MC121EVM

MC121 evaluation module

MC121EVM

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Overview

The MC121EVM enables users to evaluate the performance of the MC121 and MC121-Q1 single phase BLDC driver. The EVM includes an on-board FTDI chip to convert USB communication, from the PC, into UART. An on-board MSP430FR2355 microcontroller (MCU) translates the UART communication into either control signals or I2C formatted data, which is sent to the MC121 or MC121-Q1 in the application PCB. There are many userselectable jumpers, resistors, connectors, and test points to assist with evaluating the many features of the MC121 or MC121-Q1 and the configurable device-specific settings.

Features
  • One time programmable (OTP) write capability
  • GUI software to simplify the MC121 and MC121-Q1 tuning procedure and performance evaluation
Integrated control BLDC drivers
MC121-Q1 Automotive, 40-V, 1-A peak single-phase BLDC Motor Driver with integrated hall sensor MCF8316D-Q1 Automotive 40-V max, 8-A peak, sensorless FOC control three-phase BLDC motor driver
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MC121EVM is a prototype evaluation module and is available in limited quantities.

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MC121EVM MC121 evaluation module

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MOTORSTUDIO — Motor Studio GUI for tuning and evaluating BLDC motor drivers

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Integrated control BLDC drivers
MC121-Q1 Automotive, 40-V, 1-A peak single-phase BLDC Motor Driver with integrated hall sensor MCF8315A 40-V max, 4-A peak, sensorless FOC control three-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8315C 40V max, 4A peak, sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8315C-Q1 Automotive, 40V max, 4A peak, sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8315D 40V (max) 4A (peak), sensorless FOC three-phase BLDC motor driver with UL-recognized variant MCF8316A 40-V max, 8-A peak, sensorless FOC control 3-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8316C-Q1 Automotive, 40-V max, 8-A peak, sensorless field oriented control (FOC) 3-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8316D 40V (max) 8A (peak), sensorless FOC three-phase BLDC motor driver with UL-recognized variant MCF8329A 60-V, sensorless, field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC gate driver MCF8329A-Q1 Automotive, 12V and 24V, sensorless, field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC gate driver MCF8329HS-Q1 Automotive, 12V and 24V, sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC gate driver
Hardware development
Evaluation board
MC121EVM MC121 evaluation module MCF8315EVM MCF8315 evaluation module for three-phase sensorless FOC integrated MOSFET BLDC motor driver MCF8315PWPEVM MCF8315 evaluation module for 24-pin plastic small-outline package (PWP) MCF8316AEVM MCF8316 evaluation module for three-phase sensorless FOC integrated MOSFET BLDC motor driver MCF8316DEVM MCF8316D evaluation module MCF8329EVM MCF8329 evaluation module for 60-V, sensorless FOC three-phase BLDC gate driver MCF8329HSRRYEVM MCF8329HS evaluation module MCF8329RRYEVM MCF8329A-Q1 evaluation module for 32-pin WQFN package
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MOTORSTUDIO Motor Studio GUI for tuning and evaluating BLDC motor drivers

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Release date: Oct 2, 2025
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Products
Integrated control BLDC drivers
MC121-Q1 Automotive, 40-V, 1-A peak single-phase BLDC Motor Driver with integrated hall sensor MCF8315A 40-V max, 4-A peak, sensorless FOC control three-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8315C 40V max, 4A peak, sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8315C-Q1 Automotive, 40V max, 4A peak, sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8315D 40V (max) 4A (peak), sensorless FOC three-phase BLDC motor driver with UL-recognized variant MCF8316A 40-V max, 8-A peak, sensorless FOC control 3-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8316C-Q1 Automotive, 40-V max, 8-A peak, sensorless field oriented control (FOC) 3-phase BLDC motor driver MCF8316D 40V (max) 8A (peak), sensorless FOC three-phase BLDC motor driver with UL-recognized variant MCF8329A 60-V, sensorless, field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC gate driver MCF8329A-Q1 Automotive, 12V and 24V, sensorless, field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC gate driver MCF8329HS-Q1 Automotive, 12V and 24V, sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) three-phase BLDC gate driver
Hardware development
Evaluation board
MC121EVM MC121 evaluation module MCF8315EVM MCF8315 evaluation module for three-phase sensorless FOC integrated MOSFET BLDC motor driver MCF8315PWPEVM MCF8315 evaluation module for 24-pin plastic small-outline package (PWP) MCF8316AEVM MCF8316 evaluation module for three-phase sensorless FOC integrated MOSFET BLDC motor driver MCF8316DEVM MCF8316D evaluation module MCF8329EVM MCF8329 evaluation module for 60-V, sensorless FOC three-phase BLDC gate driver MCF8329HSRRYEVM MCF8329HS evaluation module MCF8329RRYEVM MCF8329A-Q1 evaluation module for 32-pin WQFN package

Release Information

Motor Studio GUI for tuning and evaluating BLDC motor drivers

Supported Devices:




  • MCF8316A
  • MCF8316C
  • MCF8316C-Q1
  • MCF8315A
  • MCF8315C
  • MCF8315C-Q1
  • MCF8329A
  • MCF8315D
  • MCF8316D
  • MCF8329A
  • MCF8329A-Q1
  • MCF8329HS
  • MCF8329HS-Q1
  • MC121
  • MC121-Q1
  • MC111

What's new

  • "SmartTune" support for MCF8315C, MCF8316C, MCF8315D, MCF8316D, MCF8329A, MCF8329HS, MCF8329HS-Q1 devices.
  • Users can now use "SmartTune" to tune their motor using only 4 parameters.
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements
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Design files

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* EVM User's guide MC121 Single Phase BLDC EVM Users Guide PDF | HTML Oct 15, 2025
Certificate MC121EVM EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Nov 20, 2025

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