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In Design Example 3.4, we introduced a discrete component power driver for mechatronic
system peripheral devices. The large semiconductor manufacturers provide specialized
integrated circuits that vastly aid the mechatronic designer in many applications. Example
ICs include relay drivers, lamp drivers, motor drivers, and solenoid drivers. In this chapter,
we learned how to design logic circuits to provide digital control outputs. These outputs
can then be interfaced to peripheral power devices to control mechanical power. Periph-
eral power requirements are quite varied, creating a need for interface ICs that have a large
degree of adaptability. Specialized interface ICs offer some benefits that are difficult for the
designer to include using discrete components. Example features include short circuit pro-
tection at outputs, glitch-free power-up, inductive flyback protection, and negative transient
protection.
Consider a situation where digital outputs are provided via an 8-bit bus that could be
used, for example, to control eight separate devices. A good choice for a peripheral driver is
the National Semiconductor DP7311 octal latched peripheral driver. This device can provide
up to 100 mA DC at each output at a maximum operating voltage of 30 V to drive LEDs,
motors, sensors, solenoids, or relays. It has open-collector outputs that require external pull-
up resistors when interfaced to high-current external discrete drivers capable of controlling
much higher currents than the IC itself. Let us consider two possible configurations.
The first configuration shows a typical output (one of eight) for a high-side (load
between supply and collector), large-current bipolar power transistor driver. The data in line
is active high, and the clear (CLR) and strobe (STR) lines are active low. The latches are
cleared (the outputs are turned off) when CLR goes low, and the data in values are latched
when STR goes low.
1 of 8
outputs
data in
(1 of 8)
latch
CLR
STR
control
logic
DP7311
30 V max
load
Digital Control of Power to a Load Using Specialized ICs
DESIGN
EXAMPLE 6.2
■ CLASS DISCUSSION ITEM 6.17
Using Storage and Bypass Capacitors in Digital Design
It is standard practice to include one or more large tantalum or electrolytic storage
capacitors (e.g., 100 f) across the power supply lines within a digital system and
to include a small ceramic bypass or decoupling capacitor (e.g., 0.1 f) between
the V
cc
and ground leads supplying power to each IC. Why?
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