VN5E160MSTR-E Single-channel high-side driver with analog for automotive applications

The VN5E160MS-E is a single-channel high-side driver manufactured in the ST proprietary VIPower™ M0-5 technology and housed in the tiny SO-8 package. The VN5E160MS-E is designed to drive 12 V automotive grounded loads delivering protection, diagnostics and easy 3 V and 5 V CMOS compatible interface with any microcontroller.

The device integrates advanced protective functions such as load current limitation, inrush and overload active management by power limitation, overtemperature shut-off withauto-restart and overvoltage active clamp.A dedicated analog current sense pin is associated with every output channel in order to provide enhanced diagnostic functions including fast detection of overload and short-circuit to ground through power limitation indication and overtemperature indication.

The current sensing and diagnostic feedback of the whole device can be disabled by pulling the CSDIS pin high to allow sharing of the external sense resistor with other similar devices.