Products Kits Reference Design Kits Brushed DC Motor RDK Luminary Micro’s Stellaris Brushed DC Motor Control Module with CAN (RDK-BDC) offers a variable speed control for 12 V brushed DC motors at up to 40 A continuous current. The motor control module includes high performance Controller Area Network (CAN) connectivity and a rich set of control options and sensor interfaces, including analog and quadrature encoder interfaces. The high-frequency PWM on the BDC module enables DC motors to run smoothly and quietly over a wide speed range. The module uses highly optimized software and a powerful 32-bit Stellaris microcontroller to implement open-loop speed control as well as closed-loop control of speed, position, or motor current.
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The Stellaris MDL-BDC is powered by the Stellaris LM3S2616 microcontroller, featuring CAN and advanced motion control capabilities. While the LM3S2616 offers 128 KB of integrated single-cycle Flash memory, the preprogrammed factory source code that ships with the MDL-BDC compiles to less than 16 KB. The LM3S2616 microcontroller's robust combination of features, along with the efficient and deterministic performance of the ARM® Cortex™-M3 core, positions the modules into a wide variety of consumer and industrial applications, including factory automation devices and systems, mobile robots, household appliances, pumping and ventilation systems, and electric wheelchairs and mobility devices.
Kit Contents
The RDK ships with the MDL-BDC motor control module, a Brushed DC Motor, BDC CAN console, power supply, cables and software.
Kit Software and Documentation
Board Documentation and Schematics
| title | Description | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| BD-BDC-DS-02 | Datasheet for Brushed DC Motor Control Module | 02/09/10 | download |
| RDK-BDC-UM-05 | Brushed DC Motor Control Module and RDK User's Manual | 01/19/10 | download |
| RMF-BDC-RDK-1.3 | BDC RDK README FIrst | 01/19/10 | download | RDK-BDC Design Package-00 | Brushed DC Motor Module and RDK Design Package Rev B | 11/10/08 | download |
Software Updates
| title | Description | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| SW-RDK-BDC-5727 | RDK-BDC Firmware Development Package | 03/02/10 | download |
| RDK-BDC-CD-534 | RDK-BDC Kit CD | 01/20/10 | download |
Ordering Part Numbers and Information
Ordering Information
| Ordering Part Number | Description |
|---|---|
| RDK-BDC | Stellaris Brushed DC Motor Control Reference Design Kit |
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>>>IMPORTANT:
The RDK-BDC has been upgraded to the RDK-BDC24
Features
The RDK-BDC includes the following product features:
- Mabuchi RS-555PH-3255 Brushed DC Motor (rated 5000 RPM, 12 V, 3 A)
- Universal input wall power supply
- BDC CAN console based on EK-LM3S2965 Evaluation Kit
- CAN cable and terminator
- USB cable
- Adapter cable for ARM JTAG/SWD fine-pitch header
- Ribbon cable for ARM JTAG/SWD
- Quiet control of brushed DC motors
- 15 kHz PWM frequency
- Two options for Speed control
- Industry-standard R-C servo type (PWM) interface
- Controller Area Network (CAN) interface
- CAN communication
- Full configurability of module options
- Real-time monitoring of current, voltage, speed, and other parameters
- Load firmware over CAN
- Motor brake/coast selector
- Limit switch inputs for forward and reverse directions
- Reference design kit CD
- Complete documentation, including Quickstart and user’s guides
- Luminary Micro Flash Programmer utility for firmware updates
- Complete source code, schematics, and PCB Gerber files
