Release Notes for ST Motor Profiler
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The ST Motor Profiler software tool provides the following features:
- A PC software application to auto-measure electromechanical parameters of PMSM motors ;
- Embedded One Touch Tuning algorithm: a new algorithm that uses a single parameter to set up the speed controller according to the type of load. Together with the ST Motor Profiler software tool, it can be enabled to achieve the setup and run unknown motor from scratch
- Measured motor parameters can be configured in the MC application, thanks to ST Motor Control Workbench.
Update History
V1.3.2 / 18-Dec-2020
Main Changes
- Added support for STM32G4 Cut 2.2: firmware binaries involving STM32G4 have been rebuilt with support for this cur of the STM32G4 devices.
V1.3.1 / 05-July-2019
Main Changes
Added support for STM32G4, STM32F7, STM32F4 , STM32L4 based boards into Motor Profiler
- See section Profiling motors with ST Motor Profiler for precautions when using the Profiler
The following issues have been fixed:
- Motor Profiler was not working on STM32F3 and L4 in one ADC configuration
Profiling motors with ST Motor Profiler
When using the Motor Profiler the user must make sure that the motor is fully stopped (spinning at 0 RPM) before starting it again whatever the method (by clicking on Play, Start Profile, ...).
After a fault occurred, or before starting the motor, the low side switches are activated in order to detect if the motor is spinning.Indeed, if the motor is spinning at that time, it may decelerate abruptly which can be dangerous. Great care must be taken to tightly fasten the motor so that it does not become dangerous when accelerating or decelerating brutally.
V1.3.0 / 27-May-2019
Main Changes
Added support for NUCLEO-STMG431RB+IHM016M1, NUCLEO-STMG431RB+IHM007M1 and B-G431B-ESC1 configurations for profiling motors.
- See section Profiling motors with NUCLEO-G431RB setups below for important notice about such configurations
Added links to external video documentation on the detection of the number of pole pairs of a motor
Enhanced the ergonomics of the tool
Profiling motors with NUCLEO-G431RB setups
When using the Motor Profiler with configurations based on a NUCLEO-G431RB control board, the user must make sure that the motor is fully stopped (spinning at 0 RPM) before starting it again whatever the method (by clicking on Play, Start Profile, ...).
V1.1.2 / 06-Jul-2018
Main Changes
- Added support for the STEVAL-ESC001V1 ESC F3 board.
V1.1.1 / 05-Jun-2018
Main Changes
- Added support for the STEVAL-IHM016 board.
V1.0.0 / 08-Mar-2018
Main Changes
- No changes for ST Motor Profiler v1.0.0.
Supported devices and boards
The current version of ST Motor Profiler only supports a selection of Control and Power board pairs:
NUCLEO-F303RE:
X-NUCLEO-IHM07M1, X-NUCLEO-IHM08M1, X-NUCLEO-IHM16M1, STEVAL-IPM05F, STEVAL-IPM10B, STEVAL-IPM15B, STEVAL-IPMNG3Q, STEVAL-IPMNM1N
NUCLEO-F302R8, NUCLEO-F401RE, NUCLEO-F446RE, NUCLEO-L476RG, NUCLEO-L452RE:
X-NUCLEO-IHM07M1, X-NUCLEO-IHM08M1, STEVAL-IPM05F, STEVAL-IPM10B, STEVAL-IPM15B, STEVAL-IPMNG3Q, STEVAL-IPMNM1N
NUCLEO-F746ZG:
X-NUCLEO-IHM07M1, X-NUCLEO-IHM08M1
STM32303E-EVAL, STM3241G-EVAL, STM3240G-EVAL, STM32F769I-EVAL, STM32L476G-EVAL:
STEVAL-IHM023V3, STEVAL-IHM028V2, STEVAL-IPM05F, STEVAL-IPM10B, STEVAL-IPM15B, STEVAL-IPMNG3Q, STEVAL-IPMNM1N
Known Limitations
- The ST Motor Profiler software tools is running only on a PC system, and has been tested using a Windows 7 Operating System.
License
This software package is licensed by ST under ST license SLA0048, the "License"; You may not use this package except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at: