Texas Instruments UC3178QPTR, UC3178QP Datasheet

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UC3178

Full Bridge Power Amplifier

• Precision Current Control

•±450mA Load Current

• 1.2V Typical Total Vsat at

450mA

• Programmable Over-Current
Control

• Range Control for 4:1 Gain
Change

• Compensation Adjust Pin for
Range Bandwidth Control

• Inhibit Input and UVLO

• 3V to 15V Operation

• 12mA Quiescent Supply

Current

The UC3178 ful l-bridge power amplifier, rated for continuous output current
of 0.45 Amperes, i s intended for use in demanding servo applications. This
device includes a preci sion current sense amplifier that senses load current
with a single resistor in series with the load. The UC3178 is optimized to con ­sume a minimum of supply current, and is designed to operate in both 5V
and 12V systems. The power output stages have a l ow saturation voltage
and are protected with current limiting and thermal shutdown. When inhibited,
the device will draw less than 1.5mA of total supply current.

Auxiliary functions on this device include a load current sensing and rectifica­tion function that can be configured with the device’s over-current comparator
to provide tight control on the maximum commanded load current. The closed
loop transconductance of the configured power amplifier can be switched be­tween a high and l ow ran ge wi th a si ngl e lo gic input. The 4:1 change in gain
can be used to extend the dynamic range of the servo loop. Bandwidth vari­ations that would otherwise result with the gain change can be controlled w ith
a compensation adjust pin.

This device is packaged a power PLCC, "QP" package which maintains a
standard 28-pin outline, but with 7 pins along one edge directly tied to the die
substrate for improved thermal performance.

FEATURES

BLOCK DIAGRAM

DESCRIPTION

UDG-92010

PLCC - 28 (Top View)
QP Package

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

THERMAL DATA

UC3178

Input Supply Vo ltag e, (VIN(+), VC(+) ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20V

O/C Sense, Logic Input s, and REF Input

Maximum forced vo lta g e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to 10V

Maximum forced cu rr ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±10mA

A & B Amplifier Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to (V

IN(+) + 1.0V)

O/C Indicate O pen Collector Output Volta ge. . . . . . . . . . . . 20V

A and B Output Cur ren ts(co nt in uous )

Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internally Limited

Sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6A

Output Diode Current (pulsed)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5A

O/C Ind Output Cu rrent (c ont inuous) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20mA

Operating Jun ctio n Tem per atur e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +150 °C

Storage Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -65°C to +150 ° C

*Notes: Unless other wise indicat ed , voltag es are refer enc ed to
ground and curre nts are posit ive into , negat ive out of, the speci­fied terminals, "Pu lsed" is defin ed as a less than 10% dut y cy­cle pulse with a maximum dura tion of 500

µs.

QP package: (see pac kaging sect ion of UICC data book for more
details on therm al perfor m ance )

Thermal Resistance Junction to Leads, θjl . . . . . . . . 15°C/W

Thermal Resistance Junction to Ambient, θja . . . 30-40°C/W

CONNECTION DIAG RAM

PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

Input S u p pl y

V

IN (+)Supply Cur rent 12 16 mA

VC(+) Supply Current IOUT = OA 1.2 2.0 mA
Total Supply Current Supplies = 5V,I

OUT = OA 12 16 mA

Supplies = 12V,I

OUT = OA 13 18 mA

V

IN(+) UVLO Threshold low to high 2.6 2.8 V

UVLO Threshold Hysterisis 300 mV

Over-Cur ren t (O/C) Comp ara tor

Input Bias Current V input = 0.8V -1.0 -.01 µA
Thresholds low to high 0.97 1.0 1.03 V
Threshold Hys terisis 85 100 115 mV
O/C IND Vsat I

OUT = 5mA, V input low 0.2 0.45 V

O/C IND Leakage V

OUT = 20V 5.0 µA

Power Amplifiers A and B

Input Off set Voltage A Amplifier, V

CM = 6V 4.0 mV

B Amplifier, V

CM = 6V 12.0 mV

Input Bias Current V

CM = 6V -500 -50 µΑ

CMRR V

CM = 0.5 to 13V, Supplies = 15V 70 90 dB

PSRR VIN(+) = 4 to 15V, VCM = 1.5V 70 90 dB
Large Signal Volta ge G ain Supplies = 12V, V

OUT = 1V, IOUT = 3 00mA

to V

OUT = 10.5V, IOUT = -300mA 3.0 15.0 V/mV

Unless otherwise stat ed spe cifica tion s hold for TA = 0°C to 70°C, VC(+) = VIN(+) =
12V, REF Input = VIN(+)/2, O/C Inpu t & Inhibit Input = 0V.

Note: The above nu mbers for θjl are maximums for the limiti ng
thermal resist anc e of the packa ge in a standa rd moun ting con­figuration . The

θ

ja numbers are meant t o be guideline s for the
thermal perfor ma nce of the device/pc- boar d sy stem . All of the
above numbers assume no ambient airflow.

PACKAGE PIN FUNCTION

FUNCTION PIN

Inhibit 1
O/C Force 2
O/C Sen se 3
Range 4
C/S(+) 5
Comp Adj 6
O/C Ind 7
A

IN(+) 8

A

IN(-) 9

V

C(+) Supply 10

A Output 11
Pwr Gnd 12
Pwr Gnd 13
Pwr Gnd 14
Pwr Gnd 15
Pwr Gnd 16
Pwr Gnd 17
Pwr Gnd 18
B Output 19
V

IN(+) 20

B

IN(-) 21

B

IN(+) 22

REF Input 23
C/S(+) 24
C/S Out 25
IDIF Out 26
IDIF REF 27
Ground 28

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIST ICS :

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