World of Motors reference design

This reference design is about the World of Motors (WoM) reference design board, a development platform developed for Zilog’s series of Mini-Z stamp modules. The board is designed to provide engineers, students, and enthusiasts a simple-to-use platform for developing prototypes and projects related to motor control.

The WoM Board is designed to work with Zilog’s series of Mini-Z modules. Additionally, it is compatible with the basic stamp modules available from multiple vendors. The WoM reference board includes an FTDI USB-to-serial converter for serial communication capability.

This reference design includes build options for using the Mini-Z shell or standalone operation. The Mini-Z shell provides a console through which the code is uploaded and executed via command line instructions. The standalone code requires the use of the ZDS tools to flash the Mini-Z (overwriting the shell code). The standalone version provides menu-driven commands to control the motors.