
FAULT pin is
asserted
Read registers 0x00
and 0x01
Is the Fault
UV, OV, or OT?
Read register 0x04
Is the value in
0x04, 0x00?
NO
YES
NO
YES
To Channel Fault flowchart
The FAULT pin provides a way to
signal a fault to the host micro
controller. When this pin is low a
fault is present in the device.
All the fault information is located in
the two registers 0x00 and 0x01.
The registers will be cleared when
read, so only read them once. Until
the next fault.
Use the datasheet to determine the
fault.
If the fault is not a global fault it is a
channel fault.
See note B.
Optionally run load diagnostics
Register 0x04 holds the status of
the global faults. These will clear
when the fault clears. When the
value is 0x00, there are no faults
present (see note A).
Hi-Z mode
Any mode
Hi-Z mode
TAS54x4C Software Design Guidelines
2.6
Fault Handling
2.6.1
Global Faults
Global faults place all channels in hi-Z mode and assert the FAULT pin low. These faults are the
undervoltage, overvoltage, and overtemperature faults.
Figure 14. Global Fault Handling
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