Embedded: Brushless Motor Control Developer's Kit Speeds Application Creation

March 16, 2006

The MC73110 Brushless Motor Control IC Developer's Kit is built around the company's MC73110 controller. It operates in internal profile, velocity, or torque mode. Also, it delivers six-step and sinusoidal commutation, analog or digital command input, velocity profile generation, and six-signal symmetric pulse waveform generation. The development board can handle a three-phase brushless motor at up to 10 A with input analog or digital command signals. It requires a single-voltage high-power input. The system uses the company's C-Motion application programming interface. Pricing starts at $495.

Performance Motion Devices
www.pmdcorp.com

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