MDL-BDC24: 40A, 12 ~ 24V, BDC Motor Driver

The RDK-BDC24 is a Stellaris reference design for speed control of 12 V and 24 V brushed DC motors at up to 40 A continuous current. Features include high-performance CAN and RS232 networking as well as a rich set of control options and sensor interfaces, such as analog and quadrature encoder interfaces.

High-frequency PWM enables the DC motor to run smoothly and quietly over a wide speed range. The MDL-BDC24 uses highly optimized software and a powerful 32-bit Stellaris LM3S2616 microcontroller to implement open-loop speed control as well as closed-loop control of speed, position, or motor current.

The Reference Design Kit (RDK-BDC24) contains an MDL-BDC24 motor control module as well as additional hardware and software for evaluating RS232 communication. After evaluating the RDK-BDC24, users may choose to either customize parts of the hardware and software design or use the MDL-BDC24 without modification.