V
● Simplified Designs Reduces Time to Market
The MAX14871 includes 3 modes of current regulation:
fast decay, slow decay, and 25% current ripple modes.
Current regulation based on 25% ripple simplifies the
design and enables regulation independent of motor
characteristics. A separate voltage sense input (SNS) reduc-
es current-sensing errors due to parasitic trace resistance.
• Charge-Pump-Less Architecture
• Current Regulation Only Requires a Sense Resistor
• Current-Sense Input Simplifies PCB Layout
• Internal/External V
for Current Regulation
REF
• Fast/Slow/25% Ripple Current Regulation Modes
● Integrated Protection Provides Robust Driving Solutions
The MAX14871 features shoot-through protection and
internal free-wheeling diodes that absorb inductive motor
currents. Driver outputs are short-circuit-protected from
shorts to ground, to the supply, and between M1 and M2.
An active-low FAULT output signals thermal overload and
overcurrents during fault conditions.
• Short-Circuit-Protected Drivers
• Thermal Shutdown Undervoltage Lockout
• Diagnostic FAULT Output
• -40°C to +85°C Temperature Range
The MAX14871 is available in a 16-pin TSSOP-EP package
and operates over the -40°C to +85°C temperature range.
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
Applications
● Printers and Scanners
● Industrial Automation
● Vending and Gaming Machines
Typical Application Circuit
24V
M
M1
M2
V
DD
3.3V
3.3V
MAX14871
FAULT
IRQ
V
DD
DIR
V
DD
GPO
PWM
µC
PWM
EN
DRIVER
3.3V
DRIVER
V
REF
TCOFF
CURRENT
REGULATION
COFF
MODE
GND
COM
SNS
R
SENSE
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