Description

The VNI8200XP is a monolithic 8-channel driver featuring a very low supply current, with integrated SPI interface and high efficiency 100 mA micropower step-down switching regulator peak current control loop mode. The IC, realized in STMicroelectronics™ VIPower™ technology, is intended to drive any kind of load with one side connected to ground.

Features

• Output current: 0.7 A per channel

• Serial/parallel selectable interface

• Short-circuit protection

• 8-bit and 16-bit SPI Interface for IC command and control diagnostic

• Channel overtemperature detection and protection

• Thermal independence of separate channels

• Drives all type of loads (resistive, capacitive, inductive load)

• Loss of GND protection

• Power Good diagnostic

• Undervoltage shutdown with hysteresis

• Overvoltage protection (VCC clamping)

• Very low supply current

• Common fault open drain output

• IC warning temperature detection

• Channel output enable

• 100 mA high efficiency step-down switching regulator with integrated boot diode

• Adjustable regulator output

• Switching regulator disable

• 5 V and 3.3 V compatible I/Os

• Channel output status LED driving 4x2 multiplexed array

• Fast demagnetization of inductive loads

• ESD protection

• Designed to meet IEC61131-2, IEC61000-4- 4, and IEC61000-4-5

Applications

• Programmable logic control

• Industrial PC peripheral input/output

• Numerical control machines