First Freedom development platform for NXP Kinetis V motor control development

The FRDM-KV31F, available now from Farnell element14, is a low-cost development tool for the Kinetis V series KV3x MCU family built on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor. The hardware is form-factor compatible with the Arduino R3 pin layout, providing a broad range of expansion board options, including FRDM-MC-LVPMSM and FRDM-MC-LVBLDC for permanent magnet and brushless DC motor control. The platform features OpenSDA, the NXP open source hardware embedded serial and debug adapter running an open source bootloader. This circuit offers several options for serial communication, flash programming, and run-control debugging. The device is supported by a range of NXP and third-party development software. It is the first device in the portfolio to be enabled with Kinetis Motor Suite. The suite is a software solution that enables the rapid configuration of motor drive systems, accelerates development of the final motor drive application whilst improving overall motor system performance due to its unique SpinTAC enabled speed controller. The hardware provides a broad range of expansion board options, including FRDM-MC-LVPMSM and FRDM-MC-LVBLDC for permanent magnet and brushless DC motor control. Both are low-voltage, 3-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor and brushless DC add-on boards for the Freedom development platform to add motor control capabilities, such as rotational or linear motion, to your design applications.