Alarm System - QBAR® Switch in Series with Load
A QBAR® switch will reliably activate an alarm (a warning display, a cooling fan, a not-ready indicator, or any other load that should be driven during failure) over a wider range of fault conditions than other switch types.

The QBAR® switch will turn the alarm on when:

  • LO on the status output indicates system failure
  • +5 V supply is lost
  • status conductor is shorted to ground
  • status conductor is cut

Temperature Controlled Fan
The temperature controlled fan operates (to prevent overheating) when:
  • LO on TC620H output pin indicates over-temperature
  • +5 V supply is lost
  • control line is shorted to ground
  • control line is broken

High Current and Voltage Non-Inverting Driver
Non-inverting driver features unusually low rail-to-rail current loss in HI state.

Electronic Circuit Breakers Offer Wide Adjustment Range
At low currents, the QBAR® switch stays in its normally-closed state, It snaps to open, breaking the circuit when I load is too high for too long. Specifically when the voltage across the breaker (VBR) applies sufficient voltage via Rin for long enough to charge Cdelay to the QBAR® switch's input threshold voltage, the QBAR® switch snaps open. These circuit breakers can be reset by cycling the power supply or shorting Cdelay.

Slow-Start Circuit
Frequently, full system operations must be inhibited until all supplies are up and other components are functioning properly. Slow-start circuits can both prevent damage to fragile components and help avoid a system's hanging-up in an unsatisfactory state.

Motor Dynamic Braking
QBAR® switches provide motor dynamic braking when power is lost. On power disconnect, and without the QBAR® switches, a FET H-Switch will allow the motor to continue spinning freely.

Off-Line Not-Ready Indicator
QB312 series high voltage QBAR® switches can provide indicators and other functions for off-line applications in the US and Europe. Not-ready indicator is ON while logic or other power supply ramps up.

Battery Systems
Unlike all other non-inverting switch ICs, QBAR® switches require no connecting wire to the hot battery lead, thus reducing the number of "hot" lead connections and the consequent hazard from shorts to ground.


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