DC Motor Drive Development for Drones (and more)

The STEVAL-SPIN3201 board from STMicroelectronics is a three-phase brushless dc motor driver board based on the STSPIN32F0 and STD140N6F7 MOSFETs. The device provides an affordable and easy-to-use solution for the implementation of low-voltage motor driving applications such as fans, drones and power tools.

The board is designed for sensored or sensorless vector control - FOC algorithms with 3-shunt sensing. Using the STEVAL-SPIN3201 evaluation board requires the following software and hardware: A Windows® PC (XP, Vista 7 , Windows 8, Windows 10) to install the software package; A mini-B USB cable to connect the STEVAL-SPIN3201 board to the PC; The STSW-SPIN3201 firmware example or the STM32 PMSM FOC Software Development Kit (both available on www.st.com); A 3-phase brushless dc motor with compatible voltage and current ratings; and an external dc power supply.

Features include: Input voltage from 8V to 45V; Output current up to 15Arms; Power stage based on STD140N6F7 MOSFETs; Embedded 3.3V buck regulator; Embedded 12V LDO regulator; 3-shunt current sensing; Digital Hall sensors and encoder input; Overcurrent comparator; Bus voltage sensing; Fully supporting STM32 PMSM FOC Software Development Kit (STSW-STM32100); Embedded ST-LINK/V2-1; Easy user interface with buttons and trimmer; and RoHS compliant.