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INSTRUMENTS
6 to 38 V
DRV8306
3 ½ -H Bridge
Smart Gate Driver
PWM Smart Gate
Drive
Current
Sense
N-Channel
MOSFETs
nFAULT
M
H/W
Controller
Built-In Protection
Hall Sensors
Current Limit
An IMPORTANT NOTICE at the end of this data sheet addresses availability, warranty, changes, use in safety-critical applications,
intellectual property matters and other important disclaimers. PRODUCTION DATA.
DRV8306
SLVSE38A –APRIL 2018–REVISED JULY 2018
DRV8306 38-V Brushless DC Motor Controller
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1 Features
1• 6-V to 38-V, Triple Half-Bridge Gate Driver With
Integrated 3x Hall Comparators
– 40-V Absolute Maximum Rating
– Fully Optimized for 12-V and 24-V DC Rails
– Drives High-Side and Low-Side N-Channel
MOSFETs
– Supports 100% PWM Duty Cycle
• Smart Gate Drive Architecture
– Adjustable Slew-Rate Control for Better EMI
and EMC Performance
– VGS Hand-Shake and Minimum Dead-Time
Insertion to Avoid Shoot-Through
– 15-mA to 150-mA Peak Source Current
– 30-mA to 300-mA Peak Sink Current
• Integrated Commutation from Hall Sensors
– 120° Trapezoidal Current Control
– Supports Low-Cost Hall Elements
– Tacho Output Signal (FGOUT) for Closed
Loop Speed Control
• Integrated Gate Driver Power Supplies
– High-Side Charge Pump
– Low-Side Linear Regulator
• Cycle-by-Cycle Current Limit
• Supports 1.8-V, 3.3-V, and 5-V Logic Inputs
• Low-Power Sleep Mode
• Linear Voltage Regulator, 3.3 V, 30 mA
• Compact VQFN Package and Footprint
• Integrated Protection Features
– VM Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
– Charge Pump Undervoltage (CPUV)
– MOSFET Overcurrent Protection (OCP)
– Gate Driver Fault (GDF)
– Thermal Shutdown (OTSD)
– Fault Condition Indicator (nFAULT)
2 Applications
• BLDC Motor Modules
• Service Robots and Service Robotics
• Vacuum Cleaners
• Drones, Robotics, and RC Toys
• White Goods
• ATM and Currency Counting
3 Description
The DRV8306 device is an integrated gate driver for
3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor applications.
The device provides three half-bridge gate drivers,
each capable of driving high-side and low-side N-
channel power MOSFETs. The DRV8306 device
generates the proper gate drive voltages using an
integrated charge pump for the high-side MOSFETs
and a linear regulator for the low-side MOSFETs. The
smart gate drive architecture supports up to 150-mA
source and 300-mA sink peak gate drive current and
15-mA rms gate drive current capability.
The device provides an internal 120° commutation for
the trapezoidal BLDC motor. The DRV8306 device
has three Hall comparators which use the input from
the Hall elements for internal commutation. The duty
cycle ratio of the phase voltage of the motor can be
adjusted through the PWM pin. Additional brake
(nBRAKE) and direction (DIR) pins are provided for
braking and setting the direction of the BLDC motor.
A 3.3-V, 30-mA low-dropout (LDO) regulator is
provided to supply the external controller and Hall
elements. An additional FGOUT signal is provided
which is a measure of the commutation frequency.
This signal can be used for implementing the closed-
loop control of BLDC motor.
A low-power sleep mode is provided to achieve low
quiescent current draw by shutting down most of the
internal circuitry. Internal protection functions are
provided for undervoltage lockout, charge pump fault,
MOSFET overcurrent, MOSFET short circuit, gate
driver fault, and overtemperature. Fault conditions are
indicated on the nFAULT pin.
Device Information(1)
PART NUMBER PACKAGE BODY SIZE (NOM)
DRV8306 VQFN (32) 4.00 mm × 4.00 mm
(1) For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at
the end of the data sheet.
Simplified Schematic