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The internal current-limiting and over-temperature protection mean the driver folds back or shuts down before the copper traces or the solenoid coil let the magic smoke out. The 1.5 A maximum output current is the continuous rating at the N-channel FET's on-resistance and the 8-SOIC's thermal impedance — a solenoid that pulls 1.2 A steady-state leaves headroom for inrush without hitting the current-limit threshold. The internal PWM oscillator generates a fixed-frequency drive signal — you enable it with a logic-level On/Off input (non-inverting), and the driver toggles the load at the internal rate. The Status Flag output pulls low when the driver hits current limit or an over-temperature event, so a downstream microcontroller or PLC input can latch the fault and sequence a retry or a safe shutdown. The N-channel low-side topology means the load connects between the positive supply and the driver's drain — the load sees the full supply voltage when the driver is on, and the driver's drain is pulled to ground through the internal FET. ## Active production and compliance The 8-SOIC footprint is widely supported in hobbyist and production PCB layouts — the 0.154-inch (3.90 mm) body width fits a standard SOIC-8 land pattern.","metaTitle":"Texas Instruments DRV103U/2K5 Low-Side Driver, 1.5A, 8-SOIC","metaDescription":"Texas Instruments DRV103U/2K5 low-side N-channel driver, 1.5A max, 8V-32V load, internal PWM & status flag. Active, ROHS3. 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The internal PWM oscillator lets you drive an inductive load at a fixed duty cycle without an external PWM signal, and the status flag output reports current-limit or over-temperature faults to a controller."},{"question":"What package does the DRV103U/2K5 come in?","answer":"The footprint is a standard SOIC-8 land pattern, hand-solderable with a fine-tip iron or a hot-air station."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icboms.com/texas-instruments/DRV103U-2K5","citationPolicyUrl":"https://icboms.com/llms.txt","source":"ICBOMS","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"ICBOMS\" and link https://icboms.com/texas-instruments/DRV103U-2K5 when reusing this data. 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