Developers can control three-phase motors in minutes with the new ultra-low-cost C2000™ Piccolo™ F2806x InstaSPIN-MOTION™ LaunchPad development kit from Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI). It provides a modular, quick-launch development tool containing everything needed -- MCU, emulation and, for the first time, InstaSPIN-MOTION software -- for engineers to easily and effectively design complete real-time motion control systems with optimized sensored or sensorless motion control.
Built upon TI's established InstaSPIN-FOCâ„¢ motor control solution, InstaSPIN-MOTION is uniquely designed to reduce controller tuning to a single parameter, optimize complex motion sequences and track desired trajectories with unmatched accuracy across operating ranges. The C2000 InstaSPIN-MOTION LaunchPad incorporates all features from the previously introduced InstaSPIN-FOC LaunchPad in addition to new InstaSPIN-MOTION features, enabling developers to take their designs to the next level.
"With the introduction of our C2000 Piccolo F2806x InstaSPIN-MOTION LaunchPad, we are making it even easier for our motion control customers to experiment with and implement our proven InstaSPIN-MOTION and InstaSPIN-FOC control solutions," said Chris Clearman, worldwide manager, motor control solutions. "Our trusted InstaSPIN and LaunchPad solutions--the result of more than 20 years of TI's investment in motion control technology--enable customers to create differentiated products and accelerate time to market."
The C2000 InstaSPIN-MOTION LaunchPad can eliminate motion control challenges in traditional motor systems by utilizing the integrated 90-MHz C2000 Piccolo TMS320F28069M microcontroller (MCU) with on-chip InstaSPIN-MOTION motion control technology.
It can leverage InstaSPIN-MOTION SpinTACâ„¢ components from LineStream Technologies embedded on the ROM of the C2000 F28069M MCU to: IDENTIFY: Ensure optimum control by automatically identifying the real inertia and friction of the system. CONTROL: Minimize effort and reduce complexity with single coefficient tuning. Rapidly test and tune position and/or velocity control from soft to stiff response, defining a controller gain that typically works across the entire operating range of an application. The controller actively estimates and cancels system disturbances in real time, providing maximum performance. MOVE: Produce run-time optimized motion profiles based on start and target position or velocity and system limitations for acceleration, jerk and motion trajectory type. PLAN: Quickly combine various MOVEs with state-based logic.
Designers can achieve sensorless torque or velocity control with the FASTâ„¢ algorithm-based sensorless control as well as InstaSPIN-FOC and InstaSPIN-MOTION projects. They can obtain sensored velocity or servo position plus velocity control with encoder feedback and InstaSPIN-MOTION projects. The C2000 F2806x InstaSPIN-MOTION LaunchPad (LAUNCHXL-F28069M) is available today for $25 USD, and the C2000 InstaSPIN-FOC LaunchPad (LAUNCHXL-F28027F) is available for $17. The DRV8301 motor drive BoosterPack (BOOSTXL-DRV8301) is available for $49. Software and documentation are available for download. The 90-MHz 32-bit floating-point Piccolo F2806xM MCUs equipped with InstaSPIN-MOTION start at $10.22 in 10k-unit quantities. Newly introduced Piccolo F2805xM MCUs equipped with InstaSPIN-MOTION start at $6.56, and Piccolo F2802xF MCUs equipped with InstaSPIN-FOC start at $4.03.
