MCUXpresso SDK for Motor Control

Software Details

Diagram

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3-Phase Brushless DC Motor Control Block Diagram

3-Phase PMSM Sensorless Control Block Diagram

3-Phase PMSM Sensorless Control on Kinetis KVx Block Diagram

3-Phase AC Induction Motor Control Block Diagram

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Features

Works with FreeMASTER run-time debugging tool
MCAT (motor control application tuning) plugin for online motor tuning
MCUXpresso Config Tool support (motor control initialization)
Sensorless control based on back-EMF observer
Control loops – current, speed and position
Position sensor support – encoder, Hall sensors
Servo control

Product Catalog

MCU Core	Motor Type	Supported Device	Board Example (SDK version)	Documentation
Arm^® Cortex^® M0+	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	KV1x	FRDM-KV11Z (2.13.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV11) (rev1)
			HVP-KV11Z (2.11.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV11) (rev0)
			TWR-KV11Z (2.7.0)	PMSM Control Demo User Guide (rev5) (available also in updated MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev1))
		KE1xZ	FRDM-KE15Z (2.9.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev2)
			FRDM-KE16Z (2.9.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev2)
			FRDM-KE17Z (2.14.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors (KE17Z) (rev1)
		LPC86x	LPCXpresso860MAX (2.15.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors (LPC860) (rev2)
	PMSM/BLDC with Safety (IEC60730 Class B)	KV1x	HVP-KV11Z (2.9.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control with IEC60730 Safety
	BLDC (Trapezoidal)	KV1x	FRDM-KV11Z (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
			HVP-KV11Z (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
			TWR-KV11Z (2.7.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev4)
		KE1xZ	FRDM-KE15Z (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
		KE1xZ	FRDM-KE16Z (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
Arm Cortex M33	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	LPC55S6x	LPC-55S69 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (LPC) (rev0)
		LPC55S3x	LPC-55S36 (2.16.0)	PMSMLPC55S36EVK MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		MCX N23x	FRDM-MCXN236 (2.14.0)	Documentation is available in the SDK package.
		MCX N94x	MCX-N9XX-EVK (2.14.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors ( PMSMMCXN9XXEVK rev0)
		MCX N94x	FRDM-MCXN947 (2.16.0)	PMSMFRDMMCXN947 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		MCX A1xx	FRDM-MCXA153 (2.16.0)	PMSMFRDMMCXA153 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package Motors.
		MCX A1xx	FRDM-MCXA156 (2.16.0)	Documentation is available in the SDK package
Arm Cortex M4	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	KV3x	FRDM-KV31F (2.11.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV31) (rev0)
			TWR-KV31F (2.7.0)	PMSM Control Demo User Guide (rev5) (available also in updated MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev1))
			HVP-KV31F (2.13.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV31) (rev2)
		KV4x	TWR-KV46F (2.8.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control(KV) (rev1)
		KV4x	HVP-KV46F (2.8.0)
		KE1xF	TWR-KE18F (2.8.0)
		KE1xF	HVP-KE18F (2.8.0)
	PMSM/BLDC with Safety (IEC60730 Class B)	KV3x	HVP-KV31F (2.9.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control with IEC60730 Safety
	BLDC (Trapezoidal)	KV3x	FRDM-KV31F (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
			TWR-KV31F (2.7.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev4)
			HVP-KV31F (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
		KV4x	TWR-KV46F (2.8.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev6)
		KV4x	HVP-KV46F (2.8.0)
		KE1xF	TWR-KE18F (2.8.0)
		KE1xF	HVP-KE18F (2.8.0)
	ACIM	KV3x	HVP-KV31F (2.13.0)	ACIM KV31 Demo
		KV4x	HVP-KV46F (2.8.0)	ACIM KV46 Demo
		KE1xF	HVP-KE18F (2.8.0)	ACIM KE18 Demo
Arm Cortex M7	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	KV5x	TWR-KV58F (2.8.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev1)
		KV5x	HVP-KV58F (2.8.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev1)
		i.MX RT1010	EVK-MIMXRT1010 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1010) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1020	EVK-MIMXRT1020 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1020) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1024	MIMXRT1024-EVK (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1024) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1040	MIMXRT1040-EVK (2.12.2)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1040) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1050	EVKB-IMXRT1050 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1050) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1060	EVK-MIMXRT1060 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1060) (rev0)
			MIMXRT1060-EVKB (2.15.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC (rev0)
			MIMXRT1060-EVKC (2.14.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1060C) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1064	EVK-MIMXRT1064 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1064) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1160	MIMXRT1160-EVK (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1160) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1170	MIMXRT1170-EVK (2.13.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1170) (rev2)
		i.MX RT1170	MIMXRT1170-EVKB (2.16.0)	PMSMRT1170B MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		i.MX RT1180	MIMXRT1180-EVK (2.16.0)	PMSMRT1180 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
	BLDC (Trapezoidal)	KV5x	TWR-KV58F (2.8.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev6)
		KV5x	HVP-KV58F (2.8.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev6)
		i.MX RT1170	MIMXRT1170-EVKB (2.16.0)	Documentation is available in the SDK package.
	ACIM	KV5x	HVP-KV58F (2.8.0)	ACIM KV58 Demo
56800EX (DSC 32-bit)	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	MC56F81xxx	MC56F81000-EVK (2.16.0)	PMSMMC56F81000EVK MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package Motors (rev0).
		MC56F81xxx	MC56F81868-EVK (2.14.0)	Documentation is available in the SDK package.
		MC56F82xxx	TWR-MC56F8200 (2.16.0)	PMSMTWR56F8200 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		MC56F83xxx	MC56F83000-EVK (2.16.0)	PMSMMC56F83000EVK MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		MC56F84xxx	TWR-MC56F8400 (2.16.0)	PMSMTWR56F8400 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
56800EF DSP core	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	MC56F80xxx	MC56F80000-EVK (2.16.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F80000) (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.

Downloads

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1 download

^{Examples and Quick Start Software}
MCUXpresso SDK - SDK Builder

EXTERNALRev 1.0Mar 2, 2017 13:05:00MCUXPRESSO-SDK

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Documentation

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24 documents

^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2)

PDFRev 2Jan 5, 20244.7 MBPMSMRT1170BUG2English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 0Jan 5, 20244.4 MBPMSMMCXN9XXEVKEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 1Jan 5, 202419.4 MBPMSMRT1180English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 2Jan 5, 20246.4 MBPMSMMC56F83000EVKEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 0Jan 5, 20246.1 MBPMSMRT1060BEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 2Jan 5, 202414.9 MBPMSMLPC860MAXEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 0Dec 21, 20235.6 MBPMSMMC56F81000EVK-R0English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 0Dec 5, 20232.7 MBPMSMFRDMMCXN947English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 0Nov 20, 20232.7 MBPMSMKE17Z512English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 0Nov 1, 20233.0 MBPMSMFRDMMCXA153English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev1)

PDFRev 1Aug 1, 20234.1 MBPMSMRT1170BUGEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors

PDFRev 1Aug 1, 202314.4 MBPMSMLPC860UGEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KE17)

PDFRev 1Aug 1, 20232.5 MBPMSMMKE17UG_rev0English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors

PDFRev 0Aug 1, 20235.2 MBPMSMMCXN10UGEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors

PDFRev 0Aug 1, 202319.2 MBPMSMRT1180UGEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors

PDFRev 0Aug 1, 20236.0 MBPMSMRT1060CUGEnglish
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1170) (rev2)

PDFRev 3Jul 31, 20234.1 MBPMSMRT1170-rev2English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F80000) (rev0)

PDFRev 0Jan 24, 20234.8 MBPMSMMC56F80000EVK-rev0English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV11) (rev1)

PDFRev 1Jan 24, 20232.3 MBPMSMMKV11-REV1English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1040) (rev0)

PDFRev 0Jan 24, 20233.1 MBPMSMRT1040-rev0English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F82000) (rev0)

PDFRev 0Jan 24, 20233.4 MBPMSMMC56F82000EVK-rev0English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F83000) (rev0)

PDFRev 0Jan 24, 20236.2 MBPMSMMC56F83000EVK-rev0English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV31) (rev2)

PDFRev 2Jan 24, 20232.5 MBPMSMMKV31-rev2English
^{User Guide}
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F84000) (rev0)

PDFRev 0Jan 24, 20233.4 MBPMSMMC56F84000EVK-rev0English

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Design Resources

Hardware

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5 hardware offerings

^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
NXP^® Freedom Development Platform for Low-Voltage, 3-Phase PMSM Motor Control

FRDM-MC-LVPMSM
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
FRDM Development Board for MCX A144/5/6 A154/5/6 MCUs

FRDM-MCXA156
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
High-Voltage Development Platform

HVP-MC3PH
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^{Reference Design}
Quad Motor Control Development Platform

QUAD-MOTOR-CONTROL-DEV-PLATFORM
^{Reference Design}
PMSM Sensorless FOC Using MCX A153

FOC-USING-MCXA

5 hardware offerings

^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
MAYA-W2 EVK

Evaluation kits for MAYA-W2x1: Two external antennas - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 / IEEE 802.15.4 MAYA-W2x6: Single embedded antenna - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 / IEEE 802.15...

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MAYA-W2

Compact Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.4 + 802.15.4 host-based multiradio modules, secure tri-radio 1/2 antenna pins, U.FL connectors or embedded antenna MAYA-W260, MAYA-W261, MA...

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MAYA-W1

Compact Wi-Fi 4 + Bluetooth 5.2 host-based multiradio modules 1 or 2 antenna pins, U.FL connectors, or embedded antenna MAYA-W160-00B, MAYA-W161-00B, MAYA-W166-00B, MAYA-...

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SPB620 - Concurrent Dual WiFi 6 and Bluetooth Multiradio

Super Compact and High-Performance WiFi 6 Connectivity Module SPB620 is a complete WiFi 6/Bluetooth 5 module with integrated EMC shield, ready for onboard integration in ...

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LILY-W1

Wi-Fi module base on NXP Wi-Fi chip 88W8801

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