Unipolar Driver ICs

SI-7115B
■ Characteristics
(Ta = 25°C)
Parameter Absolute maximum rating Electrical characteristics Phase switching signal input
Applied Output Junction Operating Storage Supply Output Input Oscillation ON OFF
voltage current temperature ambient temperature voltage current current frequency Output Input Input Input
temperature Vcc(V) Io(A) Iin(mA) f (kHz) current voltage current voltage
Type No. Vsurge(V) Io(A/ø) Tj(°C) Top(°C) Tstg(°C) min typ max min max min max min max (A/ø) (V)min (mA)min (V)max
0.2 2.7 1.0
0.5 3.1 1.2
SI-7115B 40 1.7 125 –20 to +80 –30 to +100 20 24 30 0.2 1.5 5.0 19 24 0.8
1.0 3.6 1.4
1.5 4.5 2.0

■ Block diagram

VCC

Reference Oscillator Comparator Current

voltage circuit amplifier controller
M
Rx
Counter EMF
canceller Current detection
Output current fine resistor
adjustment resistor Excitation signal (4-phase)
Excitation signal
amplifier

SI-7115B

■ Equivalent circuit diagram ■ External connection diagram

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VCC
Q1 Q2
6 17
D4 D5
9 14
7 D1 D2 16 18 Stepper motor
D3 D6
10 13
Excitation A 8 17
signal B 13
input A 10 6
8 15 Active
Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 B 15
High
1 SI-7115B
RS1 µF
RS2 2 7
2.2 + a A A B B
11 12 4 9
1 – 5 14
10V Rx
+ + 16
b
– – 3 11 12
4 5
Oscillator
circuit

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 SI-7115B
■ External dimensions (Unit: mm)
Plastic package
Dimensions of SI-7115B pins 71.7±0.5 9.0±0.6
60.3±0.4
Aluminum
11.5±1 φ 3.4 plate

39.6±0.5
4 Type No.
0.4

4.0

8.0
Lot No.

11.5±1
0.5
P=2.54
43.2
1 2 3 18

Application Note
■ Determining the output current Io (motor coil current)
The output current Io can be set to any value by connecting
an external resistor RX across pin 3 and all of pins 2, 4 and Fig. A SI-7115B External resistor vs. Output current
5. Fig. A, B and C show the relationship between the 1.5

Output current IO (A/φ )

external resistor and the output current, the supply voltage
and the output current, and the output current and the
temperature, respectively. 1.0

Output current IO
0.5
Output current IO RX Condition VCC = 24V, Ta = 25°C VCC 24(V)
2-phase excitation Rt 3.6(Ω)
0.31 to 0.39 (A/ø) 200 (Ω) Motor : 23PM-C109
Holding mode 0
0.95 to 1.05 (A/ø) 1.4 (kΩ) Motor: 23PM-C109 0 3 4
External resistor Rx (kΩ)

Fig. B SI-711B Supply voltage vs. Output current Fig. C SI-7511B Output current vs. Temperature

1.5
Motor : 23PM-C109
Rx Motor : 103G-775-1240
1.5
VCC = 24V
3.9kΩ

RX = 1.4kΩ
Output current IO (A/φ )
Output current IO (A/φ )

2kΩ
1.0
1.0
1kΩ
RX = 560Ω
600Ω

300Ω 0.5
0.5

100Ω

0 0
0 20 22 24 26 28 30 0 20 40 60 80 100
Supply voltage VCC (V) Case (aluminium base plate) temperature Tc (°C)

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SI-7115B
Application Note
■ Power down mode ■ Thermal design
The SI-7115B can be operated in power down mode. The In SI-7115B, the avalanche diode of the phase-switching
circuit is shown below. transistor is operated in breakdown condition and the en-
As shown in the figure, Power down circuit ergy built up in the inductance of the motor coil is dissipated
when the power down tran- as heat of the transistor. Hence, when the motor rotates,
2
sistor is switched on, (Ry the internal heat dissipation increases compared with when
is power down resistor) 4 the motor is stopped.
RY Therefore, the internal heat dissipation of 7115B can be
RX/RY becomes a current 5
fixing resistance and the computed from the data taken with actual load through the
current during power down R X SI-7115B following procedures.
mode can be obtained by 3 (1) Vary the rotation speed of the motor within the actual
substituting this resistance operating range in a circuit under actual load conditions
to RX in the previous Fig. Power down Transistor TR and measure the supply current ICC and the correspond-
A. ing output current IO1 and IO2.

Method for measuring current

■ Example of Frequency vs. (circuit under actual load conditions)
Torque characteristics
The following two graphs show the relationship between VCC
frequency (pps) and pull-out torque (kg - cm) of SI-7115B A ICC
when used with two types of motor. Stepper motor
IO1
15
17 A
A 8
Excitation B 13
6 A
signals A 10
SI-7115B Torque characteristics B 15 IO2
SI-7115B
1
2-p
has 7 A A B B
2.0 e ex µF 2
1-2 phase excitation cita
tion
+ a
4 9
2.2 – 5 14
Pull-out torque (kg-cm)

10V Rx 16
3 11 12
b

1.0

Motor
(2) Obtain the internal power dissipation Pdiss (4-phase) of
103G–775–1240 7115B through the following formula.
VCC=24V
IO = 1.0A/φ Pdiss = VCC•I CC – (IO12 + I O22)•R L
0
50 100 500 1000 5000
The figure below shows the relationship between frequency
Frequency (PPS) (PPS) and I CC, Pdiss, and case temperature TC.

SI-7115B Frequency vs. Supply current, Internal power

dissipation and Case temperature (Example)

I01
SI-7115B Torque characteristics ICC Supply current
ICC
A
A Motor : 23 PM-C109 no load
5.0 SI VCC = 24V
2-phase excitation Pdiss = VCC • ICC M IO = 1.0A/ φ
VCC 7115B A I02
-RL (IO1 + IO2 )
2 2 2-phase excitation
TC Temperature of heatsink Heatsink 100 x 100 x 2A
Ta = 25°C
adjacent to SI-7115B
4.0
Pull-out torque (kg-cm)

ABAB
1-
2p

2 20 100
ha
se

3.0 TC
TC (°C)
ex

PD (W)
ICC (A)

Pdiss
cita
tio
n

2.0
1 10 50
Case temperature

Motor KP6M2-001
Supply current

VCC=24V max
Internal heat

1.0 IO = 1.0A/φ ICC

dissipation

0 0 0 0
50 100 500 1000 5000
0 500 1000 1500
Frequency (PPS)
Frequency (PPS)

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 SI-7115B
Application Note
(3) Obtain the heatsink area corresponding to the ambient
SI-7115B Derating curve temperature Ta from the derating curve.
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SI-7115B (4) Verify that the temperature of the aluminum base plate
Aluminum heatsink of 7115B or adjacent heatsinks is below 85°C (equiva-
Using silicone grease
24 Unit : mm
lent to max. ambient temperature) when operating un-
Internal power dissipation PD (W) (2-phase)

der actual load conditions.

10

20
0×
20
0×
2(
3.4

10
0×
°C

15
/W

16
0×
)

2(3
.75
10 °C
0× /W
12 1 00 )
×2
(4.
7°C
/W
)
8

No he
atsink
4

0
0 20 40 60 80
Ambient temperature Ta (°C)

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