DRV8818: Back EMF when driver is not powered.

Part Number:DRV8818

Hello.

There has been a lot of discussion on one of the CNC forums concerning rotating stepper motors with no power applied to the DRV8818.

The controversy is whether or not you can damage the DRV8818 by spinning the stepper motor when no power is supplied to the chip.

So my question is Can the DRV8818 be damaged in this way.

Thanks for your help.

Larry