Cedric H, et al,
I'm starting a new project (BLDC motor, 200-400w, battery powered, irregular speeds and loads -- think "power tools" profile) and would definitely like to use MC_SDK v6.x vs. earlier releases. Have worked with your earlier STM32 Nucleo pack (NUCLEO-F302R8, X-NUCLEO-IHM07M1, etc.), Anticipated using NUCLEO-G431B and X-NUCLEO-IHM08M1 for this project. But, alas, neither of these boards (or others supported by MC_SDK 6) seem to be available.
- Can you predict when single quantities of these development boards will be available? (DigiKey is out of stock and unable to provide an estimate.)
- Possibly not, since I suspect this is due to larger forces (e.g., the global chip shortage). But are there workarounds?
- I notice that the X-NUCLEO-IHM07M1 Power Board is supported by MC_SDK 6. I could proceed with the one I have and port to the higher power ...-IHM08M1 later. Would this port be simple or not?
- What Control Board could I use in the interim without having to regress to an earlier version of the MC_SDK? My existing NUCLEO-F302R8? Or is it too small/slow/incompatible with the automatic code generation in MC_SDK 6?
- Is there some other NUCLEO-Gxxxx board that is available, possibly requiring dipping into your evolving "custom board" features in the new SDK?
- Other possible approaches? (I'm a software developer and have a reasonable tolerance for bugs in beta software 😁 )
- While I'm asking questions, do you have any plans to port the MC_SDK, including the all-important Motor Workbench to macOS, like the rest of the STM332Cube environment? I can (and have) run your tools in Win10 or Linux distros via Parallels Desktop VMs, but prefer not to.
As a closing remark, I should note that my time is my most critical resources. Time in becoming proficient with your new MC_SDK looks like a reasonable investment; regressing to an earlier version and porting forward less so.
TIA,
Mike
