Hercules Motor Kits and controlCard compatibility

Michael Holmes

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: HALCOGEN, MOTORWARE, DRV8301

Hi,

I've got a TMS570LS12x Motor Control Kit (DRV8301-LS12-KIT). It comes with a TMS570LS12x Control Card (TMDX570LS12CNCD).

I'd like to swap out the control card for a RM46x Control Card (TMDXRM46CNCD).

I assume that they are pin compatible and can be interchanged, but wanted to verify. Are there any electrical, logical, or other compatibility issues between the two cards?

Thanks,

Mike

over 12 years ago

0 Haixiao Weng over 12 years ago

TI__Genius 13810 points

The two control cards are exactly the same except the MCU mounted on board. They are pin to pin compatiable except for FlexRay and USB pins.

From Software viewpoint, these two device are similar except that TMS570 is BE32 and RM46 is little endian, TMS570 has FlexRay while RM46 doesn't, RM46 support USB and TMS570 does not.

If you keep your own software (those you typed in, copy, paste) in 32-bit access mode, switching the project between two endianess should take only a couple hours. Take a look at the motorware, RM46 and LS12 shares the same source code except those generated by Halcogen.

Regards,

Haixiao

0 Michael Holmes over 12 years ago in reply to Haixiao Weng

Intellectual 550 points

Hi Haixiao,

Are the control card pins compatible, so that I can plug a new RM46 control card into my existing DRV8301 motor board?

Thanks,

Mike

0 Haixiao Weng over 12 years ago in reply to Michael Holmes

TI__Genius 13810 points

Yes. 100% sure.

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