Advanced motor control techniques are increasingly used in consumer and industrial drives owing to the growing design focus on higher efficiency, better dynamic response and reduced audible noise. In order to enable rapid development of cost-effective designs, Infineon offers now a new 3-phase motor drive application kit.

The kit is built around the 8-bit XC886 MCU capable of running field oriented control (FOC) and CIPOS™ - an intelligent power module (IPM), which provides a high level of system integration. This combination offers excellent electrical performance at low costs and reduces board space requirements. The on-board switched mode power supply based on COOLSET™ enables quick start-up and evaluation.

The optimized motor control software as well as the digitally isolated real time monitoring tool makes the kit an easy-to-use reference platform. The power stage is capable of driving both permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) and induction motors (ACIM) with power rating of up to 750 W peak load.

The application kit enables hardware and software designers to shorten time-to-market for energy efficient motor control designs targeting excellent speed control, reduced noise and high system reliability.