Description

The A3986 is a dual full-bridge gate driver with integrated microstepping translator suitable for driving a wide range of higher power industrial bipolar 2-phase stepper motors (typically 30 to 500 W). Motor power is provided by external N-channel power MOSFETs at supply voltages from 12 to 50 V.

This device contains two sinusoidal DACs that generate the reference voltage for two separate fixed-off-time PWM current controllers. These provide current regulation for external power MOSFET full-bridges.

Features and Benefits

▪ 2-wire step and direction interface

▪ Dual full-bridge gate drive for N-channel MOSFETs

▪ Operation over 12 to 50 V supply voltage range

▪ Synchronous rectification

▪ Cross-conduction protection

▪ Adjustable mixed decay

▪ Integrated sinusoidal DAC current reference

▪ Fixed off-time PWM current control