
AD5398
As the current increases through the voice coil, V
C
increases
and V
DROP
decreases and eventually approaches the minimum
specified compliance voltage of 600 mV. The ground return
path is modeled by the components R
G
and L
G
, and the track
resistance between the voice coil and the AD5398 is modeled as
R
T
. The inductive effects of L
G
influence R
SENSE
and R
C
equally,
and because the current is maintained as a constant, it is not as
critical as the purely resistive component of the ground return
path. When the maximum sink current is flowing through the
motor, the resistive elements, R
T
and R
G
, might have an impact
on the voltage headroom of Q1 and could, in turn, limit the
maximum value of R
C
because of voltage compliance.
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For example,
V
BAT
= 3.6 V
R
G
= 0.5 Ω
R
T
= 0.5 Ω
I
SINK
= 120 mA
V
DROP
= 600 mV (the compliance voltage)
Then the largest value of resistance of the voice coil, R
C
, is
=
×
+
×
+
=
SINK
G
SINK
T
SINK
I
DROP
V
[
BAT
V
C
R
I
R
I
R
)]
(
)
(
Ω
24
mA
120
Ω)]
0.5
mA
(120
2
mV
[600
V
3.6
=
×
×
+
For this reason it is important to minimize any series impedance
on both the ground return path and interconnect between the
AD5398 and the motor.
The power supply of the AD5398 should be decoupled with
0.1 μF and 10 μF capacitors. These capacitors should be kept as
physically close as possible, with the 0.1 μF capacitor serving as
a local bypass capacitor, and therefore should be located as close
as possible to the V
DD
pin. The 10 μF capacitor should be a
tantalum bead-type; the 0.1 μF capacitor should be a ceramic
type with a low effective series resistance and effective series
inductance. The 0.1 μF capacitor provides a low impedance path
to ground for high transient currents.
The power supply line itself should have as large a trace as
possible to provide a low impedance path and reduce glitch
effects on the supply line. Clocks and other fast switching digital
signals should be shielded from other parts of the board by
digital ground. Avoid crossover of digital and analog signals if
possible. When traces cross on opposite sides of the board,
ensure that they run at right angles to each other to reduce
feedthrough effects through the board. The best board layout
technique is to use a multilayer board with ground and power
planes, where the component side of the board is dedicated to
the ground plane only and the signal traces are placed on the
solder side. However, this is not always possible with a
2-layer board.
The exposed paddle on the AD5398 should be soldered to
ground to ensure the best possible thermal performance. The
thermal impedance of the AD5398 LFCSP package is 48°C/W
when soldered in a 4-layer board. It is defined in the Absolute
Maximum Ratings Section.