Infineon Offers Microcontroller / Power Development Kit with Excellent Price/Performance Ratio for Industrial and Consumer Motor Control

Infineon Offers Microcontroller / Power Development Kit with Excellent Price/Performance Ratio for Industrial and Consumer Motor Control

Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX) today announced availability of a very-low-cost 3-phase motor-control development kit which combines the company’s XC886 series of 8-bit MCUs capable of supporting Field Oriented Control (FOC) with its latest highly integrated intelligent power module CIPOS™ (Control Integrated Power System). Reflecting Infineon’s commitment to improving energy efficiency and driving advancements in embedded motor control applications, the company’s efforts bring power efficiency to cost-sensitive consumer and industrial applications.

Among these cost-sensitive applications are motor controls in devices such as washing machines, dish washers, air conditioners, and other household appliances, as well as industrial fans and pumps where energy consumption is required to decrease based on regulatory requirements and consumer demand. Infineon’s 3-phase Motor Drive Application Kit offers designers a shorter time-to-market for energy-efficient motor control designs pursuing excellent torque dynamics, reduced noise and high system reliability.

Including an optimized FOC motor control software, along with a digitally isolated real-time monitoring tool, the development kit offers an easy-to-use reference platform capable of driving both permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) and induction motors (ACIM) with power rating of up to 750W.