■ MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS OUTPUT

CURRENT (note 2): 31 A @ Tc= 85°C

■ 5V LOGIC LEVEL COMPATIBLE INPUT

■ THERMAL SHUT-DOWN

■ UNDER VOLTAGE PROTECTION

■ OPEN DRAIN DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT

■ INDUCTIVE LOAD FAST DEMAGNETIZATION

■ VERY LOW STAND-BY POWER DISSIPATION

DESCRIPTION

The VN31 is a monolithic device made using

STMicroelectronics VIPower Technology,

intended for driving resistive or inductive loads

with one side grounded.

Built-in thermal shut-down protects the chip from

over temperature and short circuit.

The open drain diagnostic output indicates: open

load in off state and in on state, output shorted to

VCC and overtemperature. Fast demagnetization

of inductive loads is achieved by negative (-18V)

load voltage at turn-off.