BLDC Motor Control Demonstration Kit

Renesas BLDC Motor Control Demonstration Kit (YMCRPR8C25)

The Renesas BLDC (Brushless DC) Motor Control evaluation platform is a ready-to-use BLDC Motor Control solution with industry-quality hardware and software for quick deployment in cost-sensitive applications. The Kit offers developers a vehicle to evaluate and adopt a low cost BLDC Motor Control solution into their products using Renesas R8C/Tiny family of microcontrollers. The kit includes a BLDC Motor Control Hardware Platform, 24V BLDC Motor, Graphical Users Interface (GUI) PC Application for Microsoft Windows^®, BLDC Motor Control Software Algorithms and documentation. From beginners to advanced users of BLDC Motors, the kit provides an easy path for turning your ideas into action. The built in BLDC Motor Control GUI PC Application offers users flexibility and ease of use when controlling and understanding the BLDC Motor operation.

BLDC Kit Features:

• 120º Trapezoidal (Hall Sensor) BLDC Control.
• 120º Sensorless (Back-EMF) BLDC Control.
• 180º Sinusoidal (Hall Sensor) BLDC Control.
• User-selectable (via jumpers) BLDC Motor Control configurations.
• LED’s that indicate PWM switching pattern
• Isolated debug and serial communication interface for robust host connectivity
• Over-current protection and emergency shut-off

R8C25 BLDC Motor Control Demonstration Kit

Graphical User Interface Features:

• Motor speed and direction control
• User-selectable BLDC motor control algorithms (Hall vs. BEMF)
• Motor current and speed monitoring
• Fault status indicator
• Emergency stop
• Oscilloscope to display motor speed, current and voltage
• Data logging function

R8C25 BLDC Kit Graphical User Interface

Click for animated demo of the user interface: GUI Demo

Kit Contents:

• BLDC Motor Control Hardware Platform
• 24V BLDC Motor
• DC Power Supply: 24V, 5A
• E8a On-chip debugger/emulator with USB cable
• CD-ROM

CD-ROM Contents:

• Quick Start Guide
• User Manual
• GUI Application
• HEW IDE with evaluation version of C compiler
• Sample HEW projects
• Board Schematics
• Board Bill-of-Materials
• BLDC Motor Control Algorithms Source Code
• R8C25 BLDC Motor Control Application Notes

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