The VND5E050ACJ-E and VND5E050ACK-E are double channel high-side drivers manufactured using ST proprietary VIPower M0-5 technology and housed in PowerSSO-12 and PowerSSO-24 packages. The devices are designed to drive 12 V automotive grounded loads, and to provide protection and diagnostics. They also implement a 3 V and 5 V CMOS-compatible interface for use with any microcontroller.The devices integrate 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 providing enhanced diagnostic functions including fast detection of overload and short-circuit to ground through power limitation indication, overtemperature indication, short-circuit to VCCdiagnosis on-state and off-state open-load detection.The current sensing and diagnostic feedback of the whole device can be disabled by pulling the CS_DIS pin high to share the external sense resistor with similar devices.GeneralInrush current active management by power limitationVery low standby current3.0 V CMOS compatible inputsOptimized electromagnetic emissionsVery low electromagnetic susceptibilityCompliance with European directive 2002/95/ECVery low current sense leakageDiagnostic functionsProportional load current senseHigh current sense precision for wide currents rangeCurrent sense disableOff-state open load detectionOutput short to VCCdetectionOverload and short to ground (power limitation) indicationThermal shutdown indicationProtectionsUndervoltage shutdownOvervoltage clampLoad current limitationSelf limiting of fast thermal transientsProtection against loss of ground and loss of VCCOvertemperature shutdown with auto restart (thermal shutdown)Reverse battery