Brushless 12 Click is a compact add-on board suitable for controlling BLDC motors with any MCU. This board features the L6235, DMOS fully integrated 3-phase motor driver with overcurrent protection from STMicroelectronics.
- Author : Stefan Filipovic
- Date : Jun 2021.
- Type : GPIO type
We provide a library for the Brushless12 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
This library contains API for Brushless12 Click driver.
brushless12_cfg_setup
Config Object Initialization function.
void brushless12_cfg_setup ( brushless12_cfg_t *cfg );
brushless12_init
Initialization function.
BRUSHLESS12_RETVAL brushless12_init ( brushless12_t *ctx, brushless12_cfg_t *cfg );
brushless12_default_cfg
Click Default Configuration function.
void brushless12_default_cfg ( brushless12_t *ctx );
brushless12_set_brake
This function sets the BRK pin to the desired state.
void brushless12_set_brake ( brushless12_t *ctx, uint8_t state );
brushless12_set_direction
This function sets the F/R pin to the desired state.
void brushless12_set_direction ( brushless12_t *ctx, uint8_t state );
brushless12_set_enable
This function sets the EN pin to the desired state.
void brushless12_set_enable ( brushless12_t *ctx, uint8_t state );
This example demonstrates the use of Brushless 12 Click board.
The demo application is composed of two sections :
Initializes the driver and sets the Click default configuration.
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
brushless12_cfg_t brushless12_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
brushless12_cfg_setup( &brushless12_cfg );
BRUSHLESS12_MAP_MIKROBUS( brushless12_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( brushless12_init( &brushless12, &brushless12_cfg ) == DIGITAL_OUT_UNSUPPORTED_PIN )
{
log_error( &logger, " Application Init Error. " );
log_info( &logger, " Please, run program again... " );
for ( ; ; );
}
brushless12_default_cfg( &brushless12 );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
Drives the motor in the forward direction for 5 seconds, then pulls brake for 2 seconds, and after that drives it in the reverse direction for 5 seconds, and pulls brake for 2 seconds. Each step will be logged on the USB UART where you can track the program flow.
void application_task ( void )
{
log_printf( &logger, "The motor turns forward! \r\n" );
brushless12_set_direction ( &brushless12, BRUSHLESS12_DIR_FORWARD );
brushless12_set_brake ( &brushless12, BRUSHLESS12_START );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, "Pull brake! \r\n" );
brushless12_set_brake ( &brushless12, BRUSHLESS12_BRAKE );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, "The motor turns in reverse! \r\n" );
brushless12_set_direction ( &brushless12, BRUSHLESS12_DIR_REVERSE );
brushless12_set_brake ( &brushless12, BRUSHLESS12_START );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, "Pull brake! \r\n" );
brushless12_set_brake ( &brushless12, BRUSHLESS12_BRAKE );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
}
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:
- MikroSDK.Board
- MikroSDK.Log
- Click.Brushless12
Additional notes and informations
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART Click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.