Evaluation of the three-phase BLDC motor driver board STEVAL-SPIN3202: MC SDK installation and motor analyzer

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Evaluation of the three-phase BLDC motor driver board STEVAL-SPIN3202: MC SDK installation and motor analyzer [Copy link]

ST has also done a very good job in the BLDC motor development ecosystem, with a dedicated MC SDK. The development steps are: first use the MC SDK to configure the motor parameters, then use CubeMX to configure the MCU, and finally use a general compiler such as Keil to debug and download the software.

Download the X-CUBE-MCSDK-FUL_6.1.1 version software from the official website. The installation is also very simple. After clicking Next, double-click the desktop shortcut icon. The main interface is as follows:

Although this is my first time using MC SDK, I have learned some knowledge about motor development platforms in my previous experience with ST products, including attending ST online/offline seminars. For example, there is a motor analyzer in MC SDK, which can measure the electrical and mechanical parameters of the motor. In the MC WorkBench main menu toolbar, there is a submenu: Motor Profiler. Click to run:

In the pop-up window, click "Select boards" and search from beginning to end, but no STEVAL-SPIN3202 development board is found:

Let's try the "Detect boards" function, so connect the board and power it on:

Click "Detect boards". The system prompts that the onboard downloader needs to be upgraded through CubeProgrammer. Then go to the official website to download the CubeProgrammer software and install and run it. The system prompts that the onboard downloader debugger has been found:

After clicking the "Connect" menu on the right, it shows that the connection is successful:

Exit the connection and click the firmware upgrade button on the right. After the firmware upgrade is successful, it will be as shown below:

Return to the MP main interface again and click "Detect boards". The system prompts that MP does not support this MCU:

Later, I found this information in the official motor parameter measurement PPT:

Anyone who knows the reason is welcome to give me some advice. Why is F0 not supported by MP?

The attempt to directly measure the motor parameters through the official MP software failed, so I had to use other methods to achieve it. Fortunately, the MC Workbench software itself supports this development board:

The next step is to configure the motor related parameters through the New Project method:

火辣西米秀

This motor profiler is very practical, but the installation is a bit troublesome.

lkh747566933

Today I learned that ST has done a very good job in the development of BLDC motors. It even has a dedicated MC SDK.

freebsder

Thanks for sharing, looking forward to more reviews of this board. Planning to buy one.

小火苗

It turns out that ST also has a three-phase BLDC driver chip. The blogger has good experience.