It looks like he is using Microchip microcontroller on it. I'm curious if anyone tried to use PRU-ICSS unit to control more than 3 motion channels (there are "only" 3 QEI channels on TI AM335x).
On Sunday, December 1, 2013 7:22:27 PM UTC-6, Teknoman117 wrote: > > Hey! Nice board! Is the motor control done through the onboard hardware, > or is there a microcontroller in it? > > - Nathaniel Lewis > > On Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:49:25 AM UTC-7, Paul Tan wrote: >> >> We finally have our web store launched and we are producing the Dual >> Motor Controller Cape in decent quantity (making 100 in this batch). >> The spec are: >> - Dual motor control of DC brushed motor >> - 5V to 28V >> - 7A Max continuous >> - Quadrature encoder interface >> - PID with programmable Kp, Ki, Kd constants >> - Velocity PID >> - Simple 'C' interface >> - Stackable cape allowing up to 4 capes to be used on a single Beaglebone >> black. >> >> You can find more information at http://exadler.blogspot.com, and our >> webstore is live at https://exadler.myshopify.com. >> >> Paul Tan. >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:48:22 AM UTC-4, [email protected]: >>> >>> We are building a robot and we want to use the BeagleBone Black. >>> We want a motor controller that is cabable of: >>> - Control of two DC brushed motors >>> - 12V nominal >>> - 2.5A continuous, 4A peak >>> - PWM >>> - with Encoders >>> >>> Any ideas where we can find such motor controller? We looked in the >>> capes and there is no one available with our specifications >>> >> -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
