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CY8CKIT-037 PSoC 4 Motor Control Evaluation Kit User Guide

User guide for the CY8CKIT-037 PSoC 4 Motor Control Evaluation Kit, supporting BLDC, PMSM, and stepper motor control with integrated H-bridge drivers and current sensing.

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Overview

This document provides comprehensive hardware and software details for the CY8CKIT-037 PSoC 4 Motor Control Evaluation Kit. Developed by Cypress (Infineon), the kit is designed to evaluate motor control applications including Brushless DC (BLDC), Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM), and Stepper motors. The hardware features dual H-bridge PWM drivers, phase current detection, BEMF sensing, and a Hall sensor interface. It includes a CY7C65213 USB-to-UART bridge for debugging and is designed to interface with the CY8CKIT-042 Pioneer Kit. The guide covers kit configuration, input protection, DC/DC switching regulation, and provides code examples for motor control algorithms.

Use Cases

  • Development of BLDC motor control systems
  • Evaluation of PMSM sensorless control algorithms
  • Stepper motor driver prototyping
  • Industrial motor drive design using PSoC 4
  • Testing phase current detection and BEMF sensing circuits

Topics

PSoC 4
Motor Control
BLDC
PMSM
Stepper Motor
CY8CKIT-037
CY7C65213
H-Bridge
Hall Sensor
BEMF
Infineon
Cypress Semiconductor

Referenced Parts

AD8601ARTZ-R2

Analog Devices

67 1 U7 IC OPAMP GP 8.4MHZ RRO SOT23-5 Analog Devices AD8601ARTZ-R2

UVZ1J331MPD

Nichicon

10 1 C11 CAP ALUM 330UF 63V 20% RADIAL Nichicon UVZ1J331MPD

UMK107AB7105KA-T

Taiyo Yuden

3 2 C4, C43 CAP CER 1UF 50V 10% X7R 0603 Taiyo Yuden UMK107AB7105KA-T

RC0603FR-07143KL

Yageo

39 1 R3 RES 143K OHM 1/10W 1% 0603 SMD Yageo RC0603FR-07143KL

RC0603FR-0718K2L

Yageo

40 1 R4 RES 18.2K OHM 1/10W 1% 0603 SMD Yageo RC0603FR-0718K2L

RC0603JR-0710KL

Yageo

56 1 R82 RES 10.0K OHM 1/10W 5% 0603 Yageo RC0603JR-0710KL

RC0603JR-072K4L

Yageo

47 1 R11 RES 2.4K OHM 1/10W 5% 0603 SMD Yageo RC0603JR-072K4L

RC0603JR-073K9L

Yageo

55 3 R76, R77, R78 RES 3.9K OHM 1/10W 5% 0603 SMD Yageo RC0603JR-073K9L

BLY172S-24V-4000

Anaheim Automation

BLDC motor (BLY172S-24V-4000) with sinusoidal back electromotive force

CY7C65213

Cypress Semiconductor

Installing the Driver for CY7C65213 USB-to-UART Bridge Controller

SOT23-5

Analog Devices

67 1 U7 IC OPAMP GP 8.4MHZ RRO SOT23-5 Analog Devices AD8601ARTZ-R2

12V

Panasonic

61 2 SW1, SW2 SWITCH TACTILE SPST-NO 0.05A 12V Panasonic

8-SOIC

Rohm

65 1 U2 IC COMPARATOR DUAL 0.8MA 8-SOIC Rohm