Description

This eight-channel, parallel, 2-A, high-side, digital output reference design for factory automation applications like PLCs shows the diagnostic features and the power density of new Texas Instruments high-side driver components (such as TPS27S100). Each output can individually measure the output current in real time. This feature makes it possible to detect wire breaks and short circuits during operation. Modifications of the output load due to ageing or manipulation can be discovered as well.