DC MOTOR 11 CLICK
PID: MIKROE-3649
Weight: 20 g
DC Motor 11 Click is a brushed DC motor driver with the current limiting and current sensing. It
is based on the DRV8830, an integrated H-Bridge driver IC, optimized for motor driving
applications. It can be operated by two logic signals, allowing to drive the connected motor in
two different ways: it can use fixed logic levels for the direction control, or it can be controlled by
a PWM signal, offering an additional speed control option. The DRV8830 also contains a set of
protection features, offering a very high level of reliability. Besides driving capabilities, DC Motor
11 click can also sense current consumption at its output.
DC Motor 11 click is supported by a mikroSDK compliant library, which includes functions that
simplify software development. This Click board™ comes as a fully tested product, ready to be
used on a system equipped with the mikroBUS™ socket.
This Click board™ is optimized for driving brushed DC motors. it integrates an efficient H-Bridge
with very low ON resistance of approximately 500mΩ through each branch. An integrated sleep
mode is activated when both logic inputs are at a LOW logic level for longer than 1ms, reducing
the overall power consumption. A dedicated, high-precision current sensing amplifier IC is used
to sense the current through motor coils, allowing the host MCU to perform current monitoring at
all times. DC Motor 11 click is perfectly suited for rapid development of various DC motor driving
applications, including home appliances, printers, industrial equipment, mechatronic
applications, etc.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
DC Motor 11 click is designed around the DRV8830, a Low-Voltage Motor Driver With
Serial Interface, by Texas Instruments. This IC is actually an integrated H-Bridge driver
with the current regulation circuit that allows limiting the current through the connected
load, with just a single resistor. A very low ON resistance through the H-Bridge reduces
the overall power dissipation, while an advanced control circuit injects dead-time
intervals, whenever the outputs change their state, preventing current shoot-throughs.
The DRV8830 integrates a set of protection features, including undervoltage,
overcurrent, and overtemperature protection. Each of these events will cause the HBridge MOSFETs to be disabled. After a fault condition has been removed, the device
will continue its operation.
The DRV8830 includes an internal reference voltage that is connected to a DAC. This
DAC generates a voltage which is used to set the PWM regulated output voltage, and
therefore speed and direction of the motor rotation. The DAC is controlled by the VSET
bits from the I2C interface. For the detailed commands for desired output voltages, refer
to DRV8830 datasheet.
DC Motor 11 click uses I2C interface to communicate with the main MCU, as well as
fault pin (FLT), which is routed to the INT pin of the mikroBUS™ socket. I2C address
can be selected using an additional SMD jumpers (JP1 and JP2), labeled as ADDR
SEL, determining the least significant bits of the DRV8830 slave I2C address.
Although the DRV8830 supports up to 1A Maximum DC/RMS or Peak Drive Current
Current through the connected load, it is limited to maximum 0.6A. Higher current will
cause the overcurrent protection to be activated. Peak current through the motor is
limited to about 1A, ensuring reliable spin-up while preventing the overcurrent protection
to be activated, even if a large load torque is applied. Although there is a very low
resistance across the H-Bridge, the current should be monitored to prevent excessive
heating in situations where the load is reasonably high.
The Click board™ can operate with 3.3V MCUs only, it is set to work over the I2C by
default, and it is already equipped with the pull-up resistors. It is ready to be used as
soon as it is inserted into a mikroBUS™ socket of the development system.
SPECIFICATIONS
Type
Brushed
PINOUT DIAGRAM
This table shows how the pinout on DC Motor 11 click corresponds to the pinout on the
mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
Notes
Power supply
Ground
Pin
Pin
Notes
NC
1
AN
PWM
16
NC
NC
2
RST
INT
15
FLT
NC
3
CS
RX
14
NC
NC
4
SCK
TX
13
NC
NC
5
MISO
SCL
12
SCL
I2C Clock
NC
6
MOSI
SDA
11
SDA
I2C Data
3V
7
3.3V
5V
10
NC
GND
8
GND
GND
9
GND
Fault Output
Ground
ONBOARD SETTINGS AND INDICATORS
Label
Name
Default
Description
LD1
PWR
-
Power LED Indicator
TB1
POWER
-
External PSU connector
TB2
MOTOR
-
DC Motor connector
JP1,JP2
ADDR SEL
Left
I2C address LSB selection: left position 0, right
position 1
DC MOTOR 11 CLICK ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Description
Input voltage
Current through the load
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
2.75
6.8
V
0
1
A
SOFTWARE SUPPORT
We provide a library for the DCMotor11 click on our LibStock page, as well as a demo
application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run
on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Library Description
The library contains all the necessary functions for full DC motor control.
Key functions:
•
•
•
void dcmotor11_control(uint8_t dir, uint8_t speed) - Motor Control.
void dcmotor11_stop() - Motor Stop.
uint8_t dcmotor11_getFault() - Get Fault.
Examples description
The application is composed of three sections :
•
System Initialization - Initialzes I2C module and sets INT pin as INPUT
•
Application Initialization - Initialization driver init and sets first motor settings.
•
Application Task - Waits for valid user input and executes functions based on set of valid
commands.
•
Commands : '+' - Voltage (Speed) up '-' - Voltage (Speed) down 's' - Motor State - Stop/Start 'd' Direction - Forword/Backword
void applicationTask()
{
uint8_t dataReady_;
char receivedData_;
dataReady_ = UART_Rdy_Ptr( );
if (dataReady_ != 0)
{
receivedData_ = UART_Rd_Ptr( );
switch (receivedData_)
{
case '+' :
{
/* Speed increase */
motorSpeed += 4;
if(motorSpeed >= _DCMOTOR11_VSET_4820mV)
{
mikrobus_logWrite("---- MAX SPEED ----", _LOG_LINE);
motorSpeed = _DCMOTOR11_VSET_4820mV;
dcmotor11_control(motorDir, motorSpeed);
}
else
{
mikrobus_logWrite("---- Speed increase ----", _LOG_TEXT);
mikrobus_logWrite(" MOTOR SPEED: ", _LOG_TEXT);
IntToStr(motorSpeed, demoText);
mikrobus_logWrite(demoText, _LOG_LINE);
dcmotor11_control(motorDir, motorSpeed);
}
break;
}
case '-' :
{
/* Speed decrease */
motorSpeed -= 4;
if( motorSpeed < _DCMOTOR11_VSET_480mV )
{
mikrobus_logWrite("---- MIN SPEED ----", _LOG_LINE);
motorSpeed = _DCMOTOR11_VSET_480mV;
}
else
{
mikrobus_logWrite("---- Speed decrease ----", _LOG_TEXT);
mikrobus_logWrite(" MOTOR SPEED: ", _LOG_TEXT);
IntToStr(motorSpeed, demoText);
mikrobus_logWrite(demoText, _LOG_LINE);
dcmotor11_control(motorDir, motorSpeed);
}
break;
}
case 's' :
{
/* Stop / Start */
if(fMotorState == 1)
{
mikrobus_logWrite("---- Stop Motor!!! ----", _LOG_LINE);
fMotorState = 0;
dcmotor11_stop();
}
else
{
mikrobus_logWrite("---- Start Motor ----", _LOG_LINE);
fMotorState = 1;
motorSpeed = _DCMOTOR11_VSET_480mV;
dcmotor11_control(motorDir, motorSpeed);
}
break;
}
case 'd' :
{
/* Direction - Forward / Backword */
if(motorDir == 2)
{
mikrobus_logWrite("---- Direction - [FORWARD] ----", _LOG_LINE);
motorDir = 1;
dcmotor11_control(motorDir, motorSpeed);
}
else
{
mikrobus_logWrite("---- Direction - [BACKWARD] ----", _LOG_LINE);
motorDir = 2;
dcmotor11_control(motorDir, motorSpeed);
}
break;
}
}
}
}
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be found on our LibStock page.
Other mikroE Libraries used in the example:
•
I2C
•
UART
•
Conversions
Additional notes and informations
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART
click, USB UART 2 click or RS232 click to connect to your PC, for development systems
with no UART to USB interface available on the board. The terminal available in all
MikroElektronika compilers, or any other terminal application of your choice, can be
used to read the message.
MIKROSDK
This Click board™ is supported with mikroSDK - MikroElektronika Software
Development Kit. To ensure proper operation of mikroSDK compliant Click board™
demo applications, mikroSDK should be downloaded from the LibStock and installed for
the compiler you are using.
For more information about mikroSDK, visit the official page.
RESOURCES
mikroBUS™ Standard specification
LibStock: mikroSDK
Click board catalog
DOWNLOAD
DC Motor 11 click example on Libstock
DC Motor 11 click 2D and 3D files
DRV8830 Datasheet
DC Motor 11 click schematic
https://www.mikroe.com/dc-motor-11-click/7-29-19