In this e-book, 14 experts discuss motor control in modern applications. Engineers from ADI and other technology companies offer their perspectives on how ADI helps meet the growing demand for intelligent, high-performance motor solutions. ADI is a global leader in motor control and offers its customers a wide range of solutions, many of which are highlighted.
The ADI TMC8100 universal encoder bus controller, available from Mouser, acts as a peripheral interface block to send extracted and adjusted encoder position information to a microcontroller or motion controller in a motor control circuit via SPI or UART. The device offers a high degree of flexibility for implementing current protocols, customizing it, and performing future protocol extensions.
The TMC9660 combines an intelligent gate controller with a high-performance motion controller and servo drive. The device also integrates motion position feedback interfaces, digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a powerful and flexible power management unit (PMU), and programmable low-voltage turn-off (LDO) regulators. A pre-programmed 32-bit microcontroller is integrated for control and communication with an external processor via SPI or UART. The integration of the TMC9660's actuator and motor controller simplifies design and improves energy efficiency in compact applications.
The TMCM-1690-TMCL is a single-axis field-oriented control (FOC) servo gate driver module for brushless and three-phase DC motors. Universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) and controller area network (CAN) interfaces enable communication using the TMCL protocol. Position feedback can be provided by incremental encoders, digital Hall sensors, and absolute SPI encoders.
The TMC5240 motion controller and driver chip is an intelligent power component designed to interface between a CPU and a stepper motor. All the stepper motor logic is fully integrated into the TMC5240 without the need for software. The TMC5240 offers a wide range of unique enhancements achieved through the system-on-a-chip integration of the actuator and controller. Common applications include 3D printers, laboratory and factory automation, and antenna positioning, among others.
