Updated software streamlines motor control solutions

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH has launched MCU Motor Studio 4.0 (MMS), the latest update to its TXZ+ advanced class MCU motor control software tool and firmware.

This software release now adds bare-metal configurations, covering all supported devices and permitting usage with no real-time operating system. It extends the MCU coverage with the latest the company's TMPM4KNF10x group. New features implemented in this release include change-down stage support, permitting a smooth transition from vector control to sine-wave commutation (Force mode); PWM shift-2 enhancement of the 1-shunt current sensing for vector engine (VE) based hardware control and software implemented FOC. Direction change/reverse rotation with flux observer-based FOC and 'STOP Brake' mode were also added. The software includes a free-run digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) for continuous real-time logging of up to four parameters to complement existing DSO one-shot real-time logging, which, in contrast, is performed over shorter time intervals with a pre-defined number of samples and sampling rate.

Compatible with Windows 11, MMS 4.0 is available for download from the company's website. A planned future update will allow users to install Motor Tuning Studio (MTS), which is currently available to download as an accompanying tool, as a standalone library within MMS 4.0, thereby permitting users to conveniently access the features of both tools via a single GUI.

MIKROE is also planning to release the Clicker 4 Inverter Shield 2, the latest addition to the Clicker 4 series of extension boards, fully supported in this new MMS 4.0 version.