Isolated IGBT Gate Driver Evaluation Platform Reference Design for Three-Phase Inverter Systems

The TIDA-00195 reference design includes a 22kW power stage and TI's new reinforced isolated IGBT gate driver ISO5852S for motor control in a variety of applications. This design enables the performance evaluation of the ISO5852S in a three-phase inverter integrating an IGBT module with a rated voltage of 1200V and a rated current range of 50A-200A. Some of the important features and performances evaluated include short-circuit protection using DESAT detection, soft shutdown, effectiveness of active Miller clamping at different inverter dv/dt, and IGBT gate driver derived from adjustable speed electrical System-level ESD/EFT performance of electric drive systems (IEC61800-3). Piccolo Launch Pad LAUNCHXL-F28027 is used to generate the PWM signals required for inverter control.

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12V and 24V brushless DC external rotary motor reference design

This 6cm motor is packaged and ready; connect to power and run! The simple and reliable design is easily modified to support speed and current system needs. The DRV5013 Hall-effect sensor senses the magnetic rotor position, and the DRV8307 controller determines when to drive the CSD88537ND FET that energizes the coil .

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Brushless DC motor with speed control

This advanced motor implements closed-loop speed control to maintain precise RPM across load torque profiles. The DRV5013 Hall-effect sensor senses the magnetic rotor position, and the DRV8308 controller determines when to drive the CSD88537ND FET that energizes the coil . Without the use of a microcontroller or firmware, the sinusoidal current minimizes noise and torque ripple, maximizing motor performance.

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LED display driver reference design with serial interface

This reference design uses a low-cost MSP430 and two DRV8860 eight-channel low-side drivers to drive eight seven-segment displays with brightness control. The display module benefits from the DRV8860's wide power supply range, high current, PWM brightness control, serial daisy-chain connectivity, and output scalability to hundreds of LEDs. It is a complete solution, equipped with six demonstration display modes via the onboard MCU program, with integrated protection against short circuit, under voltage and over temperature.

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Contactless, precision AC current sensing using Hall Effect sensors

This TI design uses Hall sensing technology from Texas Instruments (TI) to provide a solution for understanding the AC current flowing through a wire without any physical intervention. The TIDA-00218 uses a flux concentrator to concentrate the magnetic flux around the AC current-carrying wire without allowing it to escape into the air, and then directs this magnetic flux to the Hall sensor.

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Ultra-small 1W, 12V-36V isolated power supply reference design for analog programmable logic controller modules

Analog input and output modules are standard components of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) or distributed control systems (DCS). In these modules, the increasing number of channels per module and the thinner and thinner modules present design challenges for isolated power supplies. All designers facing these challenges will benefit from the TIDA-00237 as its total design size is less than 2.54x2.54mm and its height is less than 5mm. It uses a flyback approach, which means no optocoupler feedback is required, and has a wide input voltage range of 12V-36V. This design provides +/-15V and 5V isolated low-noise outputs, making it ideal for driving data converters or analog front ends.

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14-Channel Active Cell Balancing Battery Management Reference Design

Active Balance chipset used in large lithium-ion batteries provides monitoring, balancing and communication functions. With precise and reliable active balancing, Active Balance BMS enables bidirectional power transfer within each cell. Each EM1401EVM can manage 6 to 14 cells (up to 60V) in Li-ion battery applications. EM1401EVM modules can be stacked up to 1300V. The system provides fast cell balancing, diagnostic functions and modules for controller communication. An independent protection circuit is also provided.

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Micro Dual Mode Wireless Receiver

This board is a SFF (Small Form Factor) complete miniature wireless receiver solution. The output is 5Vdc (1A), which can be used to power or charge battery-powered devices using any industry-standard WPC or PMA compliant transmitter.

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15-Cell Li-Ion Battery Controller Analog Front-End Reference Design

The TIDA00255 reference design utilizes the bq76940 analog front end (AFE) IC. It can measure battery voltage, mold temperature or external thermistor voltage using a 14-bit ADC. Current is measured individually by a separate 16-bit coulomb counter. The design turns off the low-side power FET to stop discharging or charging based on selected hardware limits. A microcontroller not included in this design will be part of the battery controller to communicate with the AFE to set protection thresholds, enable the power FETs, provide fault recovery, and shut down the FETs during over/under temperature conditions. Battery controller designs may include additional features that are not part of this reference design, such as secondary overvoltage protection, measurement, and isolated communications to inform the system of battery status.

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Automotive megapixel camera module design optimized for coaxial uncompressed digital video

The TIDA-00262 reference design is a high-speed serial video interface that allows remote automotive camera modules to be connected to a display or machine vision processing system. This design uses TI's FPD-Link III SerDes technology to transmit uncompressed megapixel video data, bidirectional control signals and power over shielded twisted pair or coaxial cable.

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Single-cell Li-ion/Li-polymer battery protection IC reference design

The bq297xy device provides protection for Li-ion/Li-polymer batteries and monitors across external power FETs to provide protection against high charge or discharge currents. Additionally, there is monitoring and protection against overcharging and depleted batteries. These features are achieved with very low current consumption when operating in normal mode.

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Car dashboard buzzer device reference design

This TI reference design is a 3.1W mono fully differential audio power amplifier for driving chimes as part of a complete automotive dashboard system solution optimized for the mid-range dashboard market. The entire dashboard solution supports 4.5-40V system functionality and can withstand cold crank, start-stop and load dump conditions.

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Automotive Dashboard Indicator Driver Reference Design

This TI reference design is an automotive dashboard signaling solution that contains a monolithic, medium voltage, low current power 12-bit shift register designed specifically for use in systems requiring relatively moderate load power, such as LEDs in car dashboards. This design is part of a complete automotive dashboard system solution optimized for the mid-range dashboard market. The entire solution supports 4.5-40V system functionality and can withstand cold crank, start-stop and load dump conditions.

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Automotive 48V 1kW motor drive reference design

TIDA-00281 TI reference design is a three-phase brushless DC motor driver for 48V automotive applications. The board is designed to drive motors in the 1kW range and can handle currents up to 30A. This design uses analog circuitry used with the C2000 LaunchPad to rotate a three-phase BLDC motor without position feedback from Hall effect sensors or quadrature encoders.

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Refrigerator Damper and Fan Motor Control Solutions

Refrigerators often use dampers to control airflow and fans to provide air circulation. Discrete solutions have been used for years, but this TI design uses an integrated motor driver to provide easy control, high performance and complete protection. The DRV8848 drives the stepper motor damper, while the DRV10983 drives the BLDC fan with quiet 180° commutation. The BLDC even has closed-loop speed control when using the MSP430G2553 and the DRV8812 for PWM-based power supplies. The entire solution uses a single layer PCB. BLDC and stepper control example code is included in the MCU firmware. Overcurrent, overtemperature and undervoltage protection mechanisms are integrated in the DRV device.

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-48V Telecom Current/Voltage/Power Sensing with Isolation

This proven design accurately measures current, voltage, and power on a bus carrying -48V and provides the data using an I²C-compatible interface. This design is suitable for telecom applications since most common telecom equipment is powered by this negative supply voltage. It uses INA226 and ISO1541. The INA226 is a current shunt/power monitor with an I²C compatible interface. The device will accurately process these measurements and convert the negative voltage to a ground reference signal using ISO1541. The ISO1541 is a low power bidirectional I²C compatible isolator.

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Qi (WPC)-compliant wireless charger for low-power wearable applications

TI's TIDA-00318 is designed for low-power wearable devices, including a Qi-compliant wireless receiver (bq51003) and an ultra-low current single-cell Li-ion linear battery charger (bq25100). Its features are: ultra-small size (5x15mm2), supports charging current between 10mA~250mA and a minimum terminal current of 1mA.
The current design is suitable for 135mA charging current.

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Ultra-mobile, ultra-low-power display reference design using DLP® technology

This reference design features TI's DLP2010 (.2 WVGA) DMD chipset and is designed to enable ultra-low power and ultra-mobile displays either embedded into systems (e.g. smartphones, tablets, etc.) or as a standalone add-on module application. This chipset is used in designs containing the DLP2010 (.2 WVGA) DMD, DPC3435 display control, and DLPA2005 PMIC/LED driver.

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Portable Point Cloud Generation Reference Design for 3D Scanning with DLP® Technology

The portable 3D scanning reference design uses Texas Instruments' DLP software development kit (SDK) , allowing developers to easily build by integrating TI's digital micromirror device (DMD) technology with cameras, sensors, motors or other peripherals Detailed 3D point cloud. Ideal as a compact or handheld solution, this high-resolution 3D scanner system utilizes the DLP® LightCrafter™ Evaluation Module (EVM) featuring the DLP3000 WVGA DMD to ensure flexible control of structured lighting solutions in industrial applications precise graphics.

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The humidity and temperature sensor nodes of the star network achieve a service life of button batteries of more than 10 years

This TI design uses Texas Instruments' nanopower system timers, SimpleLink™ ultra-low power wireless microcontroller (MCU) platform, and humidity sensing technology to demonstrate an ultra-low power approach to driving a sensor end node. These technologies enable extremely long battery life: more than 10 years on a standard CR2032 lithium-ion coin cell battery. This TI Design includes system design techniques, detailed test results, and information to get your design started and up to speed.

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