TLE9879QXA40

Overview

TLE9879QXA40 is used for BLDC motor control applications such as pumps and fans

The TLE9879QXA40 is part of the TLE987x product family. The TLE9879QXA40 is a single chip 3-Phase motor driver that integrates the industry standard Arm® Cortex®-M3 core, enabling the implementation of advanced motor control algorithms such as field-oriented control. It includes six fully integrated NFET drivers optimized to drive a 3-Phase motor via six external power NFETs, a charge pump enabling low voltage operation and programmable current along with current slope control for optimized EMC behavior. Its peripheral set includes a current sensor, a successive approximation ADC synchronized with the capture and compare unit for PWM control and 16-bit timers. A LIN transceiver is also integrated to enable communication to the device along with a number of general purpose I/Os. It includes an on-chip linear voltage regulator to supply external loads.

It is a highly integrated automotive qualified device enabling cost and space efficient solutions for mechatronic BLDC motor drive applications such as pumps and fans.

Summary of Features

  • Six current programmable Drivers with charge pump for N-Channel MOSFET
  • Integrated LIN transceiver compatible with LIN 2.2 and SAEJ2602
  • Two Full duplex serial interface (UART) with LIN support
  • Two Synchronous serial channel (SSC)
  • On-chip OSC and PLL for clock generation
  • One high voltage monitoring input with wake up functionality
  • High speed Operational amplifier for motor current sensing via shunt
  • Measurement unit:
    • 8-bit ADC module with 10 multiplexed inputs
    • 10-bit ADC module with 8 multiplexed inputs, 5 external Analog inputs
    • On chip temperature and battery voltage measurement unit
  • Independent Programmable window watchdog
  • 5V/1.5V Internal supplies
  • External Supply (VDDEXT): 5V+/-2% @ 20mA
  • Power saving modes:
    • MCU slow-down Mode
    • Sleep Mode
    • Stop Mode
    • Cyclic wake-up Sleep Mode

Features of the Microcontroller

  • 32 bit Arm® Cortex®-M3 Core, up to 40 MHz clock frequency
  • 128 kByte flash memory for code and data
  • 32 kByte Boot ROM memory in code space (used for boot code and IP storage)
  • 6 kByte RAM memory
  • Harvard architecture
  • Thumb®-2 Instruction Set and hardware divide and multiplication unit
  • Four 16-Bit timers
  • Capture/compare unit for PWM signal generation (CCU6) with 2 x 16-bits timers

General Characteristics

  • Operating supply voltage Vs=5.5 to 28V, maximum rating 40V
  • Extended operating range Vs=3.0 to 28V, MCU / Flash fully functional
  • ESD performance:
    • up to 2kV / handling on all pins
    • 4kV @ HV inputs
    • 6kV @ LIN pin
  • Overvoltage device clamp (load dump ruggedness) up to 40V
  • Wide operating temperature range: Tj:-40°C up to 150°C
Tools & Software

Infineon Embedded Power ICs are supported by a complete development tool chain provided by Infineon and third party vendors. The tool chain includes compilers, debuggers, evaluation boards, LIN low level drivers and configuration tools as well as variety of example software code.

For more information about the tool chain installation steps, watch our video "Toolchain Installation for Embedded Power ICs / TLE98xx".

Steps Company  Description
STEP 1

Download and Install

Keil® µVision5

  • Arm® Keil® µVision is an integrated development environment which consists of code editor, compiler and debugger.

  • To learn how to use Arm® Keil® µVision 5, check out our video "Get your motor spinning".
STEP 2

Download

Config Wizard
  • Infineon provides the Config Wizard free of charge which is designed for configuration of chip modules. Config Wizard supports easy configuring of Embedded Power peripherals.

  • Config Wizard V2 can be installed via the Infineon Toolbox. If you don´t have the Infineon Toolbox yet, please go to Infineon Toolbox and enjoy the release management for updates.*
STEP 3

Download and Install

Segger J-Link Driver

 SEGGER
  • SEGGER J-Link is a widely used driver for "on-board" or "stand-alone" debugger.
STEP 4 Download the SDK via 
µVision 5 Pack Installer 
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  • The Embedded Power Software Development Kit (SDK) is a low level driver library which can be downloaded within Keil® µVision via the "Pack Installer"

*If you still need the Config Wizard V1, please follow the link.

Additional Tools for Design-in

Embedded Power ICs provide a built-in boot strap loader (BSL) for programming the system-on-chip devices over the built-in LIN transceiver or UART. The uIO Stick acts as an interface between the TLE98xx device and a PC. It handles the BSL protocols as well as the physical layers. A PC application (uIO BSL Tool) provides access to all BSL functions of the Embedded Power device.

The Micro Inspector (Pro) for embedded software based on Arm® Cortex®-M cores

  • The Micro Inspector (Pro) is a graphical visualization tool for embedded software based on Arm® Cortex®-M cores. It provides a simple & clean GUI where only relevant buttons & tabs are displayed. No programming knowledge is required. It provides a possibility to read & write the memory of embedded target processor during run time and offers a set of tool features (indicators & virtual controls) on graphical dashboards, which can be mapped to the memory locations.

  • Micro Inspector with a read-only view is free of charge and can be downloaded via the Infineon Toolbox.

  • Micro Inspector Pro offers the option to save your own dashboards. This version can be requested via our TAC and comes with a yearly fee of 399€/license.

The Power Dissipation Tool to estimate the power dissipation and the temperature of the chip
  • The Power Dissipation Tool is an interface that helps you estimate the power dissipation and the temperature of the chip. It is available for the whole Embedded Power IC family.
  • The Power Dissipation Tool can be installed via the Infineon Toolbox. If you don`t have the Infineon Toolbox yet, please go to Infineon Toolbox and enjoy the release management for updates.

Infineon recommends IHR and Vector as partners for LIN low level drivers (LLDs) - Reputed organizations in the field of automotive electronics

IHR and Vector are proven partners for drivers and driver configuration tools compatible with Infineon`s range of Embedded Power ICs, and support LIN specifications 1.3, 2.0 and 2.1. The offered solution provides a wide range of options for designers, with reliable testing specifications, intuitive operation, and diagnostic services.

Simulation

Use our simulation models to understand the behavior of the Embedded Power devices.

  • The TLE986x_7x_BDRV Bridge Driver contains programmable current-driven gate drivers. The TLE986x_7x_BDRV Bridge Driver PSpice Model provides one gate driver instance as a PSpice subcircuit and covers all first-order effects which are relevant for investigations on timings and power dissipation of the external MOSFETs.The TLE986x/7x CSA contains the Current Sense Amplifier block.
  • The TLE986x/7x CSA PSpice / Saber / SIMetrix models provide the CSA instance as a PSPICE / Saber / SIMetrix subcircuit, allowing to perform transient and DC sweep analysis. The models include the main parameters in order to properly configure the CSA, as reported in the TLE986x/7x datasheets and user manuals.
  • The IBIS (Input/output Buffer Information Specification) model provides information about the digital inputs/output buffers of the respective projects. The model can be used to perform various board level, signal integrity (SI) simulations and timing analyses.
Videos

Embedded Power ICs - Motor Control Applications

5:39

The micro learning is an introduction to Infineon Embedded Power ICs. It explains the concept of Embedded Power ICs and shows typical target applications. In addition the key benefits of system-on-chip solutions are explained in detail to understand the value proposition.

Embedded Power ICs: Pumps/Fans

5:43

The micro learning has an application focus on auxiliary pumps and fans. It will give an overview about the application requirements of pumps and fan applications. In detail the key challenges of engine cooling fan, fuel pump and oil pumps are shown and how those can be solved with Infineon’s highly-integrated system-on chip solution.

Get your motor spinning by using the TLE9879 Evalkit for BLDC Motor Control

In this video we show you how to get started by using example code for our TLE9879 Evalkit. Two examples are provided: Spin your motor with our FOC example and how to adjust the example code for a simple blinky.

Toolchain Installation for Embedded Power ICs / TLE98xx

This video will show you all necessary steps to install the toolchain to get started using our TLE98xx family. The toolchain can be used for all Embedded Power IC families.

Unboxing of TLE9879 Evalkit for BLDC Motor Control

2:45

Welcome to this short introduction to the evaluation kit of our 3-Phase Bridge Driver IC family - the perfect fit for Automotive motor control applications such as auxiliary pumps and fans or any other BLDC driven system. Watch the video and get started!

Automotive auxiliary water pump

1:42

The double water pump demonstrator shows the advantages of intelligent motor control against mechanical solutions. Intelligent BLDC motor control solution improves efficiency and reduces CO2 emissions.

BLDC Shield for Arduino

2:40

The Shield for Arduino is using a TLE9879QXA40 embedded power IC to enable easy BLDC Motor control. Up to 4 shields can be stacked and controlled individually.

Unboxing | 3-phase bridge driver IC

5:00

This video provides you a short introduction to 3-Phase Bridge Driver ICs family. If you are looking for a small package form factor for your motor control application, check out our video.

Training

Automotive Motor Control – Understandable

Welcome to our new training series “Automotive Motor Control - Understandable”. This series is aimed at all those who have something to do with electric motors and motor control in Automotive or want to get a first overview. The topics covered within the training have furthermore been tailored to auxiliary units such as pumps and fans.

1. Introduction

9:30

This video gives an overview about the electrical motors. In addition, you can get a general idea of the entire training series.

2. Basics of motor physics (I)

6:18

In this video, you will explore Lorentz´s Law, induced voltage, Faraday´s Law and magnetic flux.

2. Basics of motor physics (II)

7:45

Explore the principle of permanent magnets and electro-magnets, magnetic conductors, circuits and motor-generator principle.

3. DC motors (I)

6:41

Go over the DC brush motor, its structure and function.

3. DC motors (II)

8:45

Dive deeper into the function of the brushed DC motor and learn about relevant applications of this motor type.

4. AC motors (I)

8:20

Understand the difference between DC brushed and AC brushless motors. In addition, get an overview about BLDC motors.

4. AC motors (II)

5:14

Deepen the analysis between the brushed DC and brushless AC motors. Furthermore, explore the permanent magnet synchronous machine.

5. Drive circuits (I)

8:04

Learn which electronic components are required and how to use them to drive an AC or DC motor.

5. Drive circuits (II)

2:59

Get familiar with drive circuits for bidirectional DC brush motor operation.

5. Drive circuits (III)

4:39

Learn about drive circuits for AC motor operations.

5. Drive circuits (IV)

9:33

Explore how to provide a variable motor supply despite having a fixed supply voltage.

6. AC Motor control (I)

7:23

Go through how needed to spin a synchronous 3-Phase BLDC motor.

6. AC Motor control (II)

7:08

Learn how to calculate electrical torque of a BLDC and how to drive it with a control loop.

7. Field oriented control

7:38

Get an overview about the basic principle of field oriented control (FOC).

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