It is also the first in the world to combine these features with a 1.5A peak phase current for 180-degree sinusoidal control of a wide variety of brushless three-phase DC motor and fan applications. This integration reduces cost and printed circuit board footprint, while its high sinusoidal control performance provides high efficiency, low noise, and low mechanical vibration, resulting in energy savings and quiet operation. Furthermore, the MCP8063 incorporates safety features such as thermal shutdown, overcurrent limiting, and lockout protection.
Designers of numerous motor applications in markets such as automotive, IT, industrial, and household appliances face increasing regulatory and consumer demands for continuous reductions in cost, space, noise, and energy consumption, as well as increased performance and safety. The MCP8063 motor controller's integrated functions address these challenges cost-effectively and can operate over a wide temperature range of -40 to +125 °C. It can also perform sensorless control of brushless DC motors, eliminating the cost and space of a Hall effect sensor.
The MCP8063 is a compact, high-performance motor driver that offers high current and a wide temperature range to provide a complete single-chip solution for a wide variety of brushless three-phase DC applications at attractive prices.
The MCP8063 motor driver operates independently or in conjunction with Microchip's extensive portfolio of PIC® microcontrollers and dsPIC® digital signal controllers. This provides a high degree of flexibility for everything from single-voltage control to closed-loop motor speed control using high-performance algorithms such as sensorless sinusoidal control.
For development using the new MCP8063 motor driver, Microchip has also announced the MCP8063 12V Three-Phase Brushless DC Motor Sensorless Fan Driver Demo Kit (ADM00575), now available for $49.99. This tool comes with an easy-to-configure graphical user interface. Microchip also supports its motor control catalogs with a full range of development solutions, including firmware, algorithms, application notes, development tools, evaluation boards, and reference designs. To access these design resources, visit Microchip’s Motor Control and Drive Design Center at microchip.com/get/BTNR.
The MCP8063 motor controller is now available as samples and for volume production.
