I'm looking at the L6384E MOSFET driver and I'm having difficulty parsing the datasheet.
Specifically, I want to know if I can run the chip from a digital output pin of a microcontroller. The voltage on the IN pin is not really very clear. Can I use the 0-5V from my uC to control it? The closest thing I can find in the datasheet is the Vil and Vih logic inputs on page 7. If I'm interpreting those correctly, then any voltage below 1.5V on the IN pin will turn off the driver and anything above 3.6V will turn on the driver. In which case I can use my uC directly to control the driver. Is that correct?
Also, what is that resistor across the top of the circuit on page 1?
Thanks,
Dan
Specifically, I want to know if I can run the chip from a digital output pin of a microcontroller. The voltage on the IN pin is not really very clear. Can I use the 0-5V from my uC to control it? The closest thing I can find in the datasheet is the Vil and Vih logic inputs on page 7. If I'm interpreting those correctly, then any voltage below 1.5V on the IN pin will turn off the driver and anything above 3.6V will turn on the driver. In which case I can use my uC directly to control the driver. Is that correct?
Also, what is that resistor across the top of the circuit on page 1?
Thanks,
Dan
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