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DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI User's Guide

User's Guide

SLVUBR6A – October 2019 – Revised October 2019

DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI User's Guide

This document is provided with the DRV8899-Q1 customer evaluation module (EVM) as a supplement to
the

DRV8899-Q1 Automotive Stepper Motor Driver datasheet

. This document only describes the

installation and usage of the DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI. For additional details on hardware connections refer
to the

DRV8899-Q1 EVM User's Guide

.

Contents

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Overview

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Hardware and Software Setup

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GUI Application

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Installation

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3.2

Getting Started with DRV8899-Q1EVM GUI

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3.3

Use the DRV8899-Q1EVM GUI

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List of Figures

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DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI (Home Page)

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Figure 2. DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI (Device Connection pane)

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Serial port configuration

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DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI (Stepper Motor Control page)

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Controls available for Speed Mode

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Controls for Step Mode

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Stop conditions

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DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI (Decay mode)

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DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI (Registers Page)

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DRV8899-Q1 EVM GUI (Menu bar – Help Option)

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Summary of Contents for DRV8899-Q1

Page 1: ...M User s Guide Contents 1 Overview 2 2 Hardware and Software Setup 2 3 GUI Application 2 3 1 Installation 2 3 2 Getting Started with DRV8899 Q1EVM GUI 2 3 3 Use the DRV8899 Q1EVM GUI 2 List of Figures...

Page 2: ...DRV8899 Q1 DRV8899 Q1 EVM Stepper motor Voltage supply from 4 5 V to 45 V This document only describes the installation and usage of the DRV8899 Q1 EVM GUI For additional details on hardware connectio...

Page 3: ...COMxx 9600 Connected to Target message appears as shown in Figure 2 below Figure 2 Figure 2 DRV8899 Q1 EVM GUI Device Connection pane If the GUI fails to connect to the EVM the hardware connection st...

Page 4: ...d with a green checkmark as shown in Figure 1 Click on the Stepper Motor button to open the stepper control page 3 3 1 Stepper Control Page The Stepper Control page shown in Figure 4 includes various...

Page 5: ...ameter When Stop Steps is clicked the motor starts decelerating at the Acceleration Rate configured to reach the stopping speed and eventually stop The configuration is visualized by the embedded grap...

Page 6: ...parameters have been added to properly control the limited number of steps actuation These parameters are described as follows Number of Steps This parameter is the number of steps that the controlle...

Page 7: ...e stop speed is reached 3 Motor runs out of steps before reaching stop speed www ti com GUI Application 7 SLVUBR6A October 2019 Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright 2019 Texas...

Page 8: ...tomotive Stepper Motor Driver datasheet 3 3 3 Fault Monitoring The fault monitor section at the right side of the screen allows the user to configure monitor the various device faults The LED staying...

Page 9: ...e 9 DRV8899 Q1 EVM GUI Registers Page 3 3 5 Using Register Map 1 Configure desired motion profile in the GUI in Speed Mode The default values will be acceptable for immediate evaluation 2 Configure de...

Page 10: ...Device The user can load the firmware out file onto the device by clicking this option For the firmware load to work MSP430 FET needs to be plugged into the J2 connector on the EVM board Load Save Reg...

Page 11: ...change without notice TI grants you permission to use these resources only for development of an application that uses the TI products described in the resource Other reproduction and display of thes...

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