Create innovative BLDC motor control with LB11685AV and MK64FN1M0VDC12
Unleash smooth and powerful motion
Published Jul 27, 2023
Click board™
Brushless 16 Click
Dev Board
Clicker 2 for Kinetis
Compiler
NECTO Studio
MCU
MK64FN1M0VDC12
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Hardware Overview
How does it work?
Brushless 16 Click is based on the LB11685AV, a three-phase full-wave current-linear-drive motor driver from ON Semiconductor. The LB11685AV adopts a sensorless control system without using a Hall-effect device. It features a current soft switching circuit for silent operation. It is also characterized by easy control, current limit, and various protection features. This Click board™ makes the perfect solution for delivering quiet, cool operation to home appliances and office automation equipment. Start-Up Mode is set when the LB11685AV starts its operation. After the "START" position, the LB11685AV outputs energization timing patterns for a Start-Up in each output (U/V/W) to determine the position of a motor. Based on the timing pattern, the motor starts rotation, and LB11685AV detects back-EMF, defining a motor position. As a result, the
LB11685AV outputs energization timing, which synchronizes with the motor position to the motor. That's how a motor starts rotation. When the LB11685AV switches from Start-Up Mode to Regular rotation Mode, the driving current is switched to full driving mode, which increases the rotation speed until it is stabilized. Brushless 12 Click communicates with MCU using several GPIO pins. The device can be turned on or off through a dedicated Enable (EN) pin routed on the CS pin of the mikroBUS™ socket, while the FG pin routed on the PWM pin serves as a rotation speed indicator and outputs a rectangular waveform in reverse to V motor signal made by back EMF. Besides, it is possible to detect motor lock events on the interrupt RD pin routed to the INT signal of the mikroBUS™ socket, where the indication of such a condition is performed using the red LED
indicator labeled as MOTOR LOCK. Brushless 16 Click supports an external power supply connected to the input terminal labeled as VM, next to the U, V, W, and COM terminals on which the BLDC motor needs to be connected. The absolute maximum rating of the power supply voltage is 19V which must not be exceeded, even for a moment. Do not exceed any of these ratings! This Click board™ can operate with both 3.3V and 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. It allows both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs to use the communication lines properly. Additionally, there is a possibility for LB11685AV power supply selection via jumper labeled as VFAN SEL to supply the LB11685AV from an external input terminal in the range from 4.5 to 19V or with a 5V from mikroBUS™ power rail.
Features overview
Development board
Clicker 2 for Kinetis is a compact starter development board that brings the flexibility of add-on Click boards™ to your favorite microcontroller, making it a perfect starter kit for implementing your ideas. It comes with an onboard 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F microcontroller, the MK64FN1M0VDC12 from NXP Semiconductors, two mikroBUS™ sockets for Click board™ connectivity, a USB connector, LED indicators, buttons, a JTAG programmer connector, and two 26-pin headers for interfacing with external electronics. Its compact design with clear and easily recognizable silkscreen markings allows you to build gadgets with unique functionalities and
features quickly. Each part of the Clicker 2 for Kinetis development kit contains the components necessary for the most efficient operation of the same board. In addition to the possibility of choosing the Clicker 2 for Kinetis programming method, using a USB HID mikroBootloader or an external mikroProg connector for Kinetis programmer, the Clicker 2 board also includes a clean and regulated power supply module for the development kit. It provides two ways of board-powering; through the USB Micro-B cable, where onboard voltage regulators provide the appropriate voltage levels to each component on the board, or
using a Li-Polymer battery via an onboard battery connector. All communication methods that mikroBUS™ itself supports are on this board, including the well-established mikroBUS™ socket, reset button, and several user-configurable buttons and LED indicators. Clicker 2 for Kinetis is an integral part of the Mikroe ecosystem, allowing you to create a new application in minutes. Natively supported by Mikroe software tools, it covers many aspects of prototyping thanks to a considerable number of different Click boards™ (over a thousand boards), the number of which is growing every day.
Microcontroller Overview
MCU Card / MCU
Architecture
ARM Cortex-M4
MCU Memory (KB)
1024
Silicon Vendor
NXP
Pin count
121
RAM (Bytes)
262144
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Accessories
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Used MCU Pins
mikroBUS™ mapper
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Click board™ Schematic
Step by step
Project assembly
Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the Clicker 2 for Kinetis as your development board.
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Application Output
This Click board can be interfaced and monitored in two ways:
Application Output- Use the "Application Output" window in Debug mode for real-time data monitoring. Set it up properly by following this tutorial.
UART Terminal- Monitor data via the UART Terminal using a USB to UART converter. For detailed instructions, check out this tutorial.
Software Support
Library Description
This library contains API for Brushless 16 Click driver.
Key functions:
brushless16_set_en- This function set en pin statebrushless16_get_rd- This function get rd pin statebrushless16_get_fg- This function get fg pin state
Open Source
Code example
The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.
/*!
* @file main.c
* @brief Brushless 16 Click Example.
*
* # Description
* This example showcases ability to enable and disable motor output,
* and check the status pins.
*
* The demo application is composed of two sections :
*
* ## Application Init
* Initializon of UART module for log and pins for motor control.
*
* ## Application Task
* Checks state of information pins every ms, and stop and start motor
* output every second.
*
* @author Luka Filipovic
*
*/
#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "brushless16.h"
static brushless16_t brushless16; /**< Brushless 16 Click driver object. */
static log_t logger; /**< Logger object. */
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
brushless16_cfg_t brushless16_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
brushless16_cfg_setup( &brushless16_cfg );
BRUSHLESS16_MAP_MIKROBUS( brushless16_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( brushless16_init( &brushless16, &brushless16_cfg ) == DIGITAL_OUT_UNSUPPORTED_PIN )
{
log_error( &logger, " Application Init Error. " );
log_info( &logger, " Please, run program again... " );
for ( ; ; );
}
Delay_ms( 500 );
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
void application_task ( void )
{
static uint16_t timer = 5000;
static uint8_t state = 1;
if ( brushless16_get_rd( &brushless16 ) )
{
log_info( &logger, " Motor Lock" );
Delay_ms( 500 );
}
if ( brushless16_get_fg( &brushless16 ) )
{
log_info( &logger, " FG" );
Delay_ms( 500 );
}
if ( !( timer-- ) )
{
timer = 5000;
if ( state )
{
log_info( &logger, " Motor stop" );
}
else
{
log_info( &logger, " Motor rotating" );
}
brushless16_set_en( &brushless16, state );
state = !state;
}
Delay_ms( 1 );
}
void main ( void )
{
application_init( );
for ( ; ; )
{
application_task( );
}
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END
