Hey David (Thomas), apologies for the delay.
Thank you for the detailed testing and writeup! Very thorough. I agree with you that it will work perfectly.
Regarding the slight increase in RDSon during the tests - our datasheets have plots of RDSon…
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8251A , DRV8251AEVM In some applications, it is important to know when a motor stalls due to an obstruction or reaching the end of travel (for example a door lock reaching the final locked position). This FAQ will discuss…
Hey Arafet,
What is the continuous current of the DC motor you're using as the load?
A rise from 31°C to ~75°C seems reasonable to me with a sufficient load such as 0.5A or 1A motor, this is not concerning for the motor driver and is well within operating…
Dharmesh Joshi said: We aim to place about 8 of them on a different PCB design, so ideally, we would like to control them all with a common Signal + Enb for each device.
Hmmm potentially you could use a digital signal for VREF and set it LOW/HIGH (0V…