Infineon's family of Flex multi-channel low-side switches is designed for powertrain, safety and industrial applications. They can be used to drive a range of loads from relays, injector valves and oxygen probe heaters through general purpose solenoids to unipolar stepper motors.
The all-round family concept offers full scalability from 2 to 18 channels and features leading-edge technology. All Flex multi-channel switches are equipped with embedded protection functions and enhanced diagnostics, making them the perfect fit for a wide range of industrial platforms.
| Overview of Flex family applications |
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Features
- Active clamping for inductive loads
- Undervoltage protection
- Overvoltage protection
- Overcurrent protection
- Overtemperature shutdown
- Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection
- Direct input control (for PWM)
- Communication interface (control/diagnosis)
- Serial peripheral interface (SPI)
- Microsecond channel (MSC)
- 5 V and 3.3 V µC compatibility
- Status flag
- 2-bit diagnosis feedback for:
- Short-to-GND
- Open load
- Overcurrent / overtemperature
- Normal operation
Applications
- Product family concept that can be adapted to various system and partitioning requirements
- Dedicated feature set for engine management applications
- Designed for dedicated applications, but also available as standard products for off-the-shelf use
- Overvoltage protection on all pins (TLE 8718SA) supports safety-critical applications
- Application boards available to start designs quickly
