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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] Do I Still Need the Buck Components if I am Not Using the Buck of the DRV8316?

    Anthony Lodi
    Anthony Lodi
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8316 The DRV8316 comes with an integrated buck that can support up to 200mA of current and can be used as a 3.3V or a 5V rail in a motor driver system. In some systems, however, the buck may not be needed. If this is…
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    • over 2 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] Oscilloscope Tips and Tricks for Debugging Brushed and Stepper Motors

    Jacob Thompson
    Jacob Thompson
    Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words, such as troubleshooting a motor and motor driver. This post discusses the signals that are the most commonly useful when debugging a running motor, and mentions some of the waveform characteristics…
    • Answered
    • over 2 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] DRV8143/44/45-Q1. 20-40us nSleep pulse input requirement for H-Variant

    Shinya Morita
    Shinya Morita
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8143-Q1 , DRV8145-Q1 , DRV8144-Q1 DRV8143-Q1, DRV8144-Q1, DRV8145-Q1 has H-Variant. In H-Variant(HW interface), nSLEEP pin requires external pulse input. It should be 20us-40us pulse to wake the parts. 20us-40us…
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    • over 2 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] DRV8243/44/45-Q1. 20-40us nSleep pulse input requirement for H-Variant

    Shinya Morita
    Shinya Morita
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8244-Q1 , DRV8243-Q1 , DRV8245-Q1 DRV8243-Q1, DRV8244-Q1, DRV8245-Q1 provides 3 variants- H,S and P. In H-Variant(HW interface), nSLEEP pin requires external pulse input. It should be 20us-40us pulse to wake the parts…
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    • over 2 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] Quick Guide to Debugging Common Issues in BLDC motor drivers

    Akshay Rajeev Menon
    Akshay Rajeev Menon
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8300 Debug of issues vary from situation to situation, but over time you will start to recognize patterns between the common problems. The following are some of the most frequently asked questions and methods for solving…
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    • over 2 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] How to estimate die temperature of Stepper Driver?

    Ryan Kehr
    Ryan Kehr
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8434 Author: Murugavel Raju Stepper motor drivers such as the DRV8434 family have integrated H-Bridge drivers for each of the two phases A and B of the stepper motor. The Excel calculator tool “Integrated Stepper…
    • Answered
    • over 3 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] Gate Resistor Calculator for DRV8328/DRV8329

    Aaron Barrera
    Aaron Barrera
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8328 , DRV8329 In the DRV8328 and DRV8329 gate driver devices, the external MOSFET’s drain-to-source voltage (V DS ) slew rate will be dependent on the rate at which the gate of the external MOSFETs is controlled. The…
    • Answered
    • over 3 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] Debugging faults with Hardware variant devices

    Aaron Barrera
    Aaron Barrera
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8302 , DRV8306 , DRV8328 , DRV8311 , DRV8329 , DRV832X , DRV8323 , DRV8353 When using a Brushless-DC motor driver with a Hardware interface versus a SPI interface, there is a trade-off of having simpler device setting…
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    • over 3 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] Automotive door module design options

    Clark Kinnaird
    Clark Kinnaird
    Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TLIN1431-Q1 , DRV8714-Q1 , DRV8145-Q1 , LM74700-Q1 , DRV8906-Q1 , DRV8245-Q1 , TPS1HB08-Q1 , ALM2402-Q1 , TCAN1162-Q1 , DRV8243-Q1 , DRV8718-Q1 , DRV8908-Q1 , DRV8910-Q1 Automotive doors are sophisticated systems with…
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    • over 3 years ago
    • Motor drivers
    • Motor drivers forum
  • [FAQ] DRV8328: Implementing 3 External CSAs using DRV8328

    Aaron Barrera
    Aaron Barrera
    Part Number: DRV8328 Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV8323 The DRV8328 is a low-cost gate driver optimized for 3-phase BLDC motor driver applications with 1 external shunt resistor and Current Sense Amplifier (CSA). This is because the low-side sources…
    • Answered
    • over 3 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] Why won't my Motor Driver EVM connect to the GUI? 0 Locked

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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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