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NXP Quad Motor-Control Development Platform Hardware Overview (AN12659)

Hardware overview of the NXP quad motor-control development platform using the i.MX RT1050 to drive up to four PMSM or BLDC motors for industrial applications.

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Overview

This application note provides a hardware overview of the NXP quad motor-control development platform, a modular system designed for multi-motor applications. The platform is powered by the i.MX RT1050 crossover processor, featuring an Arm Cortex-M7 core capable of controlling up to four motors simultaneously. The architecture consists of three main components: a daughter board containing the MCU and memory interfaces, a digital board for prototyping and communication headers, and a power stage board for PMSM or BLDC motor drive. The document details power management, LED indicators, reset configurations, and external memory options including HyperFlash and SD cards.

Use Cases

  • Multi-axis motor control systems
  • Industrial automation and robotics
  • Centralized motor-control prototyping
  • Industrial HMI with integrated motor control

Topics

NXP i.MX RT1050
motor control
PMSM
BLDC
quad motor
FlexPWM
industrial automation
Cortex-M7
development platform

Referenced Parts

ADM2484

Analog Devices

The footprint is designed for ADM2484 RS-485 transceiver, but this component is not placed by default.

NCV7351FD13R2G

Onsemi

The footprint is designed for NCV7351FD13R2G CAN transceiver, but this component is not placed by default.

i.MX RT1050

NXP

The daughter board embeds an i.MX RT1050 crossover processor and is the core of this motor-control reference design.

SE050

NXP

user interfaces (e.g. LCD), security hardware (e.g. EdgeLockTM SE050) and the connectors to control four motor devices