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DRV8424RGER

Texas Instruments · Stepper Motor Driver · VQFN-24-EP(4x4)

DRV8424RGER from Texas Instruments, in a VQFN-24-EP(4x4). Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet by ds2sf; symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 VM power_in Motor power supply pin (4.5V to 33V); bypass to PGND with 0.01µF and bulk capacitor.
2 PGND power_in Power ground return; connect to system ground.
3 AOUT1 output Phase A motor winding output; connect to stepper motor winding A.
4 AOUT2 output Phase A motor winding output; connect to stepper motor winding A.
5 BOUT2 output Phase B motor winding output; connect to stepper motor winding B.
6 BOUT1 output Phase B motor winding output; connect to stepper motor winding B.
7 PGND power_in Power ground return; connect to system ground.
8 VM power_in Motor power supply pin (4.5V to 33V); bypass to PGND with 0.01µF and bulk capacitor.
9 GND power_in Device ground; connect to system ground.
10 DVDD power_out Internal regulated logic supply (4.75V to 5.25V nominal at 25°C); bypass to GND with 0.47µF to 1µF X7R capacitor.
11 nFAULT tri_state Open-drain fault output, pulled low under VM UVLO, VCP UVLO, OCP, or thermal shutdown; requires external pull-up resistor.
12 VREF power_in Current reference input (0.05V to 3.3V for DRV8424); full-scale current IFS = VREF / 1.32 V/A.
13 M0 input Microstep mode select pin with internal pull-down; configure with M1 for stepping resolution from full-step to 1/256 microstep.
14 TOFF input PWM off-time setting (4-level input); sets tOFF to 7µs, 16µs, 24µs, or 32µs, or ripple current in smart tuning ripple control mode.
15 DECAY1 input Decay mode select pin with internal pull-down; configure with DECAY0 for slow/mixed/fast/smart-tuning decay modes.
16 DECAY0 input Decay mode select pin with internal pull-down; configure with DECAY1 for slow/mixed/fast/smart-tuning decay modes.
17 M1 input Microstep mode select pin (4-level input); configure with M0 for stepping resolution from full-step to 1/256 microstep.
18 STEP input Step clock input with internal pull-down; rising edge advances motor one microstep; maximum frequency 500kHz.
19 DIR input Direction control input with internal pull-down; logic level sets motor rotation direction.
20 ENABLE input Output enable control with internal pull-up to DVDD; logic low disables outputs, high enables; selects OCP/OTSD response mode.
21 nSLEEP input Sleep mode control input with internal pull-down; high enables operation, low enters 2µA sleep mode; pulse clears latched faults.
22 CPL passive Charge pump flying capacitor negative terminal; connect 0.022µF X7R capacitor (rated for VM) between CPL and CPH.
23 CPH passive Charge pump flying capacitor positive terminal; connect 0.022µF X7R capacitor (rated for VM) between CPH and CPL.
24 VCP power_out Charge pump output (VM + 5V nominal); bypass to VM with 0.22µF 16V X7R ceramic capacitor.
25 EP passive Exposed pad (from the footprint; not named in the datasheet pin table).

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Texas Instruments
Package VQFN-24-EP(4x4)
Category Motor Driver ICs
Pins 25

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: DRV8424RGER
  • Footprint: Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-24-1EP_4x4mm_P0.5mm_EP2.6x2.6mm
  • 3D model: VQFN-24-EP(4x4) (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: drv8424rger-etched.step / drv8424rger-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); drv8424rger.step / drv8424rger.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: Texas Instruments datasheet (56 pp, sha256 d2894da743bf3f58, retrieved 2026-09-23, tier: lcsc)
  • Datasheet language: Chinese. Pin names, descriptions, and specs on this page were extracted and translated to English by ds2sf; the linked PDF is the manufacturer original.
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.2, primary claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-5 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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