MICROCHIP - DM330015 - KIT, STARTER, MOTOR CTRL, MTOUCH

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Motor Control Starter Kit Information

The Motor Control Starter Kit is designed to facilitate the development of low-cost motor control applications using PIC24 microcontrollers and dsPIC33F digital signal controllers. The kit includes a BLDC motor, a three-phase inverter, an on-board Debugger/Programmer, a user-configurable

switch, a two-channel mTouch slider with LED indicators for motor speed display, and a 9V power supply.

Installing MPLAB IDE and C Compilers

The MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE) should be installed prior to using the Motor Control Starter Kit. While MPLAB IDE provides the assembler tools for development, most of the demos and code examples are written in the C language and require a C compiler to be installed. Microchip’s MPLAB C Compiler seamlessly integrates into MPLAB IDE. Both the MPLAB IDE and MPLAB C compiler are free (see the note below) and are available for download at www.microchip.com/MPLAB and www.microchip.com/compilers, respectively.

Running and Debugging Applications

After downloading the code example and installing the development tools, please use the following procedure to build and run your software:

1. Ensure the BLDC motor is properly connected to the Motor Control Starter Kit board and that the rotor is able to move freely.
2. Connect the 9V power supply to the Motor Control Starter Kit.
3. Connect the USB port on the board to a USB port on the development computer using a USB
4. This will power up the on-board Debugger/Programmer and connect it to the development
5. computer.
6. Extract the Motor Control Starter Kit software from the archive file and load the software project

into the development environment.

1. If using MPLAB 8.xx IDE, do the following; otherwise, skip to step 6:

a) Select Programmer > Select Tool and then choose the appropriate tool.

b) Build the project by selecting Project > Build All.

c) Download your code to the DSC or MCU by selecting Programmer > Program.

1. If using the MPLAB X IDE, do the following:

a) Select Run > Set Project Configuration > Customize.

b) Select the required tool under Hardware Tools, and then click Apply followed by OK.

c) Select Run > Run Project to download the code to the target device, and then click the

Reset Release icon.

1. After the code is downloaded to the device, the USB connection can be removed. In Release

mode, only the 9V power supply is needed. In Debug mode, both the 9V power supply and the

USB connection must be used.

1. By pressing the S1 button, the motor will toggle between Run and Stop modes. If the rotor

stops without pressing the button (due to external mechanical factors), it will try to restart on

its own without requiring another button press.

1. Use the Capacitive Touch Slider to change the motor speed. The speed magnitude will be

indicated by the three user LEDs on the board.