Part Number: DRV8874
Hello,
I am trying to understand the relationship between overcurrent protection and current regulation on the DRV8874.
The datasheet indicates the the device is capable of 6A peak, but if I look at the electrical characteristics, I see the following:
As indicated, 6 is the minimum,10 is typical and max is blank. Can someone explain what that means? If the part is capable of 6A peak, why is 6A not listed as the max and why is 10A listed as typical?
And is the overcurrent protection feature the same thing as the current regulation feature, or are they two distinct features? I believe they are two distinct features, whereas the current regulation implements current chopping according to ITRIP, and overcurrent protection implements H-Bridge disabling as per IOCP.
One final question, is IOUT > ITRIP not reported on nFAULT pin when in fixed off time mode?
