Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and Automotive Electronics Lab

Laboratory Room Dimensions : 9m long x 7,5m wide - 2 Three phase AC

Outlets 380V 20 kW, 10 single phase alternating-current electrical outlets, DC Power

supply 12V, 24V

Computing Equipment: 6 PCs, Windows XP SP2 operating system, two Intel I7

laptop with Windows 7 Operating System, Vonino tablet.

Evaluation board and development kits for ARM Cortex M3, Cortex M4,

Cortex R4, MIPS M4K și 80x51 Microcontrollers

- Eight Keil MCBx51 Evaluation Board, Two Silicon Laboratories C8051F580-

TB +USB Debugger;

- Development systems with 32 bits microcontroller ARM Cortex M3, M4 and R4

- ST Microelectronics, TI, and Stellaris: Keil MCBTMS570, Texas Instruments

TMDX570LS31HDK, ST Microelectronics STM3220G-EVAL,

STM32F4DISCOVERY, STM3210E-EVAL, Stellaris® LM3S9B96

Development Board, Stellaris® Flash and SRAM Memory Expansion Board

(DK-LM3S9B96-FS8), Stellaris® FPGA Expansion Board (DK-LM3S9B96-

FPGA).

- MIPS32 M4K 32 bit microcontroller development system for multimedia, CAN

communication, GPS Navigation, vehicle black box data recorder with

Microchip PIC 32 USB Starter Kit, Multimedia Expansion Board and M2M PIC

Fail Daughter Board;

- Embedded workbench software platforms for microcontroller applications

development: MDK-ARM Development Software MCU DEV KIT FOR ARM

uVISION, Silicon Laboratories IDE, Microchip MPLAB IDE v8.91, Microchip

MPAB X IDE, TI Code Composer Studio, HAL Co Gen, SinaptiCAD

WaveFormer Pro, BugHunter Pro.

Development systems for electric motors control using sensorless Field Oriented/Vector Control (FOC) and InstaSPIN- BLDC sensorless algorithms. Used with: Stepper, Brushless DC (BLDC), Brushless AC (BLAC), Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM), AC Induction Motors (ACIM). Applications for automotive mechatronic in Electric Power Steering, Power Doors/Roofs, EV/HEV/Train Propulsion, Dual Clutch Transmissions, Electronic Throttle Control, Fuel/Coolant/Oil pumps, A/C Compressor, and Wipers

- Stellaris AC Induction Motor Reference Design Kit ACIM-RDK;

- 2 kW 3-phase motor control evaluation board featuring the IGBT intelligent

power module (IPM) STEVAL-STGIPS20K60;

- Three Phase BLDC, PMSM Motor Kit with DRV8301, Encoder and TMS570

Safety MCU; - Stellaris Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Control RDK with Ethernet and CAN;

- TMCM-310/ 3-axis stepper controller/driver 1.1A/24V, 2 stepper motors model

QSH5719, 24V, 1.98 Nm;

- Vector control with STM32 bit ARM Microcontroller for BLDC, PMSM, ACIM

electric motors model STM3210B-MCKIT;

On board vehicle CAN communication systems, Quad-Band GSM/GPRS

Wireless development systems, Zigbee communications for sensors

data transfer and telemetry, GPS navigation application , Inertial

measurement Units for vehicle tracking

- Self contained GPS data logger designed primarily for use in automotive

dynamic tests (latitude, longitude, vehicle speed and tilt, longitudinal and

lateral accelerations, yaw speed, vehicle heading and altitude);

- National Instruments PCMCIA-CAN Series 2 Interfaces

(http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/ro/nid/10235) ;

- Software National Instruments ECU Measurement and Calibration Toolkit

(http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/ro/nid/210569) ;

- CC2530 ZigBee Development Kit (http://www.ti.com/tool/cc2530zdk);

- Quad Band GSM/GPRS GPS Wireless evaluation kit EVK-G20 GSM/GPRS

Acquisition Systems for digital processing of engines and vehicle

working parameters measured on workbench

- National Instruments NI PCI-6052E, 333 kS/s, 16-Bit, 16-Analog-Input

Multifunction DAQ;

- National Instruments NI DAQCard-6062E (for PCMCIA) 500 kS/s, 12-Bit, 16

Analog Input Multifunction DAQ;

- National Instruments USB data acquisition module NI-USB NI USB-6221;

- PDA HP iPaq hx2490b Pocket PC cu Windows Mobile 5 with National

Instruments compact flash acquisition miniature module NI CF-6004, 4

channels, 14 bit resolution, (4cmx4cm);

- Self made acquisition system for most important engine working parameters

from automotive sensors (inductive and hall speed and crankshaft position

sensors, piezoelectric pressure transducers, strain gauges and load cell,

resistive sensors, thermistors, knock sensors, lambda probe);

- Self made acquisition programs for engine operating points analysis,

calculation and display of indicated diagram, polytrophic indexes, detonation

regime, crankshaft speed and position, other engine parameter acquisition and

display;

- LabView 8.5

Image processing video systems for driver night vision evaluation,

inside or outside cabin video image acquisition and process, accident

reconstruction

- Thermal Imaging Camera Flir Pathfinder for night vision systems

- IR camera for vehicle vision and image processing;

- Professional HD Video Camera GoPro Hero3 BlackEdition;

MEMS High precision Accelerometers and inclinometers for dynamic

vehicle stability analysis, inertial vehicle measurement units and

trajectory estimation

- iNErtial MOdule V2 demonstration board based on MEMS sensors STEVAL-

MKI062 accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers with pressure and

temperature sensors to provide 3-axis sensing of linear, angular and magnetic

motion, complemented with temperature and barometer/altitude readings,

representing the new ST 10-DOF (degrees of freedom);

- ADIS16385 iSensor® device complete inertial system that includes a tri-axis

gyroscope and tri-axis accelerometer;

- ADIS16210 iSensor digital inclinometer system that provides precise

measurements for both pitch and roll angles over a full orientation range of

±180°. It combines a MEMS triaxial acceleration sensor with signal

processing, addressable user registers for data collection/programming, and a

SPI-compatible serial interface;

- ADIS16209 high accuracy, digital inclinometer that accommodates both

single-axis (±180°) and dual-axis (±90°) operation.

Educational systems for analysis and evaluation of vehicle active

safety systems ABS, TCS, ESP, VDC.

- Inductive and Hal ABS Speed Sensors, steering wheel sensors, yaw rate and

lateral acceleration sensors for ESP systems , Hydraulic Blocks for ABS, ESP,

systems, ECU for ABS, ESP.

Lab Coordinator

Conf. Univ. Dr. Ing. Radu Drosescu

Mechanical Faculty, Automotive Engineering Dept.

Mobil Phone +4 0722220583

Email: drosescu@iasi.astral.ro