4.1.2. High-Side Output Installation Connections
When connecting high-side outputs, note that
High-side outputs are connected to an internal bus bar, which is connected to
the battery. The bus bar is also connected to logic power (VBATT), and both
share the same connector pins.
High-side outputs can provide switched battery power to any load type in a
vehicle.
High-side outputs can source up to 3.0 A max.
High-side outputs have internal flyback diodes, which are needed when
driving inductive loads (the flyback diodes absorb electrical energy when the
load is turned off).
Inductive loads will create an average current flow that moves out of the high-side
output. When the output is on, the current flows through the output driver, and
when the output is off, the current flows through the flyback diode. A duty cycle