IoT Development Kit (IDK) Example: BLDC Motor Driver Shield

This project will show you how to program the IoT Development Kit from ON Semiconductor by using built in example code. We will program the BLDC-GEVK which evaluates the LV8907, a high performance, sensor-less three-phase BLDC motor controller with integrated gate drivers for driving external N-MOSFETs.

First you will go to "Examples > Simple > BLDC Motor Control (LV8907)" (See Figure 1). After you load this example you might see an Indexing error (Figure 2). If so, Right-Click on the project header on the left and click "Index > Rebuild" (Figure 3).

Next, we will program the device. Plug in your USB A to MINI B cord (Figure 4) into the port on the BB-GEVK (Figure 5). Then open Device Manager and go to "Ports (COM & LPT)" and find the "USB Serial Port (COMx)" (Figure 6). Note what COM port it is in.

If your COM port is not recognized, please download and install drivers from FTDI website, since on the baseboard is located FT232: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm

This Project will also need the SMI24 Series Power Supply (Figure 7). Plug the SMI24 Power Supply into the black DC port (Red in Figure 8). Then Plug the black and red cord (Blue in Figure 7) into the port next to that (Blue in Figure 8) and the other side into the BLDC-GEVK (Blue in Figure 9). Connect the power cabling between the baseboard and the LED shield. (Yellow of Figure 9, Figure 10)

To program the device go to "Project > Build All" (Figure 11). Then select the Project Name in the Project Explorer and press the ON Button icon (Figure 12). It was then ask you to select which COM port to program to (Figure 13). Select the COM port found before.

Now a CMD Window will pop up tell you to "Please reset the board" (Figure 14). Select the button to the left of the LCD screen that says "RESET SW6" (Figure 15). The device will then begin to program.

Reset the board and You will see the demonstration sequence running for the BLDC motor on the console. (Figure 16). The BLDC motor will start spinning at the preset maximum speed and slow down to its preset minimum speed after some time. (Figure 17 & 18)