Table of Contents
Advertisement
www.ti.com
4
Brushed Motor Demo Application
4.1
Introduction
As previously mentioned, the BOOST-DRV8848 dual brushed DC motor BoosterPack has been optimized
to work together with the MSP430G2 Launchpad to provide a complete brushed motor evaluation
platform. With the demo application provided, the brushed motor can be up and spinning in minutes. To
get started with TI's pre-written brushed control application, follow the steps outlined in the next
section.
4.2
Setting up the BOOST-DRV8848 Firmware
1. Load the BOOST-DRV8848 brushed motor control application onto the MSP430G2553 by first
downloading the latest version of Code Composer Studio™ (CCS). This application was developed in
CCS v6.0.0. http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Download_CCS.
2. Obtain the BOOST-DRV8848 firmware and GUI, by downloading the BOOST-DRV8848 Hardware and
Software Files from the tool folder, www.ti.com/tool/boost-drv8848. This zip folder contains the
complete hardware design files, including the Altium source files, Gerbers, BOM, and schematic, as
well as the Brushed DC Motor Demo firmware and GUI.
3. Flash the MSP430G2553 on the MSP430G2 LaunchPad with the firmware provided. The MSP430G2
LaunchPad, an MSP430G2553, and mini-USB cable are required. The flash can be done in one of the
following two ways:
4. Method 1: Loading the binary .out file (preferred)
•
Open Code Composer Studio.
•
Select View -> Target Configuration
•
Right click on the User Defined folder and select New Target Configuration
•
Give the Target Configuration a name and select Finish
SLVUAE1 – December 2014
Submit Documentation Feedback
(Figure
6)
Figure 6. Target Configuration
Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Brushed Motor Demo Application
(Figure
6)
BOOST-DRV8848
7
Advertisement
Table of Contents
