13.5 Fault Output (FAULT)

FAULT Output pin. The latched open-drain output will go low while a Fault is active. Table 13-5 shows the Faults that cause the FAULT pin to go low. The pin will stay low until the Fault is inactive and the OE pin is toggled, from low-to-high, to clear the internal Fault latch.

The FAULT pin is able to sink 1mA of current while maintaining less than a 50 mV drop across the output.

The FAULT pin will also be active (low) upon initial power-up until the state machine completes the VREG state. This may be used to signal an external host that the driver is ready.