This application note presents the application of Z8 Encore for sensorless brushless DC motor that features an on-chip integrated array of application, specific analog and digital modules. It ...

This application note describes a three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor control using a sensorless algorithm. This cost-effective solution is based on the Freescale Semiconductor MPC5606B device, a ...

Advanced and sophisticated control of all types of motors, and especially brushless DC (BLDC) types, has been receiving lots of attention and support in recent years. This makes sense, as advanced ...

RX14T motor control MCUs from Renesas Electronics. Featuring a 48MHz RXv2 core with FPU and DSP support, the RX14T MCUs balance cost, functionality, and motor control performance. The RX14T ...

This source code supports Microchip's Application Note AN1160: Sensorless BLDC Control with Back-EMF Filtering Using a Majority Function, which describes a sensorless Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) ...

Modern brush DC electric motors have been used in the industry for almost 180 years, but they have several drawbacks. Efficiency is compromised by poor brush contact and arcing between the brushes and ...

Designing systems with BLDC motors can be challenging, because it usually requires complex hardware and optimized software designs to deliver reliable real-time control. In this article, we discuss ...

Two new tools from Microchip Technology aim to help engineers overcome the headaches that come with the design of motor controllers. First, the dsPICDEM MCHV Development System helps engineers ...