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Texas Instruments (TI) Motor drivers support forum is an extensive online knowledge base where millions of technical questions and solutions are available 24/7. You can search motor drivers IC content or ask technical support questions on everything from brushless DC (BLDC) and brushed DC (BDC) motor drivers to stepper motor and other drivers for precise motor control. Find the right solution for your circuit design challenges by using our TI E2E™ support forums that are supported by thousands of contributing TI experts.
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  • [FAQ] DRV8316REVM: DRV8316REVM Source Code for MotorControl SDK

    Aaron Barrera
    Aaron Barrera
    Part Number: DRV8316REVM Other Parts Discussed in Thread: LAUNCHXL-F280049C , C2000WARE The DRV8316REVM can be used with the LAUNCHXL-F280049C to provide sensorless Field-oriented control (FOC) via the MotorControl Software Development Kit from C2000…
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    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] DRV8353: Protection trigger and GUDV abnormality of DRV8353 at high current

    Dong Shen1
    Dong Shen1
    Part Number: DRV8353 Hello, I am a TI FAE, we want to know if the MOSFET and half bridge circuit may cause permanent damage to the internal drive circuit and charge pump of DRV8353 when DRV8353 works at high current. If so, what is the damage mechanism…
    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] - How to tell if your motor driver is working?

    Andrew Liu
    Andrew Liu
    Part Number: DRV8353R A new system doesn’t always work properly on the first try when you are trying to drive a motor with a newly designed PCB system. For example, the motor may not start up, or does not operate smoothly. The debugging process involves…
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    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] Pre-production device information

    Matt Hein
    Matt Hein
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: MCF8316A Errata - MCF8316A Errata # Errata Functional impact Workaround Addressed in production samples? 1 Higher speed errors up to 5-10% are observed with PWM frequencies…
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    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] External and Integrated MOSFETs architectures in brushless-DC (BLDC) motor systems

    Matt Hein
    Matt Hein
    Part Number: DRV8316 Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8304 , If you are new to motor driver systems, and wondering what people mean by external versus integrated MOSFET architectures, then you have landed on the right FAQ page! Even as an experienced…
    • Answered
    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] Current sensing in sensorless brushless-DC (BLDC) motor systems

    Matt Hein
    Matt Hein
    Part Number: DRV8316 Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8313 , Have you ever designed, developed, used or just played with any sensorless brushless-DC (BLDC) motor control system? If so, you may already know the importance of continuously and accurately…
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    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] How to configure IPROPI and current sensing

    Pablo Armet
    Pablo Armet
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8876 , DRV8874 , DRV8873 In some motor driver applications, it is important to monitor and measure the current through the motor. TI has multiple motor drivers with integrated current sensing feature which allows current…
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    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] System Design Considerations for High-Power Motor Driver Applications

    Matt Hein
    Matt Hein
    Please see this app note for recommendations on how to design an effective high power motor drive system LINK: System Design Considerations for High-Power Motor Driver Applications Abstract: Motor applications that sustain higher power ratings introduce…
    • Answered
    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] DRV10987: Motor startup failure when ISD is enabled

    Vishnu Balaraj
    Vishnu Balaraj
    Part Number: DRV10987 Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV10983 , DRV10975 , DRV10983-Q1 , Motor startup failure can be observed in DRV10975, DRV10983, DRV10987 and DRV10983-Q1 when initial speed detection (ISD) is enabled. This problem occurs because…
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    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] Proper RC Snubber Design for Motor Drivers

    Aaron Barrera
    Aaron Barrera
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8343-Q1 , CSD18540Q5B Proper RC Snubber Design When switching high currents through external power MOSFETs to commutate a BLDC motor, ringing can occur, leading to concerns in electromagnetic interference (EMI), circuit…
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    • over 4 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
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    [FAQ] DRV8000-Q1: [FAQ] DRV Motor Drives GUI Scripting Feature 0

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    [FAQ] Considerations when powering MCU from AVDD (DRV8328/DRV8329/DRV8329-Q1) 0 Locked

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    Latest 9 months ago
    by Jacob Thompson
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    [FAQ] Why won't my Motor Driver EVM connect to the GUI? 0 Locked

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    Latest over 1 year ago
    by Jacob Thompson
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    [FAQ] What are motor parameters, why are they needed, and how do I measure them? 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Eric Chen
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    [FAQ] How to *not* damage your motor drive system from overvoltage 0 Locked

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    Latest over 3 years ago
    by Matt Hein
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    [FAQ] Overcurrent Protection (OCP) vs Current Regulation 0 Locked

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    Latest over 5 years ago
    by Pablo Armet
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    [FAQ] DRV8161: [FAQ]: Traditional Half-Bridge Driver VS BLDC Smart Half-Bridge Driver 0 Locked

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    by Adam Sidelsky
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    [FAQ] Why do SHx and GHx Float? 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Alicia Rosenberger
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    [FAQ] How to determine which MOSFETs a gate driver can support? 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Joshua Horlander Cruz
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    [FAQ] Common MCx Schematic and Layout Q/A 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Robert Wedan
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    [FAQ] Common MCx faults and how to handle them 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Robert Wedan
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    [FAQ] Sensorless BLDC Trap and Field Oriented Control (FOC) Motor Stop Options 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Robert Wedan
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    [FAQ] Quick Guide to Debugging Common Issues in BLDC motor drivers 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Akshay Rajeev Menon
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    [FAQ] Gate Resistor Calculator for DRV8328/DRV8329 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Aaron Barrera
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    [FAQ] Debugging faults with Hardware variant devices 0 Locked

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    Latest over 2 years ago
    by Aaron Barrera
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    [FAQ] BLDC Integrated MOSFET Thermal Calculator 0 Locked

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    Latest over 3 years ago
    by Aaron Barrera
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    [FAQ] How to Conduct a BLDC Schematic Review and Debug 0 Locked

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    Latest over 3 years ago
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    [FAQ] - How to tell if your motor driver is working? 0 Locked

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    Latest over 4 years ago
    by Matt Hein
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    [FAQ] New or have a question about TI Motor Drivers? Click here to view a list of resources and all FAQs! 0 Locked

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    Latest over 4 years ago
    by Cole Macias
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    [FAQ] Best Practices for PCB layout of Motor Drives 0 Locked

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    by Rick Duncan
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