3977
MICROSTEPPING DMOS DRIVER
WITH TRANSLATOR
Terminal List
Terminal
Name
GND
SENSE1
HOME
DIR
OUT1A
NC
PFD
RC1
GND
AGND
REF
RC2
LOGIC SUPPLY
NC
OUT2A
MS2
MS1
SENSE2
GND
LOAD SUPPLY2
SR
RESET
OUT2B
NC
STEP
VREG
PGND
GND
VCP
CP1
CP2
NC
OUT1B
ENABLE
SLEEP
LOAD SUPPLY1
Terminal Description
Analog and power ground
Sense resistor for bridge 1
Logic output
Logic Input
DMOS H bridge 1 output A
No (internal) connection
Mixed decay setting
Analog Input for fixed offtime – bridge 1
Analog and power ground
Analog ground
Gm reference input
Analog input for fixed offtime – bridge 2
VDD, the logic supply voltage
No (internal) connection
DMOS H bridge 2 output A
Logic input
Logic input
Sense resistor for bridge 2
Analog and power ground
VBB2, the load supply for bridge 2
Logic input
Logic input
DMOS H bridge 2 output B
No (internal) connection
Logic input
Regulator decoupling
Power ground
Analog and power ground
Reservoir capacitor
Charge pump capacitor
Charge pump capacitor
No (internal) connection
DMOS H bridge 1 output B
Logic input
Logic input
VBB1, the load supply for bridge 1
A3977xLP
(TSSOP)
–
1
2
3
4
–
5
6
–
7*
8
9
10
–
11
12
13
14
–
15
16
17
18
–
19
20
21*
–
22
23
24
–
25
26
27
28
A3977xED
(PLCC)
44, 1, 2
3
4
5
6
7, 8
9
10
11, 12, 13
–
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22, 23, 24
25
26
27
28
29, 30
31
32
–
33, 34, 35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
* AGND and PGND on the TSSOP package must be connected together externally.
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