STMicroelectronics STEVAL for L6398, STL160NS3LLH7, STM32F303

STEVAL-ESC001V1 BLDC/PMSM Motor Speed Controller

The STEVAL-ESC001V1 is an electronic speed controller (ESC) board for a three-phase Brushless motor (BLDC/PMSM). It demonstrates a sensorless FOC algorithm with speed regulation and active braking. The board is designed to provide fast and efficient propulsion for remote control applications like electric cars, boats and UAV drones.

Board Features

• 72MHz STM32F303CBT7 Cortex-M4F MCU with 128KB Flash memory, 32KB RAM
• 3 x L6398D High Side/Low Side MOSFET gate drivers
• 6 x STL160NS3LLH7 power MOSFETs configured as 3 x Half-Bridges
• Maximum RMS output current: 20A
• Current-sensing circuits
• Phase-sensing circuit
• Host communication: serial UART, I²C, CAN
• On-board SN65HVD230 CAN bus transceiver
• 2 x User LEDs
• Battery Eliminator Circuit (BEC) provides +5V power to R/C receiver and servomotors
• Test points for DAC, GPIOs, PWM signals, motor current feedback and CAN

Board Protection

• Cross conduction protection based on L6398 driver
• Overcurrent and overvoltage protection feature (OCP/OVP)
• Thermal measuring and overheating protection with on-board NTC

Motor Controllers & Drivers, STMicroelectronics