TMI8420

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  "version": "0.1.0",
  "type": "component",
  "description": "TMI Stepper Motor Driver, HTSSOP-28. Pinout cross-checked by two models against the datasheet, KiCad symbol/footprint/3D.",
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    "mpn": "TMI8420",
    "manufacturer": "TMI",
    "package": "HTSSOP-28",
    "pin_count": 29,
    "category": "Motor Driver ICs",
    "subcategory": "Stepper Motor Driver",
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        "status": "quota"
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      {
        "number": "1",
        "name": "CP1",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "Charge-pump flying-capacitor node; a 0.01 µF ceramic capacitor is connected between CP1 and CP2."
      },
      {
        "number": "2",
        "name": "CP2",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "Charge-pump flying-capacitor node; a 0.01 µF ceramic capacitor is connected between CP2 and CP1."
      },
      {
        "number": "3",
        "name": "VCP",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "Charge-pump output; a 0.1 µF ceramic capacitor is connected between VCP and VM."
      },
      {
        "number": "4",
        "name": "VMA",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Motor supply for H-bridges A and B; recommended operating range 8.0 V to 45 V, with a 0.1 µF capacitor to GND plus bulk capacitance, and both VM pins must be on the same supply."
      },
      {
        "number": "5",
        "name": "AOUT1",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "Output pin 1 of H-bridge A, with each H-bridge output rated for up to 2.5 A."
      },
      {
        "number": "6",
        "name": "ISENA",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "Bridge A ground/current-sense terminal, to be connected to ground or to the bridge A current-sense resistor to ground."
      },
      {
        "number": "7",
        "name": "AOUT2",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "Output pin 2 of H-bridge A, with each H-bridge output rated for up to 2.5 A."
      },
      {
        "number": "8",
        "name": "BOUT2",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "Output pin 2 of H-bridge B, with each H-bridge output rated for up to 2.5 A."
      },
      {
        "number": "9",
        "name": "ISENB",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "Bridge B ground/current-sense terminal, to be connected to ground or to the bridge B current-sense resistor to ground."
      },
      {
        "number": "10",
        "name": "BOUT1",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "Output pin 1 of H-bridge B, with each H-bridge output rated for up to 2.5 A."
      },
      {
        "number": "11",
        "name": "VMB",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Motor supply for H-bridges A and B; recommended operating range 8.0 V to 45 V, and must be connected to the same supply as VMA."
      },
      {
        "number": "12",
        "name": "AVREF",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "External reference setting bridge A winding current; normally tied to BVREF and may connect to V3P3OUT, with recommended range 1 V to 3.5 V."
      },
      {
        "number": "13",
        "name": "BVREF",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "External reference setting bridge B winding current; normally tied to AVREF and may connect to V3P3OUT, with recommended range 1 V to 3.5 V."
      },
      {
        "number": "14",
        "name": "GND",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Ground pin of the device."
      },
      {
        "number": "15",
        "name": "V3P3OUT",
        "type": "power_out",
        "description": "3.3 V LDO output with a load capability of 10 mA per the recommended operating conditions."
      },
      {
        "number": "16",
        "name": "nRESET",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Active-low reset input that initializes the indexer logic and disables the H-bridge outputs, with an internal pull-down."
      },
      {
        "number": "17",
        "name": "nSLEEP",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Logic high enables the device and logic low puts it into low-power sleep mode, with an internal pull-down."
      },
      {
        "number": "18",
        "name": "nFAULT",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "Open-drain output that is pulled low when a fault occurs."
      },
      {
        "number": "19",
        "name": "DECAY",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Decay-mode select: low selects slow decay, open selects mixed decay, and high selects fast decay."
      },
      {
        "number": "20",
        "name": "DIR",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Logic input whose voltage level sets the step direction, with an internal pull-down."
      },
      {
        "number": "21",
        "name": "nENBL",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Logic high disables device outputs and indexer operation, logic low enables them, with an internal pull-down."
      },
      {
        "number": "22",
        "name": "STEP",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "A rising edge advances the indexer to the next step, with an internal pull-down."
      },
      {
        "number": "23",
        "name": "NC",
        "type": "unconnected",
        "description": "No connection."
      },
      {
        "number": "24",
        "name": "MODE0",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Step-mode select bit 0 (with MODE1 and MODE2) for full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32 step, with an internal pull-down."
      },
      {
        "number": "25",
        "name": "MODE1",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Step-mode select bit 1 (with MODE0 and MODE2) for full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32 step, with an internal pull-down."
      },
      {
        "number": "26",
        "name": "MODE2",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Step-mode select bit 2 (with MODE0 and MODE1) for full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32 step, with an internal pull-down."
      },
      {
        "number": "27",
        "name": "nHOME",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "Open-drain output that is pulled low when the motor reaches the home position."
      },
      {
        "number": "28",
        "name": "GND",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Ground pin of the device."
      },
      {
        "number": "29",
        "name": "EP",
        "type": "passive",
        "description": "Exposed pad (from the footprint; not named in the datasheet pin table)."
      }
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          "extractor flagged: Open-drain outputs nFAULT and nHOME are typed as 'output' because the KiCad class list has no open-d; CP1, CP2, VCP, ISENA and ISENB are marked 'I/O' in the datasheet and are mapped to 'bidirectional'; ; Pin 23 is labeled NC (no connection) in the datasheet and is typed 'unconnected'.",
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