Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced an evaluation kit for the development of embedded systems designed to control three-phase BLDC motors. The BMSKTOPASM370 Field Oriented Motor Control Kit which has been developed in conjunction with Hitex Development Toolscomprises an evaluation board an in-circuit emulator, an 18V three-phase BLDC motor, a 24V power supply and a package of software tools and documentation.
The kit’s evaluation board is built around the TMPM370FYFG 32-bit microcontroller, which is based on an ARM Cortex-M3 core running at 80MHz. This device combines Toshiba’s proprietary PMD3+ programmable motor driver technology, a vector engine, 12-bit ADC functionality and a comprehensive set of peripherals and interfaces. All of the circuitry and interfaces needed for low voltage motor control are incorporated into the evaluation board, along with safety control functions and a small LCD for stand-alone evaluation.
The software package supplied with the kit includes source code, a BSP and a PC-based graphical interface for the configuration and control of low- and high-voltage motor control parameters. A Segger J-Link ARM Lite USB-driven JTAG emulator for Cortex-M3 cores further simplifies application development.
Wolfgang Patelay, Editor Print & Online 