SLLSFH8B August 2021 – February 2022 MCT8316A
PRODUCTION DATA
Double align is enabled by configuring MTR_STARTUP to 01b. Single align is not reliable when the initial position of the rotor is 180o out of phase with the applied phase pattern. In this case, it is possible to have start-up failures using single align. In order to improve the reliabilty of align based start-up, the MCT8316A provides the option of double align start-up. In double align start-up, MCT8316A uses a phase pattern for the second align that is 60o out of phase with the first align phase pattern in the commanded direction. In double align, relevant parameters like align time, current limit, ramp rate are the same as in the case of single align - two different phase patterns are applied in succession with the same parameters to ensure that the motor will be aligned to a known position irrespective of initial rotor position.