DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST A TRIGGER FOR HUMAN PROTECTION MEANS

A circuit configuration for activating a triggering element for a passenger protection arrangement includes a high-side circuit which establishes a first connection between an energy source and the triggering element, and a low-side circuit which establishes a second connection between the triggering element and ground. In addition, a regulator, which regulates a triggering current for the triggering element is provided, the regulator being assigned to the high-side circuit and/or the low-side circuit, and the high-side circuit and/or the low-side circuit each have/has two output stages, which are connected in parallel, for regulating the triggering current per triggering element, at least one of the at least two output stages having a current regulator at least one transistor connected in parallel.