Geeky Gadgets

Arduino High Power H-Bridge Motor Shield (video)

Arduino enthusiasts may be interested in a new piece of Arduino motor Shield created by Richard Willmott based in the UK, which launched this week via Kickstarter with the aim of raising the £5,000 ...
EDN

Motor Control Innovation: EEWeb Design Contest with Arduino Portenta and Altium Designer

The EEWeb Design Contest First Edition sponsored by Arduino and Altium is now open for submissions. This inaugural contest challenges hardware design enthusiasts from all over the world to develop an ...
EDN

RD56F801XBLDCHS: 3-Phase BLDC Motor Control with Hall Sensor Using 56F801X Digital Signal Controllers

This Reference Design describes the design of a 3-phase BLDC (Brushless DC) motor drive, which supports Freescale's 56F801X Digital Signal Controllers, dedicated motor control devices. The ...
Electronic Design

Field-Oriented Motor Control

With the new InstaSPIN™-FOC (field-oriented-control) solution from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) designers can identify, tune and fully control (through variable speeds and loads) any type of ...
Electronic Design

Self Profiling, Sensorless, FOC System Revolutionizes Motor Control

There are definitely some hefty words in the title but Texas Instruments (TI) has brought something new to the motor control table with its InstaSpin-FOC (field-oriented-control) solution. It is a ...