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Dual Motor Control Plug-In Module (PIM) Information Sheet

The Dual Motor Control Plug-In Module (PIM) is designed to facilitate the development of Motor

Control applications using two motors and one Digital Signal Controller (DSC) or Microcontroller

(MCU). Two Microchip dsPICDEM™ motor control development boards can be used with this

PIM to control 3-phase or stepper motors. A flexible cable connects the two boards together and

routes all signals to the appropriate pins on the DSC or MCU. The configuration of the cable and

signal was carefully chosen to support a wide range of dual motor configuration application notes

written for the dsPICDEM MCLV, MCHV, and MCSM Development Boards.

The MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE) should be installed prior to running the

Dual Motor Control demonstration. While MPLAB provides the assembler tools for development,

most of the code examples are written in C language and require a C compiler to be installed.

Microchip’s MPLAB C compiler seamlessly integrates into MPLAB IDE. Both the MPLAB IDE and

MPLAB C compiler are free (see the note below) and are available for download at

www.microchip.com/MPLAB and www.microchip.com/compilers, respectively.

Code Examples and More Information

For code examples and more information, please visit the Dual Motor Control page at http://

www.microchip.com/motor. From the Development Tools menu, click Development and Evaluation

Boards and from the list select dsPICDEM Dual Motor Control PIM MA330027. Then, from the

Downloads section, select the code for the desired Application Note and Development Board.

Refer to Table 1 for the hardware settings required for each Development Board.

Running and Debugging Applications (MCLV) Development Board

After downloading the code example and installing the development tools, please use the following

procedure to build and run your software:

1.

Connect one motor to each MCLV board as described in the “dsPICDEM™ MCLV

Development Board User’s Guide” (DS70331).

2.

Place the two MCLV boards side by side, on a sturdy platform.

3.

Carefully insert the Dual Motor Control PIM into U9 on each MCLV board. The board on which

the PIM labeled as Master is plugged into is referred to as the Master board. The other MCLV

board is referred to as the Slave board.

4.

Connect a 24V power supply to J2 on both the Master and Slave boards.

5.

Connect a programmer/debugger (i.e., MPLAB ICD 3 or REAL ICE™) using the J11 connector

on the Master board.

6.

Extract the Dual Motor Control software previously downloaded and load the project file.

7.

In MPLAB 8.XX IDE:

- Select Programmer > Tool and then choose the appropriate tool.

- Build the project by selecting Project > Build All.

- Download your code to the DSC or MCU by selecting Programmer > Program.

8.

In MPLAB X IDE:

- Select Run > Set Project Configuration > Customize.

- Select required tool under Hardware Tools. Click Apply > Ok to confirm the selection.

- Select Run > Run Project. This will download the code to the target chip and release

reset.

9.

To start a motor, press the S2 button on the corresponding board. Press the S2 button again

to stop the motor.

10. Use the potentiometers on each board to change the speed of a motor.

11. For an enhanced demonstration, the application requires the Real-Time Data Monitor (RTDM).

Connect the development computer to J8 on the Master board with a mini-USB cable and

follow the instructions provided on the Dual Motor Control web page for additional instructions

on this demonstration.

Note:

Standard Evaluation (Free) – All optimization levels are enabled for 60 days, but then

revert to optimization level 1 only.

Note:

When using the Dual Motor Control PIM with the dsPICDEM MCHV Development

Board, connecting the GND test point to an oscilloscope must be done only through

a High-Voltage Differential Probe.

TABLE 1:

CABLE SETTINGS BASED ON APPLICATION NOTE

MCLV

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R11

R12

R13

R14

R15

Dual Shunt

ON

ON

x

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

x

OFF

OFF

AN1299

ON

ON

ON

x

x

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

x

x

MCHV

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R11

R12

R13

R14

R15

Dual Shunt

ON

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

AN1299

ON

ON

x

x

x

OFF

OFF

OFF

x

x

x

MCLV & MCHV

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R11

R12

R13

R14

R15

AN1160

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

ON

AN1017

ON

ON

x

x

x

OFF

OFF

OFF

x

x

x

MCSM

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R11

R12

R13

R14

R15

AN1307

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

Legend:

Dual Shunt = AN1078, AN1162, AN1292, and AN1206; x = don't care