Questions on roadmap for ACIM supoport

[Paiva404]

Hello,

I am considering transitioning to the ST MCU family for my inverter projects. The primary type of motor I use is ACIM. From what I have read, the latest version of the MCSDK/MotorControl Workbench only supports ACIM through two examples, and it is not possible to load my own type of motor and use it with a custom board. Is this correct?

Additionally, I noticed in another post that there are plans to “add full support for the ACIM algorithm in September 2024.” @cedric H  Is this timeline still accurate? Is there any additional information or alternative solutions available?

Thank you.

[Paiva404]

That is unfortunate news.

Are there any workarounds available? Do you offer any type of beta version?

Can I modify both motor and board parameters in the example? How difficult would it be to implement new features? (I noticed that both examples do not offer Over Current Protection.)

Do older versions of the SDK fully support ACIM (such as 5.X)?

[Gael A · Accepted solution]

Hello Paiva404,

The only workaround I can think about right now is to manually modify the examples, I cannot guarantee that modifying motor and board parameters will suffice but it is definitely required. Concerning new features, it will depend on the feature, but as ACIM is also FOC, I guess the implementation should not be much different than the PMSM FOC ; I can't give a definite answer without diving into the code though.

The ACIM has never been fully supported, so you won't be able to make it run on MCSDK 5.X