Even Beginners Can Start Sensorless Vector Control Within One Day

Sensorless vector control attracts attention by driving brushless DC (BLDC) motor (permanent magnet synchronous motor) at high efficiency and low cost.

This complicated control method is originally difficult to implement, yet with our easy-to-understand summarized procedure and tutorials, even beginners can start sensorless vector control within one day.

The Evaluation System for BLDC Motor is a solution kit for easily evaluating permanent magnet synchronous motors. When used in combination with a CPU card, various Renesas MCUs can control the motor. By using the Renesas Motor Workbench sample software and development support tool, evaluation and analysis can easily be performed, so you can start evaluation immediately after purchasing the kit.

• Evaluation System for BLDC Motor User's Manual (PDF | English, 日本語)
• RTK0EM0000B10020BJ Schematic (PDF)
• RTK0EM0000B10020BJ BOM LIST (PDF)
• CPU Card

• Control rotation speed of BLDC motor simply by turning on power and volume resistor on the board. ^*1
• Various sample software released on our website can be used for program writing.
• By connecting PC and board with USB, motor control parameter can be displayed real time on PC in an oscilloscope-like graphic form (increase debugging efficiency, shorten development period).
• Since it is possible to check operation while changing parameters, it is easy to evaluate and optimize the control algorithm using RSSK platform.
• Auto-tuning (both motor characterization and control parameters estimate) are achieved with simple steps.

^*1 There are two ways to rotate the motor with this kit- board switch and volume resistor operation & Renesas Motor Workbench. In the initial status when the kit was purchased, operation from the board is set as default program, and operation from Renesas Motor Workbench is the default of the sample programs published on our website. These operation methods can be switched. For more details, please refer to the sample program application notes.

Motor control contains various know-how and adjusting, debugging often requires a large number of man-hours and expenses. By using Renesas development support tool - Renesas Motor Workbench, these problems can be solved and excellent cost-to-performance ratio can be highly expected. 

Visualization increased debugging and evaluation efficiency!

• Writable variables & real time waveform display
• Display, trigger setting control parameters in an oscilloscope-like graphic form
• Action profile creation, analysis and manipulation are possible

Auto-adjust parameters for vector control with no specialized knowledge needed!

• Auto-extract motor parameters such as resistance and inductance, and control parameters such as PI gain by entering rated current and number of pole pairs of the motor and pressing Start button
• Immediate usage of output parameters for motor rotation and fine adjustment is possible. Final result can be output to header file

* Tuner feature is not applicable to RL78 family.

* Motor control development support tool is not applicable to RL78/G1G.

Implemented a GUI for more intuitive motor operation

• The command values can be set using a slider
• The command value profiles can be set
• Display of rotation speed, current value, etc. on the meter
• Switch for switching functions
• Waveform display of variable changes
• Display of various parameters

• PC software installation
• PC to board connection

• Introduction of what's included
• Board connection

• Connection of CPU card and E2 Emulator Lite
• Obtain sample software
• Build sample software in CS+
• Write the microcontroller program

* E2 Emulator or E2 Emulator Lite is required to write programs

Display motor control internal variables in an oscilloscope-like graphic form! 

• Display and rewrite microcontroller internal variables
• Real-time waveform display of microcontroller internal variables

Sensorless vector control is immediately possible with no know-how required! 

• Auto-adjust parameters for sensorless vector control
• Motor control using extracted parameters

Adjust motor control parameters by monitoring the motor’s behavior and internal variable waveform at the same time 

• Display waveforms of trigger set internal variables during motor start up
• Confirm reference speed value and motor rotation speed
• Change control parameters and control traceability and stability

Additional display of user-defined operation waveforms in the waveform-displayed variables!

• Displays waveforms with various operations on channel values
• Between channel operations and display of operation values only are also possible.

Supported operations: Delay, sine, cosine, tangent, inverse tangent, square root, power, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction

The system notifies you with a change in the rotating light color when a variable matches a user-defined condition (variable + threshold condition)!

• Multiple variables can be monitored.
• Multiple conditions can be set for one variable.
• Information that matches the conditions is displayed as a log on the list screen.

Easy switching of variables to display waveforms!

• Maintains a large amount of user-configured channel information
• Waveform display is switched ON/OFF in Check Box [Use].

User-defined aliases for variable names whose meaning is confusing!

• Change display of long or confusing variable names to aliases
• Switching can be set for each variable
• Japanese display also works

Multiple operations are just one click away!

• Finely detailed sequences can be created, such as simultaneous execution 
• Internal variables can be used to write values as they are read 

Register variable Write and interval for sequential operation!

• Perform sequential writes 
• Interval spacing can be set 
• Repeated (loop) processing is possible

Programmatically buffered data on waveform display!

• Buffered data can be displayed as a waveform
  Scale and offset settings are available

New function in RMW3.1

Spend less time reading manuals! Check the procedure for RMW function while using

• Display instructions for RMW functions such as User Button, Commander, Status Indicator and Tuner within RMW

New function in RMW3.1

Output the adjusted control parameters as a header file and easily reflect them in the program

• Output adjusted variables to header file as macro definitions
• Select a variable to be linked to a macro definition
• A new macro name can be added to the end of the file for output

New function in RMW3.1

Variable usage information can now be displayed on Control Windows

• Display usage information of variables by reading CSV files
• Usage information can be used when searching for variables

New function in RMW3.1

Simple servo control operation on GUI

• Inertia Estimation: Estimate the rotor + load inertia connected to the motor shaft
• Servo Turning: Parameter adjustment for position control and control frequency
• Return to Origin: Set the return to origin method and return speed
• Point to Point: Set the PTP (Point to Point) and operation checking

Makes it easy for anyone to drive and debug motors

• The intuitive operation allows anyone to easily control the motor speed and position
• Motor operation status is displayed by meter and waveform