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Improve your comfort with EMS2301 and STM32F031K6

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Fan Click with Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU

Published Oct 01, 2024

Click board™

Fan Click

Dev Board

Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU

Compiler

NECTO Studio

MCU

STM32F031K6

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Hardware Overview

How does it work?

Fan Click is based on the EMS2301, a single/multiple RPM-based PWM fan controller from Microchip. The EMS2301 uses a programmable frequency driver and RPM-based algorithm with an internal clock to allow you to regulate the RPM of a given fan with 1% accuracy from 500 to 16K RPM. It also provides tachometer feedback for fan speed control available on TACH onboard terminal. The Fan Click can operate in either a closed-loop fashion or as a directly PWM-controlled device. In a closed loop, the Fan Speed Control (FSC) algorithm can detect aging, stalled, or locked fans and will trigger an interrupt.

In the FSC mode user determines a target tachometer count, and the PWM drive setting is automatically updated to achieve this target speed. This Click board™ communicates with MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface to read data and configure settings, supporting a Fast Mode operation up to 400kHz. The EMS2301 monitors the fans' tachometer signals to detect fan failure, and when the tachometer count is larger than the fan tachometer limit, the fan is considered failing. If that happens, the alert is triggered over the interrupt INT pin. Meanwhile, the fan driver attempts to alleviate a Stalled/Stack

fan condition.  Although a 3.3V voltage level only, this Click board™ uses a 5V rail to power a 4-wire fan over a 4-pin screw terminal. This board does not support an external power supply for the fan. This Click board™ can only be operated with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. This Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.

Fan Click hardware overview image

Features overview

Development board

Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU board provides an affordable and flexible platform for experimenting with STM32 microcontrollers in 32-pin packages. Featuring Arduino™ Nano connectivity, it allows easy expansion with specialized shields, while being mbed-enabled for seamless integration with online resources. The

board includes an on-board ST-LINK/V2-1 debugger/programmer, supporting USB reenumeration with three interfaces: Virtual Com port, mass storage, and debug port. It offers a flexible power supply through either USB VBUS or an external source. Additionally, it includes three LEDs (LD1 for USB communication, LD2 for power,

and LD3 as a user LED) and a reset push button. The STM32 Nucleo-32 board is supported by various Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) such as IAR™, Keil®, and GCC-based IDEs like AC6 SW4STM32, making it a versatile tool for developers.

Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU double side image

Microcontroller Overview

MCU Card / MCU

default

Architecture

ARM Cortex-M0

MCU Memory (KB)

32

Silicon Vendor

STMicroelectronics

Pin count

32

RAM (Bytes)

4096

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Accessories

Click Shield for Nucleo-32 is the perfect way to expand your development board's functionalities with STM32 Nucleo-32 pinout. The Click Shield for Nucleo-32 provides two mikroBUS™ sockets to add any functionality from our ever-growing range of Click boards™. We are fully stocked with everything, from sensors and WiFi transceivers to motor control and audio amplifiers. The Click Shield for Nucleo-32 is compatible with the STM32 Nucleo-32 board, providing an affordable and flexible way for users to try out new ideas and quickly create prototypes with any STM32 microcontrollers, choosing from the various combinations of performance, power consumption, and features. The STM32 Nucleo-32 boards do not require any separate probe as they integrate the ST-LINK/V2-1 debugger/programmer and come with the STM32 comprehensive software HAL library and various packaged software examples. This development platform provides users with an effortless and common way to combine the STM32 Nucleo-32 footprint compatible board with their favorite Click boards™ in their upcoming projects.

Click Shield for Nucleo-32 accessories 1 image

Used MCU Pins

mikroBUS™ mapper

NC
NC
AN
NC
NC
RST
NC
NC
CS
NC
NC
SCK
NC
NC
MISO
NC
NC
MOSI
Power Supply
3.3V
3.3V
Ground
GND
GND
NC
NC
PWM
Interrupt
PA12
INT
NC
NC
TX
NC
NC
RX
I2C Clock
PB6
SCL
I2C Data
PB7
SDA
Power Supply
5V
5V
Ground
GND
GND
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Schematic

Fan Click Schematic schematic

Step by step

Project assembly

Click Shield for Nucleo-144 front image hardware assembly

Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the Nucleo 32 with STM32F031K6 MCU as your development board.

Click Shield for Nucleo-144 front image hardware assembly
Nucleo 144 with STM32L4A6ZG MCU front image hardware assembly
Stepper 22 Click front image hardware assembly
Prog-cut hardware assembly
Stepper 22 Click complete accessories setup image hardware assembly
Nucleo-32 with STM32 MCU Access MB 1 - upright/background hardware assembly
Necto image step 2 hardware assembly
Necto image step 3 hardware assembly
Necto image step 4 hardware assembly
Necto image step 5 hardware assembly
Necto image step 6 hardware assembly
STM32 M4 Clicker HA MCU/Select Step hardware assembly
Necto No Display image step 8 hardware assembly
Necto image step 9 hardware assembly
Necto image step 10 hardware assembly
Debug Image Necto Step hardware assembly

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Application Output via Debug Mode

1. Once the code example is loaded, pressing the "DEBUG" button initiates the build process, programs it on the created setup, and enters Debug mode.

2. After the programming is completed, a header with buttons for various actions within the IDE becomes visible. Clicking the green "PLAY" button starts reading the results achieved with the Click board™. The achieved results are displayed in the Application Output tab.

DEBUG_Application_Output

Software Support

Library Description

This library contains API for Fan Click driver.

Key functions:

  • fan_generic_write - Generic write function

  • fan_generic_read - Generic read function

  • fan_lock_registers - Fan click lock registers

Open Source

Code example

This example can be found in NECTO Studio. Feel free to download the code, or you can copy the code below.

/*!
 * \file main.c
 * \brief Fan Click Example
 *
 * # Description
 * This application is controller for powering and regulating of fan.
 *
 * The demo application is composed of two sections :
 *
 * ## Application Init
 * Initialization of click driver and usb uart serial terminal for results
 * logging.
 *
 * ## Application Task
 * Performs a control of the fan and reads rotation per minute (RPM).
 * Results will be sent to the usb uart terminal.
 *
 * \author Nemanja Medakovic
 *
 */
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDES

#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "fan.h"


#define FAN_DUTY_RATIO_0_PER    0       /**< PWM duty ratio 0 pecrents - zero scale. >*/
#define FAN_DUTY_RATIO_10_PER   10      /**< PWM duty ratio 10 percents - step. >*/
#define FAN_DUTY_RATIO_100_PER  100     /**< PWM duty ratio 100 percents - full scale. >*/

#define FAN_PWM_BASE_FREQ_ZERO_SCALE  0x00  /**< PWM base frequency zero scale. >*/
#define FAN_PWM_BASE_FREQ_HALF_SCALE  0x80  /**< PWM base frequency half scale. >*/
#define FAN_PWM_BASE_FREQ_FULL_SCALE  0xFF  /**< PWM base frequency full scale. >*/

// ------------------------------------------------------------------ VARIABLES

static fan_t fan;       /**< Fan click object. >*/
static log_t logger;    /**< Logger object. >*/

// ------------------------------------------------------ APPLICATION FUNCTIONS

void application_init ( void )
{
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;
    fan_cfg_t fan_cfg;

    /** 
     * 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.

    fan_cfg_setup( &fan_cfg );
    FAN_MAP_MIKROBUS( fan_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    if ( fan_init( &fan, &fan_cfg ) == I2C_MASTER_ERROR )
    {
        log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init Error ----" );
        log_info( &logger, "---- Please, run program again ----" );

        for ( ; ; );
    }
    log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init Done ----" );
    fan_default_cfg( &fan );
    fan_pwm_base( &fan, FAN_PWM_BASE_FREQ_HALF_SCALE );
    log_info( &logger, "---- Application Program Running... ----\n" );
}

void application_task ( void )
{
    for ( uint8_t duty = FAN_DUTY_RATIO_0_PER; duty <= FAN_DUTY_RATIO_100_PER;
          duty += FAN_DUTY_RATIO_10_PER )
    {
        fan_setting( &fan, duty );
        log_printf( &logger, " Duty Ratio : %u%%\r\n", (uint16_t)duty );
        Delay_ms( 2000 );

        uint16_t tacho = 0;

        fan_get_tach( &fan, &tacho );
        log_printf( &logger, " Rotation per minute : %urpm\r\n\n", tacho );
        Delay_ms( 2000 );
    }
}

void main ( void )
{
    application_init( );

    for ( ; ; )
    {
        application_task( );
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END

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