MIKROE has introduced the SmartMCD TB9M001FTG motor control development board for automotive body electronics applications. The platform is designed for evaluation and prototyping of brushed dc motor control and high-current load management systems commonly used in vehicle subsystems.
The board is based on the TB9M001FTG automotive relay driver IC from Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company.
The device integrates an ARM Cortex-M0 MCU operating up to 40 MHz with low-side and high-side driver outputs and relay control functionality, enabling direct control of brushed DC motors, actuators, and other power loads.
In electric vehicles (EVs), these types of controllers are typically used in low-voltage body domains such as power windows, seat adjustment systems, sunroofs, pump control, and distributed load management modules. As EV architectures move toward zonal and domain-based control systems, integrated MCU and driver solutions can simplify module-level design and reduce component count.
The board includes 192 KB of Code Flash, 16 KB Data Flash, 16 KB SRAM, and 12 KB ROM. It supports two brushed DC motor channels via onboard solid-state relays rated up to 20 A per channel. Interfaces include USB-to-UART communication, LIN support, Hall sensor monitoring terminals, configurable switches, and onboard debugging based on Toshiba’s TMPM067FW.
The SmartMCD device is AEC-Q100 Grade 1 qualified and specified for operation from −40° to +90° C.
The 130 × 73 mm board integrates the necessary circuitry for motor control evaluation and functional testing in automotive body electronics applications.
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