Operating the Booster Pack
3.3
Hardware Connection
1. Plug the dual brushed DC motor BoosterPack onto the LaunchPad as shown in
. The
MSP430G2 LaunchPad will dock with the outer row of the 20-pin headers. The inner row is provided to
maintain compatibility with 40-pin LaunchPads.
Orient the terminal block headers towards the USB
connector.
2. Connect the brushed motors to the
terminal block header J6
.
3. Connect the power supply that will power the brushed motor BoosterPack’s DRV8848 to the
terminal
block header J5
. The connections have been labeled
VM
and
GND
. For full performance, ensure as
much current as your motor may demand is supplied. The brushed motor BoosterPack has a designed
operating range from
4.0–18 V, up to 1-A RMS/2 A peak for each H-Bridge
.
4. Enable the power supply.
5. Enable the controller and spin the motor! The BOOST-DRV8848 dual brushed DC motor BoosterPack,
combined with a TI LaunchPad, will provide a complete brushed DC motor evaluation platform. With
the MSP-EXP430G2 LaunchPad and a MSP430G2553, you can take full advantage of TI's
pre-written
brushed motor control application (see
for additional details)
.
NOTE:
At high currents the drive stage can increase to high temperatures.
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BOOST-DRV8848
SLVUAE1 – December 2014
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