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The NXP analog product development boards provide an easy-to-use platform for evaluating NXP products. The boards support a range of analog, mixed-signal and power solutions. They incorporate monolithic integrated circuits and system-in-package devices that use proven high-volume technology. NXP products offer longer battery life, a smaller form factor, reduced component counts, lower cost, and improved performance in powering state-of-the-art systems.
This page will guide you through the process of setting up and using the FRDM-GD3100EVM half-bridge evaluation board.
The FRDM-GD3100EVM contents include:
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In addition to the kit contents, the following hardware is necessary or beneficial when working with this kit.
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This evaluation board requires a Windows PC workstation. Meeting these minimum specifications should produce great results when working with this evaluation board.
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The FRDM-GD3100EVM Rev C is a half-bridge evaluation kit populated with two GD3100 single channel IGBT gate drive devices on a half-bridge evaluation board. The kit includes the Freedom KL25Z microcontroller hardware for interfacing a PC installed with SPIGen software for communication to the SPI registers on the GD3100 gate drive devices in either daisy chain or standalone configuration.
The GD3100 translator board is used to translate 3.3 V signals to 5.0 V signals between the MCU and GD3100 gate drivers. The evaluation kit can be connected to a single phase of a Fuji Electric M653 or M661 IGBT module for half-bridge evaluations and applications development.
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Overview of the FRDM-GD3100EVM half-bridge evaluation board
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Suggested equipment needed for testing:
To configure the hardware, complete the following procedure:
Software for FRDM-GD3100EVM Rev C is distributed with the SPIGen GUI tool (available on NXP.com). By default, the FRDM-KL25Z with this kit is preprogrammed with the current and most up-to-date firmware.
E:/BOOTLOADER
or something similar. Copy the SDA file (MSD-DEBUG-FRDM-KL25Z_Pemicro_v118.SDA
) to the E:/ BOOTLOADER
drive.
E:/FRDM-KL25Z
or something similar. Copy the file UsbSpiDongleKL25Z_GD3100_544.srec
to the E:/FRDM-KL25Z
drive. Unplug USB cable.Something went wrong! Please try again.
The SPIGen graphical user interface is available from NXP.com as an evaluation tool demonstrating GD3100-specific functionality, configuration, and fault reporting. SPIGen also includes basic capacity for the FRDM-GD3100EVM Rev C to control an IGBT, enabling double-pulse or short-circuit testing.
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Start embedded application development.
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The page provides overview information, technical and functional specifications, ordering information, documentation, and software. The Get Started provides quick- reference information applicable to using the FRDM-GD3100EVM board, including the downloadable assets.
In addition to our GD3100: Advanced single-channel gate driver for Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) page, you may also want to visit: