SLUUDH9 April   2026 MCF8329HS-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2Spinning the motor
    1. 2.1 Connecting to the GUI
    2. 2.2 SmartTune
      1. 2.2.1 SmartTune Execution
    3. 2.3 Manual Tuning
      1. 2.3.1 Loading Recommended Default Values
      2. 2.3.2 Setting Base Current
      3. 2.3.3 Setting Current Limits
      4. 2.3.4 Setting Voltage Limits
      5. 2.3.5 Maximum Electrical Speed (Hz)
      6. 2.3.6 Input the Motor's Phase Resistance, Inductance and BEMF Constant
      7. 2.3.7 Speed loop Manual Tuning
    4. 2.4 Testing for Successful Startup Into Closed Loop
  6. 3Basic Controls
    1. 3.1 Speed Input Mode
    2. 3.2 Preventing Back Spin of Rotor During Startup
    3. 3.3 Faster Startup Timing
    4. 3.4 Improving Current and Speed Regulation
    5. 3.5 Limiting and Regulating Supply Power
    6. 3.6 MTPA Tuning
    7. 3.7 Motor Studio Optimization Wizards
  7. 4Fault Handling
    1. 4.1 Abnormal BEMF Fault [ABN_BEMF]
    2. 4.2 Lock Current Limit [LOCK_LIMIT]
    3. 4.3 Hardware Lock Current Limit [HW_LOCK_LIMIT]
    4. 4.4 No Motor Fault [NO_MTR]
    5. 4.5 Abnormal Speed [ABN_SPEED]
  8. 5Hardware Design and Setup
    1. 5.1 Board Design
      1. 5.1.1 External MOSFET Selection
      2. 5.1.2 Gate Resistor Selection
      3. 5.1.3 Bootstrap and GVDD Capacitor Selection
      4. 5.1.4 Current Shunt Resistor Selection
      5. 5.1.5 VREG MOSFET Selection
      6. 5.1.6 Additional External Power Stage Components

4.3 Hardware Lock Current Limit [HW_LOCK_LIMIT]

This fault gets triggered when the phase current exceeds the HW_LOCK_ILIMIT threshold. If this fault is triggered, use the following recommendations:

  1. Using the fields circled in Figure 4-4, set SPD_LOOP_KP, SPD_LOOP_KI, CURR_LOOP_KP, and CURR_LOOP_KI to zero. This enables the MCF8329HS to automatically calculate the speed loop and current loop PI controller gains.
  2. If the fault still persists, check the continuity across phase-to-phase, phase-to-GND, and PVDD-to-GND to make sure there is no short across these terminals.
HW_LOCK_LIMIT Figure 4-4 HW_LOCK_LIMIT