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3.2 Power-supply Fail
In case of undervoltage at pin VS, the Power-Supply Fail bit (PSF) in the output register is set
and all outputs are disabled. To detect an undervoltage, its duration has to last longer than the
undervoltage detection delay time tdUV. The outputs are enabled immediately when supply volt-
age recovers normal operation value. The PSF bit stays high until it is reset by the SRR bit in the
input register.
3.3 Open-load Detection
If the open-load detection bit (OLD) is set to low, a pull-up current for each high-side switch and
a pull-down current for each low-side switch is turned on (open-load detection current IOUT1-3). If
the current through the external load does not reach the open-load detection current, the corre-
sponding bit of the output in the output register is set to high.
Switching on an output stage with OLD bit set to low disables the open-load function for this
output.
3.4 Overtemperature Protection
If the junction temperature of one ore more output stages exceeds the thermal prewarning
threshold, TjPW set, the temperature prewarning bit (TP) in the output register is set. When the
temperature falls below the thermal prewarning threshold, TjPW reset, the bit TP is reset. The TP
bit can be read without transferring a complete 16-bit data word. The status of TP is available at
pin DO with the falling edge of CS. After the microcontroller has read this information, CS is set
high and the data transfer is interrupted without affecting the status of input and output registers.
If the junction temperature of an output stage exceeds the thermal shutdown threshold,
Tj switch off, the affected output is disabled and the corresponding bit in the output register is set to
low. Additional the overload detection bit (OVL) in the output register is set. The output can be
enabled again when the temperature falls below the thermal shutdown threshold, Tjswitch on and
the SRR bit in the input register is set to high. Hysteresis of thermal prewarning and shutdown
threshold avoids oscillations.
3.5 Short-circuit Protection
The output currents are limited by a current regulator. Overcurrent detection is activated by writ-
ing a high to the OCS bit in the input register. When the current in an output stage exceeds the
overcurrent limitation and shut-down threshold, it is switched off after a delay time (tdSd). The
over-load detection bit (OVL) is set and the corresponding status bit in the output register is set
to low. For OCS = low the overcurrent shutdown is inactive and the OVL bit is not set by an over-
current. By writing a high to the SRR bit in the input register the OVL bit is reset and the disabled
outputs are enabled.
3.6 Inhibit
The SI bit in the input register has to be set to zero to inhibit the T6819/T6829.
All output stages are then turned off but the serial interface stays active. The current consump-
tion is reduced to less than 5 µA at pin VS and less than 100 µA at pin VCC. The output stages
can be activated again by bit SI = 1.