IGLOO - Low Power Solution

Ishnatek offers demonstration platforms that showcase Actel’s IGLOO devices as controllers for miniature brushless DC and stepper motors. Using these platforms, you can evaluate an IGLOO device as a flexible motor controller for your designs. The platform consists of a miniature motor control daughter card for Actel's IGLOO Icicle Kit. The motor control daughter card is comprised of a miniature brushless DC and stepper motor with some associated motor driver circuit. The block diagram shows the Icicle board connected to the miniature motor daughter card. To control different functions, Ishnatek provides a software program that runs on a PC. The data is communicated between the PC and Icicle board through a USB cable with a USB-to-UART chip that allows a simple UART controller on the IGLOO device to communicate the data with the PC. Actel's IGLOO Icicle Kit, based on the industry leading 2 µW IGLOO FPGAs, is a low-cost, portable, low-power demonstration platform that can be powered by a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, USB cable, or external power supply. The Icicle evaluation board enables you to measure power consumption (dynamic, static, and Flash*Freeze modes) with the core operating from 1.2 V to 1.5 V.

Features & Benefits

Small form factor miniature motor control plug-in daughter card for Icicle Kit (based on the ultra-low-power IGLOO FPGA with Flash*Freeze technology) Evaluation and development platform with the flexibility to demonstrate different types of motor control functions

• Brushless DC motor control
• Stepper motor control

• Select brushless DC motor or stepper motor
• Select external power supply
• Select demonstration through software or hardware control

Documentation:

Miniature Motor Control Daughter Card for Icicle Kit Product Brief

Miniature Motor Control Solutions Brochure

Purchase:

To purchase the motor control daughter card or IGLOO Icicle Kit, please contact Avnet Engineering Services or order them online.

OR Send mail to sales@ishnatek.com