DRV8844: DRV8844 Fault always on

Izzo Zdadze

Part Number: DRV8844

Tool/software:

What could be the reason for Fault being always asserted? Schematic below; I'm trying to simply get the part working, not drive anything yet. V3P3OUT does output 3.3V.

1 month ago

0 David Medis 1 month ago

TI__Genius 9660 points

Hi Izzo,

The nFAULT pin is an open drain output which requires an external pull-up resistor. Typically the resistor value is 10kΩ.

Is there a pull-up resistor already in the design?

Best,

David

0 Izzo Zdadze 1 month ago in reply to David Medis

Prodigy 10 points

Hi David,

There's a 100k pull-up to 3.3V (3.3V is the logic level supply).

Is there a specific sequence of driving nSLEEP and nRESET high? I have them connected to to 3.3V via pull-ups as well.

0 David Medis 1 month ago in reply to Izzo Zdadze

TI__Genius 9660 points

Hi Izzo,

Using a 100kΩ pull-up resistor on these pins is likely to much. What's the voltage when measuring nFAULT? I would suggest trying a smaller pull-up resistor value, maybe 10kΩ or 4.7kΩ.

Best,

David

0 Izzo Zdadze 1 month ago in reply to David Medis

Prodigy 10 points

Hi David,

I've tied nRESET and nSLEEP to 3.3V with no pull-up, and used 4.7 kΩ for pulling up nFAULT, and now the part works.

Thank you for your help.

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