SLOU558B August   2022  – January 2023 DRV8452 , DRV8462 , DRV8962

 

  1.   Abstract
  2.   Trademarks
  3. Introduction
    1. 1.1 Overview
    2. 1.2 Purpose and Scope
  4. Jumpers Table and Setup
  5. Software Setup
    1. 3.1 Cloud-based GUI
    2. 3.2 Local Installation
  6. Hardware Setup
  7. Launching the DRV84xx_DRV82x2_DRV89x2-EVM GUI Application
  8. GUI Operations DRV8461EVM, DRV8462EVM, and DRV8462VEVM
  9. GUI Operations DRV8962EVM and DRV8962VEVM
  10. GUI Operations DRV8262EVM and DRV8262VEVM
    1. 8.1 DRV8262 Dual H-Bridges
    2. 8.2 DRV8262 Parallel Single H-Bridge
  11. Updating Firmware
  12. 10Evaluation Hardware Overview
  13.   A Appendix A

GUI Operations DRV8962EVM and DRV8962VEVM

  1. Depending on low side or high side low configuration use Jumpers J13 and J14 to connect the motors to the half bridges and J23 for VM and GND

  2. For example, using low side low configuration: go to the “LOAD CONTROL” tab in the “Driver Control” page. The VM Voltage widget will read out the input voltage to J12. Set the “Motor Driver” to “Awake”. Using the drop-down menu displaying “Hi-Z” choose “Low Side Load” for HB1, HB2, HB3 and HB4.

    GUID-20221213-SS0I-4TJG-BVXZ-0RPKGDCHFSSL-low.pngFigure 7-1 DRV8962 GUI

  3. Press all the four “Start Drive 1,2,3 and 4” buttons. The HB1, HB2, HB3 and HB4 PWM INPUTS sliders will turn active now. PWM duty cycle input for each of the half bridges HB1 to HB4 can be set using IN1 Duty Cycle (%) to IN4 Duty Cycle (%) widgets respectively. The corresponding output currents calculated from respective IPROPI outputs will be displayed in the "Output Status" panel. Switch the “Motor Driver” widget to “Asleep”. The motors will spin down to a stop.
  4. The panel on the right will display the Output Status of each half-bridge, clear faults, set the PWM frequency, set the OCPM mode, output rise/fall time, and VREF for current regulation. Be sure to make any changes when the Motor Driver is "Asleep".

    GUID-20221213-SS0I-F6S1-VPLX-WBPGXBFL8HPV-low.pngFigure 7-2 DRV8962 Status Panel