Device Description
The 56F8365 incorporates two Quadrature Decoders capable of capturing all four transitions on the
two-phase inputs, permitting generation of a number proportional to actual position. Speed computation
capabilities accommodate both fast- and slow-moving shafts. An integrated watchdog timer in the
Quadrature Decoder can be programmed with a time-out value to alert when no shaft motion is detected.
Each input is filtered to ensure only true transitions are recorded.
This controller also provides a full set of standard programmable peripherals that include two Serial
Communications Interfaces (SCIs); two Serial Peripheral Interfaces (SPIs); and four Quad Timers. Any of
these interfaces can be used as General Purpose Input/Outputs (GPIOs) if that function is not required.
Two Flex Controller Area Network (FlexCAN) interfaces (CAN Version 2.0 B-compliant) and an internal
interrupt controller are also a part of the 56F8365.
1.2.2
56F8165 Features
The 56F8165 hybrid controller includes 128KB of Program Flash, programmable through the JTAG port,
and 8KB of Data RAM. A total of 8KB of Boot Flash is incorporated for easy customer inclusion of
field-programmable software routines that can be used to program the main Program Flash memory area.
The Program Flash memory can be independently bulk erased or erased in pages; Program Flash page
erase size is 1KB. The Boot Flash page erase size is 512 bytes; Boot Flash memory can also be either bulk
or page erased.
A key application-specific feature of the 56F8165 is the inclusion of one Pulse Width Modulator (PWM)
module. This module incorporates three complementary, individually programmable PWM signal output
pairs and can also support six independent PWM functions to enhance motor control functionality.
Complementary operation permits programmable dead time insertion, distortion correction via current
sensing by software, and separate top and bottom output polarity control. The up-counter value is
programmable to support a continuously variable PWM frequency. Edge-aligned and center-aligned
synchronous pulse width control (0% to 100% modulation) is supported. The device is capable of
controlling most motor types: ACIM (AC Induction Motors); both BDC and BLDC (Brush and Brushless
DC motors); SRM and VRM (Switched and Variable Reluctance Motors); and stepper motors. The PWM
incorporates fault protection and cycle-by-cycle current limiting with sufficient output drive capability to
directly drive standard optoisolators. A “smoke-inhibit”, write-once protection feature for key parameters
is also included. A patented PWM waveform distortion correction circuit is also provided. The PWM is
double-buffered and includes interrupt controls to permit integral reload rates to be programmable from 1
to 16. The PWM module provides reference outputs to synchronize the Analog-to-Digital Converters
through two channels of Quad Timer C.
The 56F8165 incorporates a Quadrature Decoder capable of capturing all four transitions on the two-phase
inputs, permitting generation of a number proportional to actual position. Speed computation capabilities
accommodate both fast- and slow-moving shafts. An integrated watchdog timer in the Quadrature Decoder
can be programmed with a time-out value to alert when no shaft motion is detected. Each input is filtered
to ensure only true transitions are recorded.
This controller also provides a full set of standard programmable peripherals that include two Serial
Communications Interfaces (SCIs); two Serial Peripheral Interfaces (SPIs); and two Quad Timers. Any of
these interfaces can be used as General Purpose Input/Outputs (GPIOs) if that function is not required. An
56F8365 Technical Data, Rev. 8
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