Infineon Technologies' SHIELDBTS500151TADTOBO1 is a 12 V protected high side switch shield for Arduino. It adds powerful high side switches to Arduino projects. The shield can be controlled with the general logic IO-ports of a microcontroller. The high side switch shield can also be used in stand-alone mode without any microcontroller board. Since the input pin IN can be connected directly to VS (battery voltage), the first stand-alone tests with this high side switch shield is very easy.

On board the high side switch shield is a self-protected BTS500151TADATMA1 mounted. The BTS500151TADATMA1 is an N-channel high side MOSFET with an integrated driver IC in one package from the Power PROFET™ family from Infineon Technologies. In addition to the driver, several security features have been integrated, like over-temperature, short-circuit and over- voltage protection. With the enhanced current sense pin IS it is possible to give a fault feedback after an over-temperature shut down, short to circuit or open load. For more information, please see the datasheet of the BTS500151TADATMA1. The BTS500151TADATMA1 is easy to control by applying logic level signals to the IN pin.

Features

• Fully configurable for different kinds of loads like resistive, inductive and capacitive, limited by clamping energy
• High side switches (BTS500151TADATMA1)
• Latched status signal after short-circuit or over-temperature detection
• Active clamp over voltage protection of the output (min. 28 V)
• Enhanced short-circuit protection
• Capable of PWM for low frequencies
• Driver circuit with logic level inputs
• Diagnosis function
• Protection against overtemperature, overcurrent, and overvoltage
• Communication with the environment via five LEDs and up to one push button
• Easy handling via push buttons; interrupt-related handling is possible
• Stand alone and microcontroller mode
• Easy to use
• Can be controlled with Arduino compatible microcontroller boards, including the Infineon XMC™ microcontroller board