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AMC-BLDC

Test Procedure

Revision History

Rev. Dep Prepared by Date Revision Description
0 iCubFacility J.Losi 05/03/2025 First Emission

1 Document Scope

Info

This procedure shows how to test AMC-BLDC electronic boards and applies to the following IIT code:

  • 14962.D AMC_BLDC, IIT - Electronic board, single motor driver BLDC 12V-52V, 1 Arms, Hall sensors, incremental encoder, CAN/FD interface

2 Requirements

2.1 Hardware Requirements

  • AMCX-JIG - AMC_BLDC setup Electronics: materials for production validation [cod.IIT 18214.0.0] includes the following codes:
    • AMCX-JIG - Jig for AMC family boards [cod.IIT 17799.A]
    • ESD USB-CAN with USB power supply cable. [cod.IIT 1014]
    • DBGADP, IIT - Electronic Board, DebugAdapter board for AMCx cards [cod.IIT 16447]
    • ST-LINK/V3 - Programmer/Debugger, STLINK-V3SEGT, modular, in-circuit, for MCU STM8, STM32 [cod.IIT 16461]
    • AMC_BLDC, IIT - Electronic board, single motor driver BLDC 12V-52V, 1 Arms, Hall sensors, incremental encoder, CAN/FD interface (GOLDENBOARD) [cod.IIT 14962.D]
  • AMCX-JIG - AMC_BLDC setup Harness: wiring materials for production validation [cod.IIT 17895.0.0]
  • PC's HUB is optional. To be used if there are not enough USB ports available. Not provided

2.2 Software Requirements

  • PC with Windows 10
  • IPTS Test suite (minimum version for testing AMC-BLDC boards is v1.5.2)

3 Test Procedure

Warning

Handle the test setup carefully to avoid breaking thin wires and connectors

3.1 Installing IPTS Test Suite

  • Double-click on “IPTS-Setup.exe” and follow the wizard. This will install the test suite and other software required for the test (refer to the user manual for further information).

3.2 Setup Connections

  • Connect the setup referring to Fig.1

  • Connect ESD CAN-USB (3) and ST-Link/V3 (5) to the PC’s USB (1)

  • Connect ESD CAN-USB (3) to the AMCX-JIG J10 connector (4)
  • Connect ST-Link/V3 (5) to the J3 connector of the DBGADP (6A)
  • Connect the flying connector of the DBGADP to the J1 connector of the AMC-BLDC (6B)

Figure 1 - Test Setup

Note

All the specific steps for preparing the setup are fully described in the test procedure


3.3 Test Procedure

  • Run iCubProductionTestSuite.exe with Administrator privileges
  • Follow the instructions given by the software

Figure 2 - IPTS GUI for AMC-BLDC testing


3.4 Test Report

Info

Access test reports by clicking File->Open Test Reports folder in the IPTS GUI.