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Title: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: Brandon121233 on March 06, 2007, 07:28:41 PM
Hey guys
I just got 4 samples of the Allegro 3959 full H Bridge, I'm not too sure about how to wire it up to a microcontroller as it has some different pin names and new functions than what I'm used to. Here's the data sheet http://www.allegromicro.com/datafile/3959.pdf (http://www.allegromicro.com/datafile/3959.pdf), if anyone knows of an H Bridge that is similar to this that has a schematic for it, that would be great. Thanks- Brandon
Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: hgordon on March 06, 2007, 07:31:22 PM
I'm not familiar with this part, but can give you info on how to use the Fairchild FAN8200 H-bridge - http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/241867FSC.pdf

Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: ed1380 on March 06, 2007, 09:28:37 PM
No idea but how'd you get samples.
Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: Brandon121233 on March 06, 2007, 09:57:00 PM
You can get free samples with included overnight shipping from almost all major IC manufacturers- the biggest one I know of is Maxim they have virtually all of their products as free samples, allegro also offers many useful free samples
Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: JesseWelling on March 07, 2007, 01:17:28 AM
National Semiconductor and Philips also have sampling programs that don't require much.
Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: ed1380 on March 07, 2007, 03:06:49 PM
I know manufacturers will do that, but I've asked my pc teacher if it is possible to say it's for a school robotics club demonstration, and get a couple samples. but he said they'd call the school to verify it.
Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: Brandon121233 on March 07, 2007, 09:31:14 PM
Basically it requires a little dishonesty in that you have to call your self a company (you have to provide a business name and such), but that is no problem, the way I see it, if they really wanted to stop nonbusiness related samples they should require like some kind of business verification. Seeing as they don't, I and many others have acted on their ignorance.
Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: Brandon121233 on March 10, 2007, 03:58:43 PM
So is there anyone else out there who knows how I can get this working, or if anyone knows of a similar ic H bridge and have the schematics to make it work?
Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: hgordon on March 10, 2007, 05:15:01 PM
I posted this link further up - http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/241867FSC.pdf - it's a simple dual h-bridge (2 motors) that costs about $0.50 and is readily available.  I've yet to blow one up.
Title: Re: Allegro H Bridge
Post by: Aziz on March 11, 2007, 04:02:15 AM
Try using A3964..I found it more simple :)