The reference design is a BLDC motor controller designed to be powered by a single 12V (nominal voltage) supply with a wide voltage range found in typical automotive applications. The board is designed to drive motors in the 60W range, which requires a current of 5 amps. The size and layout of the board facilitates evaluation of the drive electronics and firmware, with easy access to key signals on various test points. A wide variety of motors can be connected by using a 3-contact connector or soldering the motor phase wires to the plated through holes in the board. The 12VDC supply is fused to prevent damage to the board or bench power supply in the event of a motor failure during testing. Commands and the status of the motor can be transmitted through a standard JTAG connector or through PWM input and output signals. The user can also reprogram the microcontroller through the JTAG connector, allowing customization for various applications. This design forms the solution by incorporating the DRV8301-HC-C2-KIT board.
The three-phase AC induction motor (ACIM) control reference design is based on V-Series MCUs and provides an example of a three-phase sensorless ACIM control solution. This reference solution uses field-oriented vector control (FOC) of the rotor speed and does not require any speed or position sensors, thereby increasing reliability and reducing final design cost.
Sensorless BLDC control at ultra-high supply voltages (up to 18 V) is often required in many applications such as drone ESCs and DC fans. This reference design is based on NXP's highly integrated 8-bit S08 microcontroller MC9S08SU8/16. With its compact design, the BLDC control board delivers outstanding performance at a very low cost.
This reference design introduces PMSM safe motor control software optimized for the dedicated HW HVP-MC3PH-LITE equipped with Kinetis V-series MCUs. The purpose of this reference design is to help customers develop motor control solutions with safety features for controlled heating systems, electric circulation pumps, water installations and other equipment used in industrial applications. The reference design hardware is targeted at circulating pump applications but can be reused in general three-phase motor control applications up to 60 W from 110 V to 230 V AC. The reference design hardware uses NXP's cost-optimized MCU MKV10Z32 with core M0+ and NXP high-voltage DC-DC converter TEA1721. Integrated power modules, surge circuitry, and single-shunt current sensing are also implemented. In the reference design software, sensorless PMSM control with IEC60730/IEC60335 Class B device safety is implemented, including MCU core, memory and peripheral testing, program flow inspection and other safety-related functions. Customers can reuse design reference manuals, schematics, firmware and manufacturing files to accelerate product design.