DM183021: 3-Phase BLDC, 3A, 60W, 12 ~ 48V

The PICDEM MC LV Development Board is targeted to control Brushless DC (BLDC) motors in sensor or in sensorless operation. This flexible and low-cost board can be configured in different ways to use with Microchip’s specialized motor control microcontrollers and digital signal controllers. This low-cost board has the facility to use either the PIC18F2331/2431 or the dsPIC30F2010/3010 devices for control. Low pin count motor control parts, such as the PIC18F1230/1330, can also be configured with daughter boards.

The PICDEM MC LV Development Board is a compact board containing a 3-phase voltage source inverter bridge and control circuitry around the microcontroller. The board comes with a free, ready to use MC-GUI (Motor Control – Graphical User Interface) from Microchip. Using the MC-GUI, the user can easily set and/or change motor parameters. This greatly helps the user in developing customized drive solutions.

• Motor control graphical user interface (MC-GUI)
  

• Motor terminal strip
  

• 3-phase voltage source inverter bridge
  

• Motion sensor inputs
  

• Over current protection, level programmable using potentiometer
  

• Temperature sensor with I2C interface
  

• Push button switches and master reset
  

• 9 LEDs, 3 for generic status indication and 6 for PWM indication
  

• Test points for motor current and back EMF sensing
  

• Speed control potentiometer
  

• Active RS-232 port
  

• 24V external power supply (optional)
  

• 3-phase, 24V BLDC low voltage motor (optional)
  

• MPLAB ICD 2 connector
  

• MPLAB ICE connector
  

• Example software and documentation CDROM