Automotive Applications Design Guide 5
Solutions for Motor Control
A broad product portfolio provides a complete system
solution for your stepper motor, brushed DC motor, AC
induction motor, variable speed brushless DC motor and
switched reluctance motor applications.
Microchip Solutions for Motor Control
8/16-bit PIC
®
Microcontroller
16-bit dsPIC
®
DSC
MOSFET
Driver
Comparator
LDO
Feedback
MOSFET
Temperature
Sensor
Motor
Transceiver
CAN/
LIN Bus
Development Tools
Part Number Product
Free at www.microchip.com Motor Control Graphical User Interface
Free at www.microchip.com FilterLab® Active Filter Design Software
DM183011 PICDEM™ MC Development Board
DM300020 dsPICDEM™ MC1 Motor Control Development Board
AC300020 (requires DM300020) 3-phase BLDC Low Voltage Motor (24V)
APGRD002 Window Lift Reference Design
MCP9700DM-PCTL MCP9700 Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demonstration Board
MCP9800DM-DL MCP9800 Temperature Data Logger Demonstration Board
MCP9800DM-PCTL MCP9800 Temperature Sensor PICtail™ Demonstration Board
LOW-POWER ANALOG SOLUTIONS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
Recommended Product Families for Motor Control Applications
Family Features Device Examples
Temperature Sensors Typical accuracy: ±0.5°C, ±1.0°C; Output options: 1) logic outputs,
2) voltage outputs, 3) serial outputs: SMBus/I
2
C™, SPI
TC6501/2/3/4, MCP9700/1/A,
MCP9800/1/2/3/5, TC72/4/5/7
Comparators Single, dual and quad comparators, low-power consumption, low quiescent
current, small packages
TC1027, TC1037/8/9,
MCP6541/2/3/4/6/7/8/9
MOSFET Drivers Single, dual and quad MOSFET Drivers, 0.5 to 12A peak output currents,
inverting and non-inverting outputs
TC4420/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/A,
TC1410/1/2/3, TC4451/2, TC4467/8/9
Low-Dropout
Regulators
Low-operating current for longer battery life, very low-dropout voltage, high-
output voltage accuracy: ±0.4% (typ), overcurrent and overtemperature
protection, requires only 1 μF ceramic output capacitance
MCP1700/1/2
Transceivers CAN transceivers and stand-alone controllers with SPI; LIN transceivers with
integrated voltage regulators
MCP2515, MCP2551X, MCP201
Microcontrollers Wide range of 8/16- RISC-based microcontrollers and digital signal
controllers
PIC12, PIC16, PIC18, PIC24, dsPIC30,
dsPIC33
Application Examples
Electro Hydraulic Power Steering
Electric Power Steering
Wiper Control
Water Pump, Oil Pump, Fuel Pump
Window Lift
Sun Roof
Air Flaps
Interior and External Mirrors