Arm® Cortex®-M4|Kinetis KV4x Real-time Control MCUs

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The Kinetis^® KV4x family of MCUs is a high-performance solution offering exceptional precision, sensing, and control for some of the most demanding applications in motor and power control. Built upon the Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 core running at 168 MHz with DSP and floating point unit, it features advanced high-speed and high-accuracy peripherals such as high-resolution pulse-width modulation (PWM) with 312 picosecond resolution, dual 12-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) sampling at 4.1 mega samples per second (MSPS), a total of 30 PWM channels for support of multi-motor systems and dual FlexCAN modules. To maximize execution performance a 128-bit wide flash interface is utilized. The Kinetis KV4x MCU family is supported by a comprehensive enablement suite from NXP^® and third-party resources including reference designs, software libraries, and motor configuration tools.

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KV4x MCU

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Features

168 MHz Cortex-M4 core with DSP, floating point unit – improves performance in math-intensive applications (e.g., processing of sensorless FOC (field oriented control) algorithms)
128-bit wide flash interface with a cache to minimize the number of wait states while executing fast control loops
2x 12-bit, 16-channel ADCs with PGAs – 4.1 MSPS ideal for digital power conversion or for motor control applications
Up to 12 channel eFlexPWM – up to 312ps resolution for demanding digital power conversion applications
Up to 2 x 8-channel and 1 x 2-channel programmable FlexTimers – high-accuracy PWM generation with integrated power factor correction or speed sensor decoder (incremental decoder/hall sensor)
Quadrature encoder/decoder
Up to 2 FlexCAN modules – high-speed, high-reliability industrial communication
Broad family scalability with hardware and software compatibility – easy migration to more performance, memory and feature integration within the Kinetis^® V series

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Design Resources

Design Files

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5 design files

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Models
BSDL Model Files for KV4x 100QFP

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IBIS Model file for KV4X 100QFP

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BSDL Model Files for KV4x 64QFP

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IBIS Model file for KV4X 64QFP

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Symbols and Footprints
Kinetis^® Symbols, Footprints and Models

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Hardware

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Evaluation and Development Boards
High-Voltage Development PlatformFeatured

HVP-MC3PH
Evaluation and Development Boards
Low-Voltage, 3-Phase Motor Control Tower^® System ModuleFeatured

TWR-MC-LV3PH
Evaluation and Development Boards
Low-Voltage, Full-Bridge DC-DC Switch Mode Power Supply Tower System ModuleFeatured

TWR-SMPS-LVFB
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Evaluation and Development Boards
Kinetis KV4x Family Tower System ModuleFeatured

TWR-KV46F150M
Complete Solution
K60 3-Phase PMSM Sensorless Vector Control Reference Design

RD3PHASEPMSMSVCK60
Emulators, Probes, and Programmers
Universal Multilink Development Interface

UMultilink
Emulators, Probes, and Programmers
MCU-Link Debug Probe

MCU-LINK
Emulators, Probes, and Programmers
LPC-Link2

OM13054
Emulators, Probes, and Programmers
Universal Multilink FX High-Speed Development Interface

U-MULTILINK-FX
Emulators, Probes, and Programmers
PEmicro Cyclone programmer

CYCLONE
Emulators, Probes, and Programmers
PEmicro Cyclone FX programmer

CYCLONE-FX
Emulators, Probes, and Programmers
MCU-Link Pro Debug Probe

MCU-LINK-PRO
Evaluation and Development Boards
Digital LLC converter development board

HVP-LLC
Evaluation and Development Boards
NXP^® Freedom Development Platform for Low-Voltage, 3-Phase BLDC Motor Control

FRDM-MC-LVBLDC
Evaluation and Development Boards
MCU-LINK-MR Debug Probe with USB-C, Serial and Mobile Robotics Interfaces

MCU-LINK-MR
Reference Design
KV Series Quad Motor Control

KINETIS-DRONE-REFERENCE-DESIGN
Reference Design
KV Series Full-Bridge DC-DC Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)

FULL-BRIDGE-SMPS
Reference Design
KV Series 3-Phase AC Induction Motor Control

THREE-PHASE-AC-INDUCTION
Reference Design
KV46 Digital LLC Converter Reference Design

LLC-RESONANT-CONVERTER
Reference Design
3-Phase PMSM Control

PERMANENT-MAGNET-MOTOR

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4 hardware offerings

Evaluation and Development Boards
MCU CARD 5 for Kinetis MKV42F64VLH16

MCU CARD with MKV42F64VLH16, is a standardized add-on board with clever design, which allows very simple installation and replacement of the microcontroller unit (MCU) ...

By MIKROE Gold Partner
Test Accessories and Debugger
Flasher Compact

Flasher Compact is the compact twin to the Flasher PRO, primarily designed for installation into production rigs or automated test equipment (ATE) where production space ...

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
Test Accessories and Debugger
J-Link PRO PoE

J-Link PRO PoE is SEGGER's specialized programming / debug probe for creating test farms. It can draw power via Ethernet and supplies power to the target either via d...

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
Test Accessories and Debugger
I-jet

I-jet is a high-performing in-circuit debugging probe for ARM. It is capable of delivering power to the target board and measuring target power consumption. I-jet is full...

By IAR Platinum Partner