MCUXpresso SDK for Motor Control

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The MCUXpresso SDK includes multiple example projects with motor control. The example description document and link to MCUXpresso SDK Builder for corresponding SDK package is available in the product catalog table on this page.

The Motor Control middleware provides application examples for following motor types:

PMSM (permanent magnet synchronous motors) - field-oriented (sinusoidal) control
BLDC (brushless DC) motors - field-oriented (sinusoidal) or six-step (trapezoidal) control
ACIM (AC induction motor) - field-oriented (sinusoidal) control

User Guide

Software Details

Diagram

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3-Phase Brushless DC Motor Control Block Diagram

3-Phase PMSM Sensorless Control Block Diagram

3-Phase PMSM Sensorless Control on Kinetis KVx Block Diagram

3-Phase AC Induction Motor Control Block Diagram

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Features

Works with FreeMASTER run-time debugging tool
MCAT (motor control application tuning) plugin for online motor tuning
MCUXpresso Config Tool support (motor control initialization)
Sensorless control based on back-EMF observer
Control loops – current, speed and position
Position sensor support – encoder, Hall sensors
Servo control

Product Catalog

MCU Core	Motor Type	Supported Device	Board Example (SDK version)	Documentation
Arm^® Cortex^® M0+	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	KV1x	FRDM-KV11Z (2.13.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV11) (rev1)
			HVP-KV11Z (2.11.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV11) (rev0)
			TWR-KV11Z (2.7.0)	PMSM Control Demo User Guide (rev5) (available also in updated MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev1))
		KE1xZ	FRDM-KE15Z (2.9.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev2)
			FRDM-KE16Z (2.9.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev2)
			FRDM-KE17Z (2.14.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors (KE17Z) (rev1)
		LPC86x	LPCXpresso860MAX (2.15.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors (LPC860) (rev2)
	PMSM/BLDC with Safety (IEC60730 Class B)	KV1x	HVP-KV11Z (2.9.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control with IEC60730 Safety
	BLDC (Trapezoidal)	KV1x	FRDM-KV11Z (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
			HVP-KV11Z (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
			TWR-KV11Z (2.7.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev4)
		KE1xZ	FRDM-KE15Z (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
		KE1xZ	FRDM-KE16Z (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
Arm Cortex M33	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	LPC55S6x	LPC-55S69 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (LPC) (rev0)
		LPC55S3x	LPC-55S36 (2.16.0)	PMSMLPC55S36EVK MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		MCX N23x	FRDM-MCXN236 (2.14.0)	Documentation is available in the SDK package.
		MCX N94x	MCX-N9XX-EVK (2.14.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors ( PMSMMCXN9XXEVK rev0)
		MCX N94x	FRDM-MCXN947 (2.16.0)	PMSMFRDMMCXN947 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		MCX A1xx	FRDM-MCXA153 (2.16.0)	PMSMFRDMMCXA153 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package Motors.
		MCX A1xx	FRDM-MCXA156 (2.16.0)	Documentation is available in the SDK package
Arm Cortex M4	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	KV3x	FRDM-KV31F (2.11.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV31) (rev0)
			TWR-KV31F (2.7.0)	PMSM Control Demo User Guide (rev5) (available also in updated MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev1))
			HVP-KV31F (2.13.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV31) (rev2)
		KV4x	TWR-KV46F (2.8.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control(KV) (rev1)
		KV4x	HVP-KV46F (2.8.0)
		KE1xF	TWR-KE18F (2.8.0)
		KE1xF	HVP-KE18F (2.8.0)
	PMSM/BLDC with Safety (IEC60730 Class B)	KV3x	HVP-KV31F (2.9.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control with IEC60730 Safety
	BLDC (Trapezoidal)	KV3x	FRDM-KV31F (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
			TWR-KV31F (2.7.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev4)
			HVP-KV31F (2.9.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev7)
		KV4x	TWR-KV46F (2.8.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev6)
		KV4x	HVP-KV46F (2.8.0)
		KE1xF	TWR-KE18F (2.8.0)
		KE1xF	HVP-KE18F (2.8.0)
	ACIM	KV3x	HVP-KV31F (2.13.0)	ACIM KV31 Demo
		KV4x	HVP-KV46F (2.8.0)	ACIM KV46 Demo
		KE1xF	HVP-KE18F (2.8.0)	ACIM KE18 Demo
Arm Cortex M7	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	KV5x	TWR-KV58F (2.8.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev1)
		KV5x	HVP-KV58F (2.8.0)	MCUXpresso SDK 3-Phase PMSM Control (KV) (rev1)
		i.MX RT1010	EVK-MIMXRT1010 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1010) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1020	EVK-MIMXRT1020 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1020) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1024	MIMXRT1024-EVK (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1024) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1040	MIMXRT1040-EVK (2.12.2)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1040) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1050	EVKB-IMXRT1050 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1050) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1060	EVK-MIMXRT1060 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1060) (rev0)
			MIMXRT1060-EVKB (2.15.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC (rev0)
			MIMXRT1060-EVKC (2.14.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1060C) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1064	EVK-MIMXRT1064 (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1064) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1160	MIMXRT1160-EVK (2.12.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1160) (rev0)
		i.MX RT1170	MIMXRT1170-EVK (2.13.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1170) (rev2)
		i.MX RT1170	MIMXRT1170-EVKB (2.16.0)	PMSMRT1170B MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		i.MX RT1180	MIMXRT1180-EVK (2.16.0)	PMSMRT1180 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
	BLDC (Trapezoidal)	KV5x	TWR-KV58F (2.8.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev6)
		KV5x	HVP-KV58F (2.8.0)	BLDC Control Demo User Guide (rev6)
		i.MX RT1170	MIMXRT1170-EVKB (2.16.0)	Documentation is available in the SDK package.
	ACIM	KV5x	HVP-KV58F (2.8.0)	ACIM KV58 Demo
56800EX (DSC 32-bit)	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	MC56F81xxx	MC56F81000-EVK (2.16.0)	PMSMMC56F81000EVK MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package Motors (rev0).
		MC56F81xxx	MC56F81868-EVK (2.14.0)	Documentation is available in the SDK package.
		MC56F82xxx	TWR-MC56F8200 (2.16.0)	PMSMTWR56F8200 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		MC56F83xxx	MC56F83000-EVK (2.16.0)	PMSMMC56F83000EVK MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
		MC56F84xxx	TWR-MC56F8400 (2.16.0)	PMSMTWR56F8400 MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.
56800EF DSP core	PMSM/BLDC (sinusoidal)	MC56F80xxx	MC56F80000-EVK (2.16.0)	MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F80000) (rev0); updated documentation available in the SDK package.

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MCUXpresso SDK - SDK Builder

EXTERNALRev 1.0Mar 2, 2017 13:05:00MCUXPRESSO-SDK

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MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2)[PMSMRT1170BUG2]

PDFJan 5, 2024Rev 2
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMMCXN9XXEVK]

PDFJan 5, 2024Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMRT1180]

PDFJan 5, 2024Rev 1
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMMC56F83000EVK]

PDFJan 5, 2024Rev 2
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMRT1060B]

PDFJan 5, 2024Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMLPC860MAX]

PDFJan 5, 2024Rev 2
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMMC56F81000EVK-R0]

PDFDec 21, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMFRDMMCXN947]

PDFDec 5, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMKE17Z512]

PDFNov 20, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMFRDMMCXA153]

PDFNov 1, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev1)[PMSMRT1170BUG]

PDFAug 1, 2023Rev 1
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors[PMSMLPC860UG]

PDFAug 1, 2023Rev 1
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KE17)[PMSMMKE17UG_rev0]

PDFAug 1, 2023Rev 1
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors[PMSMMCXN10UG]

PDFAug 1, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors[PMSMRT1180UG]

PDFAug 1, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMRT1060CUG]

PDFAug 1, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1170) (rev2)[PMSMRT1170-rev2]

PDFJul 31, 2023Rev 3
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F80000) (rev0)[PMSMMC56F80000EVK-rev0]

PDFJan 24, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV11) (rev1)[PMSMMKV11-REV1]

PDFJan 24, 2023Rev 1
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1040) (rev0)[PMSMRT1040-rev0]

PDFJan 24, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F82000) (rev0)[PMSMMC56F82000EVK-rev0]

PDFJan 24, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F83000) (rev0)[PMSMMC56F83000EVK-rev0]

PDFJan 24, 2023Rev 0
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV31) (rev2)[PMSMMKV31-rev2]

PDFJan 24, 2023Rev 2
MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F84000) (rev0)[PMSMMC56F84000EVK-rev0]

PDFJan 24, 2023Rev 0

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NXP^® FRDM Development Platform for Low-Voltage, 3-Phase PMSM Motor Control
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FRDM-MC-LVPMSM
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FRDM Development Board for MCX A144/5/6 A154/5/6 MCUs
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FRDM-MCXA156
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HVP-MC3PH
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Quad Motor Control Development Platform

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PMSM Sensorless FOC Using MCX A153

FOC-USING-MCXA

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MAYA-W2 EVK

Evaluation kits for MAYA-W2x1: Two external antennas - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 / IEEE 802.15.4 MAYA-W2x6: Single embedded antenna - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 / IEEE 802.15...

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Compact Wi-Fi 4 + Bluetooth 5.2 host-based multiradio modules 1 or 2 antenna pins, U.FL connectors, or embedded antenna MAYA-W160-00B, MAYA-W161-00B, MAYA-W166-00B, MAYA-...

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Super Compact and High-Performance WiFi 6 Connectivity Module SPB620 is a complete WiFi 6/Bluetooth 5 module with integrated EMC shield, ready for onboard integration in ...

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Motor Control Application Tuning (MCAT) Tool – PMSM Servo Tuning

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MCUXpresso SDK for Motor Control

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3-Phase Brushless DC Motor Control Block Diagram

3-Phase PMSM Sensorless Control Block Diagram

3-Phase AC Induction Motor Control Block Diagram

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MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev2)[PMSMRT1170BUG2]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMMCXN9XXEVK]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMRT1180]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMMC56F83000EVK]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMRT1060B]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMLPC860MAX]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMMC56F81000EVK-R0]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMFRDMMCXN947]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMKE17Z512]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMFRDMMCXA153]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (rev1)[PMSMRT1170BUG]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors[PMSMLPC860UG]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KE17)[PMSMMKE17UG_rev0]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors[PMSMMCXN10UG]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC motors[PMSMRT1180UG]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors[PMSMRT1060CUG]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1170) (rev2)[PMSMRT1170-rev2]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F80000) (rev0)[PMSMMC56F80000EVK-rev0]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV11) (rev1)[PMSMMKV11-REV1]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (i.MX RT1040) (rev0)[PMSMRT1040-rev0]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F82000) (rev0)[PMSMMC56F82000EVK-rev0]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F83000) (rev0)[PMSMMC56F83000EVK-rev0]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-Phase PMSM and BLDC Motors (KV31) (rev2)[PMSMMKV31-rev2]

MCUXpresso SDK Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of 3-PhasePMSM and BLDC motors (MC56F84000) (rev0)[PMSMMC56F84000EVK-rev0]

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