Glow Plug Control
A glow plug is a pencil-shaped piece of metal with a heating element at the tip. Despite its simple design and electronic content, it plays a fundamental role in diesel injection systems by igniting the fuel even when the engine is insufficiently hot for normal operation, thus reducing the cranking time to start the engine.
ST has a range of solutions based on our proprietary VIPower™ silicon technology that enable compact and robust glow plug control unit design.
Resources
Technical Documentation
Application Notes
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AN2860: EMC guidelines for STM8 microcontrollers | 5.1 | 262 KB |
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AN4218: Hardware design guideline power supply and voltage measurement | 3.0 | 1 MB |
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AN4102: Introducing the low-power concept in automotive applications using the STM8AL board of the STM8A-DISCOVERY | 1.2 | 168 KB |
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AN3399: L99PM62GXP external voltage regulation with bipolar transistor | 2.1 | 887 KB |
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AN4178: LIN communication with two STM8AF boards of STM8A-DISCOVERY | 1.3 | 102 KB |
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AN2689: Protection of automotive electronics from electrical hazards, guidelines for design and component selection | 3.1 | 797 KB |
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AN3258: STM8AF and STM8S series HSI oscillator calibration using LIN automatic resynchronization | 2.0 | 247 KB |
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AN1596: VIPower: high side drivers for automotive | 3.2 | 300 KB |
User Manual
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UM1922: VIPower® M0-7 standard high-side drivers hardware design guide | 1.0 | 14 MB |
Publications and Collaterals
Flyers
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A798x, A597x switching regulators for car power management | 1.0 | 714 KB |
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SOD123Flat AEC-Q101-qualified power Schottky diodes | 1.1 | 1 MB |
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STM8A-SafeASIL - Safety design package for STM8AF MCUs | 17.12 | 472 KB |
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STM8CubeMX eases STM8 configuration | 17.03 | 532 KB |
Selection Guides
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Smart power solutions for car body applications | 4.0 | 3 MB |
