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The Ideal RoadTester
A motor drives engineer or someone interested in honing his/her knowledge in motor drives and control design.
This is a special type of RoadTest as well as a unique opportunity for any design engineer who's work is focused on motor drives & control, or someone interested in learning more. Besides the 3 components that come in this motor drives bundle, the supplier is offering 6 hours of personal online Motor Control expertise and support from a TI expert.
The official RoadTesters will receive the following:
The C2000™ Piccolo LaunchPad is an inexpensive, modular, and fun evaluation platform, enabling you to dive into real-time, closed-loop control development with Texas Instruments’ C2000™ 32-bit microcontroller family. This platform provides a great starting point for development of many common power electronics applications, including motor control, digital power supplies, solar inverters, digital LED lighting, precision sensing, and more.
The BOOSTXL-DRV8301 is 10A, 3-phase brushless DC drive stage based on the DRV8301 pre-driver and CSD18533Q5A NexFET™ power MOSFET. The module has 3x low side current sense amps (2 internal to DRV8301, 1 external). The module also has a 1.5A step down buck converter, is fully protected with short circuit, thermal, and shoot-through protection, and is easily configured via a SPI interface. This boosterpack is ideal for those wishing to learn about sensorless brushless control techniques and drive stage design. This kit was designed to work with any LaunchPad XL, with primary software support through the http://www.ti.com/tool/LAUNCHXL-F28027F using MotorWare to support the InstaSPIN™-FOCsensorless control solution.
The HVBLDCMTR is a brushless DC motor. The BLDC motor kit is designed for customers looking to use the high voltage motor control and PFC developer's kit with an brushless DC motor.
You'll also get access to MotorWare™ is a cohesive set of software and technical resources for developing InstaSPI-FOC™ and InstaSPIN-MOTION™ based applications. From device-specific drivers and support software to complete system examples and technical training, MotorWare provides support for every stage of development and evaluation MotorWare software has been developed to enable easy integration of best-in-class motor control techniques.This software has been developed to enable:
I hope you consider applying for this RoadTest!
For important dates and T&Cs, please view the following table.
Sincerely,
Randall Scasny
RoadTest Program Manager
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Important Dates | Enrollment Begins: July 7 2017 Enrollment Ends: August 11 2017 RoadTesters Selected: August 18 2017 (estimated) Product Shipped: Oct 6 2017 RoadTesting Begins: Oct 13 2017 Reminder/Update Email: Nov 12 2017* Submit Reviews By: Jan 12 2017**
*The element14 RoadTest Staff will send this reminder/update email. **If a RoadTester is unable to meet the deadline, please notify the RoadTest Program Lead, rscasny, as soon as possible before the deadline. |
RoadTesters | The supplier selected the following applicants:
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Supplemental Questions | 1. What is the major technical challenge you are facing with your Motor Control project?
2. Which Motor Drives and Control Project are you currently working on?
3. What is the Release Time to Market of your Project?
4. What is the annual volume of production for your project?
5. Have you used TI before as part of your Motor Drives projects?
6. When thinking about Motor Control which semiconductor vendor comes to your mind? |
Terms and Conditions | TI Motor Drive Bundle, MotorWare, Personal Trainer– RoadTest Terms and Conditions These are the terms and conditions which govern the TI Motor Drive Bundle, MotorWare, Personal Trainer contest. This Contest requires participants to submit an application indicating their previous experience with this type of equipment/component, information on what they would do to test the equipment/component, and the applicant’s desire to post a thorough review of their experience with images, photos, or other supplemental materials. Participants will be required to meet the Conditions for Participation. The winners of this RoadTest will receive the item(s) listed below. RoadTest Reviews are due no later than 60 days after the receipt of the item(s). No other prizes are offered. The Principal terms of the Competition: The following words and phrases are used in these terms and conditions and have the meanings given to them below.
TI Motor Drive Bundle, MotorWare, Personal Trainer (RoadTest or Contest) Key dates: Applications Close: midnight (GMT) on August 11 2017 Announcement of Winners (Official RoadTesters) (estimated): August 18 2017 Prize:
TI Motor Drive Bundle, MotorWare, Personal Trainer
Additional Prizes: none Competition Site: https://www.element14.com/community/groups/roadtest?ICID=menubar_resources_roadtest Site or element14 Community: www.element14.com/community Judges: members of the element14 community team chosen at the Organiser’s discretion. Judging Criteria, All of the following which will have equal weighting: · Demonstrated competence with the technologies including links or descriptions of past projects · Qualifications as indicated by current job role and/or schooling/vocational training; · A thorough description of how the prize would be tested; · Likelihood that the Applicant will blog about the prize and provide a review on element14.com; · Originality; · Innovation. Organiser: Premier Farnell plc (registered in England and Wales under company number 876412) whose registered office is at Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds, UK Conditions for Qualification: in addition to meeting the requirements of these terms, all persons applying to take part in the Contest (each one an Applicant) must: · Provide a RoadTest application describing what he/she would do if awarded the Prize including similar previous projects, product experience and qualifications Terms: these terms and conditions which govern the Competition and to which the Organiser reserves the right to make changes from time to time and the latest version of these Terms from time to time will be posted to the Site.
1.1 Save as set out in these Terms, the Contest is open to any natural or legal person, firm or company or group of natural persons or unincorporated body. 1.2 All Applicants must be aged at least 18 at the time of their application. 1.3 Applicants must not enter the RoadTest if doing so or taking part may: 1.3.1 cause the Organiser and/or themselves to be in breach of any agreement (including but not limited to any contract of employment) to which they are a party or in breach of any law, regulation or rule having the force of law to which the Organiser or the Applicant may be subject or any policy of the Organiser or the Sponsor; 1.3.2 Require the Organiser to obtain any licence, authorisation or permission to deal with the Applicant; or 1.3.3 Be in breach of any policy or practice of their employer. Some employers prohibit or restrict their employees from taking part in competitions such as these or receiving prizes under them and the Organiser respects those policies and practices. The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any Application made in breach of these Terms and to reject any Application which it reasonably believes may be or become in breach. The Organiser reserves the right to require evidence in such form as the Organiser may reasonably require of any Applicant’s compliance with any of these Terms and to disqualify any Applicant or Participant who cannot provide such evidence reasonably promptly. 1.4 Multiple applications are not permitted. 1.5 Applications may not be submitted by an agent whether acting on behalf of an undisclosed principal or otherwise. 1.6 The Contest is NOT open to: 1.6.1 Any person or entity who is a resident or national of any country which is subject to sanctions, embargoes or national trade restrictions of the United States of America, the European Union or the United Kingdom; 1.6.2 Any employee, director, member, shareholder (as appropriate) or any of their direct families (parents, siblings, spouse, partner, children) (“Direct Families”) of the Organiser and Sponsors; or 2.1 Each Applicant must fully complete and submit a RoadTest Application by the Application Close. 2.2 By submitting a Registration Form, each Applicant: 2.2.1 Authorises the Organiser to use his or her personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) for the purposes of running and promoting the RoadTest; 2.2.2 Authorises the Organizer to copy, reproduce and publish their application should they be accepted as a Participant; 2.2.3 Will be deemed to have read, accepted and agree to be bound by these Terms. Applicants are advised to print and keep safe these Terms; 2.2.4 Authorises the Organiser to copy, reproduce and use the Application and/or Review for the purposes of the RoadTest and as otherwise contemplated by these Terms. The Organiser will not be responsible for any inaccuracy, error or omission contained in any reproduction or use of the Project Blogs. 2.2.5 Licenses the Organiser to use the intellectual property in the Project (IP) for the purposes of this Contest. As between the Applicant and the Organiser the IP remains owned by the Applicant. 2.2.6 Grants the Organiser the right to use his or her likeness, photographs, logos, trademarks, audio or video recordings without restriction for the purposes of Contest or the promotion of it or the Site; 2.2.7 Agrees to participate positively in all publicity surrounding the Contest; 2.2.8 Agrees to be responsible for all expenses and costs incurred by him or her in preparing for, entering and participating in the Contest (save for any expenses expressly agreed by the Organiser to be borne by it in these Terms); 2.2.9 Confirms that he or she owns all IP used in his or her application or Project or Blogs and indemnifies the Organiser from any claim by a third party that use of any material provided by an Applicant to the Organiser infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party; 2.2.10 Agrees not to act in any way or fail to act in any way or be associated with any cause or group which would have a negative impact on the reputation of the Organiser and/or the RoadTest. 2.3 All applications submitted to this RoadTest must meet the following criteria: 2.3.1 Applicants must be the author, creator and owner of the proposed review idea. Applicants must not submit someone else’s idea; 2.3.2 The proposed application must be reasonably achievable by the within the time constraints of the Contest; 2.3.3 Applications must not include or propose any of the following, the inclusion of which shall render any proposed application ineligible: (a) Applications which relate to socially taboo topics, such as illicit drug use or sexual gratification; (b) Applications that are or could reasonably be considered to be illegal, immoral, discriminatory or offensive as determined by the Organiser; (c) Applications in relation to them which if accepted would infringe or breach any of the policies or terms of access or use of the Site. 2.4 No Application may contain any of the hazardous substances identified by Article 4 of Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament on the Restrictions on the Use of Substances in Electronic and Electrical Equipment ("the Directive") or the use of such hazardous substances in the in any such Project must not exceed the maximum concentration values set out in the Directive. 3.1 Winners will be selected by the Organiser on the basis of the quality of his or her application and its adherence to these Terms. 3.2 The total number of Winners selected will be at least the minimum number set out above but the actual number is at the sole discretion of the Organizer and/or the Sponsor, if applicable. 3.3 The Organiser will use all reasonable efforts to announce the Winners via an update to the RoadTest page by the date listed above. 3.4 Winners agree to take part in all publicity which the Organiser or the Sponsor wishes to use to promote the RoadTest, the Products featured or other Contests with which the Organiser may be connected from time to time. 3.5 Details of the Winners may also be published in the media. 3.6 Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to any prize. 3.7 4.1 The Organiser hereby excludes all and any Liability arising out of the Contest or the acceptance, use, quality, condition, suitability or performance of any Prize, even where that Liability may arise from the Organiser’s negligence. 4.2 Nothing in these Terms will affect any Liability of the Organiser for death or personal injury arising from its negligence, for breach of Part II of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (in the event that any entrant is entitled to claim rights under the Consumer Protection Act 1987) or for any matter in relation to which it would be illegal for the Organiser to exclude or to attempt to exclude its Liability. 4.3 Subject to 4.2, neither the Organiser, any parent company nor any subsidiary of the Organiser or such parent company or any of their directors, officers and employees (together referred to in these terms and the ‘Associates’) makes any guarantee, warranty or representation of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this Competition or the Prizes potentially available under it. 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The Organiser has the right to cancel or suspend the RoadTest at any time due to circumstances outside its reasonable control. 5.3 The Organiser shall have the sole discretion to disqualify (without correspondence or right of appeal) any Applicant it considers to be adversely affecting the process or the operation of the RoadTest or to be in breach of these Terms or to be acting in a disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Applicant or Participant. 5.4 The Organiser has the right to amend or add to these Terms from time to time. Revised Terms and Conditions will be posted on the Contest Site and it is a condition of entry to the RoadTest that Applicants agree to comply with these Terms and, if appropriate, such Terms as amended from time to time. 5.5 Headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation or construction of these Terms and Conditions. 5.6 These Terms and the operation of the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and any claim or matter arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. |
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Top Comments
Hello rscasny,
Can I be part of the roadtest without winning the hardware or at least not the major parts. A while ago (January 2016) there was a roadtest of the same parts minus the motor , and the consensus…
I just launched this roadtest. If you are interested in motor drive control, I'd like you to apply to this unique RoadTest.
Randall Scasny
RoadTest Program Manager
Very tempting, but I have a lot to do right now.
I take a look back at the end of the month to see where I am in my current projects.
DAB