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The board enables automotive system engineers to design the TB9M001FTG smart motor control driver for automotive applications, including electric sunroofs, wipers, powered windows, and adjustable seats, to streamline the prototyping phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a focus on performance, flexibility and ease of integration, the AEC-Q100 (Grade 1) qualified SmartMCD device meets ASIL-A requirements. It includes robust safety features, such as built-in error detection for overcurrent (low-side driver and high-side driver), overvoltage, undervoltage, and thermal shutdown protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The device features a built-in microcontroller (MCU) with an Arm\u00a0Cortex-M0 core. 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