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Sjain.1
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June 7, 2020
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How can i use STM32 as ECU of my EV.

  • June 7, 2020
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I want to use STM32 as ECU(VCU) for my formula student Electric Vehicle. I am using Orion BMS and DTI motor controller.

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    TDK
    June 7, 2020

    This is a very broad question.

    In general, you should plan out what the things you need in the ECU and evaluate if a STM32 chip can do these. A good way to start would be to list all the interfaces to external devices that you need to support.

    You've listed two of these. I see the DTI needs an RS232 input. The STM32 can't do this directly, but you can use a chip to convert between the single ended UART signal and the RS232 signal.

    If you have no experience with the STM32, a good starting point would be to pick up a Nucleo board, flash some LEDs on it, and then move on to implementing the higher-level functionality that you need.

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