An1914 PDF

Freescale Semiconductor AN1914
Rev. 1, 11/2005
Application Note
3-Phase BLDC Motor Contents

Control with Sensorless 1. Introduction .............................................1
Back EMF Zero Crossing 2. DSC Advantages and Features ...............2

3. Target Motor Theory ..............................4
Detection Using 56F80x 4. System Design Concept ........................12
Design of 3-Phase BLDC Motor Control
5. Control Technique ................................16
Application Based on the Software Development
Kit 6. Hardware............................................... 29
Libor Prokop, 7. SW Design ............................................33

Leos Chalupa
8. SDK Implementation ............................46
1. Introduction 9. PC Master Software.............................. 48

This Application Note describes the design of a 3-phase
10. Controller Usage .................................48
sensorless BLDC motor drive with Back-EMF Zero Crossing. It
is based on Freescale’s 56F80x family dedicated for motor
11. Setting of SW parameters for other
control applications.
motor kits .........................................49
The concept of the application is that of a speed-closed loop drive
using Back-EMF Zero Crossing technique for position detection. 12. References ...........................................54
It serves as an example of a sensorless BLDC motor control
system using a Digital Signal Controller (DSC) and SDK support.
It also illustrates the usage of dedicated motor control on chip
peripherals, software drivers and software libraries that are
included in the SDK.
This Application Note includes a description of the controller
features, basic BLDC motor theory, system design concept,
hardware implementation and software design including the PC
master software visualization tool.
Today more and more variable speed drives are designed into
appliance products to increase product performance and system
efficiency. The low dynamic drive, whereby the load or speed is
changed quite slowly in comparison with the system mechanical
time constant, is a solution for many common appliance
applications because simple algorithms can perform the control
tasks. Moreover, the necessary computing power can be
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DSC Advantages and Features
minimized by using dedicated on chip peripheral modules (such as A/D converter, dedicated PWM outputs,
input capture and output compare functions).
Three phase Brushless DC (BLDC) motors are good candidates because of their high efficiency capability and
easy to drive features. The disadvantage of this kind of motor is the fact that commutation of motor phases
relies on its rotor position. Although the rotor position is usually sensed by sensors, there are applications that
require sensorless control. Benefits of the sensorless solution are elimination of the position sensor and its
connections between the control unit and the motor.
The sensorless rotor position technique detects the zero crossing points of Back-EMF induced in the motor
windings. The phase Back-EMF Zero Crossing points are sensed while one of the three phase windings is not
powered. The obtained information is processed in order to commutate energized phase pair and control the
phase voltage, using Pulse Width Modulation.
This application note provides a fundamental mathematical method for modelling, torque calculation and
control concept of the presented drive. The drive was developed in order to address simple applications (e.g.
pumps, compressors, fans...) within certain ranges of speed and load. Results from simulation show the drive
behavior at different working conditions and better explain the drive strategy.
2. DSC Advantages and Features

The Freescale 56F80x family is well suited for digital motor control, combining the DSP’s calculation
capability with MCU’s controller features on a single chip. These devices offer many dedicated peripherals
like a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) module, Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), Timers, communication
peripherals (SCI, SPI, CAN), on-chip Flash and RAM. Generally, all family members are well suited for motor
control application.
The 56F805 device provides the following peripheral blocks:
• Two Pulse Width Modulator modules (PWMA & PWMB), each with six PWM outputs, three Current
Status inputs, and four Fault inputs, fault tolerant design with deadtime insertion, supports both
Center- and Edge- aligned modes
• Two twelve-bit, Analog-to-Digital Convertors (ADCs) that support simultaneous conversions with
dual 4-pin multiplexed inputs. ADC can be synchronized by PWM modules
• Two Quadrature Decoders (Quad Dec0 & Quad Dec1), each with four inputs, or, alternatively, two
additional Quad Timers (A & B)
• Two dedicated General Purpose Quad Timers totalling 6 pins: Timer C with 2 pins and Timer D with 4
pins
• CAN 2.0 A/B Module with 2-pin ports used to transmit and receive
• Two Serial Communication Interfaces (SCI0 & SCI1), each with two pins, or four additional GPIO
lines
• Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), with configurable 4-pin port, or four additional GPIO lines
• Computer Operating Properly (COP) timer
• Two dedicated external interrupt pins
• Fourteen dedicated General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins, 18 multiplexed GPIO pins
• External reset pin for hardware reset
• External reset output pin for system reset
• JTAG/On-Chip Emulation (OnCE)
• Software-programmable, Phase Lock Loop-based frequency synthesizer for the core clock
3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

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Preliminary
Table 2-1. Memory Configuration
56F801 56F803 56F805 56F807
Program Flash 8188 x 16-bit 32252 x 16-bit 32252 x 16-bit 61436 x 16-bit
Data Flash 2K x 16-bit 4K x 16-bit 4K x 16-bit 8K x 16-bit
Program RAM 1K x 16-bit 512 x 16-bit 512 x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit
Data RAM 1K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit 4K x 16-bit
Boot Flash 2K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit
The BLDC motor control greatly benefits from the flexible PWM module, fast ADC and Quadrature Timer
module. The PWM offers flexibility in its configuration, enabling efficient control of the BLDC motor.
The PWM block has the following features:
• Three complementary PWM signal pairs, or six independent PWM signals
• Features of complementary channel operation
• Deadtime insertion
• Separate top and bottom pulse width correction via current status inputs or software
• Separate top and bottom polarity control
• Edge-aligned or center-aligned PWM signals
• 15-bits of resolution
• Half-cycle reload capability
• Integral reload rates from one to 16
• Individual software-controlled PWM output
• Programmable fault protection
• Polarity control
• 20-mA current sink capability on each PWM pin
• Write-protectable registers
The PWM module is capable of providing the six PWM signals with bipolar switching (the diagonal power
switches are driven by the same signal) and six-step BLDC commutation control where one motor phase is left
unpowered so the Back EMF can be detected. The PWM duty cycle can be set asynchronously to the
commutation of the motor phases using the channel swap feature.
The Quadrature Timer feature set is as follows:
• Four channels, independently programmable as input capture or output compare
• Each channel has its own timebase source
• Each of four channels can use any of four timer inputs
• Rising edge, falling edge, or both edges input capture trigger
• Set, clear, or toggle output capture action
• Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) signal generation
• Programmable clock sources and frequencies, including external clock

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Preliminary
Target Motor Theory
The Quadrature Timer provides the capability to precisely control the key sensorless BLDC events by
providing the time base for zero crossing events and the output compare function for scheduling the
commutation events.
Dual Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) modules—four inputs on each has the following feature set:
• Eight total analog inputs
• 12-bit range
• Monotonic over entire range with no missing codes
• First channel on each ADC can be swapped with the alternate ADC
• Can perform two simultaneous analog-to-digital conversions
• Conversion time = 1.25 us
• Contains programmable zero offset register
• Generates interrupt on completion of conversion
• Optional conversion interrupt is asserted when the analog voltage level exceeds, or
• falls below, the value contained in the zero offset register
• Output is in two’s complement or unsigned formats
The Analog-to-Digital Converter is utilized to measure DC-bus voltage, DC-Bus current and the power module
temperature. Its Hi/Lo level detection capability provides automatic detection of the over/under-voltage,
over-current and over temperature protection (serviced in associated ISR).
3. Target Motor Theory

3.1 BLDC Motor Targeted by This Application
The Brushless DC motor (BLDC motor) is also referred to as an electronically commuted motor. There are no
brushes on the rotor and the commutation is performed electronically at certain rotor positions. The stator
magnetic circuit is usually made from magnetic steel sheets. The stator phase windings are inserted in the slots
(distributed winding) as shown in Figure 3-1 or it can be wound as one coil on the magnetic pole. The
magnetization of the permanent magnets and their displacement on the rotor are chosen such a way that the
Back-EMF (the voltage induced into the stator winding due to rotor movement) shape is trapezoidal. This
allows the three phase voltage system (see Figure 3-2), with a rectangular shape, to be used to create a
rotational field with low torque ripples.

Preliminary
BLDC Motor Targeted by This Application
Stator
Stator winding
(in slots)
Shaft
Rotor
Air gap
Permanent magnets
Figure 3-1. BLDC Motor - Cross Section
The motor can have more then just one pole-pair per phase. This defines the ratio between the electrical
revolution and the mechanical revolution. The BLDC motor shown has three pole-pairs per phase which
represent three electrical revolutions per one mechanical revolution.
The rectangular, easy to create, shape of applied voltage ensures the simplicity of control and drive. But the
rotor position must be known at certain angles in order to align the applied voltage with the Back-EMF. The
alignment between Back-EMF and commutation events is very important. In this condition the motor behaves
as a DC motor and runs at the best working point. Thus simplicity of control and good performance make this
motor a natural choice for low-cost and high-efficiency applications.
electrical
angle
Figure 3-2. Three Phase Voltage System
Figure 3-3 shows number of waveforms: the magnetic flux linkage, the phase Back-EMF voltage and the
phase-to-phase Back-EMF voltage. The magnetic flux linkage can be measured; however in this case it was
calculated by integrating the phase Back-EMF voltage, which was measured on the non-fed motor terminals of
the BLDC motor. As can be seen, the shape of the Back-EMF is approximately trapezoidal and the amplitude
is a function of the actual speed. During the speed reversal the amplitude is changed its sign and the phase
sequence change too.

Preliminary
Target Motor Theory
The filled areas in the tops of the phase Back-EMF voltage waveforms indicate the intervals where the
particular phase power stage commutations occur. As can be seen, the power switches are cyclically
commutated through the six steps. The crossing points of the phase Back-EMF voltages represent the natural
commutation points. In normal operation the commutation is performed here. Some control techniques
advance the commutation by a defined angle in order to control the drive above the PWM voltage control.
Phase Magnetic Flux Linkage
Ps i_ A
Ps i_ B
Ps i_ C
Ph. A Ph. B Ph. C
Ph. A Phase Back EMF Ui_ A

Ui_ B
A to p B to p C to p
Ph. B Ui_ C
Ph. C Speed reversal
C b ot Ab ot Bbot “Natural” commutation point

Acting power switch in the power stage
Phase-Phase Back EMF Ui_ A B
A-B Ui_ B C
Ui_ CA
B-C
C-A
Figure 3-3. BLDC Motor - Back EMF and Magnetic Flux
3.2 3-Phase BLDC Power Stage

The voltage for 3-phase BLDC motor is provided by a 3-phase power stage controlled by a DSC. The PWM
module is usually implemented on a DSC to create desired control signals.
A device with BLDC motor and power stage is shown in Figure 3-3.

Preliminary
Power Stage - Motor System Model
3.3 Why Sensorless Control?

As explained in the previous section, the rotor position must be known in order to drive a Brushless DC motor.
If any sensors are used to detect rotor position, then sensed information must be transferred to a control unit
(see Figure 3-4). Therefore additional connections to the motor are necessary. This may not be acceptable for
some applications. There are at least two reasons why you might want to eliminate the position sensors:
• Inability to make additional connections between position sensors and the control unit
• Cost of the position sensors and wiring
~ Position
AC Line Voltage Power Stage M Sensors
LOAD
=
Control Signals
Speed Position
Setting Feedback
Control Unit
Figure 3-4. Classical System
3.4 Power Stage - Motor System Model

In order to explain and simulate the idea of Back-EMF sensing techniques a simplified mathematical model
based on the basic circuit topology (see Figure 3-5) has been created.

Preliminary
Target Motor Theory
Figure 3-5. Power Stage - Motor Topology
The second goal of the model is to find how the motor characteristics depend on the switching angle. The
switching angle is the angular difference between a real switching event and an ideal one (at the point where
the phase to phase Back-EMF crosses zero).
The motor-drive model consists of a normal three phase power stage plus a Brushless DC motor. The power
for the system is provided by a voltage source (Ud). Six semiconductor switches (SA/B/C t/b), controlled
elsewhere, allow the rectangular voltage waveforms (see Figure 3-2) to be applied. The semiconductor
switches and diodes are simulated as ideal devices. The natural voltage level of the whole model is put at one
half of the DC bus voltage. This simplifies the mathematical expressions.

Preliminary
Power Stage - Motor System Model
3.4.1 Mathematical Model

The following set of equations is valid for the presented topology:
⎛ C ⎞
1--- ⎜ ⎟
uA = ⎜ 2u VA – u VB – u VC +
3 ∑ ix⎟
u
⎝ x=A
⎠
C
⎛ ⎞
1--- ⎜
uB = 2u VB – u VC – u VA + ∑ u ix⎟
3⎜ ⎟
⎝ x=A ⎠
⎛ C
⎞
(EQ 3-1.)
1
uC = --- ⎜⎜ 2u VC – u VA – u VB + ∑ u ix⎟⎟
3
⎝ x=A ⎠
⎛ C C
⎞
1--- ⎜
uO = ⎜ ∑ u Vx – ∑ u ix⎟⎟
3
⎝x = A x=A ⎠
0 = iA + iB + iC
where:
u VA …u VC are “branch” voltages; the voltages between one power stage output and its virtual zero.
u A …u C are motor phase winding voltages.
u iA …u iC are phase Back-EMF voltages induced in the stator winding.
uO is the voltage between the central point of the star of motor winding and the power stage natural
zero
i A …i C are phase currents
The equations (EQ 3-1.) can be written taking into account the motor phase resistance and the inductance. The
mutual inductance between the two motor phase windings can be neglected because it is very small and has no
significant effect for our abstraction level.
⎛ C C
⎞ di A
1--- ⎜
u VA – u iA – ∑ u Vx – ∑ u ix⎟ = R ⋅ i A + L
3⎜ ⎟ dt
⎝x = A x=A ⎠
⎛ C C
⎞ di B
1
u VB – u iB – --- ⎜ ∑ u Vx – ∑ u ix⎟ = R ⋅ i B + L (EQ 3-2.)
3 ⎜ ⎟ dt
⎝x = A x=A ⎠
⎛ C C
⎞
1--- ⎜ ⎟ = R ⋅ i + L di C
u VC – u iC –
3 ⎜ ∑ u Vx – ∑ u ix⎟ C dt
⎝x = A x=A ⎠
where:
R,L - motor phase resistance, inductance

Preliminary
Target Motor Theory
The internal torque of the motor itself is defined as:

C C
1 dΨ x
T i = ----
ω ∑ u ix ⋅ i x = ∑ dθ ⋅ ix (EQ 3-3.)
x=A x=A
where:
Ti - internal motor torque (no mechanical losses)
ω,θ - rotor speed, rotor position
x - phase index, it stands for A,B,C
Ψx - magnetic flux of phase winding x
It is important to understand how the Back-EMF can be sensed and how the motor behavior depends on the
alignment of the Back-EMF to commutation events. This is explained in the next sections.
3.5 Back-EMF Sensing

The Back-EMF sensing technique is based on the fact that only two phases of a DC Brushless motor are
connected at a time (see Figure 3-2), so the third phase can be used to sense the Back-EMF voltage.
Let us assume the situation when phases A and B are powered and phase C is non-fed. No current is going
through this phase. This is described by the following conditions:
S Ab, S Bt ← are energized
u VA = +− 1--- u , u = ± 1--- u
2 d VB 2 d (EQ 3-1.)
i A = – i B, i C = 0, di C = 0
u iA + u iB + u iC = 0
The branch voltage C can be calculated when considering the above conditions:
3
u VC = --- u iC (EQ 3-2.)
2
As shown in Figure 3-5, the branch voltage of phase C can be sensed between the power stage output C and
the zero voltage level. Thus the Back-EMF voltage is obtained and the zero crossing can be recognized.
The general expressions can also be found:
3
u Vx = --- u ix where x = A ,B ,C (EQ 3-3.)
2
There are two necessary conditions which must be met:

• Top and bottom switch (in diagonal) have to be driven with the same PWM signal
• No current is going through the non-fed phase used to sense the Back-EMF
Figure 3-6 shows branch and motor phase winding voltages during a 0-360°electrical interval. Shaded
rectangles designate the validity of the equation (EQ 3-3.). In other words, the Back-EMF voltage can be
sensed during designated intervals.

Preliminary
Back-EMF Sensing Circuit
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390
uVA
uA
Figure 3-6. Phase Voltage Waveform
3.6 Back-EMF Sensing Circuit

An example of the possible implementation of the Back-EMF sensing circuit is shown in Figure 3-7.
+DC_Bus Phase A Phase B Phase C
560k 560k 560k 560k
560k 560k 560k 560k
560k 560k 560k 560k
1n
2x27k
1n
1n MUX
Zero Crossing
1n 2x27k 2x27k 2x27k Detection signal
MUX Command
Figure 3-7. Back-EMF Sensing Circuit Diagram
As explained in the theoretical part of this application note, the phase zero crossing event can be detected at the
moment when the branch voltage (of a free phase) crosses the half DC-bus voltage level. The resistor network
is used to divide sensed voltages down to a 0-15V voltage level. The comparators sense the zero voltage
difference of the input signal. The multiple resistors reduce the voltage across each resistor component to an
acceptable level. A simple RC filter prevents the comparators from being disturbed by high voltage spikes
produced by IGBT switching. The MUX selects the phase comparator output, which corresponds to the current
commutation stage. This Zero Crossing Detection signal is transferred to the timer input pin.
The comparator control and zero crossing signals plus the voltage waveforms are shown in
Figure 3-8.

Preliminary
System Design Concept
Figure 3-8. The Zero Crossing Detection
The voltage drop resistor is used to measure the DC-bus current which is chopped by the PWM. The obtained
signal is rectified and amplified (0-3.3V with 1.65V offset). The internal controller’s A/D converter and Zero
Crossing detection are synchronized with the PWM signal. This synchronization avoids spikes when the
IGBTs (or MOSFETs) are switching and simplifies the electric circuit.
The A/D converter is also used to sense the DC-Bus Voltage and drive Temperature. The DC-Bus voltage is
divided down to a 3.3V signal level by a resistor network.
The six IGBTs (copack with built-in fly back diode) or MOSFETs and gate drivers create a compact power
stage. The drivers provide the level shifting that is required to drive high side switch. PWM technique is used
to the control motor phase voltage.
4. System Design Concept

4.1 System Specification
The system was designed to meet the following performance specifications:
• Control technique incorporates
— sensorless BEMF Zero Crossing commutation control
— closed loop without current loop
— bi-directional rotation
— motoring mode
• Targeted for 56F803/805EVM platforms

Preliminary
System Specification
• Running on one of three optional board and motor hardware sets

— Low Voltage Evaluation Motor hardware set
— Low Voltage hardware set
— High Voltage hardware set at variable line voltage 115 - 230V AC
• Overvoltage, Undervoltage, Overcurrent, and Temperature Fault protection
• Manual Interface (Start/Stop switch, Up/Down push button control, Led indication)
• PCMaster Interface
• Power Stage Identification with control parameters set according to used hardware set
The introduced BLDC motor control drive with BEMF Zero Crossing is designed as a system that meets the
following general performance requirements:
Table 4-1. Low Voltage Evaluation Hardware Set Specifications

Motor Characteristics: Motor Type 4 poles, three phase, star connected,
BLDC motor
Speed Range: < 5000 rpm (at 60V)
Maximal line voltage: 60V
Phase Current 2A
Output Torque 0.140Nm (at 2A)
Drive Characteristics: Speed Range < 2000 rpm
Input Voltage: 12V DC
Max DC Bus Voltage 15.8 V
Control Algorithm Speed Closed Loop Control
Load Characteristic: Type Varying

Preliminary
System Design Concept
Table 4-2. Low Voltage Hardware Set Specifications

Motor Characteristics: Motor Type 6 poles, three phase, star con-
nected, BLDC motor
Speed Range: 3000 rpm (at 12V)
Max. Electrical Power: 150 W
Phase Voltage: 3*6.5V
Phase Current 17A
Max DC Bus Voltage 15.8 V
Table 4-3. High Voltage Evaluation Hardware Set Specifications

Motor Characteristics: Motor Type 6 poles, three phase, star con-
nected, BLDC motor
Speed Range: 2500 rpm (at 310V)
Max. Electrical Power: 150 W
Phase Voltage: 3*220V
Phase Current 0.55A
Max DC Bus Voltage 380 V
Optoisolation Required
4.2 Sensorless Drive Concept

The concept below was chosen. The sensorless rotor position technique developed detects the zero crossing
points of Back-EMF induced in the motor windings. The phase Back-EMF Zero Crossing points are sensed
while one of the three phase windings is not powered. The obtained information is processed in order to
commutate the energized phase pair and control the phase voltage, using Pulse Width Modulation.

Preliminary
Sensorless Drive Concept
Three-Phase
DC Bus Current & Inverter
DC Bus Voltage
Sensing
3 -p h
BLD C
Power line M o to r
3 BEMF Voltage
Zero Crossing
Comparators
3 phase BLDC
Power Stage
DC-Bus Voltage/ 3 BEMF Zero

Current Crossing PWM
Temperature signals
Digital
ADC PWM
Inputs
Generator
with
Zero Dead Time
Crossing Zero Crossing
Time moment
P C M a s te r
Zero Crossing
SCI Period, Position
Commutation
Control
Recognition
Duty
Commutation Cycle
Period
1/T
START Atual Speed

STOP Required
Speed
UP Speed PI
Regulator
DSP56F80x
DOW N
Figure 4-1. System Concept
The Back-EMF zero crossing detection enables position recognition. The resistor network is used to divide
sensed voltages down to a 0-3.3V voltage level. Zero Crossing detection is synchronized with the center of
center aligned PWM signal by the SW in order to filter high voltage spikes produced by the switching of the
IGBTs (MOSFETs). This signal is transferred to the device’s Encoder Input which is also used as a digital
filter. The SW selects one of the phase comparator outputs which corresponds to the current commutation step.

Preliminary
Control Technique
5. Control Technique
5.1 Control Technique - General Overview
The general overview of used control technique is shown in Figure 4-1. It will be described in following
subsections:
• PWM voltage generation for BLDC
• Sensorless Commutation Control
• Speed Control
The implementation of the control technique with all the SW processes is shown in Flow Chart, State diagrams
and Data Flow (see Figure 7-2 through Figure 7-8).
5.2 PWM voltage Generation for BLDC

As was already explained, the three phase voltage system shown in Figure 3-2 needs to be created to run the
BLDC motor. It is provided by 3-phase power stage with 6 IGBTs (MOSFET) controlled by the on-chip PWM
module (see Figure 5-1). The PWM signals with state currents are shown in Figure 5-2 and Figure 5-3.
Figure 5-2 shows that both Bottom and Top power switches of the “free“ phase must be switched off. This is
needed for any effective control of Brushless DC motor with trapezoidal BEMF.
3-PHASE POWER STAGE B
PWM1 PWM3 PWM5

SAT SBT SCT
POWER C
SOURCE A
DC VOLTAGE
PWM2 PWM4 PWM6

SAB SBT SCT
3-PHASE BLDC MOT
MOSFET/IGBT DRIVERS
PWM1 PWM2 PWM3 PWM4 PWM5 PWM6
PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR

(PWM) MODULE 56F80X
Figure 5-1. PWM with BLDC Power Stage

Preliminary
PWM voltage Generation for BLDC
commutation commutation commutation commutation

commutation commutation commutation
PWM1 SAt A-off A-off A-off
PWM2 SAb A-off A-off A-off
PWM3 SBt B-off B-off
PWM4 SBb B-off B-off
PWM5 SCt C-off C-off C-off
PWM6 SCb C-off C-off C-off
IA A-off A-off A-off
B-off B-off
IB
C-off C-off C-off
IC
0 60 120 180 240 300 360 electrical angle
Figure 5-2. 3-phase BLDC Motor Commutation PWM Signal
Commutation Commutation
PWM1 SAt
PWM2 SAb
PWM3 SBt
PWM4 SBb
PWM5 SCt
PWM6 SCb
IA
IB
IC
60 120 electrical angle
Figure 5-3. BLDC Commutation with Bipolar (Hard) Switching

Preliminary
Control Technique
Figure 5-3 shows that the diagonal power switches are driven by the same PWM signal as shown with arrow
lines. This technique is called bipolar (hard) switching. The voltage across the two connected coils is always
±DC bus voltage whenever there is a current flowing through these coils. Thus the condition for successful
BEMF Zero Crossing sensing is fulfilled as described in Section 3.
5.3 BEMF Zero Crossing Sensing

5.3.1 BEMF Zero Crossing Checking
The BEMF Zero Crossing of the 3 phases is checked using hardware comparators as described in Section 3.
The outputs of the comparators are led to Quadrature Decoder Inputs. Where the digital filtration block is used
to filter the spike on the Zero Crossing signals.
The software selects the “free” phase at each commutation step and reads the filtered signal to detect the
BEMF Zero Crossing event.
5.3.2 BEMF Zero Crossing Synchronization with PWM

The power stage PWM switching causes the high voltage transient of the phase voltages. This transient is
passed to “free” phase due to mutual capacitor between the motor windings coupling. Figure 5-4 shows that
free phase “branch” voltage Uva is disturbed by PWM voltage shown on phase “branch” voltage Uvb.
uva
uvb
Zero Crossing Sample

s/w flag
Figure 5-4. BEMF Zero Crossing Synchronization with PWM
The non-fed phase “branch” voltage Uva is disturbed at the PWM edges. Therefore the presented BLDC Motor
Control application synchronizes the BEMF Zero Crossing detection with PWM.
5.4 Sensorless Commutation Control

This chapter concentrates on sensorless BLDC motor commutation with BEMF Zero Crossing technique.
In order to start and run the BLDC motor, the control algorithm has to go through the following states:
• Alignment
• Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition)
• Running

Preliminary
Sensorless Commutation Control
Figure 5-5 shows the transitions between the states. First the rotor is aligned to a known position; then the
rotation is started without the position feedback. When the rotor moves, the Back-EMF is acquired so the
position is known and can be used to calculate the speed and processing of the commutation in the Running
state.
Start motor
Alignment
No
Alignment time
expired?
Yes
Starting
(BEMF Acquisition)
Minimal correct No
commutations done?
Yes
Running
Figure 5-5. Commutation Control Stages
5.4.1 Alignment
Before the motor starts, there is a short time (which depends on the motor’s electrical time constant) when the
rotor position is stabilized by applying PWM signals to only two motor phases (no commutation). The Current
Controller keeps the current within predefined limits. This state is necessary in order to create a high start-up
torque. When the preset time-out expires then this state is finished.
• The Current Controller subroutine with PI regulator is called to control DC Bus current. It sets the
correct PWM ratio for the required current.
The current PI controller works with constant execution (sampling) period determined by PWM frequency:
Current Controller period = 1/PWM frequency.

Preliminary
Control Technique
The BLDC motor rotor position with flux vectors during alignment is shown in Figure 5-6.
Figure 5-6. Alignment
5.4.2 Running
The commutation process is the series of states which assure that the Back-EMF zero crossing is successfully
captured, the new commutation time is calculated and, finally, the commutation is performed. The following
processes needs to be provided:
• BLDC motor commutation service
• Back-EMF Zero Crossing moment capture service
• Computation of commutation times
• Handler for interaction between these commutation processes
5.4.2.1 Algorithms BLDC Motor Commutation with Zero Crossing Sensing

All these processes are provided by new algorithms which were designed for these type of applications within
SDK. They are described in Motor Control.pdf, chapter BLDC Motor Commutation with Zero Crossing
Sensing (see [12.1]).
From pictures an overview of how the commutation works can be understood. After commuting the motor
phases there is a time interval (Per_Toff[n]) when the shape of Back-EMF must stabilized (after the
commutation the fly-back diodes are conducting the decaying phase current, therefore sensing of the
Back-EMF is not possible). Then the new commutation time (T2[n]) is preset. The new commutation will be
performed at this time if the Back-EMF zero crossing is not captured. If the Back-EMF zero crossing is

Preliminary
captured before the preset commutation time expires, then the exact calculation of the commutation time
(T2*[n]) is made based on the captured zero crossing time (T_ZCros[n]). The new commutation is performed
at this new time.
If (for any reason) the Back-EMF feedback is lost within one commutation period corrective actions are taken
in order to return to the regular states.
The flow chart explaining the principle of BLDC CommutationControl with BEMF Zero Crossing Sensing is
shown in Figure 5-7.

Preliminary
Control Technique
Commutation Done
No
BEMF Zero Crossing
detected between previous Corrective Calculation 1.
commutations?
Yes
Service of Commutation:
Preset commutation
Wait for Per_Toff until phase

current decays to zero
Yes BEMF Zero Crossing missed

BEMF Zero Crossing Corrective Calculation 2.
missed? corrected setting of
commutation time
No
Yes Service of received BEMF

BEMF Zero Crossing Zero Crossing:
Detected? corrected setting of
commutation time
No
No
has commutation has commutation
time expired? time expired?
No
Yes Yes
Make Motor Commutation
Figure 5-7. Flow Chart - BLDC Commutation with BEMF Zero Crossing Sensing

Preliminary
5.4.2.2 Running - Commutation Times Calculation

Commutation time calculation is provided by algorithm bldcZCComput described in Motor Control.pdf,
chapter BLDC Motor Commutation with Zero Crossing Sensing (see [12.1]).
T_Cmt0[n-2] T_Cmt0[n-1] T_Cmt0[n] T_Next[n]
n-2 n-1 n
COEF_CMT_PRESET *
* Per_ZCrosFlt[n-1]
Commutation is preset
Commuted at preset time.

Zero Crossing No Back-EMF feedback
Detection Signal was received
Per_ZCros[n]
- Corrective Calculation 1.
T_Cmt0*[n+1]
Zero Crossing
Detection Signal
Per_ZCros0[n] = Back-EMF feedback
Per_ZCros[n-2] Per_ZCros[n-1] Per_ZCros[n] Per_HlfCmt[n] received and evaluated
T_ZCros[n-1] T_ZCros[n]
Per_Toff[n] T_Cmt0**[n+1]
Commuted when Back-EMF

Zero Crossing Zero Crossing is missed
Detection Signal - Corrective Calculation 2.
Per_ZCros[n] Per_HlfCmt[n]
Figure 5-8. BLDC Commutation Times with Zero Crossing sensing
The following calculations are made to calculate the commutation times (T_Next[n])
during the Running Stage:
• Service of Commutation - The commutation time (T_Next[n]) is predicted:
T_Next[n] = T_Cmt0[n] + Per_CmtPreset[n] =
= T_Cmt0[n] + Coef_CmtPrecomp*Per_ZCrosFlt[n-1]
coefficient Coef_CmtPrecomp = 2 at Running Stage!
If Coef_CmtPrecomp*Per_ZCrosFlt>Max_PerCmt
then result is limited at Max_PerCmt

Preliminary
Control Technique
• Service of received Back-EMF zero crossing - The commutation time (T_Next*[n]) is evaluated
from the captured Back-EMF zero crossing time (T_ZCros[n]):
Per_ZCros[n] = T_ZCros[n] - T_ZCros[n-1] = T_ZCros[n] - T_ZCros0
Per_ZCrosFlt[n] = (1/2*Per_ZCros[n]+1/2*Per_ZCros0)
HlfCmt[n] = 1/2*Per_ZCrosFlt[n]- Advance_angle =
= 1/2*Per_ZCrosFlt[n]- C_CMT_ADVANCE*Per_ZCrosFlt[n]=
Coef_HlfCmt*Per_ZCrosFlt[n]
The best commutation was get with Advance_angle: 60Deg*1/8 = 7.5Deg
which means Coef_HlfCmt = 0.375 at Running Stage!
Per_Toff[n+1] = Per_ZCrosFlt*Coef_Toff and Max_PerCmtProc minimum
Coef_Toff = 0.35 at Running Stage, Max_PerCmtProc = 100!
Per_ZCros0 <-- Per_ZCros[n]
T_ZCros0 <-- T_ZCros[n]
T_Next*[n] = T_ZCros[n] + HlfCmt[n]
• If no Back-EMF zero crossing was captured during preset commutation period (Per_CmtPreset[n])
then Corrective Calculation 1. is made:
T_ZCros[n] <-- CmtT[n+1]
Per_ZCrosFlt[n] = (1/2*Per_ZCros[n]+1/2*Per_ZCros0)
HlfCmt[n] = 1/2*Per_ZCrosFlt[n]-Advance_angle = Coef_HlfCmt*Per_ZCrosFlt[n]
Per_Toff[n+1] = Per_ZCrosFlt*Coef_Toff and Max_PerCmtProc minimum
• If Back-EMF zero crossing is missed then Corrective Calculation 2. is made:

T_ZCros[n] <-- CmtT[n]+Toff[n]
Per_ZCrosFlt[n] = (1/2*T_ZCros[n]+1/2*T_ZCros0)
HlfCmt[n] = 1/2*Per_ZCrosFlt[n]-Advance_angle = Coef_HlfCmt*Per_ZCrosFlt[n]

Preliminary
• Where:
T_Cnt0 = time of the last commutation
T_Next = Time of the Next Time event (for Timer Setting)
T_zCros = Time of the last Zero Crossing
T_zCros0 = Time of the previous Zero Crossing
Per_Toff = Period of the Zero Crossing off
Per_CmtPreset = Preset Commutation Periof from commutation to next commutation if no
Zero Crossing was captured
Per_ZCros = Period between Zero Crossings (estimates required commutation period)
Per_ZCros0 = Pervious period between Zero Crossings
Per_ZCrosFlt = Estimated period of commutation filtered
Per_HlfCmt = Period from Zero Crossing to commutation (half commutation)
The required commutation timing is provided by setting of commutation constants Coef_CmtPrecompFrac,

Coef_CmtPrecompLShft, Coef_HlfCmt, Coef_Toff, in structure RunComputInit.
5.4.3 Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition)

The Back-EMF sensing technique enables a sensorless detection of the rotor position, however the drive must
be first started without this feedback. It is caused by the fact that the amplitude of the induced voltage is
proportional to the motor speed. Hence, the Back-EMF cannot be sensed at a very low speed and a special
start-up algorithm must be performed.
In order to start the BLDC motor the adequate torque must be generated. The motor torque is proportional to
the multiplication of the stator magnetic flux, the rotor magnetic flux and the sine of angle between these
magnetic fluxes.
It implies (for BLDC motors) the following:
1. The level of phase current must be high enough.
2. The angle between the stator and rotor magnetic fields must be 90deg±30deg.
The first condition is satisfied during the Alignment state by keeping the DC Bus current on the level which is
sufficient to start the motor. In the Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) state the same value of PWM duty cycle
is used as the one which has stabilized the DC-Bus current during the Align state.
The second condition is more difficult to fulfill without any position feedback information. After the
Alignment state the stator and the rotor magnetic fields are aligned (0deg angle). Therefore the two fast (faster
then the rotor can follow) commutations must be applied to create an angular difference of the magnetic fields
(see Figure 5-9).
The commutation time is defined by start commutation period (Per_CmtStart).
This allows starting the motor such that minimal speed (defined by state when Back-EMF can be sensed) is
achieved during several commutations while producing the required torque. Until the Back-EMF feedback is
locked the Commutation Process (explained in Section 5.4.2) assures that commutations are done in advance,
so that successive Back-EMF zero crossing events are not missed.
After several successive Back-EMF zero crossings the exact commutation times can be calculated. The
commutation process is adjusted and the control flow continues to the Running state. The BLDC motor is then
running with regular feedback and the speed controller can be used to control the motor speed by changing the
PWM duty cycle value.

Preliminary
Control Technique
Motor is Running Motor is Starting

at steady-state condition
with regular Back-EMF feedback
Stator magnetic field Rotor magnetic
field
(created by PM)
Alignment Stage
The rotor position is stabilized by
Border of applying PWM signals to only two
stator pole motor phases
Rotor movement
during one Starting (BEMF Acquisition)
commutation Direction of
Phase current The two fast (faster then the rotor can
move) commutations are applied to
Zero crossing Phase winding create an angular difference of the
edge indicator stator magnetic field and rotor
magnetic field.
The Back-EMF feedback is tested.

When the Back-EMF zero crossing
is recognized the time of new
commutation is evaluated. Until at
least two successive Back-EMF zero
crossings are received the exact
commutation time can not be
calculated. Therefore the
commutation is done in advance in
order to assure that successive
Back-EMF zero crossing events
would not be missed.
Running
After several Back-EMF zero
crossing events the exact
commutation time is calculated. The
commutation process is adjusted.
Motor is running with regular
Back-EMF feedback.
Figure 5-9. Vectors of Magnetic Fields

Preliminary
Phase Back-EMFs
Phase C Phase A
Phase B
Back-EMF Zero Crossings
Ideal Commutation Pattern when position is known

BTOP CTOP ATOP BTOP CTOP
CBOT ABOT BBOT CBOT ABOT
Real Commutation Pattern when position is estimated

BTOP CTOP ATOP BTOP CTOP
CBOT ABOT BBOT CBOT ABOT
st 2’nd 3’rd 4’rd .................
1’
Align Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) Running
Figure 5-10. Back-EMF at Start-Up
Figure 5-10 demonstrates the Back-EMF during the start-up. The amplitude of the Back-EMF varies
according to the rotor speed. During the Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) state the commutation is done in
advance. In the Running state the commutation is done at the right moments.
Figure 5-11 illustrates the sequence of the commutations during the Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) Stage.
The commutation times T2[1] and T2[2] are calculated without any influence of Back-EMF feedback.

Preliminary
Control Technique
.
T_Cmt0[1] T_Cmt0[2] T_Cmt0[3]
T2[1] T2[2] T2[n]
n=1 n=2 n=3
COEF_CMT_PRESET *
* Per_ZCrosFlt[n-1]
Per_CmtStart 2*Per_CmtStart Commutation is preset
Zero Crossing
Detection Signal Commuted at preset time.
No Back-EMF feedback was
received - Corrective Calculation 1.
T_ZCros[0]
T2*[n]
Zero Crossing
Detection Signal Commuted when correct
Back-EMF feedback
Per_HlfCmt[n] received and evaluated.
T_ZCros[n]
T2**[n]
Commuted when Back-EMF

Zero Crossing Zero Crossing is missed
Detection Signal - Corrective Calculation 2.
Per_Toff[n]
Per_HlfCmt[n]
Figure 5-11. Calculation of the Commutation Times during the Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition)
Stage
5.4.3.1 Starting - Commutation Times Calculation

The calculations made during Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) Stage can be seen in Motor Control.pdf,
chapter BLDC Motor Commutation with Zero Crossing Sensing (see Section 12.2).
Even the sub-states of the commutation process of Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) state remain the same as
during Running state, the required commutation timing depends on MCS state (Starting Stage, Running Stage).
It is provided by different setting of commutation constants Coef_CmtPrecompFrac,
Coef_CmtPrecompLShft, Coef_HlfCmt, Coef_Toff, in structure StartComputInit (differs from
RunComputInit). So the commutation times calculation is same as described in Section 5.4.2.2, but the
following computation coefficients are different:
coefficient Coef_CmtPrecomp = 2 at Starting Stage!
coefficient Coef_HlfCmt = 0.125 with advanced angle Advance_angle: 60Deg*3/8 = 22.5Deg
at Starting Stage!
Coef_Toff = 0.5 at Running Stage, Max_PerCmtProc = 100!

Preliminary
System Outline
5.5 Speed Control

The speed close loop control is provided by a well known PI regulator as shown in Section 7.2.4. The actual
speed (Omega_Actual) is computed from average of two BEMF Zero Crossing periods (time intervals)
received from the sensorless commutation control block.
The speed controller works with constant execution (sampling) period PER_SPEED_SAMPLE_S (request
from timer interrupt).
6. Hardware
6.1 System Outline
The motor control system is designed to drive the 3-phase BLDC motor in a speed closed loop.
There are more software versions targeted for a specific device and Evaluation Module:
• 56F803
• 56F805
• 56F807
The hardware setup of the system for a particular device varies only by the EVM Board used. The application
software is identical for all devices; the EVM and chip differences are handled by SDK drivers for the
particular EVM board.
Automatic board identification allows one software program runs on each of three hardware and motor
platforms without any change of parameters:
• Low Voltage Evaluation Motor Hardware Set
• Low Voltage Hardware Set
• High Voltage Hardware Set
The hardware setup is shown in Figure 6-1, Figure 6-2 and Figure 6-3. More information can also be found in
Section 12.1.
Notes: The detailed description of individual boards can be found in comprehensive user’s manuals belonging
to each board. The user’s manual incorporates the schematic of the board, description of individual
function blocks and bill of materials. The individual boards can be ordered from Freescale as a
standard product.

Preliminary
Hardware
6.2 Low Voltage Evaluation Motor Hardware Set

The system configuration is shown in Figure 6-1.
40w flat
U2 ribbon U1
cable
+12
J3
Evaluation Controller Board
GND Motor Board J1 J30
(P1) DSP56805EVM
12VDC (DSP56803EVM)
J2
M1 Motor
ECMTREVAL
IB23810
Figure 6-1. Low Voltage Evaluation Motor Hardware System Configuration
All the system parts are supplied and documented according the following references:
• M1 - IB23810 Motor
— supplied in kit with IB23810 Motor as: ECMTREVAL - Evaluation Motor Board Kit
• U2 3 ph AC/BLDC Low Voltage POWER STAGE:
— supplied in kit with IB23810 Motor as: ECMTREVAL - Evaluation Motor Board Kit
— described in: Evaluation Motor Board User’s Manual
• U1 CONTROLLER BOARD for 56F805:
— supplied as: 56F805EVM
— described in: 56F805 Evaluation Module Hardware User’s Manual
• or U1 CONTROLLER BOARD for 56F803:
Information of all above mentioned boards and documents can be found on:
http://mot-sps.com/motor/devtools/index.html

Preliminary
Low Voltage Hardware Set
6.3 Low Voltage Hardware Set

40w flat
U2 ribbon U1
cable
3ph AC/BLDC
+12 J19 Low Voltage Controller Board
GND J20 Power Stage J13 J30
(P1) DSP56805EVM
12VDC
ECLOVACBLDC (DSP56803EVM)
J16 J17 J18
Black
White
Red
MB1 Motor-Brake
SM40N SG40N
J5
White
Black
ECMTRLOVBLDC
Red
Not Connected Not Connected

Figure 6-2. Low Voltage Hardware System Configuration
• U1 Controller Board for 56F805:
• or U1 Controller Board for 56F803:
• U2 - 3 ph AC/BLDC Low Voltage Power Stage
— supplied as: ECLOVACBLDC
— described in: 3 Phase Brushless DC Low Voltage Power Stage
• MB1 - Motor-Brake SM40N + SG40N
— supplied as: ECMTRLOVBLDC
Information of all above mentioned boards and documents can be found on:
http://mot-sps.com/motor/devtools/index.html

Preliminary
Hardware
6.4 High Voltage Hardware Set

+12V DC
GND
40w flat ribbon 40w flat ribbon

cable cable U1
U2 U3
JP1.1 JP1.2
L 3ph AC/BLDC
J11.1
N J11.2 High Voltage Optoisolation Controller Board
PE Power Stage J14 J1 Board J2 J30
(P1) DSP56805EVM
ECOPT (DSP56803EVM)
100 - 240VAC
49 - 61 Hz J13.1 J13.2 J13.3
Black
White
MB1 Motor-Brake
Red
ECOPTHIVACBLDC
SM40V SG40N
J5
ECMTRHIVBLDC
White
Black
Red
Not Connected Not Connected
Figure 6-3. High Voltage Hardware System Configuration
• U1 - Controller Board for 56F805:
— described in: Evaluation Module Hardware User’s Manual
• or U1 - Controller Board for 56F803:
• U2 - 3 ph AC/BLDC High Voltage Power Stage
— supplied in kit with Optoisolation Board as: ECOPTHIVACBLDC
— described in: 3 Phase Brushless DC High Voltage Power Stage
• U3 - Optoisolation Board
— supplied with 3 ph AC/BLDC High Voltage Power Stage as: ECOPTHIVACBLDC
— or supplied alone as: ECOPT - ECOPT optoisolation board
— described in: Optoisolation Board User’s Manual
Warning: It is strongly recommended to use opto-isolation (optocouplers and optoisolation amplifiers) during
the development time to avoid any damage to the development equipment.
• MB1 Motor-Brake SM40V + SG40N
— supplied as: ECMTRHIVBLDC
Information for all boards and documents can be found at:
www.freescale.com

Preliminary
Main SW Flow Chart
7. SW Design
This section describes the design of the software blocks of the drive. The software will be described in terms
of:
• Main Software Flow Chart
• Data Flow
• State Diagram
For more information of the used control technique see Section 5.
7.1 Main SW Flow Chart

The main software flow chart incorporates the Main routine entered from Reset, and interrupt states. The Main
routine includes the initialization of the device and the main loop. It is shown in Figure 7-1 and Figure 7-2.
The main loop incorporates Application State Machine - the highest SW level which precedes settings for other
software levels, BLDC motor Commutation Control, Speed Control, Alignment Current Control, etc. The
inputs of Application State Machine are Run/Stop Switch state, Required Speed Omega and Drive Fault Status.
Required Mechanical Speed can be set from PC master software or manually with Up/Down buttons.
Commutation Control proceeds BLDC motor commutation with the states described in Section 5 and
Section 7.3.4.
The Speed Control is detailed description is in sections Section 7.2.3 and Section 7.3.5. Alignment Current
Control is described in Section 7.2.4 and Section 7.3.6.
Run/Stop switch is checked to provide an input for Application State Machine (ApplicationMode Start or
Stop).
The interrupt subroutines provide commutation Timer services, ADC starting in the PWM reload interrupt,
ADC service, ADC Zero Crossing checking, Limit analog values handling, overcurrent and overvoltage PWM
fault handler.
The Commutation Timer ISR is used for Commutation Timing and Commutation Control and Zero Crossing
Checking proceeding.
The Speed/Alignment Timer ISR is used for Speed regulator time base and for Alignment stage duration
timing.
The PWM Reload ISR is used to evaluate BEMF Zero Crossing, start ADC conversion and memorize Zero
Crossing sampling time T_ZCSample.
The ADC Complete ISR is used to read voltages, current and temperature samples from the ADC. It also sets
Current control and when the Current Control setting is enabled.
The other interrupts in Figure 7-2 are used for System Fault handling and setting of Required Mechanical
Speed input for Application State Machine (ApplicationMode Start or Stop).

Preliminary
SW Design
Reset
Initialize
Interrupt
OC Cmt Timer
Application State Machine:
Commutation Timer OC ISR:
precedes/sets requirements of:
Motor Commutation Timing
Drive Fault Status
Commutate. Control Proceed
Application Mode
Zero Crossing Setting
Omega Required Mechanical
Control Speed RTI

Control Alignment Current
Interrupt
Commutation Control OC Cmt2Timer
proceed Status_Commutation:
Running Speed/Alignment Timer OC ISR:
Starting set Speed Control Request
Alignment Alignment stage timing
Stopped
RTI
Check Run/Stop Switch
Interrupt
PWM A Reload
Interrupt
ADC complete PWM Reload ISR:
start ADC
memorize sampling time
ADC complete ISR: evaluate Zero Crossing
read Temperature
DC bus Voltage/Current
set Current Control Rq RTI
RTI
Figure 7-1. Main Software Flow Chart - Part 1

Preliminary
Data Flow
Interrupt Interrupt
Up Button Down Button
Up Button ISR: Down Button ISR:

increment decrement
Omega Required Mechanical Omega Required Mechanical
RTI RTI
Interrupt Interrupt
ADC Low Limit ADC High Limit
ADC Low Limit ISR: ADC High Limit ISR:

set Undervoltage Fault set Overvoltage Fault
set Overheating Fault set Overcurrent Fault
Emergency Stop Emergency Stop
RTI RTI
Interrupt
PWM A Fault
PWM Fault ISR:

set Overcurrent Fault
set Overvoltage Fault
Emergency Stop
RTI
Figure 7-2. Main Software Flow Chart - Part 2
7.2 Data Flow

The control algorithm obtains values from the user interface and sensors, processes them and generates 3-phase
PWM signals for motor control as can be seen on the data flow analysis shown in Figure 7-3.

Preliminary
SW Design
DC-Bus Current Manual Speed PC START/STOP BEMF Zero Crossing

(A/D) Setting Master Switch Comparators
I_Dc_Bus Omega_Required_Mech ApplicationMode
Process
Application
State Machine
Status_Commutation
Cmd_Application Omega_Desired_Mech BldcMode
Process
Commutation Control
Omega_Actual_Mech
Process Process
Current PI Controller Speed PI Controller
U_Desired Step_Cmt,
Cmt_Drv_RqFlag
Process
PWM Generation
PVAL0,PVAL1 PVAL2,PVAL3 PVAL4,PVAL5
Figure 7-3. Data Flow - Part 1

Preliminary
Data Flow
Protection processes are shown in Figure 7-4 and described in the following sub-sections.
DC-Bus Current Temperature DC-Bus Voltage PWM Faults

(A/D) (A/D) (A/D) (OverVoltage/OverCurrent)
I_Dc_Bus Temperature U_Dc_Bus
Process
Fault Control
DriveFaultStatus
Process Process
Application PWM Generation
State Machine
PVAL0,PVAL1 PVAL2,PVAL3 PVAL4,PVAL5
Figure 7-4. Data Flow - part2
7.2.1 Process Application State Machine

This process controls the application subprocesses by status and command words as can be seen in Figure 7-3.
Based on the status of the Status_Commutation (set by the Commutation Control process) the
Cmd_Application Rq flags are set to request calculation of the Current PI Controller (Alignment state) or
Speed PI Controller (Running state) and to control the angular speed setting (reflects the status of the
START/STOP Switch and the Run/Stop commands).
7.2.2 Process Commutation Control

This process controls sensorless BLDC motor commutations as explained in Section 5. Its outputs, Step_Cmt
and Cmt_Drv_RqFlag, are used to set the PWM Generation process. The output Omega_Actual_Mech is
used for the Speed Controller process.
7.2.3 Process Speed PI Controller

The general principle of the speed PI control loop is illustrated in Figure 7-5.

Preliminary
SW Design
.
Reference Corrected
Speed Speed Speed
(Omega_Desired) Error (U_Desired)
PI Controlled
Controller System
-
Actual Motor
Speed
(Omega_Actual)
Figure 7-5. Closed Loop Control System
The speed closed loop control is characterized by the feedback of the actual motor speed. This information is
compared with the reference set point and the error signal is generated. The magnitude and polarity of the error
signal corresponds to the difference between the actual and desired speed. Based on the speed error, the PI
controller generates the corrected motor voltage in order to compensate for the error.
The speed controller works with a constant execution (sampling) period. The request is driven from the timer
interrupt with the constant PER_SPEED_SAMPLE_S. The PI controller is proportional and integral
constants were set experimentally.
7.2.4 Process Current PI Controller

The process is similar to the Speed controller. The I_Dc_Bus current is controlled based on the
U_Dc_Bus_Desired Reference current. The current controller is processed only during Alignment stage.
The current controller works with a constant execution (sampling) period. determined by PWM frequency:
Current Controller period = 1/pwm frequency.
The PI controller is proportional and integral constants were set experimentally.
7.2.5 Process PWM Generation

The Process PWM Generation creates:
• the BLDC motor commutation pattern as described in Section 1.
• required duty cycle
7.2.6 Process Fault Control

The Process Fault Control is used for drive protection. It can be understood from Figure 7-4. The
DriveFaultStatus is passed to the PWM Generation process and to the Application State Machine process in
order to disable the PWMs and to control the application accordingly.
7.3 State Diagram

The state diagrams of the whole SW are described below.

Preliminary
State Diagram
7.3.1 Main SW States - General Overview

The SW can be split into following processes:
• Process Application State Machine
• Process Commutation Control
• Process Speed PI Controller
• Process Current PI Controller
• Process PWM Generation
• Process PWM Generation
as shown in Section 7.2. The general overview of the software states is in the State Diagram - Process
Application State Machine, which is the highest level (only the process Fault Control is on the same level
because of the motor emergency stop).
The status of all the processes after reset is defined in Section 7.3.2.
7.3.2 Initialize
In Main SW initialization provides following actions:
• CmdApplication = 0
• DriveFaultStatus = NO_FAULT
• PCB Motor Set Identification
— boardId function is used to detect one of 3 possible hardware sets. According to used hardware
one of three control constant sets are loaded (functions EVM_Motor_Settings,
LV_Motor_Settings, HV_Motor_Settings)
• ADC Initialization
• Led diodes initialization
• Switch (Start/Stop) initialization
• Push Buttons (Speed up/down) initialization
• Commutation control initialization
• PWM initialization
• PWM fault interrupts initialization
• Zero Crossing inputs = Quadrature decoder filter initialization
• Output Compare Timers initialization
Notes: The EVM board can be connected to the power stage boards. In order to assure the right hardware is
connected the board identification is performed. When inappropriate hardware is detected the
DriveFaultStatus|=WRONG_HARDWARE is set, motor remains stopped!
7.3.3 State Diagram - Process Application State Machine

Process Application State Machine state diagram is displayed in Figure 7-6. Application State Machine
controls the main application functionality.
The application can be controlled:
• manually
• from PC master software

Preliminary
SW Design
In manual control, the application is controlled with Start/Stop switch and Up Down Push buttons to set
Required Speed.
In PC master software control mode the Start/Stop is controlled manually and the Required Speed is set via the
PC master software.
The motor is stopped whenever the absolute value of Required speed is lower then Minimal Speed or switch
set to stop or if there is a system failure - Drive Fault (Emergency Stop) state is entered. All the SW processes
are controlled according this Application State Machine status.
PC Master Software
Up Button Down Button Required Speed setting
Reset
Increment Decrement Set

Required Speed Required Speed Required Speed
(Switch = Stop) || (abs (Required Speed) <= Minimal Speed)
Bldc Run
Bldc Stop with Required Speed
(Switch = Run) & (abs (Required Speed) > Minimal Speed)
Drive Fault
Drive Fault Drive Fault
Emergency Stop
Figure 7-6. State Diagram - Process Application State Machine
7.3.4 State Diagram - Process Commutation Control

State Diagram of the process Commutation Control is shown in Figure 7-7. The Commutation Control process
takes care of the sensorless BLDC motor commutation. The requirement to run the BLDC motor is determined
by upper software level Application State Machine. When the Application State Machine is in BLDC Stop
state, Commutation Control status is Stopped. If it is in BLDC Stop state, the Commutation Control goes
through the states described in section Section 5. So there are the following possible states:
• Alignment state
— motor is powered with current through 2 phases - no commutations provided.

Preliminary
State Diagram
• Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) State

— motor is started with making first 2 commutations, then it is running as at Running state using Start
parameters for commutation calculation StartComputInit (so the commutation advance angle and
the Per_Toff time are different)
• Running state
— motor is running with Run parameters for commutation calculation RunComputInit.
• Stopped state
— motor is stopped with no power going to motor phases.
Drive starts by setting the Alignment stage where the Alignment commutation step is set and Alignment stage
is timed. After the time-out the Starting stage is entered with initialization of BEMF Zero Crossing algorithms.
After the required number of successive commutations with correct Zero Crossing are done, the Running stage
is entered. If the number of commutations with wrong Zero Crossing exceeds a pre-determined Maximal
number, the Running and Starting stages are exited to the Stop stage. The commutation control is determined
by the variable StatusCommutation.
Reset
Set Alignment
BLDC Run done
Alignment
Stopped Alignment Time-out
BLDC Stop Set Starting

Set Stop done
Starting
exceeded Maximal
Zero Crossing
Error commutations
Minimal commutations
with Zero Crossing OK
Running Set Running
passed
done
Figure 7-7. State Diagram - Process Commutation Control
7.3.4.1 Commutation Control - Running State

The State diagram of Commutation Control state Running is shown in Figure 7-7 and is explained in
Section 5. The selection of the state after the motor commutation depends on the detection of the BEMF Zero
Crossing during previous commutation period. If no BEMF Zero Crossing was detected, the commutation
period is corrected using Corrective Calculation 1. Then the Next Commutation time and commutation

Preliminary
SW Design
registers are preset. If Zero Crossing already happen during Per_Toff time period, the commutation period is
corrected using Corrective Calculation 2. When the commutation time expires, then a new commutation is
performed.
Running - Begin
No Zero Crossing
detected during last motor Commutation
commutation period
commutation time
Calculate Next Commutation (T_Next) expired
after No Zero Crossing Zero Crossing
Corrective Calculation 1. Detected/Missed during last
commutation period
Preset Next Commutation

settings and timing
Zero Crossing Get
Calculate Next Commutation

after Zero Crossing Get
Zero Crossing Missed
during Per_Toff
Calculate Next Commutation

after Zero Crossing Missed
Corrective Calculation 2.
Figure 7-8. Substates - Running
This state is almost wholly serviced by the BLDC Zero Crossing algorithms which are documented in Motor
Control.pdf, chapter BLDC Motor Commutation with Zero Crossing Sensing (see Section 12.1). First the
bldczcHndlr is called with actual time from Cmt Timer Counter to control requests and commutation control
registers. Other BLDC Zero Crossing algorithms are called, according to the request flags. The state services
are located in main loop and in Cmt (commutation) Timer Interrupt.
7.3.4.2 Commutation Control - Starting state

The starting state is the Running state as described in Figure 7-8.

Preliminary
State Diagram
7.3.4.3 Commutation Control - Set Running

This state services the transition from Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) state to Running state by the BLDC
Zero Crossing algorithms (see Section 12.1) according to the following actions:
• T_Actual = Cmt Timer Counter
• setting new commutation parameters and initialized commutation with bldczcHndlrInit algorithm
• initialization of computation with bldczcComputInit algorithm
7.3.4.4 Commutation Control - Set Starting

This state is used to set the start of the motor commutation.
The following actions are performed in this state:
• Commutation initialized to start commutation step and required direction
• 2 additional motor commutations are prepared (in order to create starting torque)
• setting commutation parameters and commutation handler initialization by bldczcHndlrInit
algorithm
• first action from bldczcHndlrInit algorithm (for commutations algorithms) is timed by Output
Compare Timer for Commutation timing control (OC Cmt)
• PWM is set according the above prepared motor commutation steps
• Zero Crossing is initialized by bldcZCrosInit
• Zero Crossing computation is initialized by bldczcComputInit
• Zero Crossing is Enabled
7.3.4.5 Commutation Control - Set Stop

In this state:
• bldczcHndlrStop algorithm is called
• PWM output pad is disabled in order to stop motor rotation and switch off the motor power supply
7.3.4.6 Commutation Control - Set Alignment

In this state BLDC motor is set to Alignment state, where voltage is put across 2 motor phases and current is
controlled to be at required value. The following actions are provided in Set Alignment state:
• PWM set according to Align_Step_Cmt variable status
• current controller is initialized
• PWM output is enabled
• Alignment Time is timed by Output Compare Timer for Speed and Alignment

Preliminary
SW Design
7.3.5 State Diagram - Process Speed PI Controller
Reset
Commutation
Running
U_Desired =
Speed Control
PI (Reference Speed - Actual Motor Speed)
Disabled
Commutation
Speed Control Stopped/Alignment/Starting
Request
Speed Control
Timer Interrupt
(PER_SPEED_SAMPLE)
Set Speed Control

Request
Figure 7-9. State Diagram - Process Speed PI Controller
The Speed PI controller algorithm controllerPItype1 is described in the SDK documentation. The controller
execution (sampling) period is PER_SPEED_SAMPLE, period of Speed Control Timer Interrupt.

Preliminary
State Diagram
7.3.6 State Diagram - Process Current PI Controller
Commutation Status Reset

Alignment
U_Desired =
Current Control
PI (Reference Current - Actual Current)
Disabled
Commutation
Current Control
Stopped/Starting/Running
Request
PWM Reload ADC Conversion

Interrupt Complete Interrupt
(PWM period) (PWM period)
Start ADC Set Current Control

Conversions Request
Figure 7-10. State Diagram - Process Speed PI Controller
The Current PI controller algorithm controllerPItype1 is described in the SDK documentation. The controller
execution (sampling) period is determined by the PWM module period, because the ADC conversion is started
each PWM reload (once per PWM period). The Current Control Request is set in ADC Conversion Complete
Interrupt.
7.3.7 State Diagram - Process Fault Control

The process Fault State is described by Interrupt subroutines which provide its functionality.
7.3.7.1 PWM Fault A Interrupt Subroutine

This subroutine is called at PWM A (or PWM in case of a 56F803) Fault Interrupt.
In this interrupt subroutine following faults from PWM Fault pins are processed:
• when Overvoltage occurs (the Overvoltage fault pin set)
— DriveFaultStatus |= OVERVOLTAGE
• when Overcurrent occurs (the Overcurrent fault pin set)
— DriveFaultStatus |= OVERCURRENT

Preliminary
SDK Implementation
7.3.7.2 ADC Low Limit Interrupt Subroutine

This subroutine is called when at least one ADC low limit is detected.
In this interrupt subroutine following low limit exceeds are processed:
• the undervoltage of the DC Bus voltage
— DriveFaultStatus |= UNDERVOLTAGE_ADC_DCB
• the over temperature (detected here because of the sensor reverse temperature characteristic)
— DriveFaultStatus |= OVERHEATING
7.3.7.3 ADC High Limit Interrupt Subroutine

This subroutine is called when at least one ADC high limit is exceeded.
In this interrupt subroutine following high limit exceeds are processed:
• the overvoltage of the DC Bus voltage
— DriveFaultStatus |= OVERVOLTAGE_ADC_DCB
• the overcurrent of the DC bus current input
— DriveFaultStatus |= OVERCURRENT_ADC_DCB
8. SDK Implementation
The Embedded SDK is a collection of APIs, libraries, services, rules and guidelines. This software
infrastructure is designed to let 56F8xx software developers create high-level, efficient, portable code. This
chapter describes how the BLDC motor control application with BEMF Zero Crossing is written under SDK.
8.1 Drivers and Library Function

The BLDC motor control application with BEMF Zero Crossing uses the following drivers:
• ADC driver
• Quadrature Timer driver
• Quadrature encoder
• PWM driver
• Led driver
• Switch driver
• Button driver
The all driver except Timer driver are included in BSP.LIB library. The Timer driver is included in SYS.LIB
library.
The BLDC motor control application with BEMF Zero Crossing uses the following library functions:
• bldczcHndlrInit (handler initialization for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero Crossing;
bldc.lib library)
• bldczcHndlr (handler for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero Crossing; bldc.lib library)
• bldczcTimeoutIntAlg (time-out interrupt algorithm for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero
Crossing; bldc.lib library)

Preliminary
Driver Initialization
• bldczcHndlrStop (stop handler for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero Crossing; BLDC.LIB
library)
• bldczcComputInit (computation initialization for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero
Crossing; BLDC.LIB library)
• bldczcComput (computation for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero Crossing; bldc.lib
library)
• bldczcCmtInit (commutation initialization for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero Crossing;
BLDC.LIB library)
• bldczcCmtServ (commutation serve for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero Crossing;
BLDC.LIB library)
• bldczcZCrosInit (zero crossing initialization for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero
Crossing; BLDC.LIB library)
• bldczcZCrosIntAlg (zero crossing interrupt algorithm for BLDC commutation control with BEMF
Zero Crossing; BLDC.LIB library)
• bldczcZCrosServ (zero crossing service for BLDC commutation control with BEMF Zero Crossing;
BLDC.LIB library)
• controllerPItype1 (calculation of PI controller; MCFUNC.LIB library)
• boardId (hardware board identification; BSP.LIB library)
8.2 Appconfig.h File

The purpose of the appconfig.h file is to provide a mechanism for overwriting default configuration settings
which are defined in the config.h file (..\config directory).
There are two appconfig.h files The first appconfig.h file is dedicated for External RAM (..\ConfigExtRam
directory) and the second one is dedicated for FLASH memory (..\ConfigFlash directory). In case of BLDC
motor control application with BEMF Zero Crossing, the both files are identical.
The appconfig.h file is divided to two sections. The first section defines which components of SDK are
included in the application. The second part of the appconfig.h file overrides standard settings of components
during their initialization.
8.3 Driver Initialization

Each peripheral on the chip or on the EVM board is accessible through its driver. The driver initialization of all
used peripherals is described in this chapter. For detailed description of drivers see document Embedded SDK
(Software Development Kit) Targeting 5680X Platform where X means the target device (56F803, 56F805,
56F807).
To open driver the following step must be done:
• fill configuration structure if necessary (this depends on the type of driver)
• write the configuration items to appconfig.h if necessary (this depends on the type of driver)
• call the open (create) function
The access to peripheral functions driver is provided by the ioctl function.

Preliminary
PC Master Software
8.4 Interrupts
The SDK serves the calling of interrupt routines and automatically clears interrupt flags. The user defines the
callback functions which are called during interrupts. The callback functions are assigned during the driver’s
opening. The callback function assignment is defined as one item of the initialization structure which is used as
input parameter of open function. Some drivers define the callback function in the appconfig.h file.
9. PC Master Software
PC master software was designed to provide the debugging, diagnostic and demonstration tool for
development of algorithms and application. It consists of components running on PC and parts running on the
target development board.
The PC master software application is part of the Embedded SDK and may be selectively installed during SDK
installation.
The baud rate of the SCI communication is 9600Bd. It is set automatically by the PC master software driver.
To enable the PC master software operation on the target board application, the following lines must be added
to the appconfig.h file:
#define SCI_DRIVER
#define INCLUDE_PCMASTER
This can be seen in the Software Design chapter of the SDK. It automatically includes the SCI driver and
installs all necessary services.
A detailed PC master software description is provided by the PC Master User Manual.
10. Controller Usage

Figure 10-1 shows how much memory is used to run the BLDC motor drive with BEMF Zero Crossing in a
speed closed loop. A part of the device’s memory is still available for other tasks.
Table 10-1. RAM and FLASH Memory Usage for SDK2.2
Available Used
Memory Used
56F803 Application without PC master
(in 16 bit Words) Application + Stack
56F805 software, SCI
Program FLASH 32K 13094 8915
Data RAM 2K 1425+352 1057+352

Preliminary
Current and Voltage Settings
11. Setting of SW parameters for other motor kits

The SW was tuned for three hardware and motor kits (EVM, LV, HV) as described in Section 6. and
Section 4.1. It can, of course, be used for other motors, but the software parameters need to be set accordingly.
The parameters are located in the file (External RAM version):
...\dsp5680xevm\nos\applications\bldc_zerocross\bldcadczcdefines.h
and config files:
...\dsp5680xevm\nos\applications\bldc_zerocross\configextram\appconfig.h
or in the file (Flash version):
...\dsp5680xevm\nos\applications\bldc_zerocross\configFlash\appconfig.h.
The motor control drive usually needs setting/tuning of:
• dynamic parameters
• current/voltage parameters
The SW selects valid parameters (one of the 3 parameter sets) based in the identified hardware. Table 11-1
shows the starting string of the SW constants used for each hardware.
Table 11-1. SW Parameters Marking

Hardware Set Software Parameters Marking
Low Voltage Evaluation Motor Hardware Set EVM_yyy
Low Voltage Hardware Set LV_yyy
High Voltage Hardware Set HV_yyy
In the following text the EVM, LV, HV will be replaced by x. The sections is sorted in order recommended to
follow, when one is tuning/changing parameters.
Notes: Most important constants for reliable motor start-up are described in Section 11.2.2 and in
Section 11.1.2.
11.1 Current and Voltage Settings

11.1.1 DC Bus Voltage, Maximal and Minimal Voltage and Current Limits Setting
For the right regulator settings, it is required to set the expected DC bus voltage in bldcadczcdefines.h:
#define x_VOLT_DC_BUS 12.0 /* DC bus expected voltage */
The current voltage limits for SW protection are:
#define x_DCB_UNDERVOLTAGE 3.0 /* Undervoltage limit [V] */
#define x_DCB_OVERVOLTAGE 15.8 /* Overvoltage limit [V] */
#define x_DCB_OVERCURRENT 48.0 /* Overcurrent limit [A] */
Notes: Note the hardware protection with setting of pots R116, R71 for 56F805EVM or R40, R45 for
56F803EVM (see EVM manuals for details)

Preliminary
Setting of SW parameters for other motor kits
11.1.2 Alignment Current and Current Regulator Setting

All this section’s settings are in bldcadczcdefines.h.
The current during Alignment stage (before motor starts) is recommended to be set to nominal motor current
value.
#define x_CURR_ALIGN_DESIRED_A 17.0 /* Alignment Current Desired [A] */
Usually it is necessary to set the PI regulator constants. (The PI regulator is described in algorithm
controllerPItype1 description in SDK documentation.)
The current controller works with constant execution (sampling) period determined by PWM frequency:
Current Controller period = 1/pwm frequency.
Both proportional and integral gain have two coefficients: gain portion and scale
Current Proportional gain:
#define x_CURR_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN 30000 /* proportional gain portion */
#define x_CURR_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN_SCALE 24 /* proportional gain scale*/
Current Integral gain:
#define x_CURR_PI_INTEGRAL_GAIN 19000 /* integral gain portion */
#define x_CURR_PI_INTEGRAL_GAIN_SCALE 23 /* integral gain gain scale */
The PI controller proportional and integral constants can be set experimentally.
Notes: If the overcurrent fault is experienced during Alignment stage, then it is recommended to slow down
the regulator. If the yy_GAIN_SCALE is increased, the gain is decreased.
Notes: The coefficients x_CURR_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN_REAL (resp.

x_CURR_PI_INTEGRAL_TI_REAL) are not directly used for regulator setting, but can be used to
calculate the x_CURR_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN, x_CURR_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN_SCALE (resp.
x_CURR_PI_INTEGRAL_GAIN, x_CURR_PI_INTEGRAL_GAIN_SCALE) using the formulae in the
comments
11.2 Commutation Control Settings

In order to get the motor reliably started the commutation control constants must be properly set.
11.2.1 Alignment Period

The time duration of alignment stage must be long enough to stabilize the rotor before it starts.
This is set in seconds in bldcadczcdefines.h.
#define x_PER_ALIGNMENT_S 0.5 /* Alignment period [s] */
Notes: For first tuning it is recommended to set this period high enough (e.g. 5s). Then, if the motor works
well it can be significantly lowered (e.g. 0.1s).

Preliminary
Commutation Control Settings
11.2.2 Start-up Periods

The constants defining the start up need to be changed according to drive dynamic.
All this section settings are in bldcadczcdefines.h:
#define x_PER_CMTSTART_US 7200.0 /* Start Commutation Period [micros] */
#define x_PER_TOFFSTART_US 14400.0 /* Start Zero Crossing
Toff Period [micros] */
The unit of these constants is 1 µs.
x_PER_CMTSTART_US is the commutation period used to compute the first (start) commutation period.
x_PER_TOFFSTART_US is the first (start) Toff interval after commutation where BEMF Zero Crossing is not
sensed.
The older versions of the software (SDK 2.2) used the constants with system units:
#define x_PER_CMTSTART 0x0c00 /* Start Commutation Period * [1.7777us] */
#define x_PER_TOFFSTART 0x1800 /* Start Zero Crossing
Toff Period * [1.7777us] */
The unit of these constant is 1.777us. These constants are automatically calculated in newer SDK software
versions.
Notes: It is recommended to set x_PER_TOFFSTART_US = 2*x_PER_CMTSTART_US.

Then the first motor commutation period = x_PER_CMTSTART_US * 2
The Back-EMF Zero Crossing is not sensed during whole first period, because it is very small and hence the
Zero Crossing information is not reliable during this period.
Notes: Setting of this constant is an empirical process. It is difficult to use a precise formula, because there are
many factors involved which are difficult to obtain in the case of a real drive (motor and load
mechanical inertia, motor electromechanical constants, and sometimes also the motor load). So they
need to be set with a specific motor.
Table 11-2 helps with setting of this constant.
Table 11-2. Start-up Periods

Motor size x_PER_CMTSTART_US x_PER_TOFFSTART_US First commutation
period
[µs] [µs] [s]
Slow motor / high load motor >5000 >10000 >10ms

mechanical inertia
Fast motor / high load motor <5000 <10000 <10ms

mechanical inertia
Notes: Slowing down the speed regulator (see Section 11.3.1) helps if a problem with start up is encountered
using the above stated setting .

Preliminary
Setting of SW parameters for other motor kits
11.2.3 Minimal Zero Commutation of Starting (Back-EMF Acquisition) Stage

#define x_MIN_ZCROSOK_START 0x02 /* minimal Zero Crossing OK commutation
to finish Bldc starting phase */
This constant x_MIN_ZCROSOK_START determines the minimal number of the Zero Crossing OK
commutation to finish the BLDC starting phase.
Notes: It is recommended to use the value 0x02 or 0x03 only. If this constant is set too high, the motor control
will not enter the Running stage fast enough.
11.2.4 Wrong Zero Crossing

#define x_MAX_ZCROSERR 0x04 /*Maximal Zero Crossing Errors (to stop commutations) */
The constant x_MAX_ZCROSERR is used for control of commuting problems. The application software stops and
starts the motor again, whenever x_MAX_ZCROSERR successive commutations with problematical Zero
Crossing appears.
Notes: During tuning of the software for other motors, this constant can be temporarily increased.
11.2.5 Commutation Proceeding Period

Commutation preceeding period is the constant time after motor commutation, when BEMF Zero Crossing is
not measured (until the phase current decays to zero).
#define x_CONST_PERPROCCMT_US 170.0 /* Period of Commutation proceeding [micros]*/
The unit of this constant is 1 µs.
Notes: This constant needs to be lower than 1/3 of (minimal) commutation period at motor maximal speed.
The older versions of the software (SDK 2.2) used the constant with system units:
#define x_CONST_PERPROCCMT 100 /* Period of Commutation proceeding [1.7777us]*/
The unit of this constant is 1.777us. This constant is automatically calculated in newer SDK software versions.
11.2.6 Commutation Timing Setting

Notes: Normally this structure should not necessarily be changed. If the constants described in this section
need to be changed a detailed study of the control principle needs to be studied in Section 5 and SDK
document describing algorithms BLDC motor commutation with Zero Crossing sensing
(MotorControl.pdf).
If it is required to change the motor commutation advancing (retardation) the coefficients in starting and
running structures need to be changed:
x_StartComputInit
x_RunComputInit
Both structures are in bldcadczcdefines.h.
The x_StartComputInit structure is used by the application software during Starting stage (see Section 5.4.3).
The x_RunComputInit structure is used by the application software during Running stage (see Section 5.4.2).

Preliminary
Speed Setting
Coef_CmtPrecompLShft
Coef_CmtPrecompFrac
fractional and scaling part of Coef_CmtPrecomp
final Coef_CmtPrecomp = Coef_CmtPrecompFrac << Coef_CmtPrecompLShft
this final Coef_CmtPrecomp determines the interval between motor commutations when no BEMF Zero
Crossing is captured. The application SW multiplies fractional Coef_CmtPrecomp with commutation period.
Coef_HlfCmt
determines Commutation advancing (retardation) - the interval between BEMF Zero Crossing and motor
commutation
The application SW multiplies fractional Coef_HlfCmt with commutation period.
Coef_Toff
determines the interval between BEMF Zero Crossing and motor commutation
The application SW multiplies fractional Coef_Toff with commutation period
11.3 Speed Setting

11.3.1 Maximal and Minimal Speed and Speed Regulator Setting
All this section settings are in bldcadczcdefines.h.
In order to compute the speed setting, it is important to set the number of BLDC motor commutations per
motor mechanical revolution:
#define x_MOTOR_COMMUTATION_PREV 18 /* Motor Commutations Per Revolution */
Maximal required speed in rpm is set by:
#define x_SPEED_ROTOR_MAX_RPM 3000 /* maximal rotor speed [rpm] */
If you also request to change the minimal motor speed, then you need to set minimal angular speed:
#define x_OMEGA_MIN_SYSU 4096 /* angular frequency minimal [system unit] */
Notes: Remember that minimal angular speed is not in radians, but in system units where 32768 is the maximal
speed done by x_SPEED_ROTOR_MAX_RPM
The speed PI regulator constants can be tuned as described below. All settings can be found in
bldcadczcdefines.h.
The execution period of the speed controller is set by:
#define PER_SPEED_SAMPLE_S 0.001 /* Sampling Period of the Speed Controller [s] */
Both proportional and integral gain have two coefficients: portion and scale.
Speed Proportional gain:
#define x_SPEED_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN 22000 /* speed proportional gain portion*/
#define x_SPEED_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN_SCALE 19 /* speed proportional gain scale*/

Preliminary
References
Speed Integral gain:

#define x_SPEED_PI_INTEGRAL_GAIN 27500 /* speed integral gain portion */
#define x_SPEED_PI_INTEGRAL_GAIN_SCALE 23 /* speed integralgain gain scale */
The PI controller proportional and integral constants can be set experimentally.
Notes: If the motor has problems when requested speed is changed, then it is recommended to slow down the
regulator. If the yy_GAIN_SCALE is increased, the gain is decreased.
The coefficients x_SPEED_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN_REAL (resp.
x_SPEED_PI_INTEGRAL_TI_REAL) are not directly used for regulator setting, but can be used to calculate
x_SPEED_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN, x_SPEED_PI_PROPORTIONAL_GAIN_SCALE (resp.
x_SPEED_PI_INTEGRAL_GAIN, x_SPEED_PI_INTEGRAL_GAIN_SCALE) using the formulae in the comments.
12. References
12.1 Software Development Kit, SDK Rev.2.2
• Targetting_DSP56805_Platform.pdf
— located at:
Embedded SDK\help\docs\sdk\targets\Targetting_DSP56805_Platform\content
• Targetting_DSP56803_Platform.pdf
— located at:
Embedded SDK\help\docs\sdk\targets\Targetting_DSP56803_Platform\content
• Motor Control.pdf, chapter BLDC Motor Commutation with Zero Crossing Sensing
— located at: Embedded SDK\help\docs\sdk\libraries\motorcontrol\content
12.2 User’s Manuals and Application Notes

• Low Cost High Efficiency Sensorless Drive for Brushless DC Motor using MC68HC(7)05MC4,
AN1627, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
• 56F800 16-bit Digital Signal Processor Family Manual, DSP56F800FM, Freescale Semiconductor,
Inc.
• 56F803 Evaluation Module Hardware User’s Manual, DSP56F803EVMUM, Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
• 56F805 Evaluation Module Hardware User’s Manual, DSP56F805EVMUM, Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
• 56F80x 16-bit Digital Signal Processor User’s Manual, DSP56F801-7UM, Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
• Evaluation Motor Board User’s Manual, MEMCEVMBUM, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
• Optoisolation Board User’s Manual, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
• PC Master User Manual, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
• Web page: www.freescale.com

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3-Phase BLDC Motor Contents

Back EMF Zero Crossing 2. DSC Advantages and Features ...............2

Libor Prokop, 7. SW Design ............................................33

1. Introduction 9. PC Master Software.............................. 48

© Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 2001, 2005. All rights reserved.

2. DSC Advantages and Features

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

Data Flash 2K x 16-bit 4K x 16-bit 4K x 16-bit 8K x 16-bit

Program RAM 1K x 16-bit 512 x 16-bit 512 x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit

Data RAM 1K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit 4K x 16-bit

Boot Flash 2K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit 2K x 16-bit

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

3. Target Motor Theory

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

Figure 3-1. BLDC Motor - Cross Section

Figure 3-2. Three Phase Voltage System

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

Phase Magnetic Flux Linkage

Ph. A Ph. B Ph. C

Ph. A Phase Back EMF Ui_ A

Ph. C Speed reversal

C b ot Ab ot Bbot “Natural” commutation point

Phase-Phase Back EMF Ui_ A B

Figure 3-3. BLDC Motor - Back EMF and Magnetic Flux

3.2 3-Phase BLDC Power Stage

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

3.3 Why Sensorless Control?

Figure 3-4. Classical System

3.4 Power Stage - Motor System Model

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

Figure 3-5. Power Stage - Motor Topology

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

3.4.1 Mathematical Model

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

The internal torque of the motor itself is defined as:

3.5 Back-EMF Sensing

There are two necessary conditions which must be met:

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

Figure 3-6. Phase Voltage Waveform

3.6 Back-EMF Sensing Circuit

+DC_Bus Phase A Phase B Phase C

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3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

Figure 3-8. The Zero Crossing Detection

4. System Design Concept

3-Phase BLDC Motor Control, Rev. 1

• Running on one of three optional board and motor hardware sets

Table 4-1. Low Voltage Evaluation Hardware Set Specifications

Speed Range: < 5000 rpm (at 60V)

Maximal line voltage: 60V

Output Torque 0.140Nm (at 2A)

Drive Characteristics: Speed Range < 2000 rpm

Input Voltage: 12V DC

Max DC Bus Voltage 15.8 V

Control Algorithm Speed Closed Loop Control

Load Characteristic: Type Varying