Renesas YROTATE-IT-RX62T User manual

Quick Start Guide: YROTATE-IT-RX62T
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Docu ent Contents
1.0 Introduction 1
2.0 Board Layout 1
3.0 Initial Board Configuration 2
4.0 PC Graphical User Interface (GUI) Software Installation 3
5.0 Installing USB Drivers 4
6.0 Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI) 4
7.0 Next Steps 6
8.0 Support 7
1.0 Introduction
This quick start guide assists the user to connect and use the YROTATE-IT-RX62T otor control kit for the first
ti e. The RX62T icrocontroller flash e ory is pre-progra ed with a otor control project. Please check
the contents of the kit using the supplied package contents list and notify your supplier if any are issing.
Note: PLEASE DO NOT CONNECT T E BOARD TO T E OST PC BEFORE INSTRUCTED
2.0 Board Layout
For further board details, please refer to the YROTATE-IT-RX62T User Manual.

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3.0 Initial Board Configuration
Before connecting the USB cable to the host PC and to the YROTATE-IT-RX62T board please follow the setup
procedure as described below.
1. The de onstration BLDC otor co es pre-wired with its connector as shown below.
2. Place the BLDC otor connector into the assigned otor connector socket J8 on the YROTATE-IT-RX62T
board.
3. There are two ways to supply power to the YROTATE-IT-RX62T board.
a. The first is to plug in the USB cable fro the PC to supply power directly to the board. In this case the
current delivered to the otor is li ited by the USB capabilities.
b. The second ethod is to power the board using an external voltage DC source.
For full details of power supply options please refer to Chapter 3 of the YROTATE-IT-RX62T User Manual.
4. For initial setup of the YROTATE-IT-RX62T kit the first ethod ust be used (USB powered). Ensure that
Ju pers JP2 are correctly configured as described below.

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4.0 PC Graphical User Interface (GUI) Software Installation
Before starting the GUI Installation please ensure the host PC has Flash Player and Microsoft .NET fra ework
loaded.
Insert the Software CD into your co puter’s CD-ROM drive. The CD should start the installation auto atically.
If the installer does not start, browse to the CD root folder and double click on the “MCDemoSetupx.x.exe” file.
Windows™ Vista and 7 users ay see “User Account Control” dialog box. If applicable, enter the ad inistrator
password and click <OK>. It is reco ended that the user has sufficient ad inistration rights to install the
software on the CD.
Click on <Install Motor Control Demo> on the installer opening screen and then follow the instructions until
reaching the final installer screen and then click <Finish>. At this stage do not click on <Start De o>.

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5.0 Installing USB Drivers
The virtual UART drivers are included separately with the CD-ROM.
To install the virtual UART drivers
1. First connect the two USB cable connectors to two USB ports on the host PC. This is required to supply
enough power to the YROTATE-IT-RX62T board.
2. Connect the USB cable to the YROTATE-IT-RX62T board.
3. The host PC will detect the new hardware and start the driver installation. Follow the Windows
instructions, selecting <NOT T IS TIME> to the request for an auto atic driver search by Windows. Then
click on <SELECT A PAT > to select the appropriate YROTATE-IT-RX62T drivers on the CD-ROM in the
folder called “Drivers”.
4. If the auto atic installation fails, the drivers can be anually installed. Browse the CD-ROM in the folder
“Drivers\YROTATE-IT-RX62T Drivers”.
6.0 Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
The GUI is installed during the installation process. To start the GUI click on the Motor Control De o ICON in
the start enu or on the desktop
Please note that for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, it is necessary to run the GUI as “Run as
administrator”.
It is reco ended that the USB cable should be connected to the PC and the board before opening the GUI as
this akes the connection process easier. The GUI can be opened without the board being connected.

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Once the GUI is open use the following procedure to connect the GUI to the YROTATE-IT-RX62T board.
•Select the “Select board setup” drop down enu bar in the “Communication Settings” box in the top left
hand corner of the GUI panel.
• Select the <RX62T_Kit> option.
• Select the “Serial port” drop down box.
•Select the co unications port connected to the YROTATE-IT-RX62T board (in this exa ple COM6)
•Click on the <Connect> button.
Once connected the GUI can be used to control the otor anually using the “RPM Control” facility. Here the
user can start, stop and set direction and speed of the otor, whilst observing its perfor ance para eters
within the syste display windows of the GUI.
The GUI can be closed by either clicking on the <Exit> button in the botto left hand corner or the usual
windows close button.
All the facilities of the GUI, including the unique Auto-calibration feature are described in Chapter 19 of the
YROTATE-IT-RX62T User Manual.

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7.0 Next Steps
After you have co pleted this quick start procedure, please review docu entation that ca e with the kit,
especially the resources available on the CD-ROM.
The CD-ROM contains the resources described in the following table.
CD-ROM Folder Description of Resources
Auto-tuning Video-Tutorial Short video explaining how to easily tune any Brushless AC otor in 45 seconds
using just the intuitive PC Graphical User Interface
Drivers
YRMCKITRL78G14 Drivers
YROTATE-IT-RX62T Drivers
YROTATE-IT-RX220 Drivers
Embedded Software
HEW Project Source Code
IEC60730 Self Test MCU software
Manuals
Motor Specifications
Renesas Datasheets
Schematics-Gerber-BoM
External Power Stage
Main Board
Drivers and setup files for the PC Graphical User Interface
Source files for code flashed by default into the Renesas icrocontroller
Relevant docu entation for the kit, the otor and the MCU
Sche atics, Gerber files for Bill of Materials for both the ain kit and the
external power stage (not included as part of the kit)

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8.0 Support
Online technical support and further infor ation is available at the following locations
Motor Control Websites
A erica: www.a .renesas.co / otorcontrol
Europe: www.renesas.eu/ otorcontrol
Japan: www.renesas.co / otorcontrol
General Web Resources
RenesasRulz Foru www.renesasrulz.co
Renesas Interactive Training www.renesasinteractive.co
Renesas YouTube Channel www.youtube.co /user/RenesasPresents
Renesas Europe on Facebook www.facebook.co /RenesasEurope
Renesas Europe on Twitter www.twitter.co /Renesas_Europe
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