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Motor Drive and Control Solutions Texas Instruments 1H 2012
Complete TI Motor-Drive Solutions
Brushless DC (BLDC) Motors
PMSMs are used in applications requiring precise control
and low torque ripple, such as robotics, servo systems and
electric power steering.
TMDS2MTRPFCKIT – $399
• Piccolo™ controlCARD-based
hardware
• 36-V, 24-W × 2 DRV8402 drivers
• Isolated JTAG on board
• 100-W bypassable PFC (DC bus) front end
• Open source: BOM, schematics, Gerbers, controlSUITE soft-
ware (sensorless FOC, PFC) and Code Composer Studio IDE
• Sensorless (SMO) FOC speed control: Inner current, outer
speed closed loop
• Two-motor version available
DRV8312-C2-KIT – $299
• DRV8312-based driver capable of 3.5 A
continuous at 50 V
• Includes Piccolo F28035 control-
CARD and accepts any TI MCU-based
controlCARD
• Professionally developed GUI and firmware
• Open source: BOM, schematics, Gerbers, controlSUITE
software and Code Composer Studio IDE
• Control: FOC sensored (requires shaft encoder), sensorless
(SMO two-shunt current), speed and torque closed loop
BLDC motors are widely used in speed-control applications
where reliability and ruggedness are required, such as in
fans, pumps and compressors.
TMDSHVMTRPFCKIT – $599
• Piccolo™ controlCARD-based
hardware
• 350-V, 1.5-kW three-phase inverter
• 700-W bypassable PFC (DC bus) front end
• Isolated JTAG and CAN on board
• Open source: BOM, schematics,
Gerbers, controlSUITE™ software (sensored and sensorless,
trapezoidal, PFC) and Code Composer Studio™ IDE
• Control: Supports sensored (Hall)/sensorless feedback
control with trapezoidal or speed closed loop
RDK-BLDC
– $219
• Advanced motor control for
three-phase brushless DC
motors up to 36 V, 500 W
• Uses a Stellaris
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LM3S8971
microcontroller
• 10/100 Ethernet and CAN interfaces
• Hall effect, quadrature and sensorless operation modes
• JTAG/SWD port for software debugging
DRV8312-C2-KIT, DK-LM3S-DRV8312
or DRV8312-430FR-KIT – $299 Each
• InstaSPIN™ BLDC solution with
DRV8312-based driver capable of 3.5 A
continuous at 50 V
• Includes one of the following controlCARDs: Piccolo F28035,
Stellaris LM3S818 or MSP430™ FR5739 respectively and
can accept many MCU-based processors
• Professionally developed GUI and firmware
• Open source: BOM, schematics, Gerbers, controlSUITE
software and Code Composer Studio IDE
• Control: Supports InstaSPIN BLDC sensorless control
DRV8301-HC-C2-KIT – $299
• InstaSPIN BLDC solution with
DRV8301-based pre-driver capable
of driving external FETs up to 60 A
at 60 V
• Includes Piccolo F28035 controlCARD and can accept any
MCU-based processor
• Professionally developed GUI and firmware
• Open source: BOM, schematics, Gerbers, controlSUITE
software and Code Composer Studio IDE
• Control: Supports sensored/sensorless trapezoidal, current
or speed closed loop
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Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs)
TMDSHVMTRPFCKIT – $599
• Piccolo and Delfino™ controlCARD-
based hardware
• Delfino F28335 controlCARD
compatible
• 350-V, 1.5-kW three-phase inverter
• 700-W bypassable PFC (DC bus) front end
• Isolated JTAG and CAN on board
• Open source: BOM, schematics, Gerbers, controlSUITE™
software supports sensored and sensorless field- oriented
control (FOC) and PFC, and Code Composer Studio™ IDE
• Sensored (encoder)/Sensorless (sliding mode observer [SMO])
FOC speed control: Inner current, outer speed closed loop
DRV8301-HC-C2-KIT – $299
• DRV8301-based pre-driver for 8 to
60 V with 60-A MOSFETS
• Includes Piccolo controlCARD and
can accept any TI MCU-based
controlCARD
• Professionally developed GUI and firmware
• Open source: BOM, schematics, Gerbers, controlSUITE
software and Code Composer Studio IDE
• Control: FOC sensored (requires shaft encoder), sensor less
(SMO two-shunt current), speed and torque closed loop
3.5 A
3.5 A