DRV8873-Q1: Offline detetction of short circuit against VBat or GND

Isabel Epple

Prodigy 220 points

Part Number: DRV8873-Q1
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8873

Tool/software:

Hi,

Is it possible to detect a short circuit offline against VBat or GND when using DRV8873?

4 months ago

0 Joshua Horlander Cruz 4 months ago

TI__Mastermind 24660 points

Hi Isabel,

Could more context for the question be provided, what issue is hopping to be avoided? With the OCP feature, the device will shutdown the gate driver if the short is present.

Regards,

Joshua

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DRV8873-Q1: Offline detetction of short circuit against VBat or GND