Description

The Stellaris® Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Control Reference Design Kit (RDK-BLDC) with Ethernet and CAN contains all the necessary hardware and software for you to design, develop, and integrate your BLDC motor applications. The RDK-BLDC combines the strength and flexibility of Stellaris microcontrollers with Fairchild Semiconductor's power modules to create a sophisticated four-quadrant motor control design for three-phase brushless DC motors rated at up to 36 V. Brushless DC motors are particularly suited for use in factory automation, robotics, electric wheelchairs and mobility devices, pumping and ventilation systems, and small appliances.

Features

The RDK-BLDC includes the following product features:

• Advanced motor control for three-phase brushless DC motors
• Four quadrant operation
• Hall Effect, Quadrature, and Sensorless operation modes
• Flexible RDK platform accelerates integration process
• On-board braking circuit
• Incremental quadrature encoder input
• Analog and digital control inputs
• Test mode push-button
• Status LEDs indicate Power, Run, and Fault conditions
• Optional power-managed fan for forced-air cooling
• Screw terminals for all power and signal wiring
• JTAG/SWD port for software debugging

Kit Contents

The RDK-BLDC ships with everything needed to evaluate BLDC motor control including:

• Main control circuit board
• 3-phase brushless DC motor
• 24V wall power supply
• Retractable Ethernet cable
• Debug adapter
• Graphical control program for Windows™ on CD
• Reference Design Kit CD containing Quickstart Guide, User Manual, Software Reference Manual, source code, BOM, schematics, and Gerber files

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