Motor drivers E2E forum
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.
New users to E2E
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- Search for question you have at the top of the forum with these TI E2E search tips
- Searching Google with site:e2e.ti.com <your question> works well too
- Post a new question
Introductory reference material
These resources are great for newer engineers or those inexperienced with motor drivers who want to get into the technical details and explore what TI has to offer.
- TI Precision Labs - Motor drivers
- TI Motor Drivers - Product Overview
- Brushless-DC Motor Driver Considerations and Selection Guide and Example Introduction to BLDC
- TI Precision Labs – All
- Analog Engineer’s pocket reference
- TI Reference Design Search
Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ]
E2E has plenty of frequently asked question threads to explore. These are usually created by the content curators and technical experts who aim to answer the question concisely in a forum post.
General
Motor Specific
- Selecting Integrated FET/control BLDC Motor drivers based on Motor Datasheet
- Trapezoidal Motors vs. Sinusoidal Motors
- Debugging stepper motors
- Stepper Motor Audible Noise
- How to Ensure Correct Alignment of Hall Sensors and Your Motor
- What interface (PH-EN or PWM) to use for controlling brushed DC motors
Motor Application specific
- Best Practices for PCB layout of Motor Drives
- System Design Considerations for High-Power Motor Driver Applications
- Overcurrent Protection (OCP) vs Current Regulation
- SPI Configuration and Use
- I2C Bus Pullup Resistor Calculation
- Understanding and Mitigating Motor Driver Board Parasitics through Simulation
- How to control voltage spikes on motor driver outputs?
- Voltage Spike Measurement Technique and Specification
- Proper RC Snubber Design for Motor Drivers and Calculate an R-C snubber in seven steps
- Cut-Off Switch in High-Current Motor-Drive Applications
- What motor drivers should be considered for driving Thermoelectric cooling (TEC) elements, or Peltier devices?
- Capacitors, capacitance, and DC voltage derating
Other
System specific:
- Ventilator/medical blower design help and resources
- Driving a Hobby Servo Motor
- Designing High-Side and 3-Phase Isolator MOSFET Circuits in Motor Applications
- Protecting automotive motor-drive systems from reverse polarity conditions
DRV83x Specific – Gate driver:
- Selecting the Best IDRIVE setting and Why this is Essential
- Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) Inverter Design (featuring DRV8343-Q1)
- Using DRV835x in Split Supply (VDRAIN separate from VM)
- Understanding Smart Gate Drive
- Video: Getting started with InstaSPIN-FOC using LAUNCHXL-F280049C & BOOSTXL-DRV8320RS
DRV10x specific – Control + Gate driver + integrated FETs:
- DRV10x Selection Guide
- Useful Contents for Tuning DRV10x devices
- DRV10x GUI: Can't enter fraction number in writable fields
- How to Design a Thermally-Efficient Integrated BLDC Motor Drive PCB
C2k Resources – InstaSPIN, MotorWare, etc. - Control
- The introduction of motor Control with C2000
- The motor drive evaluation boards and software with C2000
- Getting Started with C2000 MCUs for Motor Control
- Trapezoidal Control of BLDC Motors Using Hall Effect Sensors on C2000 Controller
- InstaSPIN Projects and Labs User’s Guide
DRV2x specific – Haptics
- DRV2625: Waveform Recording Set-Up
- DRV2624: Haptics Drivers Selection
- DRV2624: Principals and Method of Auto-Calibration for DRV2624 & DRV2625
- DRV2624: Closed and Open Loop Descriptions
- DRV2624: Driving Capabilities of DRV2624 & DRV2625
- DRV2624: RTP Mode vs PWM Mode for DRV26XX Haptic Drivers
- DRV2604: Haptics Drivers Selection
- DRV2700: Flyback Voltage Expected Output
- DRV2625: DRV2624EVM and DRV2625EVM Windows 10 Driver
- DRV2604: Haptics Drivers Selection
- DRV2700: Frequency Response
Webinars and video series:
Here’s a list of various helpful videos, webinar, and video series that have helped users
- Driving Motorized Innovation
- The art of driving motors
- Engineer It – Motor Driver
- Introduction to Battery Powered Motor Drive Applications
- Introduction to InstaSPIN-BLDC Motor Control Solution
- Performance of a BLDC motor to an AC motor when used in a water pump application