Dual-axis motor control kit uses SmartFusion2 FPGA

The SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA dual-axis motor control kit (SF2-MC-STARTER-KIT) reference design comes with a compact evaluation board, encrypted motor control IP, and a Libero Gold Edition software license. The kit uses an FPGA daughter card with the Cortex M3 MCU in SmartFusion2 chip.

The kits IP enables users to offload processing to the FPGA for faster parallel processing and can drive two BLDC/stepper motor channels or drive motor performance beyond 30,000 RPM. The design can lower total device power by more than 50% and static power by 10x over competing SRAM-based FPGAs. The designs security features safeguard connected motors against malevolent hackers and intellectual property theft. Available now for $599 promotional price.