NXP Semiconductors S32K344 Motor Control Development Kits
NXP Semiconductors S32K344 Motor Control Development Kits (MCSXTM4CK344 and MCDXTM4CK344) are motor control development kits for rapid prototyping and evaluation of high-power 48V applications. Based on the 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M7 S32K3 microcontroller, the MCSXTM4CK344 kit controls one 3-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) or brushless direct current (BLDC) motor, while the MCDXTM4CK344 development kit may control either two 3-phase motors or one 6-phase PMSM/BLDC motor.
These NXP 48V development kits can be used directly by automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and software ecosystem partners to accelerate development for a shorter time to market in 48V applications like starter generators, eTurbo, eCompressors, or small traction drives for eBikes, e-Scooters, and rickshaws.
Features
- Hardware
- Control of 3-/6-phase AC motor types
- PMSM / BLDC / ACIM / (optional DC)
- 3.8kVA to 5.7kVA power rate, up to ~170A (peak current)
- Position/speed sensor options
- Resolver
- Encoder
- HALL
- Sensorless techniques
- Isolated 48/12V layer - isolated CAN PHY and flyback converter
- Voltage/current sensors
- Battery voltage
- DC Bus voltage
- Phase voltages and currents
- BEMF voltages
- Overcurrent/voltage/temperature protections
- Temperature measurement
- Interfaces
- Onboard isolated and non-isolated CAN
- Onboard LIN
- Onboard Ethernet (socket connector)
- Onboard S32K3 debug interface (including serial communication)
- JTAG debug interface
- Software
- Field-oriented control (FOC) with field weakening for sinusoidal motor type (PMSM) - available as ANSI C examples for non-Autosar applications
- Automotive Math and Motor Control Library (AMMCLib) - control algorithm built on blocks of a precompiled software library
- S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform IDE and S32K3 Real-Time Drivers (RTD) - example software created in the S32DS, built on S32K3 RTD
- FreeMASTER and Motor Control Application Tuning (MCAT) tool - application tuning and variable tracking at different levels of the control structure
- Enablement
- ANSI-C-based example SW created in S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform built on S32K3 RTD drivers
- FreeMASTER visualization/configuration support
- MCAT tool - part of the software package
- MCU peripherals initialization generated by S32CT Configuration Tool (CT)
Applications
- Automotive
- Electric pumps
- Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs)
- Industrial
- Brushless DC Motor Control (BLDC)
- Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs)
Kit Contents
- 3-6PH48VHCPS(-H) power stage board
- 3-6PHMLBHCHV(-H) adapter board
- S32K344PMC48VSC controller board
- Mounting screws
Resources
- Application Note AN14313 - Single 3-phase 48V PMSM Motor Control Kit with S32K344 using RTD low-level API [featuring Motor Control Application Tuning (MCAT) tool]
- Application Note AN14429 - Dual 3-phase 48V PMSM Motor Control Kit with S32K344 using RTD low-level API
- Motor Control Solutions based on S32K3 MCUs Brochure
Overview
S32K3 Single FOC Diagram
S32K3 Dual FOC Diagram
Supported Products
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